GMAT Sentence Correction: Illogical Comparisons
When you notice a comparison being made in a sentence correction, always ask yourself what two things are being compared. Sometimes, the comparison will be illogical. This is best illustrated with an...
View ArticleEverything You Wanted to Know about the Subjunctive Mood: Strategy
We’ve already learned about the different forms of the subjunctive mood that may be tested on the GMAT. Now, we’re going to focus on strategies to overcome the most common pitfalls with subjunctive...
View ArticleGMAT Sentence Correction: Comparisons with Omissions
As we’ve probably seen before, you can omit words in the second part of a comparison if possessives are used. For example, Picasso’s art is better than Van Gogh’s [art]. My house is larger than the...
View ArticleGMAT Sentence Correction: If…Then Constructions
The if…then construction takes many forms on the GMAT. It’s important that you can distinguish between all the different types of “if…then” constructions in order to use the right verb tense. First,...
View ArticleGMAT Quantitative: Distance Problems
GMAT Distance Problems depend on one basic formula you may still remember from high school: distance=rate x time, or d=rt. Generally, a distance problem must utilize this formula to solve for one or...
View ArticleGMAT Sentence Correction: Common Mistakes with Wordiness
While wordiness is a pretty ubiquitous error on the GMAT, you should still be wary of wordiness traps. Sometimes, the test-writers will include answer choices that seem to make the underlined portion...
View ArticleNumber Properties
Number properties may sound scary, but they just constitute elementary mathematical principles. You probably know most of these principles by memory; if not, you could easily execute a calculation to...
View ArticleConjunctions on the ACT
Yes, I’m sure all of you know what a conjunction is. We’ve all heard the famous song on “School House Rock.” (If you haven’t, please youtube it; you’re missing out on some pretty essential pop...
View ArticleAdvanced GMAT Sentence Correction: Gerunds and Possessives
GMAT Sentence Correction covers a wide variety of grammar issues. You may have heard native English speakers hesitate when using a gerund in the possessive case. This particular grammar issue is often...
View ArticleACT English: Organization of Ideas
You’ve probably read this comment from your English teacher at least once in your educational career: “Interesting ideas, but lacks organization.” Well-executed prose, flowery descriptions, and...
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