Generally, AFFECT is a verb, and EFFECT is a noun. Often, yes. Not always. Just FYI, you can have sentences like these: Her affect is snobbish. She effected change. (though these usages are not as common, so you probably don't need to worry about them on the real test) Re: how to split out the main...

It can be a tricky issue. In the above example, logic definitely = workers. "employers" is another possible noun, though, so we don't want something that appears to point to employers structurally but workers logically. So, yes, you understand. :) Note that the structural setup is NOT alwa...

Yes, you've got it. It's an awkward sentence, but it gets the basic point across.

Received a PM asking me to respond. Target: 730+ Current scores: high 600s deadline: sep 15th 1) FYI: your normal accuracy when not taking an adaptive test is largely irrelevant. Most people answer roughly 60% of the questions correctly on an adaptive exam no matter what (except at the very highest ...

Received a PM asking me to comment on this issue: Could someone please explain whether "by" in the phrase "by one or more swimmers" is wrong? I read somewhere that "in passive voice use 'by' for actual doers of the axn ". I am quite confused when to use "of" a...

I agree that GMATPrep tends to be the best indicator - and, yes, the standard deviation is 30 points (+/-30). This assumes that the tests were taken under official testing conditions, of course. If you deviated from official conditions (skipping essays completely, taking longer breaks than allowed, ...

Received a PM asking me to respond asking me to respond the a post made on 20 Aug, so I'm going all the way back to that. :) -ing words can function as multiple parts of speech and in multiple contexts. An -ing word next to a noun and not separate from that noun by a comma is typically just a straig...

That is the correct rating, actually. We set initial difficulty levels when we first write something, but then we test the questions on our own students and then we re-set the difficulty levels accordingly. This question was originally rated a 300-500, but after testing the question on several hundr...