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Hi Jeff can you tell me how can i approach this question from OG Q-"Often major economic shifts are so gradual as to be indistinguishable at first from ordinary fluctuations in the financial markets" I am super confused how as is interlinking two things,whether as is used here like "a conjuction" or "a comparison"?
This is an example of the "so X as to Y" idiom, so not a comparison at all. This idiom is used to emphasize how extreme the X quality is. In this case, the sentence is emphasizing that the economic shifts are very gradual. It is very similar to the "so ___ that" idiom: so gradual as to be indistinguishable from... = so gradual that it is indistinguishable from...
Hi @Manhattan Prep GMAT @Jeffrey Vollmer : In the world of comparisons, "Like" is used to compare nouns specifically. However, both of these sentences are marked CORRECT in the Manhattan SC guide (Page 183, SC guide) In the second sentence specifically, aren't clauses being compared ? (in which case we should be using "as" instead of "like" i thought ) I don't understand how 'nouns' are being compared in the second sentence Curious on your thoughts ! (1) Like you, I danced last night - Correct (2) I danced LIKE you last night - Correct
Hi Jaideep, In (1), the meaning is that two people danced last night. In (2), the meaning is that last night someone danced in the style of someone else. Consider this sentence: "I look like my brother." If you can understand how nouns are being compared in that sentence, I think you're not far from understanding option (2).
@@jeffreyvollmer8806 Thank you so much ! (1) Sam studied, like Samantha == given the comma, "like Samantha" is non essential and thus can be dropped. The essential focus of the sentence is "Sam studied". We know "Samantha studied". We cant compare "how" they studied. (2) Sam studied like Samantha == Given there is no comma , the entire sentence is the focus. The focus is on the comparison of the verb (Studied) -- How Sam studied is similar to how Samantha studied -- exmple - both studied for 10 hours, both studied sitting on the couch. (3) Sam studied as Samantha did Was curious - do you think in this sentence (sentence 3) --- is it similar to (1) or (2) ? I think its similar to sentence (2)
Hi @Manhattan Prep GMAT @Jeffrey Vollmer : At @33.20 - could sentence 5 ALSO be corrected in the following manner (giving 2 options) option 1 correction) Khalil aced the exam, Like his sister and option 2 correction) Khalil aced the exam Like his sister (No Comma in this case)
option 1 is fine, and I prefer it to option 2. Khalil aced the exam, like his sister. = Like his sister, Khalil aced the exam. There's something about the lack of comma in option 2 that I dislike, though I don't know if the GMAT would judge it as flawed. And because I can't think of any OG problems that have option 2's structure, I'm left uncertain. Let me know if you are aware of any OG problems that use that structure!
Hi !!! Enjoyed the session.... Could you please run over the following... The front door of Valeria's appartment is larger than that of Alexa's Why is it wrong ...could you please clarify ? Thanks for the free sessions !!!
Hi S C! Glad you enjoyed the session. The sentence you are referring to is actually a good comparison. At 31:23, when I said "this is not correct," I was referring back to the original #4 on the screen. I was trying to wave my cursor around on #4 as I said that, but it was certainly unclear--sorry! - Jeff
@@manhattanprepgmat6791 you don't need to say sorry. I have learnt from you, and yes once again watched the video. The video still amazes me :) You guys are the best
hi Jeffrey, if "they" stands to "babies", then doe it mean same group babies were born twice, one is they were born to women who were over 30, and the other is they were born to women who were under 30? is the reasoning solid ?
That's an interesting point. The 'they" is definitely striking (in a bad way) to me. I'm not really sure why this is. Thinking out loud here... I'm OK with this sentence: "At movies, people laugh more than they cry." But I don't like this sentence: "At movies, more people laugh than they cry." I'd much prefer this: "At movies, more people laugh than cry." Just delete the "they" from the previous, disliked option. So why is that? In the "more X than Y" structure, there may be something that disallows the Y element from having the ingredients of an independent clause. I'm not sure though! If that's a rule, I don't know it. As to the logical-ness of "they" referring back to "babies"... that's a great spot. A baby can't be born both to someone over thirty and to someone under thirty!
In example 2 you said "Like mary, Adam went to the high school across the street" but you didn't use 'as' there. You're comparing actions here. how come you can still use like? It should be like 5 where in the right version we said "khalil aced the exam, as his sister did" we used a verb.
Hi there! In your sentence, there are multiple options for creating a good comparison. We can compare clauses/actions, and we can compare nouns. If we want to compare clauses, we should use ""as"" and avoid using ""like."" The clause is ""Adam went to high school across the street."" We could say either of the following, and each would have proper comparisons: 1) Adam went to high school across the street, as did Mary. 2) As did Mary, Adam went to high school across the street. We could also choose to compare the nouns (Mary and Adam) by using the word ""like."" The clearest way to compare Mary and Adam is to say this: 3) Like Mary, Adam went to high school across the street. You are correct: after the ""Like Mary"" component of the sentence, we DO have a clause/action, but we can choose just the opening noun (Adam) as the second element of our comparison. Here's are a few more examples of good comparisons: 4) Dogs make good pets, as do cats. 5) As do cats, dogs make good pets. 6) Like cats, dogs make good pets."
Jeff is a gifted instructor in the GMAT world, and thanks to Manhattan prep for offering such a wonderful lesson for free. I have seen GMAT Club video lessons from different prep companies in which tutors resolve problems with a good explanation. Jeff's explanation is not good but it's excellent or phenomenal. He discusses details of a problem, which are avoided by famous tutors in the word as well. In a prep hour session, Jeff lectures, marks the texts, raises questions, and answers questions of participants skillfully. Thanks to manhattan prep once again for offering free lessons of such a great GMAT researcher and having such great publications.
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yooo the way jeff imitated sarahs running at 40:45 KILLED me
There are many good quant lessons and instructors available for GMAT preparation on You Tube, but there lack of good tutors for verbal. Volmer is the brightest star in explaining verbal concepts and problems. If he conducts some more upcoming sessions on verbal, the globe will enlighten. I don't have enough words to convey my gratitude to Manhattan prep to for offering Volmer's session!
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Hi Jeff
can you tell me how can i approach this question from OG
Q-"Often major economic shifts are so gradual as to be indistinguishable at first from ordinary fluctuations in the financial markets"
I am super confused how as is interlinking two things,whether as is used here like "a conjuction" or "a comparison"?
This is an example of the "so X as to Y" idiom, so not a comparison at all.
This idiom is used to emphasize how extreme the X quality is. In this case, the sentence is emphasizing that the economic shifts are very gradual.
It is very similar to the "so ___ that" idiom:
so gradual as to be indistinguishable from...
=
so gradual that it is indistinguishable from...
Hi @Manhattan Prep GMAT @Jeffrey Vollmer :
In the world of comparisons, "Like" is used to compare nouns specifically.
However, both of these sentences are marked CORRECT in the Manhattan SC guide (Page 183, SC guide)
In the second sentence specifically, aren't clauses being compared ? (in which case we should be using "as" instead of "like" i thought )
I don't understand how 'nouns' are being compared in the second sentence
Curious on your thoughts !
(1) Like you, I danced last night - Correct
(2) I danced LIKE you last night - Correct
Hi Jaideep,
In (1), the meaning is that two people danced last night.
In (2), the meaning is that last night someone danced in the style of someone else.
Consider this sentence:
"I look like my brother."
If you can understand how nouns are being compared in that sentence, I think you're not far from understanding option (2).
@@jeffreyvollmer8806
Thank you so much !
(1) Sam studied, like Samantha == given the comma, "like Samantha" is non essential and thus can be dropped. The essential focus of the sentence is "Sam studied". We know "Samantha studied". We cant compare "how" they studied.
(2) Sam studied like Samantha == Given there is no comma , the entire sentence is the focus. The focus is on the comparison of the verb (Studied) -- How Sam studied is similar to how Samantha studied -- exmple - both studied for 10 hours, both studied sitting on the couch.
(3) Sam studied as Samantha did
Was curious - do you think in this sentence (sentence 3) --- is it similar to (1) or (2) ? I think its similar to sentence (2)
@@jabhatta or does it mean that Sam and Samantha studied simultaneously?
Hi @Manhattan Prep GMAT @Jeffrey Vollmer :
At @33.20 - could sentence 5 ALSO be corrected in the following manner (giving 2 options)
option 1 correction) Khalil aced the exam, Like his sister
and
option 2 correction) Khalil aced the exam Like his sister (No Comma in this case)
You're comparing the action of acing the exam to his sister directly
option 1 is fine, and I prefer it to option 2.
Khalil aced the exam, like his sister.
=
Like his sister, Khalil aced the exam.
There's something about the lack of comma in option 2 that I dislike, though I don't know if the GMAT would judge it as flawed. And because I can't think of any OG problems that have option 2's structure, I'm left uncertain. Let me know if you are aware of any OG problems that use that structure!
Hi !!! Enjoyed the session.... Could you please run over the following...
The front door of Valeria's appartment is larger than that of Alexa's
Why is it wrong ...could you please clarify ?
Thanks for the free sessions !!!
Hi S C! Glad you enjoyed the session. The sentence you are referring to is actually a good comparison. At 31:23, when I said "this is not correct," I was referring back to the original #4 on the screen. I was trying to wave my cursor around on #4 as I said that, but it was certainly unclear--sorry! - Jeff
@@manhattanprepgmat6791 you don't need to say sorry. I have learnt from you, and yes once again watched the video. The video still amazes me :) You guys are the best
hi Jeffrey, if "they" stands to "babies", then doe it mean same group babies were born twice, one is they were born to women who were over 30, and the other is they were born to women who were under 30? is the reasoning solid ?
so I think C, D, E is illogical
That's an interesting point. The 'they" is definitely striking (in a bad way) to me. I'm not really sure why this is.
Thinking out loud here...
I'm OK with this sentence: "At movies, people laugh more than they cry."
But I don't like this sentence: "At movies, more people laugh than they cry."
I'd much prefer this: "At movies, more people laugh than cry." Just delete the "they" from the previous, disliked option.
So why is that?
In the "more X than Y" structure, there may be something that disallows the Y element from having the ingredients of an independent clause. I'm not sure though! If that's a rule, I don't know it.
As to the logical-ness of "they" referring back to "babies"... that's a great spot. A baby can't be born both to someone over thirty and to someone under thirty!
In example 2 you said "Like mary, Adam went to the high school across the street" but you didn't use 'as' there. You're comparing actions here. how come you can still use like? It should be like 5 where in the right version we said "khalil aced the exam, as his sister did" we used a verb.
Hi there! In your sentence, there are multiple options for creating a good comparison.
We can compare clauses/actions, and we can compare nouns.
If we want to compare clauses, we should use ""as"" and avoid using ""like.""
The clause is ""Adam went to high school across the street.""
We could say either of the following, and each would have proper comparisons:
1) Adam went to high school across the street, as did Mary.
2) As did Mary, Adam went to high school across the street.
We could also choose to compare the nouns (Mary and Adam) by using the word ""like.""
The clearest way to compare Mary and Adam is to say this:
3) Like Mary, Adam went to high school across the street.
You are correct: after the ""Like Mary"" component of the sentence, we DO have a clause/action, but we can choose just the opening noun (Adam) as the second element of our comparison.
Here's are a few more examples of good comparisons:
4) Dogs make good pets, as do cats.
5) As do cats, dogs make good pets.
6) Like cats, dogs make good pets."
My stat : 3 correct, 1 incorrect.