Can you maximize your score in the sentence correction section
in less than 30 days..
Yes, it is possible ….
You can follow a 3-stage approach. You need to
- Understand the often-tested errors in the
GMAT............(
- Learn to identify errors, using various techniques .......(
- Learn to use logic and to arrive at a correct answer in less than 60 seconds.(Mastery Stage 3)
Before I discuss few strategies, let us understand the skills tested by GMAT in the sentence correction section.
SC type of question tests your ability to recognize the correctness and effectiveness of expression in standard written English. In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar, choice of words, and sentence construction. Choose the answer that produces the most effective sentence;
Sentence correction questions present a sentence, part or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence, you will find five ways of paraphrasing the underlined passage. The first answer choice repeats the original underlined passage; the other four are different. If you think the original phrasing is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others. this answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, redundancy or grammatical error.
An
example:
People who inherit the sickle cell anaemia gene from only one parent seem to be resistant to malaria, an evolutionary advantage that may explain why a genetic condition so debilitating to many individuals has survived in the human population.
A. seem to be resistant to malaria,
B. seemingly are resistant to malaria,
C. seem to be resistant to malaria and have
D. seemingly are resistant to malaria and to have
E. are, it seems, resistant to malaria,
and they have
Sentence correction questions test three broad aspects of language
proficiency:
Correct expression
A correct sentence is grammatically and structurally sound. It conforms
to all the rules of standard written English, including noun-verbal agreement,
noun-pronoun agreement, pronoun consistency, pronoun case and verb tense
sequence. A correct sentence will not have dangling, misplaced or improperly
formed modifiers; unidiomatic expressions or faults in parallel constructions
Effective expression
An effective sentence expresses an idea or relationship clearly and
concisely as well as grammatically. This does not mean that the choice with the
fewest and simplest words is necessarily the best answer. It means that there
are no superfluous words or needlessly complicated expressions in the best
choice.
Proper diction
An effective sentence also uses proper diction.(Dictionary refers to the
standard dictionary meaning of words and the appropriateness of words in
context). In evaluating the diction of a sentence, you must be able to
recognize whether the words are well chosen, accurate and suitable for the
context
Note*
You will see results faster in sentence
correction than critical reasoning or reading comprehension section. Because there
are only 25 errors tested in this exam.
Some of the 25 errors tested are:
- Subject verb agreement
- Pronoun error
- Misplaced modifier
- Wordiness
- Lack of clear subject
- Meaning conformity…
After knowing concepts, you need to
focus on the application and mastery stages
There are various strategies, you need to know……….
For example
strategy 1 Identify clue words
When you see these clue words……….. Use
the error tool respectively.
More/less/greater … than………comparison
error tool
And/but……………..Parallelism error tool
Unlike/like…………….contrast error tool
There are lots of clue words like this
I will be discussing each error tool in-depth in my classes.
strategy 2 Differentiate Verb & noun
Observe these sentences
1. The cost of drought to the country
is in billions
2. Drought costs the country in
billions
Sentences 1 and 2 are grammatically
correct.
But you must choose option 2. Why?
Can you identify the subtle difference?
In statement 1: Cost is a noun
In statement 2: Cost is a verb
Tip: When you attempt the GMAT, give more preference to verbs than nouns.
So you have to choose statement 2 and not 1
There are lots of things to learn when you prepare for the GMAT ....
Happy learning.
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