Thursday, August 30, 2012

GMAT verbal tips in a capsule ( sentence correction )-5


The pronoun should match the nouns, but that’s not sufficient.

Wrong: In1869, anxious to balance its population, the Wyoming legislature extended voting rights to women.
The pronoun ‘its’ agrees with the singular ‘Wyoming legislature’, but can legislature have a population.

Correct: In1869, anxious to balance the state’s population, the Wyoming legislature extended voting rights to women.

Attention to detail is what you should develop.
And do not forget to check the meaning of sentence.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

GMAT verbal rules in a capsule ( critical reasoning ) - 4

Some common flaws in arguments
1.faulty comparison (analogy)
2.Unrepresentative statistics
3.ignoring other casual factors
4.questionable cause
5.limited evidences.

Build on CR vocabulary

Friday, August 3, 2012

How many hrs should I prepare for GMAT

Based on observation If you haven't spent atleast 150hrs on GMAT preparation then the probability of you scoring 700+ is slim.