Category: GMAT Verbal
How to score well on GMAT Reading Comprehension
Posted onHow to Solve Fully Underlined Sentence Correction Questions
Posted onWhile attempting the questions in the Verbal section on the GMAT, one type of question that makes your hearts skip a beat is definitely the fully underlined sentence correction question. In your mind, Sentence Correction is already full of gruelling grammar rules and exceptions – add to that a fully underlined question and you […]
Comparison Questions on GMAT Sentence Correction
Posted onComparison questions in GMAT SC can get a little tricky because they may test not just comparisons, but often, idioms and parallelism too. In this blog let’s see how to do comparison questions. Basic Rules for Comparison: Which is better – a rose or a mango? You’re probably thinking, “What a stupid […]
Building Your Strength in Reading Comprehension
Posted onReading newspapers and books may improve your general reading habit, but not your ability to crack GMAT RC. This is because the subject matter and structure of GMAT RC passages are quite different, and therefore, the mindset with which you approach them must also be different. The best way to get better at GMAT RC […]
Reverse Causation in GMAT CR
Posted onAssumption-based questions make up about 40% of the questions in GMAT CR. They test you on your ability to identify and understand the relationships – if any – that exist between the premises and the conclusion. Some of the tricky logical traps that assumption-based questions may contain are based on causality. Today, we will […]
Tackling the To-verb/Verb-ing Dilemma in GMAT SC
Posted onThe choice between verb-ing and to-verb in GMAT Sentence Correction is something that has troubled test-takers forever. Though there are no blanket rules that will help you tackle questions that test this, there are certain guidelines you can follow to make the right choice. General Usage Guidelines For To-Verb And Verb-Ing To-verb: This […]
‘Because’ Versus ‘Due to’
Posted onThough these 2 terms are often used interchangeably in everyday speech, they are actually different and must be treated differently on the GMAT. The use of ‘Because’ ‘Because’ helps answer the WHY question – why did something happen? For e.g. The flight was cancelled because a storm was brewing. ‘Because of’ […]