OG和Verbal(2nd Edition上的SC按照Manhattan的语法进行的分类1.doc

GMAT Sentence Correction
Sample Questions
GRAMMAR, MEANING, CONCISION
12th Edition: 8, 12, 16, 17, 21, 31, 37, 49, 57
2nd Edition: 3, 18, 22, 36, 54, 72
The widely accepted big bang theory holds that the universe began in an explosive instant ten to twenty billion years ago and has been expanding Verb Tense
ever since.
that the universe began in an explosive instant ten to twenty billion years ago and has been expanding
that the universe had begun Wrong Verb Tense
in an explosive instant ten to twenty billion years ago and had been expandingWrong Verb Tense
that the beginning of the universe was an explosive instant ten to twenty billion years ago that has expandedDescribe “instant”,which makes no sense.
the beginning of the universe to have been an explosive instant ten to twenty billion years ago that is expandingBeginning is expanding? No sense, and the whole sentense is wordy and indirect
the universe to have begun “to have begun” and “has been expanding”share the same subject,univese, so need to be parallel.
in an explosive instant ten to twenty billion years ago and has been expanding
Rising inventories, when panied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead Meaning and Concision
to production cutbacks that would hamper economic growth.
when paniedawkward
correspondinglyincorrectly and ambiguously whole sentense is needlessly difficult to understand.
by increases in sales, can lead
when not panied by corresponding increases in sales, possibly leadsS-V agreement
when they were Wrong Tense and “panied” is awkward.
panied by corresponding sales increases, can lead
if not panied by correspondingly increased salesAwkward, wordy and unclear; “leads” has s-v agreement problem.
, possibly leads
if not panied by corresponding increases in sales, can lead
Retail sales rose of 1 percent in August, intensifying expectations that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that Concision;Verb Tense
of the