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TABLEofCONTENTS1.SentenceCorrectionBasics2.Grammar&MeaningProblemSet3.Subject-VerbAgreementProblemSet4.ParallelismProblemSet5.PronounsProblemSet6.ModifiersProblemSet7.VerbTense,Mood,&VoiceProblemSe:8.ComparisonsProblemSet9.1diomsProblemSet10.Odds&EndsProblemSet11.GM/S-V/Parallelism:ExtraProblemSet12.Pronouns&Modifiers:ExtraProblemSet13.Verbs&Comparisons:ExtraProblemSetAppendixA:OfficialGuideProblemSetAppendixB:GlossaryUJ1121313749536165737993101119125i3314117919120.3209223231245251263275279SentenceCorrectionBasicsSentenceCorrectionisoneofthreequestiontypesfoundinrheverbalsectionoftheGMATSentenceCorrectiontestsmasteryoftherulesofformalwrittenEnglish.Ifyoumastertherules,youcanmakesignificantgainsinyourperformanceQuestionFormatTheformatofaSentenceCorrectionquestionisconsistentReadthroughthesamplequestionbelow:AlthoughWilliamPereirafirstgainednationalrecognitionforhismoviesetde­signs,includingthoseforthe1942filmReaptheWildWind,futuregenerationsrememberhimasthearchitectoftheTransamericaTower,theMalibucampusofPepperdineUniversity,andthecityofIrvine.(A)includingthoseforthe1942filmReaptheWildWind,futuregenerations(B)likethatforthe1942filmReaptheWildWind,futuregenerationswill(C)likethoseforthe1942filmReaptheWildWind:'futuregenerations(D)includingthatforthe1942filmReaptheWildWind,futuregenerationswill(E)includingthoseforthe1942filmReaptheWildWind,futuregenerationswillThequestionconsistsofagivensentence,partofwhichisunderlinedTheunderlinedsegmentmaybeshort,oritmayincludemostorevenalloftheoriginalsentenceThefiveanswerchoicesarepossiblereplacementsfortheunderlinedsegment.InallSentenceCorrectionquestions,choice(A)isexactlythesameastheunderlinedportionofthesentenceaboveit.Theotherchoices,however,offerdifferentoptionsThequestionyouareansweringinSentenceCorrectionisalwaysthesame:whichoftheanswerchoices,whenplacedinthegiven13Chapter1SentenceCorrectionBasicssentence,isthebestoptionofthosegiven,intermsofgmmmarandmeaning.Severalprincipleswillbetestedatonce,typicallyBytheway,answerchoice(A)isnotalwayswrongTheoriginalsentence,(A),isthecorrectanswerjustasoftenastheotheranswetchoices-about20o/oofthetime118estDoesNotMeanIdealSentenceCorrectionquestionsaskforthebestoptionofth05egiven,notthebestoptionintheuniver.seSometimesyoumayfeel-andrightlyso-thatalltheanswers,includingtherightone,soundbadCorrectGMATSentenceCorrectionanswersneverbreakhardgrammaticalrules,buttheseanswerscansoundformal01evenawkwardYow·taskistoevaluatethegivenanswet·choices,nottoCI'eatetheidealsentence.Neverrewritethesentenceinyowownwords.TheGMATexploitsthefactthattheEnglishyouhearisoftenriddledwithgrammaticalmistakesThus,yourearmaynotbetrainedsowelltocatchtheerrorsthattheGMATcaresabout.Tosurpassthelimitationsofyourear,youmustrigorouslycomparethegivenanswerchoicestoeachother,usingprinciplesofsoundgrammarandclerumeaningtodeterminethebestavailableoptionUnderstandtheSentence,ThenSplittheAnswersIfyouhavenotalreadychosenananswerforthisquestion,dosonow:AlthoughWilliamPereirafirstgainednationalrecognitionforhismoviesetde­signs,includingthoseforthe1942filmReaptheWildWind.futuregenerationsrememberhimasthearchitectoftheTransamericaTower,theMalibucampusofPepperdineUniversity,andthecityofIrvine.(A)includingthoseforthe1942filmReaptheWildWind,futuregenerations(B)likethatforthe1942filmReaptheWildWind,futuregenerationswill(C)likethoseforthe1942filmReaptheWildWind,futuregenerations(D)includingthatforthe1942filmReaptheWildWind,futuregenerationswill(E)includingthoseforthe1942filmReaptheWildWind,futuregenerationswillHowlongdidyoutaketosolvethisproblem?Youshouldtakenomorethan90secondsonaveragetoansweraSentenceCorrectionquestionTofreeupevenmoretimeforCriticalReasoningandReadingComprehension,consideraimingfor75oreven60secondsperSentenceCmrectionquestionHowcanyougothatfastandstillgettherightanswer?Consider:14MANHATTANGMATSentenceCorrectionBasics•Mostproblemstestseveralissuesatonce•Manychoicesarewrongformorethanonereason•Thesameerroroftenshowsupinmorethanonechoice•Ofcourse,notwoanswerchoicesareexactlythesameSo,ifyousimplyrereadthesentencefivetimeswitheachofthefivechoicesinserted,you'rewastingtimeAsyouconsiderandreconsiderthesameissues,youmightstarttomakewordsaladinyourbrain.It'seasytogetconfusedandmakeacarelessmistakeHere'sabetterprocessFollowthesesevenstepstobebothefficientandeffectiveonSentenceCorrectionl.Readtheoriginalsentencecarefully,andmakesutethatyouunderstandit.Don'trushthefirstreadingMakesurethatyouknowwhattheauthoristryingtosayMeanwhile,paycloseattentiontowhatthewordsactuallysayIfthere'sadiscrepancy,thentheoriginalsentenceisprob­ablywrongAfterall,thewordsshouldsaywhattheauthormeansthemtosayIfanygrammaticalmistakesleapout,makementalnoteofthem,toolater,youcanexploitthemtoeliminate(A)andprobablyotheranswerchoicesaswellIfyoudon'tnoticeanythingwrongonthefirstread,don'tgosearchingforerrors.justensurethatyouunderstandthesentence,bothasitiswrittenandasitisintended2..Scanthechoicesverticallyforsplits..AsplitisalocaldifferencebetweenanswerchoicesIntheexampleabove,3choicesbeginwithinclud­ing