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OK, just finished Powerscore RC Bible. I think it's good, but maybe not needed for people already strong in RC. Since it has a decent number of practice questions, I won't buy the Superprep questions.
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Howdy all? Any updates ?

I did OG Verbal for RC after Powerscore RC. I heard OG Verbal is an easy book, but I'm still pleased! I already started Powerscore LR and it's good. I don't want to wait to do all three books, so I combine book with an OG section so it will stay in my head. That's it so far!!!!
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Hi All,

Really great to see you guys with such an initiative.
I am a non-native speaker and struggling with Verbal part of GMAT.
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hii..

i have completed OG12 CR portion once with around 75-80 % accuracy.

But now while doing OG10 i am not able to attempt sometimes easy CR Qs and get them wrong. During my GMATprep also i am not able to use my brain in some CRs. Not able to understand what to do ?

plz help..
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Revise CR concepts again.. Take a break, do not practice CR, just revise powerscore CR or any other CR source you have followed.
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Revise CR concepts again.. Take a break, do not practice CR, just revise powerscore CR or any other CR source you have followed.

Thanks Gurpreet once again.. ll revise Powerscore CR again..
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Updates : I m currently revising Mgmat SC and official guide. (accuracy of 65%).
I need to work really hard to improve SC. Modifiers and pronouns are my weakest area and I have decided to tackle them separately for 2-3 days.

My accuracy for CR in Og was very good initially but was quite lower for the initial hard questions , so I have decided to revise CR bible again after SC.
I m progressing , but at a very low rate.

Guys: please update.
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I am doing CR bible. Done with "Must be True" questions.
Also doing Manhattan SC (Currently modifiers).
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Will start Manhattan SC tomorrow. Finally finished the Powerscore books, so I feel strong in RC and LR now. I'm finished with math books too, so just SC now and some OG.
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Hi gurpreet

Please let me know any advice on rc and sc. I just gave my GMAT and lost all hope. I really want to score . I m really weak in verbal . I have prepared for 4 months and scoring 650 660 on GMAT prep and finally mid much less than in GMAT .
I m thinking to retake

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Hi gurpreet

Please let me know any advice on rc and sc. I just gave my GMAT and lost all hope. I really want to score . I m really weak in verbal . I have prepared for 4 months and scoring 650 660 on GMAT prep and finally mid much less than in GMAT .
I m thinking to retake

Please advice

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Please read the first post of this thread. You will get many of your answers, but if you still feel you have some questions you are welcome to ask again.
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Hello Friends,

What about an idea of posting the key points of what you have studied on particular day(or over a period of 3-4 days). It can be very brief, may be ranging from one liner to five liners. Believe me it would not take more than 10 minutes and it would be of immense help because we do study a lot of things, but usually we forget after a week or two. By this approach, we would be able to keep in memory the things we studied previously without affecting the topic we are currently concentrating on.

@Gurpreet : What you say? You are the one who started this thread :-D

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1. What are the traps one should avoid while answering particular type of CR questions?
2. Something you have studied about pronouns, modifiers or anything germane to the topic.
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Hello friends,

Wish you a very happy friendship day!!!!
Where are you? How are you doing at Verbal ? It being a weekend, I thought this thread will have many replies/comments.
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Today I went through the conditionals sentences. I am sharing the information garnered today:

The conditionals can be classified into three types:
If clause .....Main clause
1. If + present .....future(result) [If he comes to the market, I will meet him]
2. If + past .....would + verb(result)[If you practised hard, you could pass the exam]
3. If + past perfect .....would + have + past participle(result)[If Rohan had come to my house, I would have given him the money]

Now, look at the common errors in the usage of conditionals:
1. If I will pass the exam, I will get admission in the college [Wrong]
If I pass the exam, I will get admission in the college[Right]
2. If I had been there, I would avert the accident[Wrong]
If I were there, I would avert the accident or
If I had been there, I would have averted the accident [Right]
3. If I would have a degree from a top b-school, I would get a great happiness[Wrong]
If I had a degree from a top b-school, I would get a great happiness.[Right]

Looking forward to hearing from you. If it helps, I would continue[wrong sentence].
If it helps, I will continue. :)
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Rax:Great Idea Rax !! What we can do is, we can edit our previous posts to include more information. It will be easy to follow this way. Next day just edit your previous post and share your learning.

Hi All? Whats up guys?

I have tried all sorts for Verbal ,and I m concluding that we can not improve verbal unless we read a lot of good english literature.
Follow the Gmat Fiction created by BB and read as much as you can.
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I m concluding that we can not improve verbal unless we read a lot of good english literature.
read as much as you can.

Yep.

I found this to be most true. Sure learning grammar and solving SC and CR problems like they are math is relatively simple, but RC is a pain if you have a hard time reading through the little details.

Personally I've spent past two years reading, reading and more reading. Plus, practice makes it perfect.


At the rate I'm going with reading, it looks like I'll be ready for GMAT sometime in December.
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Hi Guys
I am also on the same boat as you guys are i.e My Verbal score fluctuates like anything.I gave GMAT earlier this year and got 550(Q47,V20 :sick: )
I planning to give GMAT again in September.
I found this forum and you guys here are doing good job :clap: would like to be part of the GANG :panel
Verbal is like a nightmare to me.:horror
I have already started a bit of preparation :read .
Right now I am just confused should i forward with the :wall verbal prep again...... :crazy:
I would require your support :help2 in coming time.
Lets make this happen....!!!! :drinking
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