... ideas, to identify the strongest support, or to identify the organizational pattern of the text You may also be asked about the effect of the organization or other techniques or the relationship ... discussed in the text Question from the pretest is an example of an analysis question Inference questions test your ability to draw logical conclusions based upon the facts and ideas expressed in the ... about the main idea of the text or the best way to paraphrase a definition or key concept discussed in the passage Questions and from the pretest are examples of basic comprehension questions Analysis...
... find two factors that complicate arguments: The conclusion of one argument serves as the premise for another The conclusion and/or one or more premises are unstated The conclusion of one argument ... wrong.] [Therefore, she should be punished.] Here is another example Notice how the unstated premise links the premise tothe conclusion in the second version: I promised to clean the garage on ... that bookstores put their best books near the front of the store e sales of romance novels may increase even more if the section were moved all the way tothe front To answer this question correctly,...
... education Carson knows how to get things done Which of the following provides the best reason to reject the treasurer’s argument? a The treasurer belongs tothe same political party as Carson b The ... conclusion? Is the evidence relevant tothe conclusion? Does the evidence come from an unbiased source? Is the evidence logical? I S T HERE S UFFICIENT E VIDENCE TO A CCEPT THE C ONCLUSION ? The ... professional relationship with the candidate; whether or not they have had past experiences with each other and of what sort; whether or not they belong tothe same political party; and whether or not...
... Don’t Get Personal Remember that onthe GMAT exam, you must assess arguments and answer questions based only onthe information presented onthetest For the moment, forget what you might ... restructuring the IRS True, restructuring the IRS may be one major concern of the opponents, but is it their only, or even their main, concern? Is that the real reason why they don’t support it? ... about the topic or issue Base your answer only onthe argument and evidence in front of you The best reason to reject this argument is the one that shows us this is an apples -to- oranges comparison...
... when he wants to This is an untestable explanation Noncircular If the phenomenon and the evidence/explanation for the phenomenon are essentially the same, then you have a circular (and therefore ... out to be false, then it is unreliable Example: The Watsons are always late because they only have one car Based on this explanation, you would have toexpect that every family that has only one ... CRITICAL REASONING – Evaluating Explanations Many of the critical reasoning questions onthe GMAT exam will either present a scenario and ask you to determine the best explanation for a phenomenon or...
... who or whatthe sentence is about—who or what is performing the action of the sentence The predicate tells the reader something about the subject whatthe subject is or does Consider the following ... following sentence: The clock is ticking The word clock is the subject It tells you whatthe sentence is about—who or what performs the action of the sentence The verb phrase is ticking is the predicate ... CORRECTION – S UBORDINATING C ONJUNCTIONS A subordinating conjunction such as the word because makes a dependent clause dependent Subordinating conjunctions connect clauses and help show the relationship...
... pronoun has an apostrophe, it always shows contraction POSSESSIVE PRONOUN MEANING EXAMPLE its belonging to it The dog chased its tail your belonging to you Your time is up their belonging to them ... and third person (he, she, it, them) SUBJECT I me first person you second person he him third person she her third person it it third person we us first person you you second person they plural POINT ... (nonrestrictive), unless they refer to people In that case, use who 122 Contraction Confusion It is easy to make a mistake with pronouns and contractions because apostrophes are used to show possession of nouns...
... carefully, one can expectto pass the exam Correct: If you prepare carefully, you can expectto pass the exam If one prepares carefully, one can expectto pass the exam Rule #12: Be consistent in pronoun ... those pronouns that can be either singular or plural, depending upon the noun or pronoun to which they refer, should take the pronoun that matches their referent If the antecedent is singular, the ... (something) inferior to interested in on top of regard to responsible for suspicious of with regard to concentrate on consist of fond of full of in accordance with insist on/ upon knowledge of opposite...
... performs the action: James filed the papers yesterday Jin Lee sang the song beautifully In a passive sentence, onthe other hand, the person or thing who actually completes the action of the sentence ... powerful sentences in the following example: He walked quickly into the room He rushed into the room He raced into the room He dashed into the room He burst into the room Each of these verbs has much ... woman ate the sandwich with the blue hat Here, the word order, not an ambiguous word, causes the confusion; the modifier with the blue hat is in the wrong place (a misplaced modifier) Did the woman...
... from other parts of the text Because they look familiar, they may seem like the correct answer, but they may not provide the best answer tothe question Base your answers only onthe information ... comprehension questions based on a passage, then have a sentence correction question, then have two critical reasoning questions, and then have another reading comprehension passage Try not to let ... membrane, the outermost part of the cell, isolates the cytoplasm It regulates what comes in and out of the cell and allows interaction with other cells The second layer, the cytoplasm, contains...
... above, the Program for Requesting Consideration of Legal Questions by the Commission allows committees to request consideration of a staff decision directly tothe Commission Specifically, when the ... committee has 30 calendar days to respond tothe Interim Audit Report; however, extensions may be granted The committee’s response is provided tothe Commission • Response tothe Draft Final Audit Report ... after consideration of the committee’s response tothe Interim Audit Report The committee will have 15 calendar days to make any further response and/or request a hearing before the Commission The...
... moved ontothe mission Clearly the interpretation of the mission by each camp was further distorting and inflaming the situation The process of mission clarification took almost three days to resolve ... in the afternoon, go directly to a lane designated for a specific store, and are shipped out in the afternoon The product enters the store and is immediately onthe shelf The production -to- consumer ... checking onthe faucet installation is what creates the long-term relationships between the business and the customer Customerintimate organizations are clever They know their market is the high-income...
... and then move ontothe major leagues But and however are used to show contrast Danger, Will Robinson Be careful not to connect unrelated ideas, establish a vague connection among ideas, or connect ... conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs and semicolons, or semicolons alone In the Great Fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down Only six people were injured New York stockbroker Bill Wilson ... connections between ideas The following table shows some of the most common subordinating conjunctions and the relationships that they show between ideas Relationship Subordinating Conjunctions...
... that one of their secrets is visualization In their mind’s eyes, they see themselves succeeding They imagine the situations they will face, and they imagine themselves handling those situations ... and fast to grade They are also popular because they are generally considered objective: They are questions based solely on information and don’t allow thetest taker to express opinions Multiple-choice ... visualization—see yourself performing well ontheGEDThe day before the tests: ■ ■ ■ 27 Get to bed early Get light exercise Don’t work out too hard You don’t want to be sore or physically exhausted the...
... onthe established foundation of SQL Server 2005 Using the same architecture and management tools, customers will be able to smoothly upgrade their systems and skills, based onthe need for the ... synchronized recovery The advantage would be based on limiting the size of the actual database Now, in Katmai, you have a viable choice with the introduction of the Filestream storage option so ... still coming to grips with the great new features of SQL Server 2005 so, when I ask this question to other database professionals, the response is usually a polite answer, something of the order:...
... Conversations - M: I left the letter here on top of these books - W: You mean the books onthe shelf? - M: No, the stack onthe desk Choose the best answer tothe question Where did he put the ... strong winds, too Spring weather is unpredictable Choose the best answer tothe question What is the woman talking about? (A) Whether to buy two storm windows (B) The weather √ (C) Her son (D) The ... to your name and pass the communication tothe next person onthe routing list Choose the best answer tothe question Where should you put your initials? (A) At the bottom of the communication...
... onthe established foundation of SQL Server 2005 Using the same architecture and management tools, customers will be able to smoothly upgrade their systems and skills, based onthe need for the ... synchronized recovery The advantage would be based on limiting the size of the actual database Now, in Katmai, you have a viable choice with the introduction of the Filestream storage option so ... still coming to grips with the great new features of SQL Server 2005 so, when I ask this question to other database professionals, the response is usually a polite answer, something of the order:...
... permission to use them Keep the site generic You want the visitor to go to your website If the visitor has too much information, the visitor will decide he has enough to make a decision and elect ... properties of the product or service, desire sparks a more emotional response tothe text of the ad The reader has gone beyond being aware of the product tothe point of emotionally responding tothe words ... approach is customer oriented Customer oriented websites focus onthe benefits the products or services provide tothe customer The ad copy is designed to demonstrate tothe customer how the product...
... the tube onthe tip of one of one’s fingers The tube is waiting for information as long as a marble is moving inside the tube to this, one has to ensure that the marble is in continuous motion ... into the tube The tube is open for communication when one end is open to this, one might balance the tube in the palm of one’s hand The tube is connected when both ends are open to this, one ... both as constituents of an interaction model and as constituents of an expression structure It is the expressions of these components that convey the meanings they have in the interaction model...