GMAT Coaching In Pune |
You are not the only one
who goes through this, so the simple thing to overcome this is – if you are
stuck between 2 answer choices and get it wrong all the time, what it really
means is that you are simply unable to identify what is wrong with the choice
you picked. This is the underlying problem, and this is what you need to
address.
Yes, Sentence
Construction can be really tricky sometimes but it's the most scoring thing,
this is also an area that can help you save time on the GMAT. Other parts in
the exam like Critical Reasoning take up to 2.5 minutes to solve, where many
Sentence Construction questions can be cracked in under a minute!
Here are some tips that will help you to
tackle the questions based on sentence construction even better:
1. Identify the concept of Sentence Construction that is asked in the
question.
GMAT Sentence Correction questions commonly
include errors that are based on meaning and certain grammar topics. The basic concept included in these sections are:
- Pronoun Reference and Agreement Errors
- Verb Tense Errors
- Modifier Errors
- Parallelism Errors
- Idiom Errors
2. Look for subject-verb mismatches.
Subject Verb Agreement is
one of the easiest errors to identify and this type of question never went
wrong at least 1 option can be eliminated in an easy way. So look for these
first.
3. Treat options A,B,C,D,E equally.
You can't avoid options
in the exam. Even if you are getting the right option at first glance, look
for the rest of the options one more time. Don’t be so fast to choose the
answer.
4. Try to get clues from the non-underlined part of the sentence.
Read the whole question
before choosing the options. Often, the non-underlined part of the sentence
which most of the students usually ignore can give you vital clues about
tenses, lists, modifiers and meaning that will help you eliminate 1-2 answer
choices. So never ignore this part.
And even after this, if you are stuck between
the last 2 answer options so, you have already spent 90 seconds on the question, choose the one according to your instincts and move on!
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