BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Sentence Correction is my nightmare, suggestions to improve?

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
User avatar
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 46
Joined: Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:22 am
Thanked: 2 times

Sentence Correction is my nightmare, suggestions to improve?

by nathanalgren » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:16 pm
610 with 47Q and 23V. (1 week ago, GMAT Prep)
680 with 49Q and 34V. (2 days ago, MGMAT)
640 with 47Q and 31V. (Yesterday, Princeton)

These are my latest test scores and today I took another practice test and here is the score:

620 with 50Q and 23V (Today, PowerPrep)

When I reviewed the test, I saw I had 35 correct and 2 incorrect answers in Quant and those 2 were careless mistakes. Everything is great about Quant.. Then I reviewed the Verbal part and here are the results of that:

Critical reasoning: 8 out of 10.
Reading Comprehension: 12 out of 15.
Annddddd
Sentence Correction: 5 out of 16.

The same thing happened in the other practice tests I took. I am okay even in RC and CR, but in SC? I am horrible and I don't know what to do other than solve questions about it. I downloaded and read lots of Idiom Lists from this site and I finished SC part of OG12, but looks like I couldn't make any progress at all...

What should I do? SC is killing my all score.
Top
Source: — Sentence Correction |
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 294
Joined: Wed May 05, 2010 4:01 am
Location: india
Thanked: 57 times

by amising6 » Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:31 pm
nathanalgren wrote:610 with 47Q and 23V. (1 week ago, GMAT Prep)
680 with 49Q and 34V. (2 days ago, MGMAT)
640 with 47Q and 31V. (Yesterday, Princeton)

These are my latest test scores and today I took another practice test and here is the score:

620 with 50Q and 23V (Today, PowerPrep)

When I reviewed the test, I saw I had 35 correct and 2 incorrect answers in Quant and those 2 were careless mistakes. Everything is great about Quant.. Then I reviewed the Verbal part and here are the results of that:

Critical reasoning: 8 out of 10.
Reading Comprehension: 12 out of 15.
Annddddd
Sentence Correction: 5 out of 16.

The same thing happened in the other practice tests I took. I am okay even in RC and CR, but in SC? I am horrible and I don't know what to do other than solve questions about it. I downloaded and read lots of Idiom Lists from this site and I finished SC part of OG12, but looks like I couldn't make any progress at all...

What should I do? SC is killing my all score.

dude get hold of manhattan sentence correction and byheart aa the rule
your medicine is this book njoy
Ideation without execution is delusion
Top
User avatar
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 46
Joined: Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:22 am
Thanked: 2 times

by nathanalgren » Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:07 am
amising6 wrote:
nathanalgren wrote:610 with 47Q and 23V. (1 week ago, GMAT Prep)
680 with 49Q and 34V. (2 days ago, MGMAT)
640 with 47Q and 31V. (Yesterday, Princeton)

These are my latest test scores and today I took another practice test and here is the score:

620 with 50Q and 23V (Today, PowerPrep)

When I reviewed the test, I saw I had 35 correct and 2 incorrect answers in Quant and those 2 were careless mistakes. Everything is great about Quant.. Then I reviewed the Verbal part and here are the results of that:

Critical reasoning: 8 out of 10.
Reading Comprehension: 12 out of 15.
Annddddd
Sentence Correction: 5 out of 16.

The same thing happened in the other practice tests I took. I am okay even in RC and CR, but in SC? I am horrible and I don't know what to do other than solve questions about it. I downloaded and read lots of Idiom Lists from this site and I finished SC part of OG12, but looks like I couldn't make any progress at all...

What should I do? SC is killing my all score.

dude get hold of manhattan sentence correction and byheart aa the rule
your medicine is this book njoy
Thank you, but I don't want to pay 55 dollars for shipment of a book worth 26 dollars (I am in Turkey). It sounds stupid to me. I wish they sold its pdf for the same prize.

I guess I will have to though.
Top
User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 1052
Joined: Fri May 21, 2010 1:30 am
Thanked: 335 times
Followed by:98 members

by Patrick_GMATFix » Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:37 pm
Hi Nathanalgren,

I agree with MGMAT as excellent SC guides. I've used them myself.

Consider the SC Flash lessons from GMATFix (sample), as well as the Solutions Engine to get detailed solutions and concepts as they apply to GMATPrep questions.

Good luck
-Patrick
  • Ask me about tutoring.
Top

GMAT/MBA Expert

User avatar
Site Admin
Posts: 6778
Joined: Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:30 am
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Thanked: 1249 times
Followed by:994 members

by beatthegmat » Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:47 pm
Just moved this post to the Sentence Correction forum. Thanks!
Beat The GMAT | The MBA Social Network
Community Management Team

Research Top GMAT Prep Courses:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-prep-courses

Research The World's Top MBA Programs:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/school
Top
User avatar
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 46
Joined: Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:22 am
Thanked: 2 times

by nathanalgren » Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:50 pm
beatthegmat wrote:Just moved this post to the Sentence Correction forum. Thanks!
Oh sorry about that, next time I should be more careful :)

Thank you.
Top

GMAT/MBA Expert

User avatar
Site Admin
Posts: 6778
Joined: Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:30 am
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Thanked: 1249 times
Followed by:994 members

by beatthegmat » Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:52 pm
Hey no worries! :)
Last edited by beatthegmat on Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Beat The GMAT | The MBA Social Network
Community Management Team

Research Top GMAT Prep Courses:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-prep-courses

Research The World's Top MBA Programs:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/school
Top
User avatar
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 46
Joined: Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:22 am
Thanked: 2 times

by nathanalgren » Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:53 pm
Patrick_GMATFix wrote:Hi Nathanalgren,

I agree with MGMAT as excellent SC guides. I've used them myself.

Consider the SC Flash lessons from GMATFix (sample), as well as the Solutions Engine to get detailed solutions and concepts as they apply to GMATPrep questions.

Good luck
-Patrick
Hey Patrick,

Thank you for the suggestions. I just bought the Manhattan SC, after I go through it, I will look at GMATFix.
Top
User avatar
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 46
Joined: Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:22 am
Thanked: 2 times

by nathanalgren » Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:48 am
I studied content for three days and learned a lot new things and I took Kaplan Practice test today.

I did 12 out of 16 from the Sentence Correction part and 39V. Is it easier than GMAT or MGMAT?
Top
User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 578
Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:00 pm
Thanked: 136 times
Followed by:62 members

by KapTeacherEli » Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:16 pm
Hi nathanal,

That the Kaplan test shows you is that a single test isn't a reliable measure of anything in prep terms, which is why our Premier books come with 5 and our classroom course with 9. Take a look at your overall performance across all of the tests you've done, and see whether on average Sentence Correction is really low.

That being said, there are a few tips I can offer if Sentence Correction is a problem. First, don't just focus on random grammar; spend time on the specific errors that the GMAT touches on over and over again (such as subject-verb agreement, comparison traps, and parallelism) and the common warning signs those problems might be at issue (respectively gaps between subject and verb, "like/unlike", and lists of multiple items) rather than simply trust your ear on errors. Second, look to the answer choices for guidance--if you can't find an error, use differences among the answer choices to categorize, and eliminate, the various forms of possible answers. These techniques, and more, will be described in Kaplan books!

Let me know if you have any other questions that I can help you with. Good luck!
Eli Meyer
Kaplan GMAT Teacher
Cambridge, MA
www.kaptest.com/gmat

ImageImageImage
Top
User avatar
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 46
Joined: Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:22 am
Thanked: 2 times

by nathanalgren » Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:19 am
KapTeacherEli wrote:Hi nathanal,

That the Kaplan test shows you is that a single test isn't a reliable measure of anything in prep terms, which is why our Premier books come with 5 and our classroom course with 9. Take a look at your overall performance across all of the tests you've done, and see whether on average Sentence Correction is really low.

That being said, there are a few tips I can offer if Sentence Correction is a problem. First, don't just focus on random grammar; spend time on the specific errors that the GMAT touches on over and over again (such as subject-verb agreement, comparison traps, and parallelism) and the common warning signs those problems might be at issue (respectively gaps between subject and verb, "like/unlike", and lists of multiple items) rather than simply trust your ear on errors. Second, look to the answer choices for guidance--if you can't find an error, use differences among the answer choices to categorize, and eliminate, the various forms of possible answers. These techniques, and more, will be described in Kaplan books!

Let me know if you have any other questions that I can help you with. Good luck!
Thank you very much Eli.

I am good at catching the parallelism mistakes, subject-verb agreement and tense agreement. But I had a difficult time catching modifier mistakes, then I studied them and my sentence correction score went up to 75-80% from 25-30%. I studied not only modifier but also other types of grammar rules, but I feel I knew nothing about modifiers a week ago, now I can solve most of the questions about it.

Now one of my problems is my vocab, even though GMAT is not about vocab, it really helps to know what the words mean. And the other one is idioms, since I am not native, I am not familiar with all of the idioms. As I practice, I am getting better at it, but I still have a lot to go.

What would you suggest about these?

Also, I know one test is not reliable, but I still want to know how the Kaplan Practice tests are compared to MGMAT and GMATPrep, because I want to be able to compare them. I am going to buy both Manhattan and Kaplan tests soon, right after I finish studying content.
Top
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1