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Re: Grammar book????
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22 Jun 2009, 01:53
Hi imdeepak,
even before I started my preparation, I also had a similar feeling. I went through "Wren & Martin - High School grammar" (though selectively), which is quite a famous book in India. I thought this will refresh my grammar concepts, but instead I ended up wasting lot of time on this.
When I started SC from other books (like kaplan etc), I found that SC in gmat involves only limited topics, and doesn't need mastery in English grammar. One doesn't need to go through the whole lot of grammar stuff. If you want, I would suggest don't waste lot of time, just refresh the basic concepts, and familiarize yourself with common grammar "technical" words, so that understanding the explanations in GMAT SC books would be easier.
For SC, instead, you can go through some other books, specifically designed for gmat. I found concepts in Kaplan 800 good. Also, on the gmatclub forum, have read a lot about Manhattan SC (though I haven't tried my hands yet on this book). Do lot of practice and read the explanations of each and every question you solve.