Studying GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) can be a nerve-racking experience for test-takers. As a result, it’s no surprise that everyone is looking for shortcuts, secrets, and tricks that will “crack” the GMAT SC code.
There is plenty of advice out there about how to master Sentence Correction, but the truth is, gimmicks won’t earn you a high GMAT Verbal score, and in some cases, relying on shortcuts may even hurt your score.
How can shortcuts hurt your GMAT Verbal score? Well, much like GMAT Quant, GMAT Verbal tests the level of sophistication of the thinking you use when you answer questions. Thus, memorizing rules alone isn’t enough to take your Sentence Correction skills from basic to advanced.
There are, however, some must-know strategies that all GMAT students can put into practice to ensure that they’re attacking Sentence Correction questions in a smart, efficient way.
In this article, I’ll share 15 essential tips for understanding and ultimately mastering Sentence Correction. Whatever stage of studying GMAT Verbal you’re at, these tips will be invaluable for helping you approach Sentence Correction questions.
- Learn and Practice One Sentence Correction Topic at a Time
- Meaning Matters in Sentence Correction!
- Plug Each Answer Choice into the Full Sentence
- The “Original” Sentence Is Not Special
- Correct Answers Don’t Have to Be Perfect
- Don’t Get Stuck on What “Sounds Wrong”
- Clearly Articulate What the Errors Are in Wrong Choices
- Eliminate Non-Essential Modifiers to Pinpoint Errors
- Eliminate “Easy Out” Wrong Answers by Checking for Land Mines
- Learn and Understand How to Correctly Use the Most Commonly Tested Idioms
- When Stuck Between Two Choices, Lean Into Them
- Don’t be Afraid to Select Choice A
- Be Sure to Read the Non-Underlined Portion of the Sentence
- The Sentence Version Produced by Choice A Is the Same as the Original Sentence
- Mastering GMAT Sentence Correction Takes Time
For a deep dive on all 15 tips, view my full article on Target Test Prep’s blog.
Happy studying!
Warmest regards,
Scott
