Learning Sentence Correction for the GMAT can be a mammoth task for many. It is easy to feel overwhelmed given the wide range of grammar knowledge that many SC questions expect.
One thing to understand is that ‘GMAT English’ is no different from Standard English. So, whatever issues you face/ confusion you have may be resolved through any high-quality English content – even if it is not GMAT-specific.
On this page I have created a repository of high-quality English grammar content that was already available online. We have sifted through a lot of content to find good quality material. We have collated it all in one place so it becomes easy for the students to consume the content. As far as basic grammar is concerned, you need not spend time on figuring out what you need to learn, and then figuring out from where you need to learn.
In this video, you will learn the basics of a sentence, and understand how these combine together to give meaning to a sentence.
Having understood the basic structure of a sentence let’s take a look at individual parts of speech. Here is an introduction to nouns and adjectives with classification.
This video covers the topics ‘verbs’ and ‘adverbs’ and their different kinds.
Learn what prepositions, pronouns, and conjunctions as parts of sentences do and how they interact with each other.
This video talks about dependant clauses and their conjunctions, It helps you gain knowledge for times when you are not able to find the ‘subject’ or ‘object’
II- Subject – Verb Agreement
Subject-verb agreement is one of the most common topics assessed on the GMAT. Let’s start with the basics.
Note that in the first 3 examples if the two clauses are joined by ‘and’ the verb would change. For example: Her intelligence and (her) personality make her a great employee.
Caution: In case of neither-nor, either-or the verb agrees with the second subject and can be singular or plural, although in the video because of the examples chosen one may be tempted to make a false conclusion.
An exhaustive list of indefinite pronouns and the verb they use.
Ram and Shyam ‘are’ going to the market. This sentence uses the verb ‘are’ because the subject is ‘Ram and Shyam’ – A compound subject.
III – Modifiers
Modifiers are used to modify noun or verbs. Noun-modifiers are frequently adjectives, adjective phrases or adjective clauses.
Sometimes even clauses can act as modifiers
A verb modifier can be a simple adverb, an adverb phrase or an adverb clause.
Essential and Non-essential Modifiers
Misplaced (or dangling) modifiers are quite commonly seen in sentence correction questions.
Participles are either present(-ing) or past(-ed). They can be either condensed adjective clauses, which modifies a noun, or an adverb clause, which modifies a verb.
Countable and Non- Countable Modifiers
IV – Tenses
A quick walk-through of the various tenses in the English language with examples.
Perfect tenses are important to understand for GMAT sentence correction. These videos explain ‘how’ and ‘when’ past and present tenses are used.
V – Pronouns
In this video, the topic ‘pronoun-antecedent agreement’ will be discussed. In a sentence, a pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, while the antecedent is the noun that the pronoun refers to.
Discover simple techniques to effectively grasp the usage of countable and uncountable nouns in conversations.
VI – Parallelism
This video covers the power of parallelism and how it gives perfect balance to any sentence
Let’s find out what gerund and infinitives are, and how they are different from one other
VII – Comparisons
Learn some keywords and tips to use while comparing two things that are similar or the same.
VIII – Idiomatic Expressions
An idiom is a group of words used in common language whose meaning cannot be derived by adding the meaning of individual words. This video gives a general idea of what idioms mean. Next we will take a look at some specific examples.
In SC, we don’t have questions – sentences ending in ‘?’, but the explanations in this video are still relevant for the GMAT.
‘To’ and ‘for’ are very easily confused and interchangeably used prepositions. Understand the subtle difference in meaning they can create.
Understanding of Noun and adverb clause necessary for understanding the subtle difference between the usage of ‘whether’ and ‘if’- very frequent on GMAT?
Here are some common mistakes that people generally make while using idioms.
In this video we take a look at the correct usage of so and “so…that”, with some examples.
Some commonly used idioms that are categorised as ‘inversions’ in grammar. Focus on the “Not only…but also” formation, very common on GMAT.
The passive voice is used more frequently in situations where the subject of the verb is not important or not known. Understanding the difference can also be helpful in Parallel construction questions.
In this video we take a look at some of the commonly used prepositions and the correct situation to use them.