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GMAT sentence correction- the analytical way.
Doubts are best clarified in class
Preparing for GMAT is no child’s play. And definitely not the verbal section of the GMAT. Iam sure many of you there agree with me.
The intricacies of sentence corrections are better understood when you are made to think with the sentence(for godsake its not just math that involves thinking)
Your problems with sentence correction will be over the day you start thinking with grammar. Cos there is no grammar separate form meaning and no meaning separate from accepted knowledge- philosophical or scientific.
When you with a verbal expert, you are made to think with the sentence.
Here’s an example
The set of propositions which was discussed by the panel have been published in the society journal.
A. which was discussed by the panel have been
B. which were discussed by the panel have
C. that was discussed by the panel was
D. which were discussed by the panel has
E. discussed by the panel has been
Explanation:
Step 1: identify subject/verb/standard sentence structures(not only...but also or X and Y.....)
Step 2: Bracket out modifiers/prepositional clasues
Step 3: check meaning..
There are in total 25 errors that GMAT wants you to identify ..
Lets look at the analysis of this question
The set ( of propositions that were/are discussed by the panel) was/ has been published in the society.
Bracket out all word groups- the prepositional phrase- has been bracketed out. The set was/has been—both are right, since no specific time reference.
The point here is that relative pronoun which/that refers to propositions and not ‘the set’. Hence are/were/ have been must refer to propositions and not ‘the set’
Hence we narrow down to E. drop the ‘ which are’/ that are...wordiness.
The sentence correction tip you gave me is good.
No need, the sentence correction tip that you gave me is good.
Lets chat if you have verbal queries.. We can chalk out a study plan together...
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Doubts are best clarified in class
Preparing for GMAT is no child’s play. And definitely not the verbal section of the GMAT. Iam sure many of you there agree with me.
The intricacies of sentence corrections are better understood when you are made to think with the sentence(for godsake its not just math that involves thinking)
Your problems with sentence correction will be over the day you start thinking with grammar. Cos there is no grammar separate form meaning and no meaning separate from accepted knowledge- philosophical or scientific.
When you with a verbal expert, you are made to think with the sentence.
Here’s an example
The set of propositions which was discussed by the panel have been published in the society journal.
A. which was discussed by the panel have been
B. which were discussed by the panel have
C. that was discussed by the panel was
D. which were discussed by the panel has
E. discussed by the panel has been
Explanation:
Step 1: identify subject/verb/standard sentence structures(not only...but also or X and Y.....)
Step 2: Bracket out modifiers/prepositional clasues
Step 3: check meaning..
There are in total 25 errors that GMAT wants you to identify ..
Lets look at the analysis of this question
The set ( of propositions that were/are discussed by the panel) was/ has been published in the society.
Bracket out all word groups- the prepositional phrase- has been bracketed out. The set was/has been—both are right, since no specific time reference.
The point here is that relative pronoun which/that refers to propositions and not ‘the set’. Hence are/were/ have been must refer to propositions and not ‘the set’
Hence we narrow down to E. drop the ‘ which are’/ that are...wordiness.
The sentence correction tip you gave me is good.
No need, the sentence correction tip that you gave me is good.
Lets chat if you have verbal queries.. We can chalk out a study plan together...
linkedin profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeanand/
My Blog: https://letsgmat.blogspot.com/
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GeorgeA11
For the wrong use of WHICH we can easily knock out choices A,B and D-there must have a COMMA before WHICH.
The time frame in C is not good.
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GeorgeA11
Hi,
This is a very good breakdown on errors in SC and it approach. Thanks for sharing,
Thanks.
