(June 2011 Session; repeat possible in July also) By: Satyadhar Joshi GMAT Verbal (Class 2 Class) Covering: Sentence Correction

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!

GMAT Verbal Classes (100 hours online Course) Introduction Importance of Grammar & Punctuation Critical Reasoning & Sentence Correction Reading comprehension Strategies Stage1,Stage 2 (We are here), 3 Mock Exams for the GMAT More…

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!

Text Book for this session: Verbal Workout for the GMAT (The Princeton Review) Buy it from flipkart or infibeam or from any shop near you (for those who are in India_ For USA there are many other websites Please listen to my class and do the HW and get back to me with your doubts. By doing this you can get the best results. Although, incase you don’t get time due to busy schedule you can skip the exercise and just attend my classes.

Advanced Grammar Sweet and simple options (reasons?) Redundant examples; where both words means the same Subjunctive verb tense List of Singular pronouns Subject object agreement “Being”

Sweet and Simple Options Smaller avoid complexity with grammar Removes redundant words like: free gift, surrounded on all sides, the same exact thing Though this works most of times due to obvious reasons but be very careful about change of meaning and tense Inverse: eliminate the largest option

Being Wrong: As a result of his being too short, Jerome was cut from the basketball team. Better: Because he was too short, Jerome was cut from the basketball team. If some answer choices contain the word being and others do not, then all the ones that contain being are wrong. In general being can be avoided. If you see being in an answer choice, make sure that other choices don't contain being and then cross out all the ones that do.

Weird Plurals Data is the plural form of datum Media is the plural form of medium Criteria is the plural form of criterion; alumni is the plural form of alumnus

Vs group Between(two) vs among Further vs farther Fewer vs less It’s vs its. Its is the possessive of it, and it's is the contracted form of it is Many vs Much Which refers to a group as a whole, and that refers to a specific subset of a group.

Definition of all grammar based jargon Open file

Idiom List Open file

How to solve; 5 step method Don’t rewrite the sentence in your own mind and look for choices Train yourself to find grammatical errors Get rid of choices which has same grammatical faults Later, Rinse and Repeat Use process of elimination When you are down to 2, then find the idiomatic or other small errors Page 10, Book: Verbal Workout for the GMAT (The Princeton Review)

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For the question There is a problem at “attempt at curbing”, attempt comes with generally “attempt to”…. (idiomatic) The choices which has the same error goes out Native to vs Native of (again idiomatic) After this we have the tense case of “had been native to” Hence best answer is D We are going to learn about idiomatic phrases, tense like past perfect etc etc…

We will talk about ETS favorite Goofs Using Misplaced Modifiers Pronoun errors

Type of modifiers After a long courtship. Mandy. a brilliant brain surgeon. married her boyfriend, Max, in a small church on the property of a huge farming combine in Michigan. Adjectives: An adjective is a descriptive word placed next to the noun it describes. What kind of courtship was it? A long courtship. What kind of brain surgeon was she? A brilliant brain surgeon. You get the idea. Appositives: Appositives are descriptive phrases set off from the main sentence by commas. They can appear at either end of a sentence (After a long courtship,... ) or smack-dab in the middle (..., a brilliant brain surgeon,... ). Prepositional Phrases: You can make a prepositional phrase by combining a preposition with a noun. Here's another look at that sample sentence with all the prepositional phrases bracketed:

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Answer Who was unwilling? Mayor Best answer is B Case of modifiers Do the exercise on Page 16 th and get back to me if you have doubts

Pronoun Error Each pronoun must agree with the noun it replaces All pronouns must agree with the noun they replaces Also their reference should be direct and unambiguous Most common error is pronoun ambiguity Do the Exercise on Page 19 and get back to me with doubts (Textbook)

Change the Verb Tense Unnecessarily Verb tense should remain consistent Three basic tense: past, present and future Complex: past perfect, present perfect, future perfect Please complete exercise on page 21 of the text book Every time Martin goes to the beach, he will get a really bad sunburn. The first part of the sentence isn't underlined, so it isn't subject to change. Therefore, it must be correct. Martin goes is in the present tense, so there's no need to move into the future tense (he will get). The correct sentence is: Every time Martin goes to the beach, he gets a really bad sunburn.

Complex tenses Past perfect tense: had attended ; used when we compare things in the past Present perfect tense: been attending; something that had begun is still going Future perfect: will have attended; will have finished happening in the future

Constructing sentence that are not parallel The CEO attributed her company's increased revenue to higher-than- expected sales of its new product line, the expanded budget for research and development, and demand was increasing in emerging markets. The CEO cites three factors-sales, budget, and demand-so each should appear as the same part of speech. In this case, the list is inconsistent because the third factor is not expressed in the same form as the previous two. For the sentence to be correct, the underlined portion must also be expressed as a simple noun: The CEO attributed her company's increased revenue to higher-than- expected sales of its new product line, the expanded budget for research and development, and increased demand in emerging markets.

Comparing Apples and Oranges Whenever an answer choice does not make a comparison in a consistent manner (or there's any ambiguity as to the validity of a comparison), it's incorrect: A recent market research study revealed that the back of Michael Jordan's shaved head is more recognized than Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, or Jesus Christ. This sentence is unclear, because we don't know if the author is comparing Jordan's head to the heads of the other men or to the other men themselves. If you see a sentence like this one, scan the answer choices for one that clarifies the situation like this: A recent market research study revealed that the back of Michael Jordan's shaved head is more recognized than the back of the shaved head of Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, or Jesus Christ.

Making Subjects and Verb Disagree The cross-eyed Burmese white panther, a species indigenous to the deepest jungles of Southeast Asia and sought as a trophy by wildlife poachers who hunt the massive, myopic beasts using 12- gauge shotguns and assault rifles, are rapidly nearing extinction. See the nasty trick? The verb of the sentence is are, and the noun nearest to that verb is rifles, which is plural "Rifles are" makes grammatical sense, but rifles isn't the subject of the sentence. When determining the subject of a sentence, ask yourself: "Who or what is this sentence about?" Answer: the panther. The cross-eyed Burmese white panther, (a species indigenous] [to the deepest jungles] [of Southeast Asia] and sought [as a trophy] [by wildlife poachers] who hunt the massive, myopic beasts [using 12-gauge shotguns and assault rifles,] are rapidly nearing extinction. After you bracket off all of the prepositional phrases and appositives, you can see that this sentence is written incorrectly. The corrected sentence looks like this: The cross-eyed Burmese white panther, a species indigenous to the deepest jungles of Southeast Asia and sought as a trophy by wildlife poachers who hunt the massive, myopic beasts using 12-gauge shotguns and assault rifles, is rapidly nearing extinction.

Using Incorrect Idioms Idioms don’t have any rule, they are the way they are. So make a list and understand how they are used in contemporary English Elizabeth Taylor's passion for life is most evident in the list of her husbands, who range from wealthy and influential men such as actor Burt Lancaster and Virginia senator John Warner and ordinary construction worker Larry Fortensky. This sentence is incorrect, because range from... and is unidiomatic. The correct way to write this one is to replace and with to: Elizabeth Taylor's passion for life is most evident in the list of her husbands, who range from wealthy and influential men such as actor Burt Lancaster and Virginia senator John Warner to ordinary construction worker Larry Fortensky.

Questions We will now solve questions of the Text Book

Text Books for the Course GMAT Books by Princeton (General and Verbal Specific) GMAT Manhattan Sentence Correction GMAT Kaplan GMAT Verbal Official Review Conquering GMAT Verbal by McGraw Hills

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

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