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End modifiers with preposition
E.g.:-
1-The restaurant we ate at
2-the person I spoke with
Absolutely wrong…
If v place preposition at the end of modifiers
E.g.-much of the dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come–(incorrect)
Correct-many of the dioxins TO WHICH North Americans are exposed come
E.g.-1)the restaurants at which we ate–correct
2)the person with whom I spoke
This group made up 35% of the population WHEN COMPARED TO 20% IN 2000——right or wrong?
When —usage
It means group is made up of 35%_____when it is being compared
ie—for group to be made up of 35%—u must compare —-totally nonsensical
Therefore wrong
Twice as much as is emitted VS twice that emitted annually
Although twice as much as—not wrong….but gmat is slippery on this issue…(possible redundancy)…but can’t say actually…in absence of better options,choose it
Twice that emitted —superior ..therefore chose this one
Would
Conditional—if…then
+ when u want to talk abt the future from the perspective of the past
When-prepositional phrase
By– prep phrase
By Monday,ull be fired—by Monday is verb modifier
When u get home,I’ll be there
When u get home–verb modifier
More….rather than
Incorrect
More….than—correct
