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Below doubt, one asked on internal CR forum, is an example of a good way of asking doubts.  This is because:

1. The student has mentioned the question number and the kind of quiz in the title of post. The title has not been captured here.
2. The student has shared his detailed analysis of the question concerned
3. The student has asked a specific doubt a particular option statement
4. The student has asked only one doubt in the post.

Hi,

Now as per the premise,

cost for (Bleaso + small amnt of bleach) > cost for (regular detergent +  large amount of bleach)

Now, the conclusion is “Savings on costs would be unlikely if they  substitute regular detergent to Bleaso”… i.e. There would be no savings on costs if customers switch from regular detergent to Bleaso..

Reason: the cost saved on using less bleach in case of Bleaso < additional cost for switching from detergent to BLEASO..

Now, my doubt is 

1) The assumption mentioned in the slide is “People did not use more bleach than they should have used”

Even if people used the same amount of bleach or less , the cost for using BLEASO will be high. 

How does the word “more” impact the above statement?

“Consumers who tried used a smaller amount of bleach….” and “Regular detergent costs less and what the  consumers  saved on bleach seldom“.

The boldface above already states that less bleach was used in BLEASO case.

SO how can “People did not use more bleach than they should have used” be the assumption.

2) While testing for Bleaso, consumers did not bleach more generously than required.

I did not understand why the above statement is the correct assumption.

Can you please throw some light on this…

Below doubt, one asked on internal SC forum, is an example of a bad way of asking doubts.  This is because:

1. The student has asked an open-ended doubt,
2. The student has not shared his understanding of the concept

Hi,
I am having some difficulty in differentiating them since all three of them have “-ing” form.

Not sure if my question is too vague but is there any rule to find out whether sentence contains a Gerund or a Progressive form or verb-ing modifier?

Appreciate your reply.

Thanks.

Below doubt, one asked on internal SC forum, is an example of a bad way of asking doubts.

1. The student has asked multiple unrelated queries in a single post

Please find below queries from the E-GMAT book “FoundationofGMATGrammar”

Although my doubts would be slightly stupid, they will help me in long run.

 Q1:Section: Verb

 Base form 

• · I cook food.
• · You dance well.
• · You play all the time.
• · They do the work.

Singular form of verbs can be determined by adding “s” or “es” to the base verb. For example:

• · She cooks food
• · She dances well

 When “I” is singular why the verb in base form is “cook” instead of singular “cooks”? Same is the case with “You” as it also a singular form. However, “they” follows the rule as “Do” is followed by the word “They” which is plural.

 Q2: Helping verbs:

 These verbs were listed under section “helping verbs”

has, have, had, has/have/had been, can/could, may/might, will/would, shall/should

 Does above words signify action or they are merely helping verbs?

 Q3: Present perfect and Present perfect continuous:

 Starts in the past and is continuing up to the current moment. Such sentences are generally written with “since” or “for phrases”.

 PP:

• · I have known him since 1980s.
• · He has been sick for the last two weeks.

 PPC:

This tense is used to present an action that started sometime in the past and is still continuing in the present. This tense is a mix of present continuous and present perfect tense and hence uses the following structure:

• · Joe has been sleeping since morning.

 What is the difference between them? As their definitions are same.

 Q4: past perfect:

  I had met Julia some 20 years ago.   (Don’t you think this is a wrong usage.Correct one should be “MET” as there is only one event 20 years ago and the meeting time doesn’t have clarity whether it happened before “Some 20 years ago” or with it)

 · My great grandfather had given this watch to my grandfather before he died. (This one uses “BEFORE” so this has correct usage)

 Q5: Comparison:

 Definition of comparison states that you compare two things.

 1. I prefer my crepes thinner.    (Where is that another thing?)

2. The salary in corporate offices is more handsome. (Same doubt as above)

3. Religious scripture always teach the commoners to be more compassionate towards every living being.(Same doubt as above)