Book
Description and Details
Preview the Book
Detailed Table of Contents
Written by Victoria Wood; published by PowerScore
Book Description
top
The PowerScore GMAT Sentence Correction Bible™
is the most comprehensive book available for the Sentence Correction
section of the GMAT. The grammar lessons contained in the Sentence
Correction Bible are representative of the techniques covered
in PowerScore’s live courses and have consistently been proven
effective for thousands of our students.
The book features and explains a detailed methodology for attacking
all aspects of Sentence Correction questions, including recognizing
errors in parts of speech, the proper way to correct single and
multiple errors, strategies for determining possible errors, and
techniques for quickly eliminating answer choices as you solve the
questions. Entire chapters are devoted to potential errors in common
parts of speech.
The following grammar concepts and errors are covered in detail:
Basic
Grammar
Verbs
Nouns
Pronouns
Modifiers
Conjunctions
Sentence Construction
Style
Multiple Errors
Sentence Correction Strategies
In addition,
the Sentence Correction Bible features over 140 GMAT Sentence
Correction questions in drills and problem sets in order to effectively
practice our techniques. This includes examples for each of the
error types referenced above. The Sentence Correction questions
on the GMAT represent approximately one-third of your verbal score
and often intimidate test takers whose formal grammar training lapsed
in elementary or middle school. However, once you understand how
to efficiently approach each error type and deconstruct the sentence
presented, the solution to each question can be quickly discovered.
Through step-by-step analysis of every error that you will encounter,
detailed explanations for every answer choice, and extensive drills
to enforce every major concept, this book with teach you how to
correctly solve even the most complicated Sentence Correction problems.
The Sentence Correction Bible is also supplemented by a unique
website that provides additional materials to complement the book
and answer frequently asked student questions.
About the Author
The author has over 10 years experience teaching English and
test preparation. As an expert in test preparation and the English
language, she has overseen the instruction of thousands of students
and is currently a course developer for PowerScore.
Product Details
277 pages, paperback
Dimensions (in inches): .5 x 8.25 x 10.5
ISBN: 0972129650
The price of the Sentence Correction Bible is $29.99
Another title
from PowerScore’s Best Selling Standardized Test Preparation
Bible Series™
Preview
the Sentence Correction Bible top
Chapter
5, pages 111-113
Chapter
6, pages 141-144
Students who purchased the Sentence Correction Bible also purchased
these books:
The
Critical Reasoning Bible
The PowerScore GMAT Critical Reasoning Bible™ is a
comprehensive how-to manual for solving every type of Critical Reasoning
question. Featuring dozens of real Critical Reasoning questions
with detailed explanations, the Bible is the ultimate resource for
improving your GMAT Critical Reasoning performance.
The
Verbal Bible
The PowerScore GMAT Verbal Bible is a comprehensive guide
to the entire verbal section of the GMAT. In addition to in-depth
discussion of the verbal concepts tested on every GMAT, the book
provides hundreds of practice questions, with problem sets, conceptual
drills, and extensive analysis of test questions and answer choices.
With expansive sections on Critical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension,
and Sentence Correction, the GMAT Verbal Bible provides effective
approaches to every question type in the GMAT verbal section.
The
Official Guide for GMAT Review
The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition, contains
800 retired GMAT questions, with thorough explanations. Answering
questions that have appeared on the GMAT exam before will give you
experience with the types of questions that appear on the test.
This Guide will help you learn what you need to know to answer the
questions correctly.
The
Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review
This Guide offers 300 real GMAT questions, with answers and explanations,
to help you focus your math skills in the following areas: Arithmetic,
Algebra, Geometry, Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency. The
Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review will help you solve
equations, interpret data, coordinate geometry, and determine probability
with assurance and ease. This targeted review helps you get the
most out of you study time and improves your familiarity with the
kind of questions found on the GMAT® exam.
The
Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review
This publication offers 300 real GMAT questions, with answers and
explanations, to help you focus your verbal skills in Reading Comprehension,
Critical Reasoning, Sentence Correction, and Analytical Writing
Assessment. It is an intensive study guide to focus your preparation
on the key verbal areas of the GMAT exam.
There is no overlap between questions found in the Official
Guide for GMAT® Review, 12th Edition, the Official Guide for
GMAT® Quantitative Review, and the Official Guide for GMAT®
Verbal Review.
Detailed Table of Contents top
|
|
| Chapter
One: Introduction |
| Introduction |
1 |
| A
Brief Overview of the GMAT |
3 |
| Experimental
Questions |
5 |
| The
GMAT CAT Format |
6 |
| Special
GMAT CAT Considerations |
7 |
| Computers
and Scratch Paper |
10 |
| The
GMAT Scoring Scale |
11 |
| The
GMAT Percentile Table |
11 |
| The
Use of the GMAT |
12 |
| Chapter
Two: The Basics of Sentence Correction |
| GMAT
Sentence Correction |
13 |
| Tested
Curriculum |
16 |
| Sentence
Correction Strategies |
16 |
| Chapter
Three: The Basics of Grammar |
| Grammar
Education |
17 |
| Standard
Written English |
18 |
| Parts
of Speech |
19 |
| Parts
of a Sentence |
35 |
| Chapter
Four: Errors Involving Verbs |
| Subject
and Verb Agreement |
59 |
| Verb
Tense |
77 |
| Irregular
Verbs |
95 |
| Verb
Voice |
99 |
| Analysis
of a Verb |
103 |
| Chapter
Five: Errors with Nouns and Pronouns |
| Noun
Agreement |
105 |
| Pronouns |
110 |
| Pronoun
and Antecedent Agreement |
111 |
| Relative
Pronouns |
118 |
| Ambiguous
and Implied Pronouns |
124 |
| Chapter
Six: Errors Involving Modifiers |
| Adjectives
Versus Adverbs |
133 |
| Quantifiers |
137 |
| Modifier
Placement |
141 |
| Verb
Forms as Modifiers |
149 |
| Chapter
Seven: Errors Involving Conjunctions |
| Coordinating
Conjunctions |
153 |
| Subordinating
Conjunctions |
156 |
| “Like”
Versus “As” |
158 |
| Chapter
Eight: Errors In Construction |
| Comparisons |
165 |
| Parallel
Structure |
172 |
| Semicolons |
186 |
| Idiom |
189 |
| Chapter
Nine: Errors Involving Style |
| Wordy
Language |
201 |
| Redundancy |
204 |
| Chapter
Ten: Multiple Errors |
| Double
and Triple Errors |
211 |
| Chapter
Eleven: Sentence Correction Strategies |
| Look
for Error Indicators |
225 |
| Analyze
the Answer Choices |
228 |
| Eliminate
Answer Choices |
230 |
| Substitute
with New Words and Phrases |
230 |
| Rearrange
the Phrase, Clause, or Sentence |
233 |
| Use
Miscellaneous Strategies |
234 |
| Practice |
234 |
| Chapter
Twelve: Test Readiness |
| The
day of the test |
247 |
| Appendix |
| List
of Prepositions |
251 |
| List
of Irregular Verbs |
252 |
| List
of Common Idiomatic Expressions |
257 |
| List
of Wordy Expressions |
260 |
| Chapter
Answer Key |
| Chapter
Four: Errors Involving Verbs |
263 |
| Chapter
Five: Errors with Nouns and Pronouns |
264 |
| Chapter
Six: Errors Involving Modifiers |
265 |
| Chapter
Seven: Errors Involving Conjunctions |
265 |
| Chapter
Eight: Errors in Construction |
266 |
| Chapter
Nine: Errors Involving Style |
267 |
| Chapter
Ten: Multiple Errors |
267 |
| Chapter
Eleven: Sentence Correction Strategies |
268 |
| Glossary |
Glossary of Terms |
269 |
|