GMAT Verbal Question of the Day

Practice GMAT Verbal with the production-style question-of-the-day selection for this public URL.

Question 1

Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that results in a sentence that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English.

The countries gathered for the important annual meeting.

for the important, annual meeting.
for the important annual meeting.
for the important annual, meeting.
for, the important annual meeting.
for, the important, annual meeting.

Explanation: This sentence does not contain a comma where necessary. The words "important" and "annual" are coordinate adjectives: adjectives that modify the same noun separately, but are not separated with a conjunction. Coordinate adjectives need to be separated with a comma. The correct answer choice is, "for the important, annual meeting."

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GMAT Verbal

GMAT Verbal Question of the Day

Practice GMAT Verbal with the production-style question-of-the-day selection for this public URL.

Question 1

Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that results in a sentence that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English.

The countries gathered for the important annual meeting.

for the important, annual meeting.
for the important annual meeting.
for the important annual, meeting.
for, the important annual meeting.
for, the important, annual meeting.