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I think the answer is E? The comparison seem to make more sense. C & D seem to compare fertility rate with Thailand and Indonesia

Always choose such as if you want to list examples "Like" can be used as "as" for comparison. Only difference between Like and as is that Like can only follow by noun or phrase, as can follow by action (clause)

Although in many cases we see "which" referring back to the immediately preceding noun, I have seen cases where which can refer back to prior noun if the number agrees. EXAMPLE Emily Dickinson’s letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber her letters to anyone else. Which here clearly refers back to letters and we can see that from seeing the verb after which, "were." In your example, include is clearly a plural form of verb, so I think it is clear that it refers back to tools.

Hi 800Bob, I have a question on the quote that you made. I was under the impression that past participle after a comma only modifies the immediately preceding noun. On the other hand present participle after a comma modifies the preceding clause's action or the subject. Can you kindly advise whether the past partiple after a comma can also modify the subject of the preceding clause ? Or is the above example an exceptional case? ( where "compared" past participle can modify the subject, children) Thanks once again.

1. A 2. D 3. D (that... and that is parralel) 4. C

Can anyone please give me some light on this question

Somehow my post disappeared.. not sure what happened 1. C 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. (a) - Have is incorrect (b) - Have is incorrect © - tools (plural) does not match with "that includes (singular)" (d) - tools (plural) does not match with "which includes (singular)" (e) - I think this is correct 6. D In 6 I thought "That of..." form can be used only when there is a possissive indicator. However "young people have... and a carreer' is not a possessive form, so I think it should be D Please post the OA and advise if my above reasoning for 5 & 6 is incorrect

1. C 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. (a) - Have is incorrect (b) - Have is incorrect © - that includes (singular) cannot refer to tools (plural) (d) - which includes (singular) cannot refer to tools (plural) (e) - I think this is the answer. including refers back the previous clause 6. I have a question - I thought in a comparison, "that of..." can only be used where there is some sort of possessive indicator. Young people have a smaller commitment to work and a commitment does not seem to have any possessive form and how can we use "that of"? So I think is D Any thoughts? and what is the OA

Hi Thanks for your reply! But what do you mean by empty it. How can a pronoun be empty yet be the correct answer Also what about the third "it" after "and"

It was only after Katharine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspapaers, and it was under her command that the paper won high praise for its unrelenting reporting of the Watergate scandal A. It was only after Katharine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspapaers, and it was under her command that the paper won high praise B. It was only after Katharine Graham's becoming publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspapers, and under her command it had won high praise C. Katharine Grahem became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963, and only after that did it move into the first rank of American newspapers, having high praise under her command D. Moving into the first rank of American newspapers only after Katharine Graham became its publisger in 1963, The Washington Post, winning high praise under her command E. Moving into the first rank of American newspapers only after Katharine Graham's becoming its publisher in 1963, The Washinton Post won high praise under her command Can someone please advise why the answer in the spoiler is correct? What does the first "It" , second "It" (after 1963 that), and the third "it" (after and) referring to? I thought pronouns with no antecedent are wrong.

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Then does that mean the answer will be E

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Agree with Makumajon.

Stations X and Y are connected by two separate, straight, parallel rail lines that are 250 miles long. Train P and train Q simultaneously left Station X and Station Y, respectively, and each train traveled to the other’s point of departure. The two trains passed each other after traveling for 2 hours. When the two trains passed, which train was nearer to its destination? (1) At the time when the two trains passed, train P had averaged a speed of 70 miles per hour. (2) Train Q averaged a speed of 55 miles per hour for the entire trip. OA is C but I think D is correct - What do you think My solution is following Problem: We know the distance = 250, and when the train met = 2 hours Therefore P(travel distance)+Q(travel distance)=250 (1) P speed = 70. Time = 2hours. P traveled 140. therefore Q traveled 110. ----- SUFFICIENT (2) Same approach as above ----- SUFFICIENT Answer D.. Am I doing this incorrectly? OA says C

(1) Plug in --- x^2 = 3 X= plus or minus SQRT3 ---- INSUFFICIENT (2) Convert the problem -- (X+Y)(X-Y) = 2. Plug in -- X-Y=2 -- 2 Unknown -- INSUFFICIENT (1) + (2) Y=plus or minus 1. From (2) we get X-Y=2 since X can be 3 or 1 -- INSUFFIENT Answer E

If xy Not equal 0, what is the value of [25x^2]/[y^2] (1) x = 3 (2) 5x – 2y = 0 OA says B but I think it should be C due to following reasoning (1) We do not know y ---- INSUFFICIENT (2) One equation with 2 unknown ---- INSUFFICIENT (1)+(2) we know x and we can also get y ---- SUFFICIENT Let mw know what you think

If xyz ≠ 0, is x (y + z) = 0? (1) ¦y + z¦ = ¦y¦ + ¦z¦ (2) ¦x + y¦ = ¦x¦ + ¦y¦ OA says it is C but I think it is A due to the following reasoning --> In order to make x (y + z) = 0 zero, we need either x=0 or y+z=0. However since xyz ≠ 0, x cannot be zero and the only option is y+z=0 to satisty the problem (y=-z) (1) this statement states that y & z not only have the same sign, but also have the same absolute value. Therefore y+z cannot be zero --- SUFFICIENT (2) this tells us the same logic as (1) but only for x & y. since we do not know whether z=-y or not, ---- INSUFFICIENT If you get C please let me know how. thanks

800Bob Can you please give us some help here. Thanks!

800Bob Thanks so much!!

Hi 800Bob, According to wikipedia Run-on sentence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A comma splice, is considered a run-on sentence by some grammarians. Can I automatically assume in GMAT that all comma splice is incorrect? Or have you encountered any example where comma splice was an acceptable answer choice? Please let us know. Thanks in advance.

I also got this wrong.. and still do not fully understand why this is the OA OA is A C I think can possibly be wrong because the second 'they' is a bit ambiguous - It can refer to 'strategic judgements' ? Can someone please explain all answer choices Thanks

Corporate finance committees do not plan the detailed activities of the various divisions in a large firm, but by their allocation of investment funds they make strategic judgements as to where the firm should expand. a) by their allocation of investment funds they make strategic judgements as to where the firm should expand b) when they allocate investment funds, they make strategic judgements about where the firm might be expanding c) they make strategic judgements on where the firm should expand when they allocate investment funds d) by allocating investment funds, they will make strategic judgements about where the firm might be expanding e) allocations of investments fund as to where the firm should expand are their exercise in strategic judgement Lets discuss this. I will provide the OA after the discussion

Bob, According to the above explanation that you gave us, shouldnt the answer to the original question be E? Could you kindly explain the difference between D & E. D seems a bit awkward with "in her home" in front, but it also seem grammatically correct Thanks!

Thanks Makumajon That was the explanation I was looking for!