Verbal

GMAT Question of the Day (June 12): Coordinate Geometry and Sentence Correction

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Math (DS) At what angle do the lines and intersect? 1. 2. Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) GMAT Daily Deals Knewton Gmat: fully custom prep w/ the highest point increase guarantee in the industry. $350...

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Introduction to GMAT Critical Reasoning

By - Jun 11, 09:00 AM   Comments [0]

One question on the GMAT Verbal Section is Critical Reasoning.  On this question, the prompt presents some sort of argument, and then asks you, in one way or another, to analyze the argument — for example, by strengthening it, weakening it, finding its underlying assumption,...

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GMAT Question of the Day (June 11): Word Problem and Sentence Correction

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Math (PS) If the farmer sells 75 of his chickens, his stock of feed will last for 20 more days than planned, but if he buys 100 more chickens, he will run out of feed 15 days earlier than planned. If no chickens are sold or...

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GMAT Question of the Day (June 8): Absolute Values (Modulus) and Sentence Correction

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Math (DS) Is ? 1. 2. Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) GMAT Daily Deals Kaplan GMAT Prep provides nearly 6000 test questions and exercises to practice with! Save $400 via GMAT Club! Vocaz specializes in positioning engineers...

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GMAT Verbs: The Perfect Tense?

By - Jun 7, 09:00 AM   Comments [0]

Two of the more confusing tenses in English are the present perfect and the past perfect. What makes them so is both describe continuous actions. To illustrate, let’s take a look at the following sentences: 1.) Last night, I walked my dog. 2.) I have walked Bucky...

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GMAT Question of the Day (June 7): Geometry and Critical Reasoning

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Math (DS) Water evaporates at the rate of two liters per hour per one square meter of surface. How long will it take to evaporate 30 liters of water from a swimming pool full of water with vertical walls and a flat bottom that holds 56...

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Common Parallel Structure Words in GMAT Sentence Correction

By - Jun 6, 09:00 AM   Comments [5]

Concision is one of the goals of parallel structure.  Consider the following monstrosity of a sentence. 1a) After I get my next paycheck, I am seriously thinking about buying a jet ski, I am seriously thinking about treating my friends to dinner, and I am seriously...

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GMAT Question of the Day (June 6): Special Operations and Critical Reasoning

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Math (PS) If , what is the last digit of ? (A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 2 (E) 1 Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) GMAT Daily Deals Knewton GMAT, a powerful adaptive learning system plus exclusive GMAT Club...

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GMAT Sentence Correction: If vs. Whether

By - Jun 5, 09:00 AM   Comments [1]

“I don’t know if you will find this post helpful” Do you spot the error in the preceding sentence?  This error is common in casual spoken English, but it will cost you on the GMAT Sentence Correction.  In that sentence, the word “if” is incorrect: it...

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GMAT Question of the Day (June 5): Work Problem and Sentence Correction

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Math (PS) A furniture manufacturer has two machines, but only one can be used at a time. Machine A is utilized during the first shift and Machine B during the second shift, while both work half of the third shift. If Machine A can do the...

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