Use of 'Which' by GMAC

by **Guest** Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:52 pm

SOURCE : GMAC Bulletin 2008

Test-Preparation courses and tutorials are also available from individuals and companies not associated with GMAC, many of which are Web-based.

As per GMAT english, is this sentence completely right ?? in 'Many of which' - 'Which' logically refers to Test-prep courses and tutorials- a phrase which is totally distant from the which ... It could incorrectly refer to individuals and companies ...

Kindly clarify

PS : I hope quoting the GMAC bulletin is not illegal !!!

by **rfernandez** Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:19 am

Ah, the irony.

"many of which are Web-based" is a noun modifier. A such, it should be placed immediately next to the modified noun. So you are correct, this is an incorrect sentence.

Clearly, the folks who write the questions are not the ones writing the bulletins.

by **Guest** Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:43 am

yeah, I feel many times that some OG Quants problems (esp Word probs) are written incorrectly as per GMAT rules.

I think GMAC should mend itself before trying to preach others. :P

by **jwinawer** Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:12 pm

Exactly right! Nice catch.