GMAT Verbal (Class One) Covering: Sentence Correction

GMAT Verbal (Class One)Covering: Sentence Correction : (June 2011 Session; repeat possible in July also) By: Satyadhar Joshi shivgan3@yahoo.com GMAT Verbal (Class One)Covering: Sentence Correction http://www.freegregmatclass.com/ http://onlineclasses.nanotechbiz.org/

GMAT Verbal Classes(40 hours online Course) : GMAT Verbal Classes( 40 hours online Course) Introduction Importance of Grammar & Punctuation Critical Reasoning & Sentence Correction Reading comprehension Strategies Stage1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Mock Exams for the GMAT More…

Level 1 (Week 1) : Level 1 (Week 1) Review of all three sections of GMAT Discussions & Strategies 7 Class (7 hours) 10-20 Examples First Week Text Book: Verbal Workout by GMAT by Princeton Text: Cracking the GMAT by Princeton

GMAT English : GMAT English It’s own logic Different from what you hear and speak sometimes Remember it’s not English it’s GMAT English So Learn GMAT English!

Good things about the Exam : Good things about the Exam GMAT board sticks to basics No controversy allowed If you try to understand the rules things are easy

How to crack it : How to crack it Order difficulty Process of Elimination Use of Scratch paper

Elimination : Elimination 1/5 Choices are no change If you can’t sell a lemon, replace it Almost right Three down, two to go

Registered brokerage firms have been required to record the details of all computerized program trades made in the past year so that government agencies will be able to decide whether they should be banned. : Registered brokerage firms have been required to record the details of all computerized program trades made in the past year so that government agencies will be able to decide whether they should be banned. Will be able to decide whether they should be banned Should be able to decide whether they should be banned Should be able to decide whether they can be banned Will be able to decide whether program trades should be able to be banned Will be able to decide whether program trades should be banned

Basic Terminology : Basic Terminology A noun is a word that’s used to name a person, place or thing A verb is a word that expresses action Sue opened the box An adjective is a word that modifies a noun An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb A preposition is a word that notes the relations of a noun to an action or a thing A phrase is group of words acting as a single part of speech Sue opened the big box of choclates

Pronoun Error : Pronoun Error While Brussels has smashed all Western European tourism revenue records this year, they still lag well behind in exports. This year, they still lag well behind in exports In this past year, they still lag well behind in exports In the last year, it lags still well behind in exports This year, they lags well behind in the exports This year, it still lags well behind in exports

Pronoun Error : Pronoun Error While Brussels has smashed all Western European tourism revenue records this year, they still lag well behind in exports. This year, they still lag well behind in exports In this past year, they still lag well behind in exports In the last year, it lags still well behind in exports This year, they lags well behind in the exports This year, it still lags well behind in exports

Misplaced Modifiers : Misplaced Modifiers Coming out of the department, John’s wallet was stolen Coming out Wallet coming out? Who is modifying what?

Written in 2962, Joseph scored a literary hit which his comedic first novel, Catch-22 : Written in 2962, Joseph scored a literary hit which his comedic first novel, Catch-22 Written in 1961, Joseph scored a literary hit with his comedic first novel, Catch-22 Written in 1961, Joseph scored a literary hit with Catch22, his comedic first novel Written in 1961, Catch-22, the comedic first novel by Joseph, was a literary hit Catch-22, which was written in 1961 by Joseph, scored a literary hit with his first comedic novel Catch-22, the comedic first novel, scored a literary hit for Joseph by its being written in 1961

Written in1961, Joseph scored a literary hit which his comedic first novel, Catch-22 : Written in1961, Joseph scored a literary hit which his comedic first novel, Catch-22 Written in 1961, Joseph scored a literary hit with his comedic first novel, Catch-22 Written in 1961, Joseph scored a literary hit with Catch22, his comedic first novel Written in 1961, Catch-22, the comedic first novel by Joseph, was a literary hit (right answer) Catch-22, which was written in 1961 by Joseph, scored a literary hit with his first comedic novel (awkward) Catch-22, the comedic first novel, scored a literary hit for Joseph by its being written in 1961 (awkward)

Parallel Construction : Parallel Construction See the comma and the things it talks about All list, or all actions, must satisfy the same tone All should be in same form

In a recent survey, the Gallup poll discovered that the average American speaks 1.3 languages, buys a new car every 5.2 years, drinks 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every year, and forgot to pay at least one bill per quarter : In a recent survey, the Gallup poll discovered that the average American speaks 1.3 languages, buys a new car every 5.2 years, drinks 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every year, and forgot to pay at least one bill per quarter Drinks 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every year, and forgot to pay at least one bill one quarter Drinks 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every year, and forgets to pay at least one bill per quarter Can drink 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every quarter and forgot to pay at least one bill per quarter Drinks 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every year, and forgets at least to pay one bill per quarter Drank 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every year, and forgets to pay at least one bill per quarter

In a recent survey, the Gallup poll discovered that the average American speaks 1.3 languages, buys a new car every 5.2 years, drinks 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every year, and forgot to pay at least one bill per quarter : In a recent survey, the Gallup poll discovered that the average American speaks 1.3 languages, buys a new car every 5.2 years, drinks 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every year, and forgot to pay at least one bill per quarter Drinks 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every year, and forgot to pay at least one bill one quarter Drinks 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every year, and forgets to pay at least one bill per quarter (right) Can drink 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every quarter, and forgot to pay at least one bill per quarter Drinks 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every year, and forgets at least to pay one bill per quarter Drank 14 gallons of alcoholic beverages every year, and forgets to pay at least one bill per quarter

Tense : Tense Present Simple past Present perfect Past perfect Future How to spot tense errors

Text Books for the Course : Text Books for the Course GMAT Books by Princeton GMAT Manhattan GMAT Kaplan GMAT Verbal Official Review Conquering GMAT Verbal by McGraw Hills

Conclusion : Conclusion 30 Days 30 hours online live class More questions might be done in the month of July

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