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Comment on Calm Martha Hornblatch
Hi,
Could we eliminate the option E for the reason that attending here is a verb and it must be modified with the adverb calmly and not the adjective calm?
No, we cannot use that as a
No, we cannot use that as a reason to eliminate E.
In D, "attending" acts as a verb, so we need the adverb "calmly."
In answer choice E, "attending" acts as a noun (gerund), so we need the adjective "calm"
For more on gerunds, watch https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat-sentence-correction/video/1155
I eliminated A and B because
Funny you should mention that
Funny you should mention that. For years, when teaching classroom-based GMAT classes, I always told students to watch for unnecessary phrases, but I never realized that NOT UNLIKE is a double negative.
Hi Brent,
You mentioned that "As" must compare an action only. Does it mean to compare clause, not a noun?
I mean it must compare verbs.
I mean it must compare verbs.
Hi Brent, so "as" must
If AS is used in a comparison
If AS is used in a comparison, then it must compare verbs.
NO UNLIKE compares nouns and clauses.
hello Brent,
this is Krishna
I've a question is that i can't separate fluff (you say)from the main sentence,so to be able to do that what I've to do can you suggest me ?plz
Hi Krishna,
Hi Krishna,
I'm not sure what your question is.
If you're looking for tips on "ignoring the fluff," here's the video on that topic: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat-sentence-correction/video/1158
If I haven't answered your question, please let me know.
Cheers,
Brent
I think I got that to remove
I should be well known about
-adjectives and adverbs
- phrases functioning as adjectives and adverbs
-appositive phrases
-dependent clauses
Is not that so?
Thank you
Krishna
Yes, that's perfect.
Yes, that's perfect.
Cheers,
Brent
The "not unlike" led me in
I definitely agree that NON
I definitely agree that NON UNLIKE seems like an unnecessary construction. However, the GMAT is okay with it, and that's all that matters :-)
Hi Bret,
Thanks for these great videos.
I was just wondering, is it wrong to eliminate ADE for using "attending" when it should be in the past tense as "attended" because the battle was in the past?
Thank you!
Great question.
Great question.
We can't eliminate A, D and E on the sole basis of ATTENDING without some additional context.
For example I could (correctly) say "Joe thanked Joan for ATTENDING his party last week."
Or Joe was ATTENDING a wedding when his phone rang.
Gotcha thanks!