Difficulty in remembering the rules

[rohitgmat]

Hi Folks,

I am trying to remember the sentence correction but while solving the questions from the OG verbal 2nd edition could not recollect what i just learnt in the lessons i.e the application of the rules is a really challenge for me. I need some help from the Verbal gurus out here..

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Hi rohitgmat,

SCs, just like every other question type on the GMAT, come down to patterns. You certainly need to know the various grammar rules that will show up on Test Day, but you also need to "spot" when the rules apply. To that end, grammar is essentially a big "matching game"; you have to spot the "matching words" and then eliminate the answer choices that don't match. For example, if you're dealing with a plural subject, and a pronoun shows up later in the sentence, you know that the pronoun has to be plural (you're matching the pronoun to the noun) - you'll eliminate the answers that use a singular pronoun.

When you review SCs, are you able to define WHY you're getting questions wrong? If the answer is that you really can't remember the rules, then you're going to need to drill (use flashcards, etc.) the various rules until you do have them memorized.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

[rohitgmat]

Yes Rich,

I am not able to remember the grammer rules that are there in the chapters. This is the basic reason for getting the questions Wrong. Also i think that i need lot of practice questions to get the expertise in this area. Are there any sectional tests that i can take to evaluate my performance? And also if there is some book to get more questions for each topic in the GMAT. I feel that SC and CR are my weekest points in the GMAT which bring my score very LOW.

Thanks

[EducationAisle]

Also i think that i need lot of practice questions to get the expertise in this area.

Forums such as these are an excellent source for such practice questions actually. Having said that, generally your intent should be to limit yourself to official questions only.

And also if there is some book to get more questions for each topic in the GMAT. I feel that SC and CR are my weekest points in the GMAT which bring my score very LOW.

All sentence correction books would have topic wise questions (at the end of each chapter). However, if you are looking for official questions arranged topic wise, that is very unlikely to happen, because almost all official questions test multiple topics simultaneously. In other words, there is hard to find an official question that tests only subject-verb agreement, or only modifiers and so on.