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GMAT Verbal (30+10 hrs Course Online) Covering: Reading Comp, Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning
(June 2011 Session; repeat possible in July also) By: Satyadhar [email protected]
GMAT Verbal (Class 2 Class)Covering: Sentence Correction
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Good things about the GMAT Sentence CorrectionGMAT board sticks to basicsNo controversy allowed, so answers are distinctIf you try to understand the rules of the games then things are easy for you (go for reasons and logics)You will make clear and effective sentence after GMAT prepYou will not make awkward, unnecessary, and unclear sentence and will know how to repair themAlso understand the meaning between correct and best!
GMAT Verbal Classes(100 hours online Course)IntroductionImportance of Grammar & Punctuation Critical Reasoning & Sentence CorrectionReading comprehension Strategies Stage1,Stage 2 (We are here), 3Mock Exams for the GMATMoreGMAT English Its own logicDifferent from what you hear and speak sometimesRemember its not English its GMAT EnglishSo Learn GMAT English!
Text Book for this session:Verbal Workout for the GMAT (The Princeton Review)Buy it from flipkart or infibeam or from any shop near you (for those who are in India_For USA there are many other websites
Please listen to my class and do the HW and get back to me with your doubts. By doing this you can get the best results. Although, incase you dont get time due to busy schedule you can skip the exercise and just attend my classes.Advanced Grammar Sweet and simple options (reasons?)Redundant examples; where both words means the sameSubjunctive verb tense List of Singular pronouns Subject object agreementBeing
Sweet and Simple OptionsSmaller avoid complexity with grammar Removes redundant words like: free gift, surrounded on all sides, the same exact thing Though this works most of times due to obvious reasons but be very careful about change of meaning and tenseInverse: eliminate the largest optionBeing Wrong: As a result of his being too short, Jerome was cut from the basketball team. Better: Because he was too short, Jerome was cut from the basketball team.
If some answer choices contain the word being and others do not, then all the ones that contain being are wrong. In general being can be avoided.If you see being in an answer choice, make sure that other choices don't contain being and then cross out all the ones that do.
Weird Plurals Data is the plural form of datumMedia is the plural form of mediumCriteria is the plural form of criterion; alumni is the plural form of alumnusVs groupBetween(two) vs amongFurther vs fartherFewer vs lessIts vs its. Its is the possessive of it, and it's is the contracted form of it isMany vs Much Which refers to a group as a whole, and that refers to a specific subset of a group.Definition of all grammar based jargonOpen fileIdiom ListOpen fileHow to solve; 5 step methodDont rewrite the sentence in your own mind and look for choicesTrain yourself to find grammatical errorsGet rid of choices which has same grammatical faultsLater, Rinse and RepeatUse process of eliminationWhen you are down to 2, then find the idiomatic or other small errors
Page 10, Book: Verbal Workout for the GMAT (The Princeton Review)
Page 9, Book: Verbal Workout for the GMAT (The Princeton Review)For the questionThere is a problem at attempt at curbing, attempt comes with generally attempt to. (idiomatic)The choices which has the same error goes outNative to vs Native of (again idiomatic)After this we have the tense case of had been native toHence best answer is DWe are going to learn about idiomatic phrases, tense like past perfect etc etc
We will talk about ETS favorite GoofsUsing Misplaced ModifiersPronoun errors Type of modifiersAfter a long courtship. Mandy. a brilliant brain surgeon. married her boyfriend, Max, in a small church on the property of a huge farming combine in Michigan.
Adjectives: An adjective is a descriptive word placed next to the noun it describes. What kind of courtship was it? A long courtship. What kind of brain surgeon was she? A brilliant brain surgeon. You get the idea.
Appositives: Appositives are descriptive phrases set off from the main sentence by commas. They can appear at either end of a sentence (After a long courtship, ... ) or smack-dab in the middle ( ... , a brilliant brain surgeon, ... ).
Prepositional Phrases: You can make a prepositional phrase by combining a preposition with a noun. Here's another look at that sample sentence with all the prepositional phrases bracketed:
Page 22, Book: Verbal Workout for the GMAT (The Princeton Review)AnswerWho was unwilling?MayorBest answer is BCase of modifiers Do the exercise on Page 16th and get back to me if you have doubtsPronoun ErrorEach pronoun must agree with the noun it replacesAll pronouns must agree with the noun they replacesAlso their reference should be direct and unambiguousMost common error is pronoun ambiguity Do the Exercise on Page 19 and get back to me with doubts (Textbook)
Change the Verb Tense UnnecessarilyVerb tense should remain consistentThree basic tense: past, present and futureComplex: past perfect, present perfect, future perfect Please complete exercise on page 21 of the text bookEvery time Martin goes to the beach, he will get a really bad sunburn.
The first part of the sentence isn't underlined, so it isn't subject to change. Therefore, it must be correct. Martin goes is in the present tense, so there's no need to move into the future tense (he will get). The correct sentence is:
Every time Martin goes to the beach, he gets a really bad sunburn. Complex tenses Past perfect tense: had attended ; used when we compare things in the past
Present perfect tense: been attending; something that had begun is still going
Future perfect: will have attended; will have finished happening in the future
Constructing sentence that are not parallelThe CEO attributed her company's increased revenue to higher-than-expected sales of its new product line, the expanded budget for research and development, and demand was increasing in emerging markets.
The CEO cites three factors-sales, budget, and demand-so each should appear as the same part of speech. In this case, the list is inconsistent because the third factor is not expressed in the same form as the previous two. For the sentence to be correct, the underlined portion must also be expressed as a simple noun:
The CEO attributed her company's increased revenue to higher-than-expected sales of its new product line, the expanded budget for research and development, and increased demand in emerging markets. Comparing Apples and OrangesWhenever an answer choice does not make a comparison in a consistent manner (or there's any ambiguity as to the validity of a comparison), it's incorrect:
A recent market research study revealed that the back of Michael Jordan's shaved head is more recognized than Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, or Jesus Christ. This sentence is unclear, because we don't know if the author is comparing Jordan's head to the heads of the other men or to the other men themselves. If you see a sentence like this one, scan the answer choices for one that clarifies the situation like this:
A recent market research study revealed that the back of Michael Jordan's shaved head is more recognized than the back of the shaved head of Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, or Jesus Christ. Making Subjects and Verb DisagreeThe cross-eyed Burmese white panther, a species indigenous to the deepest jungles of Southeast Asia and sought as a trophy by wildlife poachers who hunt the massive, myopic beasts using 12-gauge shotguns and assault rifles, are rapidly nearing extinction.
See the nasty trick? The verb of the sentence is are, and the noun nearest to that verb is rifles, which is plural "Rifles are" makes grammatical sense, but rifles isn't the subject of the sentence. When determining the subject of a sentence, ask yourself: "Who or what is this sentence about?" Answer: the panther.
The cross-eyed Burmese white panther, (a species indigenous] [to the deepest jungles] [of Southeast Asia] and sought [as a trophy] [by wildlife poachers] who hunt the massive, myopic beasts [using 12-gauge shotguns and assault rifles,] are rapidly nearing extinction.
After you bracket off all of the prepositional phrases and appositives, you can see that this sentence is written incorrectly. The corrected sentence looks like this:
The cross-eyed Burmese white panther, a species indigenous to the deepest jungles of Southeast Asia and sought as a trophy by wildlife poachers who hunt the massive, myopic beasts using 12-gauge shotguns and assault rifles, is rapidly nearing extinction. Using Incorrect Idioms Idioms dont have any rule, they are the way they are.So make a list and understand how they are used in contemporary English Elizabeth Taylor's passion for life is most evident in the list of her husbands, who range from wealthy and influential men such as actor Burt Lancaster and Virginia senator John Warner and ordinary construction worker Larry Fortensky.
This sentence is incorrect, because range from . .. and is unidiomatic. The correct way to write this one is to replace and with to:
Elizabeth Taylor's passion for life is most evident in the list of her husbands, who range from wealthy and influential men such as actor Burt Lancaster and Virginia senator John Warner to ordinary construction worker Larry Fortensky. QuestionsWe will now solve questions of the Text BookText Books for the CourseGMAT Books by Princeton (General and Verbal Specific)GMAT Manhattan Sentence CorrectionGMAT KaplanGMAT Verbal Official ReviewConquering GMAT Verbal by McGraw Hills Conclusion30 Days30 hours online live class on SCMore questions might be done in the month of July
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