mnuma87 wrote:
Wow I was not expecting so many helpful suggestions, thanks a lot!
GMATSAGA – Do you have suggestions to work on that? Several people agree with you, but I am a bit confused as to what I can do to improve on that.
Thanks again!!!
Well I think everyone needs to first master the "formulaic" approach to sentence correction. The formulaic approach goes like:
I. What's the subject of the sentence?
II. Does it agree (in number) with the verb?
III. Are there any pronouns?
IV. Where are its/their antecedents?
V. Are there objects being compared?
VI. Are the elements being compared parallel?
In essence the modus operandi (method of operation) is:
I. SV Agreement
II. Pronouns
III. Parallelism (arguably the favorite topic of the folks in GMAC)
IV. on and on and on
See, this strategy will take you to stratosphere. But if you want to flap your arms in GMAT space you have to focus on the meaning. I think the poster above me gave a very good 700-level question. I solved it in less than 30 seconds, totally abandoning the modus operandi.
Always focus on the meaning. Always ask yourself, "What the hell are you trying to say?!"