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SC-2 Test

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"Moving infrequently enough that" vs "Moving so infrequently that"
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Can a comma appear before an infinitive?
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3 years older than Vs 3 years as old as?
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Verbs ending in 's' are singular or plural?
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When 'Like' is used for comparison in a sentence what should you look out for?
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When 'As' is used for comparison in a sentence what should you look out for?
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"Dated as being 3.47 years old" vs "Dated at 3.47 years old"
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Comparisons should be parallel in what ways?
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When you encounter possessives in a sentence, what should you check for?
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Comparative forms Vs superlative forms
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"Compare to" vs "Compare with"
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Identify the errors:If my mother did not attend the LondonSchool of Economics, she might not meet myfather, and I might not have been here now.
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Two independent clauses can be connected by a comma?
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GMAT prefers gerund over infinitive?
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Identify the errors:The committee told each of the disqualifiedcandidates that their official policiesprevented them from hiring them.
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How is idiom 'restrict to' used?
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Identify the error:The murder was an expressing oflongstanding tensions.
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3 times as old as Vs 3 times older than?
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When do you eliminate the given sentence as the correct choice?
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Use of more or less?
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Like is a preposition, it should always be followed by a noun. The noun could be a pronoun or a noun phrase. Never put a clause after 'like'. Unlike follows the same rule
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As can be preposition or a conjunction. So it can be followed by a noun or a clause (it has a working verb). In the structure as...as, an adjective or adverb should follow the first 'as'. GMAT treats 'as' conjunction and uses 'like' for noun phrases
C.
What follows after 'restrict to' are the entities that whom the restriction applies.
D.
Check for pronoun errors, particularly if antecedents are present
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"Dated as being 3.47 years old" is incorrect; "Dated at 3.47 years" is correct
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You should eliminate the given sentence, only if you can point out a mistake with it. Else keep it in the running
G.
They should parallel in logic as well as in grammatical structure
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No. There should be no comma before 'to'
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The use of 'more' and 'less' often creates ambiguity in sentences since they can mistakenly modify the wrong noun, verb, adjective, or adverb. Pay attention when they occur
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When describing the similarities between unlike things,the idiom “compare to” is used. When describing the differences between like things, the idiom “compare with” is used.Differences between tropical cyclone systems and tropical cyclone systems.
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One correction: If my mother had not attended the London School ofEconomics, she might not have met my father, and I might not be herenow.
L.
Comparative forms (eg longer) are used to compare two entities and always use 'than' in the comparison. Superlative compares more than two entities
M.
3 times as old as
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Yes. "Having more than the.." is preferred over "To have more than the..."
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"Moving infrequently enough that" is wrong; "Moving so infrequently that" is correct
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This question is about parallelism. Concrete nouns (murder)and simple gerunds (expressing) cannot be made parallel.Correct: The murder was an expression of longstandingtensions.
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Singular. Example - its, sinks, rubs etc
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One correction: The committee told each of the disqualifiedcandidates that its official policies prevented it from hiring him orher.
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No. That will create a run-on sentence. They should be connected by semi-colon,"and", or "but"
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3 years older than

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