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Grammarian-bot Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

What should I study for these types of questions?

0 Well guys in order to master the types of question I am giving below, what should I study. Here are some exmples. (You don't have to solve these questions. Just check the structure.)02br
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001.00 01u00A recording system was so secretly installed and operated in the Kennedy Oval Office that02u00 even Theodore C. Sorensen, the White House counsel, did not know it existed.02br
00(A) A recording system was so secretly installed and operated in the Kennedy Oval Office that02br
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00(B) So secret was a recording system installation and operation in the Kennedy Oval Office02br
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00(C) It was so secret that a recording system was installed and operated in the Kennedy Oval Office02br
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00(D) A recording system that was so secretly installed and operated in the Kennedy Oval Office01span00(02span01span00A02span01span00)02span02br
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00(E) Installed and operated so secretly in the Kennedy Oval Office was a recording system that02br
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00A report by the 00 for the Advancement of Science has concluded that 01u00much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes 02u00from the incineration of wastes.02br
00(A) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes02br
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00(B) much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come02br
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00(C) much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes02br
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00(D) many of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and North Americans are exposed to come01span00(02span01span00E02span01span00)02span02br
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00(E) many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come02br
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00A representative of the Women’s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor contends that employers who offer benefits 01u00which permit that employees can balance home and work responsibilities better, realizing02u00 gains in attendance, recruiting, and retention.02br
00(A) which permit that employees can balance home and work responsibilities better, realizing02br
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00(B) which permit employees balancing home and work responsibilities better will realize02br
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00(C) that permit employees to balance the responsibilities of home and work better will realize02br
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00(D) that permit employees a better balance between the responsibilities of home and work, thus realizing01span00(02span01span00C02span01span00)02span02br
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00(E) such that employees are permitted a balance between home and work responsibilities, and they will realize02br
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004.00 02br
00A shy, religious-minded publisher who had married a duke’s daughter, 01u00Harold Macmillan’s rise to the position of Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many02u00, though Churchill had since the 1930s been extolling Macmillan’s courage.02br
00(A) Harold Macmillan’s rise to the position of Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many02br
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00(B) Harold Macmillan’s rise in 1957 to the position of Prime Minister surprised many02br
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00(C) Harold Macmillan’s becoming Prime Minister in 1957 surprised many02br
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00(D) Harold Macmillan surprised many by rising to the position of Prime Minister in 195701span00(02span01span00D02span01span00)02span02br
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00(E) the position of Prime Minister attained by Harold Macmillan in 1957 surprised many02br
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01b00Most of these questions are concerned with the transition caused by commas. So, in order to learn how to use commas properly and what noun form, verb forb etc to use after comma, what should I study. Please help.02br
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0 I believe these are GMAT sentence correction questions. I don't think they are trying to test your ability to use commas. Instead, these questions can test you on all aspects of grammar.

  • 0 I believe these are GMAT sentence correction questions.
  • I don't think they are trying to test your ability to use commas.
  • Instead, these questions can test you on all aspects of grammar.
  • 02br 02br 00Jeff Sackmann, a GMAT tutor, said in his blog that most questions focus on the following aspects of the English grammar:01i 00 02i 01ul 01li 00Subject/verb agreement02li 01li 00Modifiers02li 01li 00Parallelism02li 01li 00“Effective expression”02li 01li 00Idioms02li 02ul 00 0-
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0 I believe these are GMAT sentence correction questions. I don't think they are trying to test your ability to use commas. Instead, these questions can test you on all aspects of grammar. It all depends on the question writer.02br
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00Jeff Sackmann, a GMAT tutor, said in his blog that most questions focus on the following aspects of the English grammar:01i00 0
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01cite10Jay_zzz012cite10I believe these are GMAT sentence correction questions. I don't think they are trying to test your ability to use commas. Instead, these questions can test you on all aspects of grammar. It all depends on the question writer.12br
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10Jeff Sackmann, a GMAT tutor, said in his blog that most qu

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