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Thank you! But I know that "prohibit from doing something" is idiomatic. I just want to know what is wrong with the last two options(D and E).

Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida, and Minnesota have begun to enforce statewide bans prohibiting landfills to accept leaves, brush, and grass clippings. B. prohibiting that landfills accept leaves, brush, and grass clippings C. prohibiting landfills from accepting leaves, brush, and grass clippings D. that leaves, brush, and grass clippings cannot be accepted in landfills E. that landfills cannot accept leaves, brush, and grass clippings C is the correct answer. Official Guide says that D and E are unidiomatic. Please tell me how to understand this remark and the usage of bans.

The golden crab of the Gulf of Mexico has not been fished commercially in great numbers, primarily on account of living at great depths-- 2,500 to 3,000 feet down. B. on account of their living C. because it lives D. because of living E. being they live C is the correct answer. Question: C-No problem! But what about A and D?

1. Some psychiatric students indicate that among distinguished artists the rates of manic depression and major-depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent as in the population at large. B. the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times more prevalent than in C. the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times more prevalent when compared to D. manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent when compared to E. manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times more prevalent than in E is the correct answer. Question: Please tell me the errors in every wrong option. Thank you! 2. Bob Wilber became Sidney Bechet's student and protege when he was nineteen and, for a few yeas in the 1940's, came as close to being a carbon copy of the jazz virtuoso in performance as anyone has ever come. B. as anyone ever had been C. as anyone ever had done D. that anyone ever did E. that anyone ever came A is the correct answer. Question: Please tell me the usage of "as" here. And why not B or C?

Excellent! Thank you, Dr.alixjung!

The auto industry has experienced one of its most significant trends in the last 50 years, which is the migration of motorists from passenger cars to minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickups. B. Of the trends the auto industry experienced in the last 50 years has been one of the most significant C. In the last 50 years, one of the most significant trends that the auto industry has been experiencing has been D. One of the most significant trends that the auto industry has experienced in the last 50 years is E. In the last 50 years, the auto industry experienced one of the most significant trends that it has had, that of D is the correct answer. Question: Please tell me the errors in every wrong option. Thank you!

Thank you abhishek_jha. But I have some different ideas about your reply. A. You said that is doesn't sound good. Maybe it's a good reason, but if you can tell more rules, I would appreciate for that. B. You regard "proclaiming" as "by proclaiming". Even so, why not? D. "for" introduced a clause, and in the clause the subject is "a sacred truce". So the subject and verb(was) agree.

Hi, evensflow. You are very nice to me! Thank you! In your examples: 1. Tom is studying hardly for his GMAT. hardly-> with great difficulty 2. Tom is studying hard for his GMAT. hard-> with strenuous effort; I can understand the difference between the two sentences. But, in my second question-"It can hardly be said that educators are...""- I cannot tell the exact meaning of "hardly". "hardly" here means "almost not" or "just"? On the other hand, you overlooked my first question in my reply-about using "correspondingly". I would appreciate if you go to see my reply again.

Thank you, abhishek_jha! But in my view about D, there is a parallel structure: was advised that¡­ (in the subordinate clause that¡­, there are three verbs) had a right¡­ could not leave¡­ and was ¡­

Thank you evensflow! Your interpretations are wonderful. But I still have some little questions: 1. I can understand what you said about "when" and "if". So, C is right, no problem!! But when you mentioned the mistake of using "correspondingly", you didn't tell me the reason. In my view, it may be used to modify "unaccompanied". 2. I cannot understand the word "hardly" well. "almost not" or "just"? Thank you again.

The Olympic Games helped to keep peace among the pugnacious state of the Greek world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival's month. B. world, proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival's month C. world when they proclaimed a sacred truce for the festival month D. world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival E. world by proclamation of a sacred truce that was for the month of the festival C is the correct answer. Question: Maybe C is good. But I have no reasons for not choosing A, B, D. Help me, please!

1. Rising inventories, when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead to production cutbacks that would hamper economic growth. B. when they were unaccompanied by corresponding sales increases, can lead C. if not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, can lead C is the correct answer. Question: I am unable to tell the distinctions of the three answers. Please tell me every point I should notice in the question. 2. That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said that it is their fault: Alvin Toffler, one of the most prominent students of the future, did not even mention microcomputers in Future Shock, published in 1970. B. That educators have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said to be at fault C. It can hardly be said that it is the fault of educators who have not anticipated the impact of microcomputer technology D. It can hardly be said that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology E. The fact that educators are at fault for not anticipating the impact of microcomputer technology can hardly be said D is the correct answer. Question: I am confused about all the answers. Please tell me every point I should notice in the question. 3. Sunspots, vortices of gas associated with strong electromagnetic activity, are visible as dark spots on the surface of the Sun but have never been sighted on the Sun's poles or equator. B. are visible as dark spots that never have been sighted on the surface of the Sun C. appear on the surface of the Sun as dark spots although never sighted at D. appear as dark spots on the surface of the Sun, although never having been sighted at E. appear as dark spots on the Sun's surface, which have never been sighted on C is the correct answer. Question: I am confused about all the answers. I want to get the interpretations of all the options. Thank you!

The suspect in the burglary was advised of his right to remain silent, told he could not leave, and was interrogated in a detention room. B. of his right to remain silent, told he could not leave, and C. of his right to remain silent and that he could not leave and D. that he had a right to remain silent, could not leave, and was E. that he had a right to remain silent, that he could not leave, and was B is the correct answer. Question: In my view, B and D both can finish the revision. What do you think of it? Thank you!

The price of a television set was reduced by 25 percent. What was its original price? (1) The reduced price was $187.50. (2) The original price exceeded the reduced price by more than $60.00. The correct answer is A. I am confused about the meaning of "reduced price". It means the amount that is deducted from the original price or the amount left after the original price is deducted? I.e., in this question, 25%original price or 75%original price? Then, according to the latter, (2) expresses that $60.00=25%original price? Thank you!

You said that "the market price decreases by 30% of its purchase price", then, you use 30% of 8000. But 8000 is only the market price, not purchase price. So, what do you think of it?

Hi, Einstein! You are Right. But I have little time to work with an English tutor. Also, some grammer books that can be found in China are always narrating the same contents such as tense and voice, those can be used in formal or usual situations. Some special tense and voice, as well as detailed word usage, have to be noted down by the daily memory and accumulation. I am really confused about these problems. However, before the GMAT test, I have no other choice except to ask the speular questions. If possible, tell me several grammer books you generally read. I think only the original edition in English can help me solve the problems. It is better to tell me those can be found on the webside, for example, Amazon.

The market value of a certain machine decreased by 30 percent of its purchase price each year. If the machine was purchased in 1982 for its market value of $8,000, what was its market value two years later? (A) $8,000 (B) $5,600 © $3,200 (D) $2,400 (E) $800 The correct answer given is C. But I cannot understand the question.

A number of people each wrote down one of the first 30 positive integers. Were any of the integers written down by more than one of the people? (1) The number of people who wrote down an integer was greater than 40. (2) The number of people who wrote down an integer was less than 70. The correct answer is A. From the answer, I conclude that "any" means "at least one", not "everyone"? However, when I were dealing with it, I mistook "any" for "everyone". How to differentiate between them?

During her lecture the speaker used map to clarify directional terms, for not everyone in attendance was knowledgeable that winds are designated by the direction from which they come.. (E) for not everyone attending knew E is the correct answer. Question: So, what do you think of it? Give me some good reasons for not choosing "A", please.

even if, just like "if", expresses a kind of condition that has not happened. "although", however, show us something has happened and the mood is different.

Generally,it is right.

B:despite cannot be followed by doing/being, so it is wrong. D: "although" changes the meaning of the sentence. E: if and enven if cannot be followed by a broken sentence. so C is right.

The use of chemical pesticides in this country is equally extensive or more so than ten years ago. (E) as extensive as it was ten years ago, if not more so E is the correct answer. Question: Right, E is correct. Nevertheless, I am confused about "if not more so". I really do not know what has been omitted or the exact usage. Help me whenever possible, please. Thank you here!

uncountable? My god! So, think again...

On Jane's credit card account, the average daily balance for a 30-day billing cycle is the average (arithmetic mean) of the daily balances at the end of each of the 30 days. At the beginning of a certain 30-day billing cycle, Jane's credit card account had a balance of $600. Jane made a payment of $300 on the account during the billing cycle. If no other amounts were added to or subtracted from the account during the billing cycle, what was the average daily balance on Jane's account for the billing cycle? (1) Jane's payment was credited on the 21st day of the billing cycle. (2) The average daily balance through the 25th day of the billing cycle was $540. The correct answer is D. Oh, my god! It's too tough for me! I have no credit card and so I don't know what it is talking about! I don't know what is the daily balance and what is the billing cycle and ... Especially the first sentence, It is nonsense! :oCome on, my dear Christ, please help me interpret these sentences one bye one! Thank you here!