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Online Classes for GMAT June 2011 Session; repeat possible in
July also) By: Satyadhar Joshi [email protected] GMAT Verbal
Series Covering: Sentence Correction (Level 1)
http://www.freegregmatclass.com/
http://onlineclasses.nanotechbiz.org/
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Good things about the GMAT Sentence Correction GMAT board
sticks to basics No controversy allowed, so answers are distinct If
you try to understand the rules of the games then things are easy
for you (go for reasons and logics) You will make clear and
effective sentence after GMAT prep You will not make awkward,
unnecessary, and unclear sentence and will know how to repair them
Also understand the meaning between correct and best!
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GMAT Verbal Classes (100 hours online Course) Introduction
Importance of Grammar & Punctuation Critical Reasoning Sentence
Correction Reading comprehension Strategies Level 1-2-3 All ppts
uploaded on website/courseware Mock Exams for the GMAT More
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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
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Level Concept to tackle psychology Level 1 is 650 Level 2 is
700 (no play of grammar jargons and LSAT) Level 3 is 780 (the best
a man could do) Hence dont worry about the timings and length Tame
mind for a nothing to loose and taking something out of the
preparation Human mind is hard to tame!!!
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GMAT English Its own logic Different from what you hear and
speak sometimes Remember its not English its GMAT English So Learn
GMAT English!
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Aspects Correct grammar (8 types of errors) Clear meaning
(Understand what does it mean) Concise style (Idiomatic and common
sense) Trishool concept Understand the choice Find the change in
all by mental coloration and underlining Meaning matter vs dont
matter??? Really???
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Type of Errors Word choice vs verbs vs pronouns etc Make a list
of errors and program your mind to search on them Train your mind
to search for three types of error in the right order
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How to crack it Order difficulty Process of Elimination (start
with a sure shot rather than going in same order) Use of Scratch
paper (extremely helpful to start with)
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Elimination 1/5 Choices are no change If you cant sell a lemon,
replace it Almost right Three down, two to go
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Check list for errors Pronoun? Modifying? Series of things?
Tense? Comparison with similar vs then? Quantity words? Subject
Verb agreement? Apples and oranges being compared? Other idiomatic?
Any other things to check
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Reasoning Why are these rules made? Do they make any sense? Is
it about memorization of the rules? Is there some way to understand
how they came into existence?
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Text Books for the Course GMAT Books by Princeton (General and
Verbal Specific) GMAT Manhattan Sentence Correction GMAT Kaplan
GMAT Verbal Official Review & Verbal Review Conquering GMAT
Verbal by McGraw Hills 1000 SCs after exhausting all the other
resources (Big book) Mandatory to buy the respective books from the
Authorized publisher
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Ambiguity & Change in meaning Ambiguity Most important
concept What we want it to mean, it should mean the same Each
question has options that change the meaning
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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 (best)
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Terms often used in explanation Subordinate clauses or
dependent clause Prepositional phrase Modifying phrase Two
independent clauses Simple past tense Possessive Antecedent
Infinitive: to-(infinitive)form
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinitive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antecedent_%28grammar%29
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Basic Grammar Terminology A noun is a word thats 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. A phrase is missing either a subject or a verb Sue
opened the big box of chocolates
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Preposition and Modifiers (Type) Preposition Phrase is a group
of words beginning with a preposition. Like any phrase, a
preposition phrase does not contain a subject or a verb Sue opened
the big box of chocolates quickly=adverb, verb = opened, big
=adjective for noun= box Of is preposition because it shows
relation between box and chocolates; of chocolates is a preposition
phrase that acts like a adjective by modifying box
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Clauses Pronoun is a word that takes place of a noun A clause
is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb Because she
was famished, Sue quickly opened the big box of chocolates The
above sentence has 2 clauses. Independent clause and dependent
Application in modifiers
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List of Pronouns News Singular: List a Plural: List b Opening
the other file GMAT Games: Names of countries or things with end
with s, like New Brussels or News both are singular
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Side Effect Preposition Phrases (on for of by in on to from)
Subordinate clauses Which when that whom where Modifiers Comma or
-ing things
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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
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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
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Misplaced Modifiers Coming out of the department, Johns wallet
was stolen Coming out Wallet coming out? Who is modifying
what?
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Forms of misplaced modifiers Participating phrase precede by a
preposition Adjectives (right to the right) Adjectival Phrases
Makes things wrong or ambiguous
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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
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Written in1961, 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)
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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
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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
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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
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Tense Present Simple past Present perfect (has walked) Past
perfect (had walked) Future How to spot tense errors
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Example When he was younger he walked three miles every day and
had has lifted weights too. Has lifted (the present perfect tense)
When he was younger he walked three miles every day and lifted
weight too.
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A doctor at the Amsterdam Clinic maintains that if children eat
a diet high in Vitamins and took vitamin supplements, they will be
less likely to catch the common cold Took vitamin supplements, they
will be less likely to catch Took vitamins supplements, they are
less likely to catch Take vitamin supplements, they were less
likely of catching Take vitamin supplements, they will be less
likely of catching Take vitamin supplements, they are less likely
to catch
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Subject Verb Agreements Singular Nouns List Singular pronouns
Make subject Verb Agree
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The administration of a small daily dose of aspirin has not
only been shown to lower the risk of heart attack, and it has also
been shown to help relieve the suffering of arthritis And it has
also been shown to help And it has also been shown helpful to But
it has also been shown to help But it has been shown helpful in
addition for In addition it has also been showing helping
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Many political insiders now believe that the dissension in
congress over heath issues decrease the likelihood for significant
action being taken this year Decrease the likelihood for
significant action being Decrease the likelihood that significant
action will be Decrease the likelihood of significant action to be
Decreases the likelihood for significant action being Decreases the
likelihood that significant action will be Dissension=
disagreement
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Many political insiders now believe that the dissension in
congress over heath issues decrease the to combat the rising cost
of health care likelihood for significant action being taken this
year Decrease the likelihood for significant action being Decrease
the likelihood that significant action will be Decrease the
likelihood of significant action to be Decrease the likelihood
for(un idiomatic) significant action being Decreases the likelihood
that significant action will be Subject: dissension(singular) Verb:
decreases(singular)
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Idioms List of Idioms 40-50 Idioms Most of the Indians English
speaking population knows about them Meaning changes if we use them
incorrectly Open file in a new tab
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The administration of a small daily dose of aspirin has not
only been shown to lower the risk of heart attack, and it has also
been shown to help relieve the suffering of arthritis And it has
also been shown to help And it has also been shown helpful to But
it has also been shown to help But it has been shown helpful in
addition for (awkward) In addition it has also been showing
helping
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Apples and Oranges The people in my office is smarter than
other offices (wrong). Correct: The people in my office are smarter
than the people in the other offices. Synthetic oil burns less
efficiently than natural oils Synthetic oil burns less efficiently
than natural oils burns (correct) Synthetic oil burns less
efficiently than do natural oils (ETS)
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Doctors sometimes have difficulty diagnosing viral pneumonia
because the early symptoms of this potentially deadly illness are
often quite similar to the common cold Are often quite similar to
the common cold Often resemble that of common cold Are often quite
similar to those of the common cold Are often similar to the common
colds symptom Quite often are, like the common cold, similar
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Doctors sometimes have difficulty diagnosing viral pneumonia
because the early symptoms of this potentially deadly illness are
often quite similar to the common cold Are often quite similar to
the common cold Often resemble that of common cold Are often quite
similar to those of the common cold Are often similar to the common
colds symptom (symptoms) Quite often are, like the common cold,
similar Compare symptom vs symptom
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Quantity words If 2 itemsIf more than two betweenamong moremost
lessleast Countable itemsNon countable items fewerless
numberAmount, quantity manymuch
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Of the many decisions facing the energy commission as it meets
to decide on new directions for the next century, the question of
the future of nuclear energy is for certain the more perplexing. is
for certain the more perplexing. is for certain he most perplexing
It seems certain, is the most perplexed Is certainly the more
perplexing It seems certain, is perplexing most
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Of the many decisions facing the energy commission as it meets
to decide on new directions for the next century, the question of
the future of nuclear energy is for certain the more perplexing. is
for certain the more perplexing. is for certain he most perplexing
It seems certain, is the most perplexed Is certainly the more
perplexing It seems certain, is perplexing most (awkward)
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The foresight that was evident in the courts selection of an
independent trustee to oversee the provisions of the agreement will
probably go unremarked by the press that was evident in the courts
selection of an independent trustee That was evident by the courts
selection of an independent trustee Evidenced with the courts
selection of an independent trustee Evidenced of the courts
selection of an independent trustee That was evident of the courts
selection of an independent trustee
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The foresight that was evident in the courts selection of an
independent trustee to oversee the provisions of the agreement will
probably go unremarked by the press that was evident in the courts
selection of an independent trustee That was evident by the courts
selection of an independent trustee Evidenced with the courts
selection of an independent trustee Evidenced of the courts
selection of an independent trustee That was evident of the courts
selection of an independent trustee
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