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by elenas903
Mon Nov 07, 2016 8:12 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: It was not long after the 1930s
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Re: It was not long after the 1930s

It's a tricky problem. A, while correct, is not ideal. But we get there by process of elimination. We can begin a sentence with a general "It is..." or "It was...," but we need to follow up with "that..." Basically, the whole clause starting with "that" is th...
by elenas903
Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:50 pm
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: Stymieing the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke
Replies: 13
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Re: Stymieing the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke

no. "which" can stand for noun + preposition + other noun . (see #29 in OG 13th/2015 edition.) Ron, Can you please advise how to approach step by step such cumbersome questions and get them correct in 1.5 min? I did not understand to what the opening modifier related but focused on the re...
by elenas903
Thu Nov 10, 2016 4:17 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: CR:Weaken EXCEPT
Replies: 6
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Re: CR:Weaken EXCEPT

Can anyone please explain option (E) I am unable to understand how option (E) is weakening the argument. Thank You. Mobile phones, upon which a significant percentage of New City's workers have come to depend for essential communication while commuting, will be banned on the subway from the coming ...
by elenas903
Thu Nov 10, 2016 5:49 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: SC: During the past decade, the labor market in France..
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Pooja is correct; this question is primarily about punctuation. You may be interested in another current thread on this question: http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/sc-during-the-past-decade-the-labor-market-in-france-t5197.html The explanation in the CAT says: (B) This choice incorrectly uses a c...
by elenas903
Thu Nov 10, 2016 6:28 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: For all their usefulness_Idiom
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Re: For all their usefulness_Idiom

Please clarify the usage of despite vs for all + possessive pronoun + noun idiom The explanation in the CAT is as follows: Despite is a preposition and must be followed by a noun or noun phrase; it cannot be followed by a clause. What about the construction despite + being + notion verb like the one...
by elenas903
Thu Nov 10, 2016 7:51 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: The javelin has a sharp point, which is more obviously
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Re: The javelin has a sharp point, which is more obviously

-> the difference between "more obviously dangerous"and "obviously more dangerous" is that : More obviously dangerous visibly more dangerous/ looks like it is more dangerous Obviously more dangerous actually more dangerous/ Clearly more dangerous/the author himself says...
by elenas903
Thu Nov 10, 2016 8:10 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: Dendarine CR
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Views: 2014
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Re: Dendarine CR

Sushil, we're happy to help, but before we do please tell us--did you read the explanation for why E is not the best answer? What did you think of that explanation? The explanation is not convincing. However, it points to the very common mistake - students do not state the target (profits in this c...
by elenas903
Tue Nov 15, 2016 10:48 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: Dendarine CR
Replies: 11
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Re: Dendarine CR

Sushil, we're happy to help, but before we do please tell us--did you read the explanation for why E is not the best answer? What did you think of that explanation? The explanation is not convincing. However, it points to the very common mistake - students do not state the target (profits in this c...
by elenas903
Fri Nov 18, 2016 11:44 am
 
Forum: General Verbal Questions
Topic: Starfish, with anywhere from
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Re: Starfish, with anywhere from

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by elenas903
Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:43 am
 
Forum: Manhattan Prep GMAT CAT Verbal
Topic: Sales up but overall sales down
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Re: Sales up but overall sales down

the "surprising result" is the weird contrast between zachary's sales and the parent company's sales. that is what you have to explain. Don't we have to find the contrast between the increase in revenues from the sales of clothes manufactured by Z, the results reported by the major depart...