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Hey ! 
I have been studying for gnat since a long time and it is that in SC there are so many rules that everytime i read them i forgot and even if i have made notes initially but they seem of no benefit to me as still i am confused while solving SC !

PLEASE HELP !!!

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EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Sana Mehra,

About 2 weeks ago, you mentioned that you were planning to take the GMAT in December and apply to School in January (here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/a-good-gmat- ... l#p2180746). Is that still your plan?

We discussed that it would be a good idea for you to take a new practice CAT - so that we could determine your current skills, strengths and weaknesses. Did you take that CAT (and how did you Score?)?

While SC grammar might seem like a big 'subject', the GMAT focuses on a small group of major grammar rules (with a big list of potential Idioms). There are far more potential math rules and patterns that can show up on the GMAT than grammar rules that you could be tested on - and I bet that you know most (if not all) of those math rules, so you have to take the same general mindset with grammar. Learn the necessary rules and properly practice them on GMAT questions. With the proper repetitions, you should start to see when each rule applies. This all takes time and consistent effort though.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

EducationAisle · Answer

Hi  snamehra , since you mention SC as your specific area of concern, thought I would mention that our sentence correction book  Sentence Correction Nirvana  is perhaps the  only  book that offers a score improvement  guarantee , and is especially designed for  non-native  speakers.

After reading the book  twice  (yes! it's an  academic  book, and so must be read twice in all seriousness, to  reinforce  the concepts), you will start looking forward to solving SC questions!

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See  here  how Mohit, who scored 750 on GMAT, vouches for our book.

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snamehra · Answer

YES, i took the exam and score a 590 on it with Q46 AND V25

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi snamehra,

This 590 is a nice improvement over your initial Diagnostic CAT. That having been said, raising a 590 to a 720+ will likely require at least another 2 months of consistent, guided study - and you'll have to make significant improvements to how you handle BOTH the Quant and Verbal sections. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level.

1) What are the exact application deadlines for each of the Programs that you plan to apply to? If the deadlines are in January, are there any LATER application Rounds?
2) Going forward, how many hours do you think you can consistently study each week?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

snamehra · Answer

1) the applications are on rolling basis so no such deadline but since its a competitive course so application should be made as early as possible.

2) I am ready to put 4 plus hrs into my study

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ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi snamehra,

I’m glad you reached out, and I’m happy to help. Although I’m unsure of how you have been studying and your GMAT score goal, here is some advice you can follow to improve your Sentence Correction skills. There are three aspects to getting correct answers to GMAT Sentence Correction questions: what you know, such as grammar rules, what you see, such as violations of grammar rules and the logic of sentence structure, and what you do, such as carefully considering each answer choice in the context of the non-underlined portion of the sentence. To drive up your Sentence Correction score, it is likely that you will have to work on all three of those aspects.
 
Regarding what you know, first and foremost, you MUST know your grammar rules. Let's be clear, though: GMAT Sentence Correction is not just a test of knowledge of grammar rules. The reason for learning grammar rules is so that you can determine what sentences convey and whether sentences are well-constructed. In fact, in many cases, incorrect answers to Sentence Correction questions are grammatically flawless. Thus, often your task is to use your knowledge of grammar rules to determine which answer choice creates the most logical sentence meaning and structure.
 
This determination of whether sentences are well-constructed and logical is the second aspect of finding correct answers to Sentence Correction questions, what you see. To develop this skill, you probably have to slow way down. You won't develop this skill by spending under two minutes per question. For a while, anyway, you have to spend time with each question, maybe even ten or fifteen minutes on one question sometimes, analyzing every answer choice until you see the details that you have to see in order to choose the correct answer. As you go through the answer choices, consider the meaning conveyed by each version of the sentence. Does the meaning make sense? Even if you can tell what the version is SUPPOSED to convey, does the version really convey that meaning? Is there a verb to go with the subject? Do all pronouns clearly refer to nouns? By slowing way down and looking for these details, you learn to see what you have to see in order to clearly understand which answer to a Sentence Correction question is correct.
 
There is only one correct answer to any Sentence Correction question, there are clear reasons why that choice is correct and the others are not, and those reasons are not that the correct version simply "sounds right." In fact, the correct version often sounds a little off at first. That correct answers may sound a little off is not surprising. If the correct answer were always the one that sounded right, then most people most of the time would get Sentence Correction questions correct, without really knowing why the wrong answers were wrong and the correct answers were correct. So, you have to go beyond choosing what "sounds right" and learn to clearly see the logical reasons why one choice is better than all of the others.
 
As for the third aspect of getting Sentence Correction questions correct, what you do, the main thing you have to do is be very careful. You have to make sure that you are truly considering the structures of sentences and the meanings conveyed rather than allowing yourself to be tricked into choosing trap answers that sound right but don't convey logical meanings. You also have to make sure that you put some real energy into finding the correct answers. Finding the correct answer to a Sentence Correction question may take bouncing from choice to choice repeatedly until you start to see the differences between the choices that make all choices wrong except for one. Often, when you first look at the choices, only one or two seem obviously incorrect. Getting the right answers takes a certain work ethic. You have to be determined to see the differences and figure out the precise reasons that one choice is correct.
 
To improve what you do when you answer Sentence Correction questions, seek to become aware of how you are going about answering them. Are you being careful and looking for logic and details, or are you quickly eliminating choices that sound a little off and then choosing the best of the rest? If you choose an incorrect answer, consider what you did that resulted in your arriving at that answer and what you could do differently in order to arrive at correct answers more consistently. Furthermore, see how many questions you can get correct in a row as you practice. If you break your streak by missing one, consider what you could have done differently to extend your streak.

After learning a particular Sentence Correction topic, engage in focused practice with 30 questions or more that involve that topic. As your skills improve, you’ll then want to practice with questions that test you on skills from multiple SC topics.
 
Ultimately, if you are unable to learn and practice in the manner described above, you may consider looking for additional verbal prep resources. If you are unsure of which resources to choose, check out some reviews here on GMAT Club.

You also may find my article with more information regarding
 how to score a 700+ on the GMAT  helpful.

Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Good luck!

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi snamehra,

Since you want to apply sooner rather than later, we need to define the Score which you would be comfortable applying with. What would be the minimum Score that you would be satisfied with (would it be 720 or something lower?)?

You might also choose to purchase the Enhanced Score Report. While the ESR doesn't provide a lot of information, there are usually a few data points that we can use to define what went wrong (and what you should work on to score higher). If you purchase the ESR, then I'll be happy to analyze it for you.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

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