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  1. between c and e. I choose c bcoz e is wordy. But c has expression problem since it is in passive voice.Gurus plz pitch in:mad:
  2. GMAT prefers usage of Gerunds over infinitives. to sympathasize in B is not idiomatic. Sympathasizing is idiomatic so c wins:grad:
  3. y+2-b/x=m+2/x simplifying y=mx+b slope m Now if the line is rotated 90 degrees it is perpendicular to the original line so slope will be 1/m ans a
  4. pretty simple just find out the slope and equate using change in y/ change in x and the answer will be -4
  5. if x decreased by 20 the lowest element will be 36 ( 9 less than the previous lowest element) if y is increased by 24 it becomes 118 (6 more than the previous highest element) so range increases by 6+9=15:grad:
  6. Added to worries about budget cuts and cost of living increases, the administrators of public healthcare facilities must contend with the possibility of a strike by employees. a. Added to worries about budget cuts and cost of living increases b. Added to budget cuts and increases in the cost of living c. In addition to worry about cuts in the budget and as the cost of living increases d. Added to their worrying about budget cuts and cost of living increases e. In addition to worrying about budget cuts and increases in the cost of living a. worries and increases used as verbs and parallel b budget cuts - noun and increases- verb not paralel c changes the meaning d their worrying - sound awkward e worrying- a participle not paralel with increases-noun My best bet is a.
  7. Despite them attempting to do it, doctors have not yet found a cure for the common cold. a. them attempting to do it b. their attempt to do so c. them attempting to do so d. the fact that they have attempted to do it e. their attempts to do so The first part of the sentence attempts to describe the subject doctors, so we need a subjective pronoun to refer to doctor. eliminate a and c. Doctors is plural so we need a plural verb eliminate e d is wordy and it cannot refer to an action we need so. We are left with b answer b Can someone provide more light on usage of replacing a regular verb
  8. I am afraid this may sound silly but can u plz elaborate how will is used as a noun......
  9. Ill vote for A The subject is singular computer software so we need a singular verb has.
  10. Let me put my 10cents why d is wrong We use a conjunction to join 2 independent clauses so the verb are is required in D
  11. Constructed with the finest Italian marble, the floor of the church is its greatest attraction and is more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows. (A)attraction and is more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows its refering to the church or floor- ambiguous (B)attraction, itself more attractive to tourists than are its ornate stained-glass windows This sentence also creates a run on sentence ©attraction, itself more attractive to tourists as are its ornate stained-glass windows 2 element are compared so than is required (D)attraction, being more attractive to tourists than its ornate stained-glass windows are (E)attraction as it more is attractive to tourists than are the church's stained- glass windows ( Correct) Can someone discuss the concept of run on sentence.
  12. The correct idiom is so x that y however x so that y is allways wrong on GMAT. Moreover can They refer to inanimate Features
  13. An artistic presence of the first order, one frequently ranked with Picasso, Stravinsky, and James Joyce, Martha Graham was acclaimed as a great dancer long before her innovative masterworks made her the most honored of American choreographers. (A) Martha Graham was acclaimed as- Correct Answer (B) Martha Graham was acclaimed to be- wrong in this context © Martha Graham's acclaim was in being wrongly compares the artists with martha graham's acclaim (D) Martha Graham's acclaim is as (E) Martha Graham's acclaim to be
  14. State officials report that soaring rates of liability insurance have risen to force cutbacks in the operations of everything from local governments and school districts to day-care centers and recreational facilities. (A) rates of liability insurance have risen to force (B) rates of liability insurance are a force for © rates for liability insurance are forcing- Correct idiom is rates for when we mean price of something has changed (D) rises in liability insurance rates are forcing - Redundant -Soaring,rises (E) liability insurance rates have risen to force Same as d C
  15. Since the st line y=-2x+4 bisects the x axis it will have y value of 0 thus 0=-2(x)+4 or x=2 The midpoint M (x1,y1)will be (2,0) Again x1= x1+4/2=2 or x1=0 y1= 1+y1/2=0 or y1=-1 Point P will be 0,-1 ans d
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