How to Approach SC August8.Compressed

How to Approach SC

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August Batch CalendarS.No Session Name Day Date Session Time

1 Strategy Session 1 Sunday Aug 2 7:00 a.m.

2SC1 – How to Approach SC Saturday Aug 8 7:00 a.m.

3 SC2 – Foundation of Sentence Structure Sunday Aug 9 7:00 a.m.

4 SC3 – Parallelism Saturday Aug 15 7:00 a.m.

5 SC4 – Modifiers Sunday Aug 16 7:00 a.m.

6RC1 - Efficient Reading and

Comprehension

Saturday Aug 22 7:00 a.m.

7RC2 Session Sunday Aug 23 7:00 a.m.

8 CR1 - Inference Sunday Aug 30 7:00 a.m.

9CR2 – Pre-thinking and Argument

Structure

Saturday Sep 57:00 a.m.

10 CR3 – Evaluate Sunday Sep 6 7:00 a.m.

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Things to note


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Sentence

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The Company

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What will be covered in this session?

1. Discuss your current approach to SC

2. Warm up Exercise – 2 questions

3. GMAT Style Questions – 4 questionsi. Quizii. Detailed Review of 1 questioniii. Process for Solving SC questionsiv. Detailed Review of 3 questions

4. Discuss your “Should-Be” approach to SC

Recognize what is

important to master SC

Document how you

prepare today

Present your “should-

be” plan to master SC

Current Approach - Question 1

In your opinion, what is the most important thing to ace GMAT SC?

1. Knowing grammar rules

2. Understanding meaning of the sentence

3. Efficiently applying splits approach

Current Approach - Question 2

When you solve SC question, you spend majority of your time in ______

o understanding the meaning and finding grammatical errors in Choice A.

o looking for differences & similarities in choices to narrow down the answer.

Situation of the Majority!

Students Want to follow “meaning based approach”.

• Resort to answer choice analysis• Vertical Scanning• Spot the differences & similarities in choices

• In some questions –• A B C D E – A or B?• A B C D E – A or B or C?

Goal of this Session

Key to Acing SC

Understanding the meaning

Distribution of Time

Majority of Time should be spent on

• Understanding the meaning• Identifying the Errors

of Choice A

Students to Realize

1 2

Warm Up Questions

Warm Up Exercise Question Form – Questions 1 to 3

Compare the following sentences and answer the question below:

1. Sentence 1.

2. Sentence 2.

Which of these sentences is/are both logically and grammatically correct?

A. Only Sentence 1.B. Only Sentence 2.C. Both sentences are incorrect.D. Both sentences are correct.

Sentences may or may not be underlined

Warm Up Exercise – 1A


1. Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation spread by indigenous beetles and nearly impossible to eradicate, leading people to fear that these trees may face extinction.

2. Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation spread by indigenous beetles and nearly impossible to eradicate and have ledpeople to fear that these trees may face extinction.



Warm Up Q1 – Sentence 1 - Analysis (Meaning)

Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation spread by indigenous beetles and nearly impossible to eradicate, leading people to fear that these trees may face extinction.

• Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation

• spread by indigenous beetles

Author talks about some forests Forests are infected with something

• and nearly impossible to eradicate

• leading people to fear that these trees may face extinction.

describes

Think? What or who could lead people to fear?

The fact that these forests are infected has led people to fear abut the extinction of these forests

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE???Ask? Yes it does

Approach

ACTIVELY Read the sentence to Understand the meaning Read small chunk

- Pause - Assimilate the meaning

Read next small chunk - Pause - Assimilate the meaning, relating to previous chunk

At various steps ask

What role could this part be playing, given what I have read so far? Does that relation make sense?

Outcome1. Complete understanding of the meaning of the sentence2. Since you understand the roles played by the parts, you intuitively address the

grammatical aspect of the sentence as well.

Warm Up Q1 – Sentence 1 Analysis - Grammar

Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation spread by indigenous beetles and nearly impossible to eradicate, leading people to fear that these trees may face extinction.


• spread by indigenous beetles

• and nearly impossible to eradicate


describes

verbsubject

modifiers

modifier

Approach (contd.)

ACTIVELY Read the sentence to Understand the meaning Read small chunk – Pause – Assimilate the meaning Read next small chunk – Pause – Assimilate the meaning, relating to previous chunk

At various steps ask What role could this part be playing given what I have read so far? Does that relation make sense?

Outcome1. Complete understanding of the meaning of the sentence2. Since you understand the roles played by the parts, you intuitively

address the grammatical aspect of the sentence as well.

Once you analyze original choice thoroughly, analyze other choices in the light of original sentence.

Warm Up Q1 – Sentence 2 Analysis

Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation spread by indigenous beetles and nearly impossible to eradicate and have led people to fear that these trees may face extinction.

• Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation • spread by indigenous beetles and • nearly impossible to eradicate

• and have led people to fear that these trees may face extinction.

verb

subject

Think? Can forests lead people to fear about something? NO

Warm Up Solution - Q1 – Two choices side by side

Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation spread by indigenous beetles and nearly impossible to eradicate, leadingpeople to fear that these trees may face extinction.

Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation spread by indigenous beetles and nearly impossible to eradicate and have led people to fear that these trees may face extinction.


• spread by indigenous beetles• and nearly impossible to eradicate,


• Deciduous forests in the Amazon region • have been affected by a fungal infestation

• spread by indigenous beetles and nearly impossible to eradicate

• and have led people to fear • that these trees may face extinction.

Can deciduous forests lead the people to fear?

Has the action of “being affected by infestation” led the people to fear?

NoYes!

S2 is Illogical – Subject does not make sense with the verb!

Grammar

Logic

Grammar

Logic

Warm Up Exercise – 1B


1. Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation spread by indigenous beetles and nearly impossible to eradicate, producing a significantly smaller quantity of wood.

2. Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation spread by indigenous beetles and nearly impossible to eradicate and have thereby produced a significantly smaller quantity of wood.



Warm up Solution 1B

• Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation • spread by indigenous beetles • and nearly impossible to eradicate,

• producing a significantly smaller quantity of wood.

• Deciduous forests in the Amazon region have been affected by a fungal infestation • spread by indigenous beetles • and nearly impossible to eradicate

• and have thereby produced a significantly smaller quantity of wood.

verbsubject

modifier

verbsubject

verb

Approach

Actively Read the sentence

Breakdown the sentence in smaller chunks

Assimilate meaning as you read

Pose questions – Does that make sense?

Warm Up Exercise - 2


1. ‘Speculative fiction’, which combines aspects of both science-fiction and fantasy, genres that habitually cross the line between popular fiction and literary fiction, has generated significant critical interest over the last few decades, but enthusiasts of the genre suspect that its popularity may remain limited to academic circles.

2. Although ‘speculative fiction’ has generated significant critical interest over the last few decades, it combines aspects of both science-fiction and fantasy, genres that habitually cross the line between popular fiction and literary fiction, and enthusiasts of the genre suspect that its popularity may remain limited to academic circles.

Which of these sentences is/are both logically and grammatically correct?A. Only Sentence 1.B. Only Sentence 2.C. Both sentences are incorrect.D. Both sentences are correct.


• ‘Speculative fiction’, Something about SF

Think? What is the CONTRAST?

SF has created a lot of interest – BUT experts think that it may remain popular with limited people only.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE???Ask? Yes it does

‘Speculative fiction’, which combines aspects of both science-fiction and fantasy, genres that habitually cross the line between popular fiction and literary fiction, has generated significant critical interest over the last few decades, but enthusiasts of the genre suspect that its popularity may remain limited to academic circles.

combines aspects of both science-fiction and fantasyExplains what is SF - combination of two things

• genres that

• which

habitually cross the line between popular fiction and literary fictionexplains these two things

• has generated significant critical interest over the last few decades

• butSome contrast

SF has created a lot of interest

enthusiasts of the genre suspect

• that its popularity may remain limited to academic circles.

Some group thinks that its popularity may remain limited.

Descriptive info

Warm Up Q2 – Sentence 2 Analysis - Grammar


• ‘Speculative fiction’,

• which combines aspects of both science-fiction and fantasy,

• genres that habitually cross the line between popular fiction and literary

fiction,

• has generated significant critical interest over the last few decades,

• but enthusiasts of the genre suspect



Think? What is the CONTRAST?

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE???Ask? No it doesn’t

Although ‘speculative fiction’ has generated significant critical interest over the last few decades, it combines aspects of both science-fiction and fantasy, genres that habitually cross the line between popular fiction and literary fiction, and enthusiasts of the genre suspect that its popularity may remain limited to academic circles.

• Although

Contrast

‘speculative fiction’ has generated significant critical interest over the last few decades

Fact 1

• it combines aspects of both science-fiction and fantasy,

• genres that habitually cross the line between popular fiction and literary fiction,

• and enthusiasts of the genre suspect


Contrasting fact

Descriptive info

Fact 3

Something has generated a lot of interest, BUT

It combines aspects of something and something

Warm Up Solution 2 – Sentence 2 vs. Sentence 1



some group thinks that this popularity may remain limited

Although ‘speculative fiction’ has generated significant critical interest over the last few decades, it combines aspects of both science-fiction and fantasy, genres that habitually cross the line between popular fiction and literary fiction, and enthusiasts of the genre suspect that its popularity may remain limited to academic circles.




some group thinks that this popularity may remain limited

III. The meaning communicated by the sentence MUST be logically sound!

Grammar

Logic

Grammar

Logic

Approach

Breakdown the sentence in smaller chunks

Assimilate meaning as you read

Pose questions

What role could this part be playing given what I have read so far?

Does that make sense?

Outcome1. Complete understanding of the meaning of the sentence2. Since you understand the roles played by the parts, you intuitively address the

grammatical aspect of the sentence as well.

Once you analyze original choice thoroughly, analyze other choices in the light of original sentence.

Questions 1 thru’ 4

Question 1 – Diegetic Music

Because diegetic music, actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background, invoking a sense of ‘verisimilitude’, the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality, film-makers creating period dramas use it often. A. Because diegetic music, actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background,

invoking a sense of ‘verisimilitude’, the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality, film-makers creating period dramas use it often.

B. Actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background, diegetic music is often used by film-makers creating period dramas because it invokes a sense of ‘verisimilitude’, the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality.

C. Film-makers creating period dramas often use diegetic music, which invokes a sense of ‘verisimilitude’, the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality, because it is actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background.

D. Film-makers who create period dramas often using diegetic music since it is music actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background, invoking a sense of ‘verisimilitude’, the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality.

E. Diegetic music, actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background, invokes a sense of ‘verisimilitude’, the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality, and film-makers creating period dramas use it often.

Question 2 – Root Cyclone Technology

Even though Root Cyclone Technology, a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, is synonymous with the company Dyson, it is now found in top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

A. Even though Root Cyclone Technology, a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, is synonymous with the company Dyson, it is now found in top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

B. Root Cyclone Technology, which is synonymous with the company Dyson, is a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, and is now found with top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

C. Although Root Cyclone Technology is a vortex separation method that uses rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids and is synonymous with the company Dyson, it is now found in top offerings with almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

D. While Root Cyclone Technology is a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, it is now found in top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum and is synonymous with the company Dyson.

E. Root Cyclone Technology, a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, synonymous with the company Dyson, now found in top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

Question 3 – Seasoned Bookie

A seasoned bookie betting heavily on a high percentage hitter, especially one who has a good average and has performed consistently in the past, makes it likely to miss the decline in his performance, especially if it is interspersed with brilliant innings.

A. A seasoned bookie betting heavily on a high percentage hitter, especially one who has a good average and has performed consistently in the past, makes it likely to miss the decline in his performance, especially if it is interspersed with brilliant innings.

B. A seasoned bookie who bets heavily on a high percentage hitter is likely to miss the decline in his performance, more so when it is interspersed with brilliant innings, especially one who has a good average and has performed consistently in the past.

C. Betting heavily on a high percentage hitter, especially one who has a good average and has performed consistently in the past, a seasoned bookie is likely to miss the decline in the hitter’s performance, especially if it is interspersed with brilliant innings.

D. A seasoned bookie who bets heavily on a high percentage hitter, especially one who has a good average and has performed consistently in the past, makes missing the decline in his performance likely, more so when it is interspersed with brilliant innings.

E. A seasoned bookie’s heavy betting on a high percentage hitter, especially one who has a good average and previously performed consistently, makes it likely to miss the decline in his performance being interspersed with brilliant innings.

Question 4- Pyrex

Scientists who publish studies in the American Ceramics Society Bulletin have found that Pyrex glassware, once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures, no longer standing up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

A. that Pyrex glassware, once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures, no longer standing up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

B. that Pyrex glassware was once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures and that it no longer stands up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

C. that Pyrex glassware, once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures, no longer stands up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

D. that, once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that had not expanded or compressed when exposed to high heat or low temperatures, Pyrex glassware no longer stands up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

E. that although Pyrex glassware no longer stands up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking, it is marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that does not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures.

Question 1 – Diegetic Music

Because diegetic music, actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background, invoking a sense of ‘verisimilitude’, the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality, film-makers creating period dramas use it often. A. Because diegetic music, actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background, invoking a

sense of ‘verisimilitude’, the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality, film-makers creating period dramas use it often.





Understand the Meaning Identify ALL errors POE1. Diegetic Music

Because diegetic music, actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background, invoking a sense of ‘verisimilitude’, the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality, film-makers creating period dramas use it often.

• Because diegetic music, cause

• actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background

• invoking a sense of ‘verisimilitude’

• the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality

• film-makers creating period dramas use it often

describes DG

describes DG

describes VS

Meaning = Because DM does something, film makers use it often.

What does it do? No verb, so don’t know

effect

What could it do? DM invokes

Question 1 - Solution

Active reading to understand meaning

Understanding roles of each entity

Determining grammatical correctness of the sentence

Understand the Meaning Identify ALL errors POE

Because diegetic music, actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background, invoking a sense of ‘verisimilitude’, the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality, film-makers creating period dramas use it often.

• Because diegetic music, cause

• actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background

• invoking a sense of ‘verisimilitude’

• the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality

• film-makers creating period dramas use it often

describes DG

describes DG

describes VS

Meaning = Because DM does something, film makers use it often.

What does it do? No verb, so don’t know

effect

What could it do? DM invokes

Understand the Meaning Identify ALL errors POE1. Diegetic Music

Understanding the sentence structure and meaning of the original choice is very important to eliminate choices.

A. Because diegetic music, actively referenced in the film rather than confined to the background, invoking a sense of ‘verisimilitude’, the idea that art can express a truthful version of reality, film-makers creating period dramas use it often.





Logically correct but grammatically wrong.

Grammatically correct but illogical. Film-makers do not use diegetic music because it is actively referenced in the film. They use it because it invokes verisimilitude.

Distorts the meaning of original choice: cause-effect relationship is lost.

Same illogical meaning as option C.

No verb for “film makers”.

Fail to observe an error

because of lack of timeDo not know what’s

wrong with the sentence

Don’t spend sufficient

time on complete

sentence

Why do people falter in SC?

Jump directly to the answer choices to find shortcuts

Splits Pattern recognition

Engage in significant back and forth

Get anxious and make mistakes that could be avoided

What is the optimum approach for SC?

Actively Read Original Sentence

• Understand the meaning• Understand the roles played by

each entity

Check Grammar of Original Sentence

• Is simplified after the meaning analysis.

Review answer choices 1 by 1

• Analyze in the light of original sentence analysis

time

How can you learn all of this?

1. Foundation Concepts2. Grammatical Concepts3. Application Concepts4. Practice Questions

Everything that you need to ace Sentence

Correction is present in the e-GMAT Course.

Focus on Logic Knowledge of Grammar Mantra to become an SC Champ

Question 2 – Root Cyclone Technology


A. Even though Root Cyclone Technology, a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, is synonymous with the company Dyson, it is now found in top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

B. Root Cyclone Technology, which is synonymous with the company Dyson, is a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, and is now found with top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

C. Although Root Cyclone Technology is a vortex separation method that uses rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids and is synonymous with the company Dyson, it is now found in top offerings with almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

D. While Root Cyclone Technology is a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, it is now found in top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum and is synonymous with the company Dyson.

E. Root Cyclone Technology, a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, synonymous with the company Dyson, now found in top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

Understand the Meaning Identify ALL errors POE2: Root Cyclone Technology


Even though Root Cyclone Technology, a vortex separation method using

rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids,

is synonymous with the company Dyson,

it is now found in top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners

that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

Even though Contrast presented

Understand the descriptive elements & contrasting elements presented.

RCT is synonymous with Dyson

RCT is found in many leading brands of vacuum cleaners

Descriptive information about RCT provided

Contrasting facts

Understand the Meaning Identify ALL errors POE

Even though Root Cyclone Technology, a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, is synonymous with the company Dyson,

it is now found in top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners

that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

2: Root Cyclone Technology


Choice A may very well be the correct answer!



Root Cyclone Technology, which is synonymous with the company Dyson, is a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, and is now found with top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

B

No contrastTwo facts presented1. RCT is a vortex separation….2. RCT is now found with top offerings

B

Very important to understand the meaning of the original sentence and be able to eliminate choices

that change the meaning of the sentence.

Changes the meaning of the original sentence



Although Root Cyclone Technology is a vortex separation method that uses rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids and is synonymous with the company Dyson, it is now found in top offerings with almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

C

Be very careful about differentiating between descriptive information & contrasting information.

Contrast is as follows1. RCT is a vortex separation and is synonymous with Dyson…2. BUT RCT is now found with top offerings

C

Distorts the meaning of the original sentence by switching the descriptive and contrasting elements



While Root Cyclone Technology is a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, it is now found in top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum and is synonymous with the company Dyson.

D

With a thorough understanding of the original sentence, as you go through the choices, you get more

confident of the correct answer.

Distorts the meaning by mixing descriptive and contrasting elements.

Root Cyclone Technology, a vortex separation method using rotational effects and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids, synonymous with the company Dyson, now found in top offerings by almost all leading brands of vacuum cleaners that use the Venturi Effect to produce a partial vacuum.

E

No verb for RCT

Question 3 – Seasoned Bookie







Understand the Meaning Identify ALL errors POE3: Seasoned Bookie


A seasoned bookie betting heavily on a high percentage hitter, especially one

who has a good average and has performed consistently in the past,

makes it likely to miss the decline in his performance, especially if

it is interspersed with brilliant innings.

“Betting” by a seasoned bookie.

Understand the meaning of the sentence!

The bookie typically bets on a high performance hitter who has a good performance record.

This bookie IS LIKELY to miss the decline in the performance of the hitter, especially if the bad performance is mixed with good performances.



Analyze the sentence for ALL the errors!

Bookie does not make it likely to miss the decline.Bookie is the one who is likely to miss the decline.

“his” reference not clear. Could refer to• Hitter• BookieContext favors hitter more.

Not clear who is likely to miss the decline.

• A seasoned bookie betting heavily on a high percentage hitter, especially one

• who has a good average and has performed consistently in the past,

• makes it likely to miss the decline in his performance, especially if

• it is interspersed with brilliant innings.







Question 4 - Pyrex


A. that Pyrex glassware, once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures, no longer standing up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

B. that Pyrex glassware was once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures and that it no longer stands up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

C. that Pyrex glassware, once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures, no longer stands up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

D. that, once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that had not expanded or compressed when exposed to high heat or low temperatures, Pyrex glassware no longer stands up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

E. that although Pyrex glassware no longer stands up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking, it is marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that does not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures.

Understand the Meaning Identify ALL errors POE4: Pyrex

Scientists who publish studies in the American Ceramics Society Bulletin have found that Pyrex glassware, once

marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low

temperatures, no longer standing up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

o Scientists

o who publish studies in the American Ceramics Society Bulletin

o have found that

o Pyrex glassware, once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware

o that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures, no longer standing up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

Certain scientists have found something about Pyrex glassware.

can no longer stand

What?Pyrex glassware no longer standing up well to some temp changes?

FYIPyrex was once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware. It was heat resistant.

contradictory

Even if the sentence is not written correctly, you should try to INFER the correct meaning.

e.g. verb missing

Understand the Meaning Identify ALL errors POE4: Pyrex

Scientists who publish studies in the American Ceramics Society Bulletin have found that Pyrex glassware, once marketed as “from

icebox to oven” cookware that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures, no longer standing up

well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

o Scientists

o who publish studies in the American Ceramics Society Bulletin

o have found that

o Pyrex glassware, once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware

o that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures, no longer standing up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

Utilize the sentence structure analysis to determine ALL the errors in the sentence.

no verb

Understand the Meaning Identify ALL errors POEQuestion 4- Pyrex


that Pyrex glassware was once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures and that it no longer stands up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

B

Scientists have found two things1. that pyrex glassware was once marketed as heat resistant.2. that pyrex can no longer withstand temperatures.

B

According to A, 1) is FYI. Scientists only found out about 2)

Very important to understand the meaning of original sentence and be able to eliminate choices that

change the meaning of the sentence.

Changes the meaning of the original sentence

Understand the Meaning Identify ALL errors POEQuestion 4 - Pyrex


that Pyrex glassware, once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that did not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures, no longer stands up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

C

Once you do your thorough analysis of the original sentence, the correct choice may become very obvious!

Understand the Meaning Identify ALL errors POEQuestion 4- Pyrex


that, once marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that had not expanded or compressed when exposed to high heat or low temperatures, Pyrex glassware no longer stands up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking.

D

With a thorough understanding of the original sentence, as you go through the choices, you get more

confident of the correct answer.

past perfect tense is incorrect.

that although Pyrex glassware no longer stands up well to some of the temperature changes involved in cooking, it is marketed as “from icebox to oven” cookware that does not expand or compress when exposed to high heat or low temperatures.

E

Scientists have found a contradiction1. pyrex can no longer withstand temperatures.2. but pyrex is still marketed as “from icebox to oven”.

E Changes the meaning of the original sentence

Tell us about your SC approach

Would be Approach - Question 1

In your opinion, what is the most important thing to ace GMAT SC?

1. Knowing grammar rules

2. Understanding meaning of the sentence

3. Efficiently applying splits approach

Would be Approach - Question 2

When you solve SC question, you will spend majority of your time in ______

o understanding the meaning and finding grammatical errors in Choice A.

o looking for differences & similarities in choices to narrow down the answer.

How can you become SC Champ

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Step by Step Instructions – For a New Student

1. Study the Foundations Module in e-GMAT SC Course.

2. Focus on one Core Module at a time, going in the following order:

1. Subject Verb2. Pronouns3. Verbs4. Modifiers5. Parallelism6. Comparison7. Idioms

3. Practice your skills on practice questions in e-GMAT & Scholaranium

• Foundation Module equips you with tools to breakdown long sentences

• 6 Learning Items

• Core Module contains the following:• Concept files• Concept Quizzes• Application files• Practice Quizzes• OG Quizzes

• Assessment happens at multiple touch points• Pre/Post Assessment quizzes in

concept files.• Concept Quizzes• Practice Quizzes

• >200 full-length practice questions to fine tune your SC skills

Designed to “Ensure” Learning

Application

ConceptsSection 1 ConceptsSection 1ApplicationConcepts

Qualifying Exercises

Learning Environment

Integrated Learning with much more frequent application

Without learning, student can’t move forward in the course

Precise analytics tell student what to revise.

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45+ Concept

14+ Application

4 Live Sessions

“Learning” Part of SC offering

How do students get 100+ point Score Improvements

Solve every question using the 3-step process.

Do not time yourself when you are learning the process and concepts. As a rule of thumb, you may start to time yourself when you reach the practice module of the course.

Practice the OG questions as prescribed in the course. Do not leave OG questions for the end.

Ensure that you score >90% in each concept level quiz.

Even if you get a question correct, review the detailed solution and cross-check your approach with the correct approach as explained in the solution.

You don’t need any other resource

• Introduction to Modifiers• Types of Modifiers• Primer on Noun Phrases and Noun

Modifiers• Correcting Modifier Errors• Modifiers - Concept Quiz 1• Modifiers - Application File 1• Modifiers - Practice File 1• Modifiers - OG Quiz 1

• Verb-ing Modifiers• Various Functions of Verb-ing

words• Verb-ing Modifiers 1• Verb-ing Modifiers 2• Verb-ed forms - Modifiers or Verbs• Verb-ed modifiers cannot jump

over verbs• Relative Pronoun Modifiers• Noun Modifiers can Modify Slightly

Far Away Noun• Modifiers - Concept Quiz 2• Modifiers - Application File 2• Modifiers - Practice File 2• Modifiers - OG Quiz 2

• Noun + Noun Modifiers• Verb-ing vs. Noun + Noun

Modifier• Verb-ing vs. Verb-ed• Modifiers - Application

File 3• Modifiers - OG Quiz 3

Study SMARTLY with continuous assessments and feedback at

multiple points.

Go ace the GMAT

With e-GMAT SC Course and

your Diligence, you can master SC in 10 days.


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