II. VERBAL

We encounter many different types of pronoun errors on the GMAT Verbal Section. Some of the most common errors include: Using a pronoun without an antecedent. For example, the sentence, “Although Jack is very rich, he makes poor use of it,” is incorrect because “it” […]

When should you use “like” and when should you use “as” in a sentence? Both words can be used in comparisons, however the structure of the sentence will be different in the two cases. This is because traditionally, “like” is a preposition and “as” is […]

Today we will look at some official GMAT questions testing the “like” vs. “as” concept we discussed before. Take a look at the following GMAT Sentence Correction question: Question 1: As with those of humans, the DNA of grape plants […]

Today, let’s take a look at another type of modifier – the prepositional phrase. A prepositional phrase will begin with a preposition and end with a noun, pronoun, gerund, or clause – the “object” of the preposition. The object of the […]

Languages evolve over centuries and are dynamic even today. What was not acceptable a few years ago, may become a part of common parlance tomorrow and what was acceptable a couple of decades ago may be too old school today. […]

Parallelism is one of the most common errors tested on standardized tests, and debatably, one of the most tricky too! At times, due to the complexity of the sentence, we may not realise that elements should be in parallel; at […]

Recall the golden rule of past perfect tense – The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past. We often […]