In this one-hour session, you raised and answered lots of difficult questions, and I have never seen a tutor who can answer such an organized and specific manner. There are many tutors in the GMAT world, but a tutor like you is rare and respected. I have been a big fan of you. Thanks to Manhattan prep for offering such a great event.
Hmmm, good question. For Official Guide problems, I've got pretty good data from thousands of answer submissions on our Navigator program, and from that data I can generally gauge how hard a problem is. But I'm kind of taking my best guess here because I don't have the data concerning success rates on these problems. It's also tough to align them with a three-digit score, because there are multiple ways to get a 700 on the GMAT (e.g., Q49, V36 vs. Q42, V44). I'd say (with not very high confidence) that these three SC problems are in the V36-V39 range, and I would certainly be happy to entertain other difficulty labels! What do you (and other people) think?
Looking at options (A) and (B), in the 3rd question, if one's not sure about the parallelism there, is it possible to pick an option based on "burn up speeding" vs "burn up while speeding" ?? P.S. Thanks for the great video
Thanks! So you noticed I didn't really explain the difference between those options, huh? Dang, you caught me! I am not 100% sure about how to tackle the presence/absence of "while." I probably SAY structures like "burn up speeding" with some frequency, but I do prefer the clarity (and sound) of "burn up while speeding." Maybe an extra reason I prefer the use of "while" is because, in this sentence, we're explaining WHEN meteor showers and streaks of light are generated. These things are generated when tiny flecks burn up. And the flecks burn up WHEN/WHILE they speed through the atmosphere. I'm just happy no choices force me to choose between "burn" and "burn up" :)
in the first question, option 1, why is "he" acting as a subject and not a pronoun. Because he=Nikola Tesla, and "he" is used to avoid writing Nikola Tesla again? (and isn't that what pronouns do?)
In the original sentence (answer choice A) both ""Nikola Tesla"" and ""he"" attempt to fulfill the role as the subject. ""he"" is a pronoun that replaces ""Nikola Tesla,"" but it also takes on the role of the subject here. Pronouns can be subjects, and subjects can be pronouns. Take the following sentences as examples: 1) Because Jeff studied for many hours, he felt comfortable taking the exam. 2) Because he studied for many hours, Jeff felt comfortable taking the exam. In both of these sentences, ""Jeff"" and ""he"" are interchangeable. And in each sentence, the word that follows the comma functions as the subject: ""he"" in sentence 1; ""Jeff"" in sentence 2. On the other hand, the two sentences below are flawed: 1) Jeff, because he studied for many hours, he felt comfortable taking the exam. 2) Jeff, after studying for many hours, he felt comfortable taking the exam. If you omit the modifier between the commas in each sentence, we see that the sentences read: ""Jeff he felt comfortable taking the exam."" Either ""Jeff"" or ""he"" could work individually as subjects, but we can't use them both here. And that is essentially what the original (answer choice A) does in this question.
In this one-hour session, you raised and answered lots of difficult questions, and I have never seen a tutor who can answer such an organized and specific manner. There are many tutors in the GMAT world, but a tutor like you is rare and respected. I have been a big fan of you. Thanks to Manhattan prep for offering such a great event.
Thank you so much Shariful! You can check out future classes Jeff is teaching here if you're interested: www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/classes/
Even though I got all the 3 answers correct, I watched Jeff’s explanation for more clarity. His explanation is awesome, I must say.
Awesome video Jeffrey! When I get a 700+ on my GMAT, it'll be in big part because of you and these videos!
My concept got clear. Thank u for explaining in detail. Enjoyed the class.
wow i love your teaching. You have really simplified this topic for me. thank you
You are an exceptional teacher Jeff. Class apart.
Great video Jeffrey! Really helpful in developing an approach to solve SC problems.
Wow, such an extraordinary explanation for every question.
wow session! Kuddos to Jeff and Manhattan prep!
Glad you enjoyed it!!!
Great explanation! Thank you.
You're welcome!
Are all sessions available to gmat prep students on their portal as well?
Awesome Video! Thanks a lot, sir.
You're very welcome 😀
Sir, i have a doubt. at 44:13 , in option A, what is the word "was" referring to?
It is referring to "whale". Fossils of a whale that beached on an African shore... and Fossils of a whale that was subsequently butchered by hominids.
Hey, what would be the level of these questions? do they range between 650-700?
in q2 when in option a when whale that beached (how is it a modifier it should be a verb) whale is doing the action ?
Game changer Boss!
The inventor, Tesla if not a modifier of Tesla but rather the acquisition of to valid subjects to form a single person referred to with names
What levels would you say these said questions are e.g. 700, 600 etc?
Hmmm, good question. For Official Guide problems, I've got pretty good data from thousands of answer submissions on our Navigator program, and from that data I can generally gauge how hard a problem is. But I'm kind of taking my best guess here because I don't have the data concerning success rates on these problems. It's also tough to align them with a three-digit score, because there are multiple ways to get a 700 on the GMAT (e.g., Q49, V36 vs. Q42, V44). I'd say (with not very high confidence) that these three SC problems are in the V36-V39 range, and I would certainly be happy to entertain other difficulty labels! What do you (and other people) think?
Looking at options (A) and (B), in the 3rd question, if one's not sure about the parallelism there, is it possible to pick an option based on "burn up speeding" vs "burn up while speeding" ??
P.S. Thanks for the great video
Thanks! So you noticed I didn't really explain the difference between those options, huh? Dang, you caught me! I am not 100% sure about how to tackle the presence/absence of "while."
I probably SAY structures like "burn up speeding" with some frequency, but I do prefer the clarity (and sound) of "burn up while speeding."
Maybe an extra reason I prefer the use of "while" is because, in this sentence, we're explaining WHEN meteor showers and streaks of light are generated. These things are generated when tiny flecks burn up. And the flecks burn up WHEN/WHILE they speed through the atmosphere.
I'm just happy no choices force me to choose between "burn" and "burn up" :)
@@jeffreyvollmer8806 thanks alot for the explanation. I find your sessions really informative !
@@shivamamla appreciate it! Happy studying, my friend
and how is it parallel whale that beached (verb) and was subsequently butchered (modifier) as the whale is not butchering itself
Whale beached on its own. But whale was butchered by hominids. And, Fossils have been dicovered.
Vemparala Venkat was butchered is a modifier here how can it be padallel to tense beached
very nice
Thank you!
in the first question, option 1, why is "he" acting as a subject and not a pronoun. Because he=Nikola Tesla, and "he" is used to avoid writing Nikola Tesla again? (and isn't that what pronouns do?)
In the original sentence (answer choice A) both ""Nikola Tesla"" and ""he"" attempt to fulfill the role as the subject. ""he"" is a pronoun that replaces ""Nikola Tesla,"" but it also takes on the role of the subject here. Pronouns can be subjects, and subjects can be pronouns.
Take the following sentences as examples:
1) Because Jeff studied for many hours, he felt comfortable taking the exam.
2) Because he studied for many hours, Jeff felt comfortable taking the exam.
In both of these sentences, ""Jeff"" and ""he"" are interchangeable. And in each sentence, the word that follows the comma functions as the subject: ""he"" in sentence 1; ""Jeff"" in sentence 2.
On the other hand, the two sentences below are flawed:
1) Jeff, because he studied for many hours, he felt comfortable taking the exam.
2) Jeff, after studying for many hours, he felt comfortable taking the exam.
If you omit the modifier between the commas in each sentence, we see that the sentences read: ""Jeff he felt comfortable taking the exam.""
Either ""Jeff"" or ""he"" could work individually as subjects, but we can't use them both here. And that is essentially what the original (answer choice A) does in this question.