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Number of SC Errors in OG and Actual Exam [#permalink] New post   25 Jun 2015, 02:26
In almost all GMAT OG SC Questions, there are more than one errors.
Is it same for high difficulty level questions too ? (700+ level)
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Re: Number of SC Errors in OG and Actual Exam [#permalink] New post   25 Jun 2015, 10:53
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Hello pawanCEO,

You're right. You're usually tested on more than one grammatical area. There are usually two errors in the original sentence. What makes the upper level questions difficult is not necessarily the number of errors. It's usually more difficult because the sentence is longer and/or the errors are very subtle. Those errors include changes to the answer choices that introduce very subtle shifts in meaning that you may not catch if you're not reading carefully.

I hope that helps!
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Re: Number of SC Errors in OG and Actual Exam [#permalink] New post   25 Jun 2015, 16:58
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Hi pawanCEO,

Most SCs that you'll see on Test Day are based on 2-4 grammar rules that you need to consider to properly choose the correct answer. The 'good' news is that you usually do NOT need to know all of the rules involved to get the question correct. By using the answer choices to your advantage, you can typically knock out 'groups' of answer choices once you've properly dealt with one of the grammar rules in the prompt. On higher level questions, you're more likely to deal with rarer versions of common rules, as well as style and idiom rules.

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Re: Number of SC Errors in OG and Actual Exam [#permalink] New post   25 Jun 2015, 20:36
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pawanCEO wrote:
In almost all GMAT OG SC Questions, there are more than one errors.
Is it same for high difficulty level questions too ? (700+ level)


When I took GMAT a few years back, I remember thinking exactly this during the test - the SC questions are harder than OG SC questions because there is a single decision point between two possible choices. At that time, it seemed like both could work since I wasn't aware of the GMAT nuances. And yes, my score indicates that I was getting questions from the 750+ spectrum.
So I would suggest you to pay heed to the common errors, correct grammatical usage and most importantly, accuracy in meaning.
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Re: Number of SC Errors in OG and Actual Exam [#permalink] New post   02 Jul 2015, 08:13
Thank You OptimusPrepJanielle, EMPOWERgmatRichC, and VeritasPrepKarishma.
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