Some tricky SC concepts
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1. We have as many apples as need to be cooked.
Where do we use the word need and where do we use the word needed?
--> It depends on when the 'need' was present.
We have as many apples as need to be cooked. - We are talking about now, and we 'need' apples to be cooked.
We had as many apples as needed to be cooked. - We are talking about past, and we 'needed' apples to be cooked.
I have as many marks as needed to get into college. - We are talking about now, but I ' needed' marks in the past.
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2. Which is better and why
His knowledge springs not as much from experience as from schooling.
Or
His knowledge springs not so much from experience as from schooling.
--> It depends on the nature of comparison.
as much as - The comparison is quantitative (and explicit).
My salary is not as much as that of yours. --> My salary != Your salary or My salary < Your salary
so much as - The comparison is qualitative.
His knowledge springs not as much from experience as from schooling.
His knowledge springs from 1) experience and 2) schooling. But, the degree of influence with experience is greater than the degree of influence with schooling.
NOTE: GMAT will not test you ONLY ON these subtle differences. There will be other errors presents that will help you arrive at the right answer.
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3. Is this correct-
We have as many as or more apples than you.
--> Yes. You have x apples, we have as many as (=x) or more (>x) apples.
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4. Which is the correct sentence-
We have three times as many pears as you
Or
We have three times as many pears as you have.
--> If the comparison is clear, we don't need the 'have' at the end.
e.g.
1.
We have three times as many pears as you.
Two meanings possible:
We have x of you and we have 3x of apples). OR
You have x apples and we we have 3x apples.
The first one makes no sense. So there is no ambiguity. We can skip the 'have'.
2. I like watching movies more than you.
Two meanings possible:
1. I like watching movies > You like watching movies
2. I like watching movies > I like watching you
There is ambiguity. So we will go with 'I like watching movies more than you do'.
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1. We have as many apples as need to be cooked.
Where do we use the word need and where do we use the word needed?
--> It depends on when the 'need' was present.
We have as many apples as need to be cooked. - We are talking about now, and we 'need' apples to be cooked.
We had as many apples as needed to be cooked. - We are talking about past, and we 'needed' apples to be cooked.
I have as many marks as needed to get into college. - We are talking about now, but I ' needed' marks in the past.
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2. Which is better and why
His knowledge springs not as much from experience as from schooling.
Or
His knowledge springs not so much from experience as from schooling.
--> It depends on the nature of comparison.
as much as - The comparison is quantitative (and explicit).
My salary is not as much as that of yours. --> My salary != Your salary or My salary < Your salary
so much as - The comparison is qualitative.
His knowledge springs not as much from experience as from schooling.
His knowledge springs from 1) experience and 2) schooling. But, the degree of influence with experience is greater than the degree of influence with schooling.
NOTE: GMAT will not test you ONLY ON these subtle differences. There will be other errors presents that will help you arrive at the right answer.
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3. Is this correct-
We have as many as or more apples than you.
--> Yes. You have x apples, we have as many as (=x) or more (>x) apples.
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4. Which is the correct sentence-
We have three times as many pears as you
Or
We have three times as many pears as you have.
--> If the comparison is clear, we don't need the 'have' at the end.
e.g.
1.
We have three times as many pears as you.
Two meanings possible:
We have x of you and we have 3x of apples). OR
You have x apples and we we have 3x apples.
The first one makes no sense. So there is no ambiguity. We can skip the 'have'.
2. I like watching movies more than you.
Two meanings possible:
1. I like watching movies > You like watching movies
2. I like watching movies > I like watching you
There is ambiguity. So we will go with 'I like watching movies more than you do'.
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