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" Have" + object +"ing" form : "have something going on"

We sometimes use this structure to refer to things that happen beyond our control

For example: I have the neighbor's dog barking all night long.
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Compare to VS compare with

Compare usually takes the preposition to when it refers to the activity of describing the resemblances between unlike things:

+Example: He compared her to a summer day. Scientists sometimes compare the human brain to a computer.

It takes with when it refers to the act of examining two like things in order to discern their similarities or differences:

+Example: The police compared the forged signature with the original.
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This is great initiative Laxie, I'm sure this will help all of us :good

Subjunctive Mood (GMAT favorite)

Watch out for:
suggest, demand, insist, require, mandate, advocate, propose, ask etc.

How does this work?
eg:
Laxie requires club members to learn grammar.
Laxie requires that club members learn grammar.

Other famous subjunctive sentences are:
If I were you, If she were here etc.
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Hi Vivek , you posted this in one of the SC's : Weeds posted by me,

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OE is MATT Very well explained with examples

I think the temptation to strike off "D" is usage of "being", but usage of "being" in "D" is different from the usual one which is disliked in GMAT.

IMO, "D" is simple, concise & economic.


Can you plz explain the use of being that is usually disliked in GMAT.
Thanks

By the way, nice initiative Laxie :idea:
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Thank you, buddies, for your participation!!! ^_^

GMAT likes testing REDUNDANCY:

If you encounter any of the following, cross the answer choice right away :!:


Some typical redundancy:
+ regain ......again ......
+ rise ........up ............
+ decline ....down ...
+ It is likely that ……may …….
+ soar ......up ............
+ decrease .....down
+ re- Verb .....again .....
and so forth

If you find out more, please chip in!! :)
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Absolutely, thanks Laxie for elaborating!

restrictive & non-restrictive clause

"that" & "which" are GMAT favorites :)

"that" is a restrictive clause:
provides essential information about the subject of a sentence. It refers to the immediate previous noun.

eg: The big GMAT book that is kept on the table is good.
NOTE: No comma is used!
"that" here refers to "the particular (definite/fixed) book on the table"

"which" is a non-restrctive clause:
provides more descriptive information or in other words information that is not essential in the sentence. It refers to the immediate previous noun.
"comma" is very important in non-restrictive clause usage.

eg: The big GMAT book, which is kept on the table, is good.
NOTE: comma is used!
"which" here means, "by the way, the book on the table" ;)

Please pay attention to the SCs using restrictive & non-restrictive clauses to know, how can the usage create problems.
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Some Notes on Quantifiers:

The following quantifiers will work with count nouns:
many trees
a few trees
few trees
several trees
a couple of trees
none of the trees

The following quantifiers will work with non-count nouns:
not much dancing
a little dancing
little dancing
a bit of dancing
a good deal of dancing
a great deal of dancing
no dancing

The following quantifiers will work with both count and non-count nouns:
all of the trees/dancing
some trees/dancing
most of the trees/dancing
enough trees/dancing
a lot of trees/dancing
lots of trees/dancing
plenty of trees/dancing
a lack of trees/dancing
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Possessive Noun And Pronoun Reference

"The department of labor allows the investment officers' fees to be based on the performance of the funds they manage"

In the sentence above, "they" can't refer to "officers". "officers" is used as a possessive noun to modify "fees".
Whereas, in the sentence below, "they" refers to "officers"

"The department of labor allows the fees of investment officers to be based on the performance of the funds they manage"

This concept is also explained in the OG (10th Edition) for SC No. 90
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Vivek buddy, thank you for the summary!! I have to admit that you have a very meticulous reading the OG :wink:

Verb + object + "to be" : "they're presumed to be"

We can use this structure for verbs such as acknowledge, assume, believe, calculate, consider, declare, discover, find, imagine, judge, know, prove, see, show , suppose, take, think and understand. " to be" can be omitted.

Ex: They have found Samantha (to be) really dependable.
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Verb + gerund/infinitive:


I came across a well-tabulated list of this grammatical point:

https://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues ... erund.html
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Because Vs Due to

Because: Used to give the reason
Due to: Used in situations where it means "attributable to"

Possible structures: ‘Due to + Noun Phrase’ and ‘Due to the fact that + Main Clause’, and ‘Because + Main Clause’ and ‘Because of + Noun Phrase’.

Examples:
SC504 of 1000SC (Because Vs due to)
SC879 of 1000SC (Because Vs due to)
SC990 of 1000SC (Usage of "due to")
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Great grammar points by Paul: :)

1)"as well as" can be used as a conjunction or a preposition. When used as a preposition, it is indeed a parenthetical element and the following verb should be singular.
eg Mike, as well as Ron, is the best person for the challenge.

2)"despite the fact that" is redundant and hence wordy.
"despite" is usually followed by a gerund phrase (-ing).
eg Despite being so tall, Sue wears small size shoes.

Reference: https://gmatclub.com/phpbb/t27711
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Advanced usage of .....neither .....nor : The structure can be used to combine two clauses.

Ex: There has neither been a new contract nor have teachers seen any improvements in working conditions.

Further reference: https://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=24274
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Listing:

All items in the list must be parallel AND there must be an "and" before the last item.

If the list contains no "and" , it's incomplete hence wrong.
If the list contains more than one "and", it's a trapped list.

Reference: https://gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=24275
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My SC note :)
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I edited some grammar stuff that can be usefull is not finished and adjusted yet. I want to add more stuff on it and organize it but will take tike I will then update it periodically ... have fun....
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Found this notes on a forum ..
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