sentence correction strategic problem

[oren1211]

hi all!

when solving a S.C problem I try to split answers (when answers structure is similar), and this method actually works great, but when the structure of the answers is completly inverted it is much harder for me and takes lots of time. Do you guys know a method I can use when the answers structure is converted?

Thanks alot, Oren!

[vivs.gupta]

Can you give an example for your question?

[RonPurewal]

yes, examples please. (per the forum rules, please post the SOURCE(s) of whatever examples you post.)

thanks.

[jp.jprasanna]

Hi Here is a sample problem, feature similar to the ones described by the original poster. I would also like to know the thought process that goes into solving these long complicated SC. SOURCE GMATPEP, can also be found in our PREP forums.


In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country’s size and that brought its western border within reach of the Pacific Ocean.
A. In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country’s size and that brought
B. For about four cents an acre the United States acquired, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country’s size and it brought
C. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, more than doubling its size and bringing
D. The United States, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, for about four cents an acre, acquired 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country’s size, bringing
E. Acquiring 828,000 square miles in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States bought it for about four cents an acre, more than doubling the country’s size and bringing


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[Willy]

Hi Here is a sample problem, feature similar to the ones described by the original poster. I would also like to know the thought process that goes into solving these long complicated SC. SOURCE GMATPEP, can also be found in our PREP forums.


In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country’s size and that brought its western border within reach of the Pacific Ocean.
A. In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country’s size and that brought
B. For about four cents an acre the United States acquired, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country’s size and it brought
C. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, more than doubling its size and bringing
D. The United States, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, for about four cents an acre, acquired 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country’s size, bringing
E. Acquiring 828,000 square miles in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States bought it for about four cents an acre, more than doubling the country’s size and bringing


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I believe the answer is C.

In A, reference to "Which" is wrong.

In B, in the later part BROUGHT and BRINGING are not parallel.

In D, can't find particular error but doesn't sound right to me.

In E, "acquiring" modifies "the united states" but that doesn't make sense.

[vivs.gupta]

Hi JP,

Answer is 'C' and willy has explained the reason for wrong answers. Regarding strategy for such questions: If you don't see split in the options, then I am afraid, you need to go through the answer choices and read them to figure out errors. As soon as you discover an error, move on to the next choice.

[jp.jprasanna]

Hi JP,

Answer is 'C' and willy has explained the reason for wrong answers. Regarding strategy for such questions: If you don't see split in the options, then I am afraid, you need to go through the answer choices and read them to figure out errors. As soon as you discover an error, move on to the next choice.

No sir - there is, dig here (the technique, mind set required to attack there sort of problems is beautify orchestrated by Stacey in these posts)

http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2012/06/ ... the-new-sc

[vivs.gupta]

Oh, I see. You want strategies for meaning based questions.

In that case, the question that you mentioned as an example does not fit here. It is full of grammatical errors and does not require us to look for meaning based errors.

For meaning based question, one definitely needs to practice and even I am struggling to get a practice questions for the same.

[Willy]

Oh, I see. You want strategies for meaning based questions.

In that case, the question that you mentioned as an example does not fit here. It is full of grammatical errors and does not require us to look for meaning based errors.

For meaning based question, one definitely needs to practice and even I am struggling to get a practice questions for the same.

Seems like just like me, everyone is struggling with meaning based questions. I try to handle these question via noticing the modifier, verb tense, and parallelism errors. Most of the meaning errors you will find by carefully noticing these grammatical errors.

[vivs.gupta]

thanks Willy. do you have any practice questions set for meaning based SCs?

I have observed that SCs questions are getting more tough but I am struggling to get hold of the corresponding study material.

Most of the questions focus on Idoms and grammer errors.

[Willy]

thanks Willy. do you have any practice questions set for meaning based SCs?

I have observed that SCs questions are getting more tough but I am struggling to get hold of the corresponding study material.

Most of the questions focus on Idoms and grammer errors.

Sorry friend. I don't have such a set of problems. Don't worry about idioms, all the idioms you need to know are in MGMAT SC guide.

[jlucero]

I wouldn't say ALL of the idioms tested are in our SC Guide, but it's definitely a thorough list.

The best place to find GMAT-like questions is any GMAC resource- Official Guides & GMAT Prep. If you feel 100% comfortable with those questions, you're in a better place than most. If you are a Manhattan student, you should be able to find a list of some of the problems that test meaning in the OGs in our syllabus and/or SC guide.

The best strategy that I have for you is to get great at understanding meaning is to get great at eliminating "junk" in sentences. If you can find the parts in sentences that are non-essential and can strip away the sentence, you will find deciding meaning to be much easier.