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1
Q

Not as X, but as Y

A

CORRECT

2
Q

Not as X, rather as Y

A

CORRECT

3
Q

“So weak as” or “as weak as” ?

A

as weak as

4
Q

“Although” must be followed by a subject

A

“She likes milk although she never drinks it”. Note the “she” after “although” ! ! !

5
Q

“Her high score was due to diligent study”

A

when using “Due to”, you must modify a noun. Ex: “due to” modifies high score. This makes sense. Sometimes GMAT will try and trip you up into modifying something that does not make sense.

6
Q

“whether or not”

A

INCORRECT. “Whether” already means “whether or not”. redundant.

7
Q

“depends on if it can…”

A

INCORRECT. cannot use “depends on if it can”. Could use “depends on its ability to” or “depends on whether it can..”

8
Q

“X against Y”

A

INCORRECT!

9
Q

Premise and conclusion indicators:

A
10
Q

Premise

A

Explains WHY

11
Q

Conclusion:

A

Proposal, judgement, prediction, opinion

12
Q

Correct? Y/N:
She simply bought a condo in boston instead of paying for a hotel room for several months.

A

No. “instead of” cannot be used with verbs. should be “rather than”