I’ve written a series of articles that tackle some of the most common MISCONCEPTIONS pertaining to Sentence Correction. Here are those misconceptions linking to the respective articles. A regular pronoun cannot refer to a noun in possessive form Like cannot be used to offer examples GMAT English is different from Standard English When compared with …
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SC Misconception #9 – The correct option needs to communicate the same meaning as the original sentence
This article is a part of a series of articles on SC Misconceptions. In this series, I’m going to address many misconceptions prevalent among GMAT aspirants. The misconception addressed in this post is: The correct option needs to communicate the same meaning as the original sentence There are exactly ZERO official questions in which an …
SC Misconception #8 – ‘Not only’ needs to be followed by ‘but also’
This article is a part of a series of articles on SC Misconceptions. In this series, I’m going to address many misconceptions prevalent among GMAT aspirants. The misconception addressed in this post is: ‘Not only’ needs to be followed by ‘but also’ However, “not only…but” is also a valid construction. Besides, in some cases, “not …
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SC Misconception #7 – ‘Due to’ cannot modify a verb
This article is a part of a series of articles on SC Misconceptions. In this series, I’m going to address many misconceptions prevalent among GMAT aspirants. The misconception addressed in this post is: ‘Due to’ cannot modify a verb The reasoning given to support this misconception is that ‘due to’ is an adjective and thus …
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SC Misconception #6 – Which always presents non-essential information
This article is a part of a series of articles on SC Misconceptions. In this series, I’m going to address many misconceptions prevalent among GMAT aspirants. The misconception addressed in this post is: Which always presents non-essential information In other words, a ‘which clause’ is never an essential (restrictive) modifier and must always be separated …
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SC Misconception #5 – ‘Everbody should take care of their books’ is incorrect
This article is a part of a series of articles on SC Misconceptions. In this series, I’m going to address many misconceptions prevalent among GMAT aspirants. The misconception addressed in this post is: ‘Everybody should take of their books’ is an incorrect sentence. The reason given to reject the above sentence is that ‘their’ is …
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SC Misconception #4 – When compared with is always wrong
This article is a part of a series of articles on SC Misconceptions. In this series, I’m going to address many misconceptions prevalent among GMAT aspirants. The misconception addressed in this post is: When compared with is always wrong The following sentence is from an official SC question (the correct option): November is traditionally the …
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SC Misconception #3 – GMAT English is different from Standard English
I find it surprising that a majority of the GMAT prep industry believes in a “GMAT version of English” that is different from standard English. Doesn’t it sound a bit odd that top b-schools like Harvard and Stanford are interested in a test that tests its own version of English! I think believing in a …
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SC Misconception #2 – Like cannot be used to offer examples
This article is a part of a series of articles on SC Misconceptions. In this series, I’m going to address many misconceptions prevalent among GMAT aspirants. The misconception addressed in this post is: Like cannot be used to offer examples One 4-year old official explanation (VR 2017 Q267) clearly states, “while there has been some …
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SC Misconception #1 – A regular pronoun cannot refer to a noun in possessive form
This article tackles a common misconception that a pronoun cannot refer to a noun in possessive form