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by lucas.gao1103
Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:25 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: GMATPREP: Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt...
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Re: GMATPREP: Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt...

In this case "being" is not correctly used as a modifier in B or a a subject in D (ask yourself what it is doing in the sentence - this will often help). Hi Tim, I do not think I understand why the Being used in D as a subject is incorrect. Would you please help me on this issue. I have s...
by lucas.gao1103
Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:17 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: GMATPREP: Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt...
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Re: GMATPREP: Charles Lindbergh, for his attempt...

The grammar issue I alluded to with respect to D is the one that involves "being". Please understand that just as "being" is not always wrong just because it appears in a sentence, it is also not always right just because it is used as a subject. A good way to test whether "...
by lucas.gao1103
Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:55 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: On account of a law passed in 1993, making it a crime punish
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* estelle was afraid to move because of a spider sitting on the wall --> correct, because estelle is afraid because of the spider itself, not because of the spider's sitting on the wall. Is usage of because correct? Don't we need to use DUE TO in this case? Estelle was afraid to move DUE TO a sp...
by lucas.gao1103
Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:23 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: More than 300 rivers drain into
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Re: More than 300 rivers drain into

Why E is wrong? when you have an INITIAL MODIFIER THAT'S NOT A CLAUSE (i.e., it doesn't have its own subject and verb), then it must modify the immediately following noun. example: coming home from school, the wind blew me off my bike. --> INCORRECT, because the implication is that the wind itse...