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06 Jun 2016, 15:01
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Hey guys,
I need serious help solving Sentence Correction problems.
At the moment, when I look at a question first time, I hardly see any errors pop up. Then, when I read the options, sometimes
I can catch the errors. So, I am kinda wasting my time, looking and reading all the options without forming a definite plan of what I am
looking for in the answer choices.
I read a strategy somewhere that I can one by one check all the grammer rules they can test when I read the original sentence. Example, first I check Subject-Verb agreement, then I check Tenses and then I check Idioms etc.
But this strategy seems too time consuming to do it everytime.
Is there any other strategy? Is there an easier procedure to check Sentence Correction problems?
Any help will be greatly appreciated
I need serious help solving Sentence Correction problems.
At the moment, when I look at a question first time, I hardly see any errors pop up. Then, when I read the options, sometimes
I can catch the errors. So, I am kinda wasting my time, looking and reading all the options without forming a definite plan of what I am
looking for in the answer choices.
I read a strategy somewhere that I can one by one check all the grammer rules they can test when I read the original sentence. Example, first I check Subject-Verb agreement, then I check Tenses and then I check Idioms etc.
But this strategy seems too time consuming to do it everytime.
Is there any other strategy? Is there an easier procedure to check Sentence Correction problems?
Any help will be greatly appreciated
06 Jun 2016, 15:56
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mmch
Dear mmch,
I'm happy to respond.
My friend, think for a minute about math. If I look at a math problem, I don't run through a checklist of every possible option I could do in a math problem. Instead, from the pattern or the situation, I get an intuitive idea about how to proceed.
It is an unrealistic fantasy under which many students labor that it might be possible to achieve a high level of SC success by learning some complete list of grammar rules. This is flawed for several reasons. First of all, grammar is contextual, unlike mathematics. In math, most rules are true 100% of the time. In grammar, there's considerably less that is true 100% of the time. More to the point, the GMAT SC is NOT simply a test of grammar. The GMAT SC tests grammar, logic, and rhetoric, and all three of those play a big role. An option that is 100% grammatically correct but either logically flawed or rhetorically compromised will be wrong: folks who check only grammar routinely miss such options. For example, see:
Logical Splits on GMAT Sentence Correction
You cannot master GMAT SC in a purely "rule-wise" manner. To achieve mastery, you need to develop your intuition for the English language. The only way to do this is to develop a habit of reading. There is absolutely no shortcut for developing intuition: by it's very nature, it requires long and hard work. See:
How to Improve Your GMAT Verbal Score
One further resource I will share with you are the GMAT Idiom Flashcards: drill those until you know them cold.
Does all this make sense?
Mike
06 Jun 2016, 20:29
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Hi mmch,
Your questions are about SCs, but I'd like to know more about your overall studies - so it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How long have you studied?
2) What materials have you used?
3) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
4) What is your goal score?
5) What materials have you used specifically for SC lessons/practice?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Your questions are about SCs, but I'd like to know more about your overall studies - so it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
1) How long have you studied?
2) What materials have you used?
3) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
4) What is your goal score?
5) What materials have you used specifically for SC lessons/practice?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
