Prospecting for gold during the California gold rush

[RonPurewal]

Once you've looked at that link, consider the following examples:

My brother and I are alike in our mannerisms.
(Our mannerisms are alike. Nothing else about us is necessarily alike.)

My brother and I are alike in that we both have a quirky sense of humor.
(Our quirky sense of humor is the same. Nothing else about us is necessarily the same.)

In both of these instances, "in xxxx" serves to LIMIT a statement. ("My brother and I are alike" means we're exactly alike"”in every imaginable way"”but "...are alike in X" means that we may or may not be alike in any other way besides X thing.)

In both instances, the green thing is either a noun or something that can act as a noun.

[Tadashi]

finally...
i understand it now!
haha, so happy. I can sleep well tonight.
thanks Ron. :)

[RonPurewal]

You're welcome.

[youyin]

Hi Ron,

I immediately eliminated E because I think there should not be a comma before since.

The grammatical book I use gives following two rules:
a. Main idea subordinating conjunction secondary idea
b. Subordinating conjunction secondary idea , main idea

Answer E violates the rule a, however, it is the correct answer. So is rule a wrong?

[RonPurewal]

the correct answers are correct.

[RonPurewal]

much more importantly, the GMAT exam DOES NOT test the presence/absence/placement of punctuation. so, this is a non-issue in the first place.

[tim]

The grammatical book I use gives following two rules:
a. Main idea subordinating conjunction secondary idea
b. Subordinating conjunction secondary idea , main idea

Which book are you using? Is it written for the GMAT? You have to be very careful not to use sources that aren't specifically designed with the GMAT in mind, because they can either waste your time on irrelevant issues or in some cases even contradict the rules that the GMAT uses.

[CrystalSpringston]

Hi Ron,
I have a question regarding the usage of since.
In a post in which you elaborated how to use because/due to/in that/for , you mentioned that the word"since" can only be used for expressing timeframe, not introducing a reason. Sorry, I am not able to provide the link . But I remember it very clearly. You said nowadays, many people even news paper wrongly use "since" . In GMAT, since is only allowed to describe timeframe.

So may I have you clarification on this?

Thank you.

[tim]

What clarification are you looking for? Are you asking Ron to confirm a rule he mentioned previously?

[CrystalSpringston]

What clarification are you looking for? Are you asking Ron to confirm a rule he mentioned previously?

I want to know whether "since" can be used to express cause as well we time frame.

[RonPurewal]

yes, 'since' can indicate the reason for something.

if you think i've written otherwise, then either /1/ you're remembering something wrongly, or /2/ i typed that while sleeping.
hopefully #1.
(if #2, then please give a link.)

[CrystalSpringston]

yes, 'since' can indicate the reason for something.

if you think i've written otherwise, then either /1/ you're remembering something wrongly, or /2/ i typed that while sleeping.
hopefully #1.
(if #2, then please give a link.)

Hi Ron, I failed to find out the post by you, but got the similiar explanation by Stacey who also mentioned that "since" cannot used for reasons in GMAT.
Pls help with it. Not sure if I understood it incorrectly.

Thank you.

https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/foru ... t3206.html

[RonPurewal]

in that thread, stacey acknowledges that 'since = because' is a legitimate usage.

also—and more importantly—you can verify this for yourself, by just doing a little homework.
if you open the 2016 OG and start flipping through sentence correction problems, you'll quickly get to #9, in which 'since' is used in exactly the same way.
so, there's proof.

[CrystalSpringston]

in that thread, stacey acknowledges that 'since = because' is a legitimate usage.

also—and more importantly—you can verify this for yourself, by just doing a little homework.
if you open the 2016 OG and start flipping through sentence correction problems, you'll quickly get to #9, in which 'since' is used in exactly the same way.
so, there's proof.

Thank you. I will update my knowledge accordingly.

[RonPurewal]

ok.