Wednesday, May 8, 2019

GMAT sentence correction rules


Rule: Tense consistency


Illustration:

She invited me to the party and asks me to dance.

observe the word "and"

There are two segments in this sentence.

She invited me to the party and asks me to dance.

Note the tense for each segment

“She invited me to the party” is in past tense
“asks me to dance.” is in present tense

The tense has to be consistent throughout the sentence

Correct sentence:
She invited me to the party and asked me to dance.