Posts Tagged "Sentence"

Idioms

Posted on May 23, 2011

Idiomatic expressions are phrases that are common in standard written English. There is no logic behind their usage. You either know them or not. You will have to use your ear most of the time. But its highly advised that you learn the list of common idioms on GMAT. The parrot way I am sorry to tell you this, but memorizing them is the only way you can do this. Start doing this early in your preparation. Initially it’s okay to look up the idiom list while answering the questions. Watch out for the changing prepositions while doing a vertical scan of the answer choices, this would give you a hint that may be this is an Idiom error. a consequence of A debate...

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Tenses

Posted on Apr 29, 2011

Most of the time, you know which tense to use for a verb. But you may not know just how to describe an action that doesn’t fall neatly into one time slot. And that’s where GMAT is going to test you. You must know where to use perfect tenses; where to avoid them. They will also confuse you with series of actions where it becomes even more difficult to determine the tense sequence. I have prepared a solid article which will cover everything you needed to know about tenses on the GMAT. What Time is it? PRESENT TENSE Habitual actions (regular activities): Mukul exercises every day. Leaves fall in winter. Universal truth, well known fact: Sun rises in the...

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Subject-Verb Agreement

Posted on Apr 28, 2011

To do well in SC on GMAT, you need to know which verb-form goes with each type of subject, where to find the subject in a clause, and whether the subject is singular or plural. The Traps Don’t expect simple subject-verb agreement on the GMAT. There are 3 ways to confuse you: Make it difficult for you to locate the subject Make it difficult to identfy whether the subject is singular or plural. Insert intervening phrases and clauses to make it difficult to spot the subject and connect it to its proper verb. Where is the Subject? You can find the subject easily when it comes right before the verb: Alan Paton has written movingly about life in South Africa. Many readers...

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