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The significance of Coordinating conjunctions in English language in general and in the GMAT in particular can never be undermined. We usually have atleast one sentence correction question based on the FANBOYS(the … Read More

Fractional expressions in sentence correction are dealt in a special way. Half of, a part of, a percentage of, a majority of are sometimes singular and sometimes plural, depending on whether the noun is countable or not. … Read More

What is your strategy when you encounter a Singular subject and a Plural predicate or vice-versa? It would be useful to remember that the number (singular or plural) of the subject, not the predicate, determines the … Read More

Idioms are idioms are idioms. For a great G-day, you have no option but to learn them. Pranav knows his idioms well and uses Process Of Elemination to zero down to two alternatives. He also gives a witty explanation to … Read More

Some sentence correction questions get solved very easily if your spoken English is good. However its in our best interest to learn these simple rules of English grammar. GMATGuru Mitch gives us one such rule A … Read More

One of the most difficult Critical Reasoning Question-type is to identify assumptions. The “Negation Test” however is a handy tool which can iron out mistakes if any. GMATGuru Mitch shows how the negation of … Read More

Often GMAT comes up with complex counting problems, where manual counting could prove to be erroneous. Apart from manual counting we could have more than one ways to solve the problem. Anshumishra shows us a very clever … Read More

This weekend I am attending a creative writing workshop, which shall help dig out the blocks that hamper the flow of the creative juices and fuel the joy of writing. While I am still imagining how the workshop would be, … Read More

Early planning is critical for successful MBA admissions. Jeremy Shinewald highlights some important points to address during the admissions process. Academic Abilities Leadership Experience & Potential Interpersonal … Read More

As many of you might know, a GMAT AWA essay is analysed by a human reader as well as a e-Reader software. Its good to learn a few transition words, words that give the necessary structure identified by the software. One … Read More

This heading conveys it all, Ron Purewal speaks his mind loud and clear. The largest number of GMAT test takers are of Asian origin, often India. The test takers are bound to exploit the habitual mistakes this … Read More

It’s over 3 hours since you have started the GMAT and you are anxiously looking forward to finishing the test. You come across a long reading comprehension passage and find yourself too tired to give your best and … Read More

The GMAT often slips in a coin toss probability question. There are many ways to resolve this question type. Stuart Kovinsky explains how a pattern of numbers also known as the Pascal’s Triangle helps solve this … Read More

Every once in a while the GMAT slips in a Digit problem. These types of questions can be really time consuming. Check out this great explanation by gmatmachoman It is said AB, C D are 2 digit numbers, the highest can be … Read More