ASK GMAX: GMAT

[svetta]

#4683

To: GMAX

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thanks for brininging challanging questions!

Keep’em coming….

[nir750]

#4780

To: All

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תיזהירי מהקורס של Princetone review מסוכן וגרוע.

הביאו מרצה שלא יודעת מתמטיקה ושלא לדבר על אנגלית ורק קראה מהספר. המצב היה כל כך גרוע שהיא ניסתה לתת תוספת של שעורי תרגול בחינם ואף אחד לא בא כי היא פשוט היתה מלמדת שטוית

פעם היא נתנה נוסחה מתמטית לא נכונה ופעם אחרת היא לא ידעה איך לפתור שאלות. באנגלית היא אף לא ידעה מה התשובה הנכונה אלא לפי מה שכתוב בפתרונות והיא פחות או יותר קראה משם את התשובות.

בסוף הקורס כנראה שיגישו תביעה ייצוגית של התלמידים כדי לקבל בחזרה את הכסף.

היינו בכיתה 8 תלמידים מתוכם רק אחד שיפר את הציון הדיאגנוסטי הראשון שלו ו2 לא ניגשו לבחינה. מה שמצחיק זה שבסוף הם התחננו שניתן להם מכתב המלצה ואחד שבסוף לא היה לו נעים כתב משהו בשם עצמו בלבד.

[zefko]

#4782

To: nir750

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who is this that is using my name?

zefko

[avidanm]

#4902

To: GMAX

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Is "D" the correct answer?

[GMAX]

#4907

To: avidanm

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to which quesiton?

[shoshy]

#4908

To: GMAX

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GMAX,
Why haven't you published questions recently?

[GMAX]

#4942

To: All

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Sorry, I have been away for a while but it is good to know that you missed me. Here is this week's challenge question. Please post your answers. The solution and explanation will be posted on Monday.

When first introduced to North America, the tomato was regarded that it was poisonous and was planted only as an ornament.

a) same as above

b) considered to be poison

c) regarded as being

d) considered poisonous

e) regarded to be poisonous

GOOD LUCK!!!

[elf]

#4945

To: GMAX

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I think the answer is D…

I narrwed it down to D and E, but using "regarded" just doesnt sound right in this context. B refers to is as a poison, rather than the actual EFFECT- poisonous (can cause someone to be poisoned.) and C does not complete the question (missing the poison part).

[jennifer]

#4947

To: GMAX

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I also think the answer is D

[GMAX]

#4973

To: All

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Great! The correct answer is D. This question tests "idomatic usage". The correct way to use "consider" is without the word "as". This is a common mistake.

Consider:

Incorrect: he is considered as a hero

Correct: he is considered a hero

Regard: can be used the following ways:

We regard him with great admiration.

He is regarded as a good friend.

Try to avoid answers that use: considered to be; regarded to be; and the word "being".

[GMAX]

#4974

To: All

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Here is this week's challenge question:

Local residents claim that San Antonio, Texas, has more good Mexican American restaurants than any city does in the United States.

a) same as above

b) does any other city

c) other cities do

d) any city

e) other cities

Post your answers. GOOD LUCK!!!

[shoshy]

#4976

To: GMAX

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When I read the question (without looking at the answers first) i thought that "any other city" would be the most appropriate answer (but it wasnt one of the options..)

When I looked at the answers I was left with D or E. I choose E because San Antonio is also part of the US, so "any city" would have been chosen if the question was about a city outside of the US.

[GMAX]

#5042

To: shoshy

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The answer to last week's challenge question is B. This question is a comparison. When you compare something that is "a part of a type" (i.e. San Antonio to other cities) you must use the words "other" or "else" (for a person) to make it clear that San Antonio is also a city.

For example:

Incorrect: New York is bigger than any city in the US.

Correct: New York is bigger than any other city in the U.S.

This makes it clear that New York is also a city in the U.S.

The student that thought the best answer would be "any other city" is correct. This is eqivilent to what is writen in answer B. "Any other city" (does) – you can omit or leave the verb. "than does any other city" is also correct. It is acceptable to put the verb first in the second part of a "than" or "as" comparison.

[GMAX]

#5043

To: All

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Here is a new challenge question: (post your answers). GOOD LUCK!

The aristocratic values expressed in the writing of Marguerite Yourcenar place her within the French classical tradition, as does her passionate interest in history, particularly Roman history.

a) as does

b) so do

c) as do

d) so is the case with

e) similarly, does

[shoshy]

#5044

To: GMAX

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hi,

Thanks for the answer.

But I am not sure I understand why "than does any other city" is also correct.

Could you please give the gramatical explanation? Thanks

[odrp]

#5048

To: GMAX

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a

[shoshy]

#5051

To: odrp

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yep, I also agree that A is the correct answer

[GMAX]

#5056

To: shoshy

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"than does any other city" is the same as "than any other city does" (because it is acceptable to put the verb first in the second part of a comparison). Both of these options are the same as "than any other city" (does) – you can omit the verb.

For example (these are all correct):

Harry earned more credits than I.

Harry earned more credits than I did.

Harry earned more credits than did I.

Hope that explains it. Feel free to ask questions any time.

Karen

[shoshy]

#5075

To: GMAX

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thanks!

[GMAX]

#5146

To: All

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Great, the answer is A. I was testing whether or not you understood the concept in the pervious question. To compare clauses use "as".

Example: she walks as her father does.

It is acceptable to put the verb first in the second part.

Example: she works hard as does her father.

Good Job!!!

[GMAX]

#5147

To: All

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Here is a new challenge quesiton:

The black hole has entered the popular imagination as an object too massive that neither light nor matter can escape its gravitational pull.

a) same as above

b) too massive for either allowing light or matter to escape its

c) massive enough that either light or matter cannot escape their

d) so massive that neither light nor matter could escape their

e) so massive that neither light nor matter can escape its

Post your answers. Good Luck!!

[shoshy]

#5148

To: GMAX

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I think the answer is E.

The gravitational pull refers to the object, and therefore 'its' should be used (and not their)

A uses 'too massive that'- which sounds wrong (again, I am not familiar with the terms since, I havent done the GMAT yet, so I am going mostly by intuition)

B also doesnt sound right…

[michaligi]

#5192

To: GMAX

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I believe the correct answer is "E"

[odrp]

#5196

To: michaligi

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E

[GMAX]

#5326

To: odrp

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Great! You all got it right – the answer is E. It is, however, important to understand why. This sentence uses a "so" idiom.

So (adjective) that (clause – describing the result of the adjective).

He was so drunk that he could barely stand up straight.

Answers A, B, and C use the incorrect idiom. There is also a pronoun problem in answers C and D. The pronoun "its" is singular and is the correct referent to the noun "the back hole".

Good work!!!!

[GMAX]

#5327

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Here is a new challenge question:

Unlike other arachnids, which have their nerve cells evenly distributed along their bodies, the scorpion's nerve cells are clustered in its head, like a mammal's.

a) same as above

b) bodies, the scorpion's head has a cluster of nerve cells, as a mammal does.

c) body, the scorpion has a cluster of nerve cells in its head, as a mammal does.

d) body, nerve cells are clustered in the scorpion's head, like a mammal's.

e) body, a cluster of nerve cells is the scorpion's head, like a mammal's.

GOOD LUCK!!

[shoshy]

#5331

To: GMAX

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difficult…. B?

[GMAX]

#5378

To: shoshy

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This is a difficult question. B is not the correct answer. Before I post the solution, would you like to try again??

Karen

[gavrile]

#5379

To: GMAX

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C

[shoshy]

#5380

To: GMAX

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my next guess would be A, but I am really not sure…

[GMAX]

#5403

To: All

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The answer to last week's challenge question is C.

This sentence is a subject modifier. A subject modifer looks like this:

modifier (a descriptive phrase without a subject), subject + verb (clause)

The subject must come immediately after the comma and must be the logical subject of both the modifying phrase and the clause.

For example:

Incorrect: After jumping off the boat, the shark bit the man.

This sentence says that a shark jumped off the boat and that it bit a man.

Correct: After jumping off the boat, the man was bitten by a shark.

This sentence places the correct and logical subject "the man" immediately after the comma. (the man jumped off the boat and the man was bitten).

The challenge question is a subject modifier with extra information, which is a bit more confusing. Unlike other arachnids (modifier), which…(extra information), the scorpion….

Answer C clearly states that scorpions are unlike other arachnids and then explains why.

This sentences uses the idiom: Unlike A, B. (A and B are the subjects of comparison).

Beware of possessives! Answers A and B compare "the scorpion's head/nerve cells" to other arachnids, instead of the "scorpion" itself.

[GMAX]

#5404

To: All

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Here is a new challenge question: Post your answers.

The figure of the jaguar, being a recurrent symbol within Olmec art, is prominent among the hieroglyphics inscribed on a monument that was discovered in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

(a) same as above

(b) a symbol having recurred within

(c) a recurring symbol in

(d) having been a symbol that recurred in

(e) recurring as it is, a symbol in

GOOD LUCK!

[shoshy]

#5409

To: GMAX

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Understood.

But, why "body" is correct, and not the plural form bodies? (arachnids, their nerve cells,along their bodies/body). Is it the same as in Hebrew?

[shoshy]

#5480

To: GMAX

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I think C is the correct answer.

[GMAX]

#5481

To: shoshy

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This is what makes this question difficult! "Body" in this sense is being used as: the body of a car or the body of the spine (the body of their spines) (i.e. chassi). Always look at GMAT grammar topic first. Subject modifiers are the 3rd most common mistake seen in sentence correction. In light of the rule I explained, only C provides the correct subject "scorpion". This overrides all other considerations.

Karen

[אמנון]

#5487

To: GMAX

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my guess for the new one (jaguar) is C

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