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Verbal Guidance needed ASAP

by punit391990 » Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:03 pm
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I am very new to gmat(few days old).I went through the gmatprep test to find out my weak and strong areas.Being from non english speaking country it was obvious verbal.I scored following on my gmatprep test without having read any books 580(Q-48,V-22). I tried to find out the topics on verbal topics where i went wrong .The following were the results i found out(SC-4/16,RC-10/14,CR-8/11) correct answers.Now since it is obvious my weakest part is SC.I need help so that i can improve my grammar skills from very beginning.I know manhattan SC is really good but for that i need to know the basics as well(Even if its not pertaining to gmat its ok but should cover the basics for getting a good grip on verbal on gmat).So I want to know a book which starts from very basic of verbal grammar .Also please let me know some advanced quants books for getting score close to 50 or to maintain the score which i got in practise test.
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by rishi raj » Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:57 am
try sc grail 3rd edition for sentence correction..starts with grammar and basics and then deals with each error type
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by VivianKerr » Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:56 am
First of all, congrats on the 580 without reading any books! That's super-encouraging, and likely means you're naturally a good test-taker with some solid GMAT content-knowledge already! You shouldn't have too hard a time building up your Verbal.

Here's the non-GMAT grammar guides I like:

Writer's Express: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Source-Writ ... 0669386324
- This is actually for children, but it's layout is so bright, colorful, and (above all) CLEAR, that I recommend it to adults as well!

English Grammar for Dummies: https://www.amazon.com/English-Grammar-D ... or+Dummies
- Also, a little bit more on the "fun" side

For more serious, dry texts, Longman and McGraw-Hill publish some decent ones, but I find that students tend to enjoy the "fun" books more.

Once you're feeling better about the grammar, definitely start challenging yourself with GMAT study materials. Make sure you get the OG Verbal and MGMAT SC.

Good luck!
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