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by RahulB226
Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:47 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: Manhattan SC - 6th Edition (Kindle) Page 58 of 266
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Manhattan SC - 6th Edition (Kindle) Page 58 of 266

Manhattan SC - 6th Edition (Kindle) Page 58 of 266 Noun Modifier - Preposition Type | Example | Meaning Preposition | Sue placed the CAT on the couch | Where is the cat? (on the couch) In the above sentence why can't we say that the preposition 'on the couch' is modifying the verb placed? For e.g. I...
by RahulB226
Tue Aug 30, 2016 1:27 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: MGMAT SC Strategy Guide (p. 80) Kindle Edition - Modifiers
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MGMAT SC Strategy Guide (p. 80) Kindle Edition - Modifiers

Two queries from the Problem Set of Modifiers : - 5. People that are well-informed know that Bordeaux is a French region whose most famous export is the wine which bears its name. Here the solution is given as : Well-informed people know that Bordeaux is a French region whose most famous export is t...
by RahulB226
Fri Sep 02, 2016 4:38 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: Sentence Correction Parallelism
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Re: Sentence Correction Parallelism

To is spread out owing to parallelism, to seek ... rather than to face and to seek rather than face , both of them are correct. However, since GMAT loves concision shorter version has been preferred. What I'd appreciate from Manhattan Staff is if they explain the scenarios wherein these words such ...
by RahulB226
Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:10 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: Manhattan SC Guide - 6th Edition - Modifiers
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Manhattan SC Guide - 6th Edition - Modifiers

Hi, I have a general query regarding Past Participle with comma Modifiers, which have been added as Adverbial Modifiers in the 6th edition of this strategy guide and the same were were missing from the 4th and 5th editions of this book. Also, I have not been able to find, in my limited capacity, eve...
by RahulB226
Wed Oct 12, 2016 3:43 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts
Replies: 14
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Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts

Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts, a major goal of education reformers and many states in the 1970's, has not significantly reduced the gaps existing between the richest and poorest districts. (A) has not significantly reduced the gaps existing (B) has not been significant ...
by RahulB226
Fri Oct 14, 2016 4:46 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: Question Bank: Carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere grew
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Question Bank: Carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere grew

Carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere grew by enough of an increased percentage during the twentieth century that it began to trap heat radiating from the Earth, and it caused the average surface temperature to rise. A. Carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere grew by enough of an increased perc...
by RahulB226
Fri Oct 14, 2016 5:00 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT Non-CAT Verbal
Topic: Question Bank: Having lived in Tahiti for several years
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Question Bank: Having lived in Tahiti for several years

Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning. OA - Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic p...
by RahulB226
Sun Oct 16, 2016 11:37 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts
Replies: 14
Views: 676
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Re: Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts

...also, we'll need a screen shot of this problem from the FREE GMATPrep software in order to have any further discussion here. apologies for the inconvenience, but, i'm not sure whether this problem is from the correct source. thanks. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-ijvpatI_ZhVlFNU...
by RahulB226
Sun Oct 16, 2016 11:49 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts
Replies: 14
Views: 676
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Re: Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts

my query is why are we not considering "Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts" as phrase acting as a subject? i don't understand what you are asking... but... this subject is "efforts" + modifiers. like any other plural noun + modifiers, this is plural. Apo...
by RahulB226
Sun Oct 16, 2016 11:57 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts
Replies: 14
Views: 676
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Re: Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts

Second query is, if suppose the subject was indeed singular... ^^ do not try to "edit" GMAC problems. do not try to create answer choices that are not supplied in the problem. Again, apologies for not making my question clear in the first go, my query here is : - Is there a preference for...
by RahulB226
Sun Oct 23, 2016 2:54 pm
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Manhattan SC Guide - 6th Edition - Adverbial Modifiers
Replies: 3
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Manhattan SC Guide - 6th Edition - Adverbial Modifiers

Hi, I have a general query regarding Past Participle with comma Modifiers, which have been added as Adverbial Modifiers in the 6th edition of this strategy guide and the same were were missing from the 4th and 5th editions of this book. Also, I have not been able to find, in my limited capacity, eve...
by RahulB226
Sun Oct 23, 2016 3:03 pm
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts
Replies: 14
Views: 676
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Re: Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts

my query is why are we not considering "Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts" as phrase acting as a subject? i don't understand what you are asking... but... this subject is "efforts" + modifiers. like any other plural noun + modifiers, this is plural. Apo...
by RahulB226
Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:32 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Manhattan SC Guide - 6th Edition - Adverbial Modifiers
Replies: 3
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Re: Manhattan SC Guide - 6th Edition - Adverbial Modifiers

Thanks for your reply. I have in my last two months of preparation have always found "comma + _____ed" modifying the preceding noun. I committed mistakes wherever I considered that it is modifying the preceding clause only to find out that it was modifying the preceding noun. Is it safe to...
by RahulB226
Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:06 am
 
Forum: GMAT Official Practice Test Verbal
Topic: Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts
Replies: 14
Views: 676
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Re: Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts

...maybe you're thinking of something else entirely? like this... That everyone arrived on time was a surprise. in THIS example ^^, the entire boldface thing is the subject. are you thinking of something like that? if so, that's a totally different thing. look at the construction—it's not just a no...
by RahulB226
Sun Nov 06, 2016 8:20 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Mary found certain evidence that even the Crime Scene ....
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Mary found certain evidence that even the Crime Scene ....

Mary found certain evidence that even the Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) could not find. In the above sentence listed by an instructor on Gmatclub it is stated that 'that' is simply a connector. However, as per Manhattan strategy guide for sentence correction when 'that' follows a noun it becomes t...