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Sentence Correction Strategy

by marepally » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:58 pm
I have been preparing for the GMAT for the past one month, and I went through all the basic sentence correction errors. Still, I think I have some problem with the startegy I use while taking a test.

My Approach:
For a SC Question, I usually read the sentence once and then go to the answers to identify the error in the sentence. This way I usually make mistakes by omitting subtle errors in the sentence.

Can anyone give a detailed strategy on how to approach a SC Question?
Especially, what all do you look for in the original sentence, and how you use the answer choices to come to the final answer


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Re: Sentence Correction Strategy

by beatthegmat » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:54 pm
marepally wrote:I have been preparing for the GMAT for the past one month, and I went through all the basic sentence correction errors. Still, I think I have some problem with the startegy I use while taking a test.

My Approach:
For a SC Question, I usually read the sentence once and then go to the answers to identify the error in the sentence. This way I usually make mistakes by omitting subtle errors in the sentence.

Can anyone give a detailed strategy on how to approach a SC Question?
Especially, what all do you look for in the original sentence, and how you use the answer choices to come to the final answer


Regards,
Srikanth.
Hi Srikanth:

Check out my posts on sentence correction from my blog: https://beatthegmat.blocked/2005_07 ... chive.html

I wish I could provide you some good tactical advice on SC, but this area of the GMAT was (and still is) a big weakness of mine. Beyond just studying Spidey's Notes and Sahil's Notes, I wish I had purchased the Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction Guide. This book is considered the Bible of SC. I know a lot of people who have improved their SC performance dramatically just from studying this guide...

Best of luck!
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by dblazquez » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:38 am
i improved a lot (i am non native) with the Manhattan guides. But the key is practice, practice, practice... use the 1000SCs if you run out of questions (the only issue is that there is no good explanations for the 1000SCs so let this package for the end, when you are more accoustomed to the typical errors)ç

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by marepally » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:45 pm
Thanks a lot for the information Erin, I read your post and I downloaded Dave's Notes, I am going thru the same, I will also read Sahil's and Spidey's notes. I will make habit of reading these notes as often as possible. Thanks again for the support tht you guyz are giving to all the bschool aspirants.
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by beatthegmat » Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:10 am
You're welcome. My name is Eric by the way... :D
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by dollyr » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:24 pm
Hi

SC was my problem too but there are a few things u need to look out for. Will list them out here

1.Pronoun errors
2.modifiers
3.Subject verb agreement
4.Parallelism
5.clauses
and a few others.Elimination of each of these wll be easier to zero down to the right answer

( These are not something new but something which every sentence is formed of)

Will keep you updated on what all these are

Byee :)
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by smilingsupriya » Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:27 am
marepally wrote:Thanks a lot for the information Erin
there there :lol: i think u r in the wrong place dude. or there was slight slip...typo :lol:

I think if i were the superhero of tests like GRE/GMAT i d have started a forum and disclosed my name as Erip
Oh just a letter difference :shock:

hey just joking :P


heres my two cents(paisa; since i am an Indian :wink: )( & may be thats why i think i can explain you ..

i think while dealing with SC you need to trace wheres the error in answers from A to E.
at first glance if you attach answer option with main sentece all will look promising... so i think you need to throw away those option that simply do not fit there.
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by krishnakanthpps » Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:55 am
supriya..

you are right till an extent. Even I used to do the same thing, but then there are situations where tyou need to select 1 out of 2-3 equally comfortable and fitting choices.

the usage maybe perfectly correct.. but you need to chose somethin that stinks the least acc to GMAT grammer

hence you have somethin like spideys notes or sahils notes.

thanks.
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by j_shreyans » Thu May 07, 2015 8:02 am
Hi ,

I am unable to open the above link , can you guys please mail me at [email protected] .

Please mail me.

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by prachi18oct » Fri May 08, 2015 12:00 pm
same here.. cant read the blog as it says it is for invited readers only. Can you please share the writeup at [email protected]

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by j_shreyans » Sat May 09, 2015 11:04 am
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