GMAT Preposition “with”
Prepositions in English display a powerful diversity of uses. In the previous preposition article, we talked about the proposition “to”. Here, we will look, at the preposition “with.” The...
View ArticleGMAT idioms: Can You Believe That?
Before a discussion of this cluster of idioms, take a look at these practice GMAT Sentence Correction questions. 1) Supply-side economics believes in the national economy growing most vigorously both...
View ArticleGMAT Grammar: A Quirky Idiom for Comparisons
This is an idiom that demonstrates some of the quirkiest aspects of the English language, aspects that often frustrate non-native speakers in the process of learning English. This idiom concerns the...
View ArticleGMAT Prepositions and Idioms: “of”
Prepositions in English display a powerful diversity of uses. In previous preposition article, we talked about the proposition “to“. Here, we will look, at the preposition “of.” The preposition...
View ArticleGMAT Prepositions and Idioms: “for”
Prepositions in English display a powerful diversity of uses. In previous preposition article, we talked about the proposition “of”. Here, we will look, at the preposition “for.” The preposition...
View ArticleGMAT Prepositions and Idioms: Against
Prepositions in English display a powerful diversity of uses. In previous preposition article, we talked about the proposition “for”. Here, we will look, at the prepositions “against”. Prepositions...
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GMAT Prepositions and Idioms: On
Prepositions in English display a powerful diversity of uses. Your preposition knowledge will most certainly be tested in the GMAT. In previous preposition article, we talked about the proposition...
View ArticleHow Important Are Idioms for GMAT Sentence Correction?
The short answer: VERY. Admittedly, idioms alone are not the single biggest tested topic on the GMAT Sentence Correction. Of course, I would recommend studying all grammatical and syntactical rules,...
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GMAT Prepositons and Idioms: In and By
Prepositions in English display a powerful diversity of uses. In previous preposition article, we talked about the proposition “on“. Here, we will look, at the prepositions “in” and “by”....
View ArticleGMAT Prepositions and Idioms: a Potpourri
Prepositions in English display a powerful diversity of uses. In the previous preposition article, we talked about the propositions “in” and “by”. Here, we will look, at a four idioms involving...
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GMAT Idioms: Compound Prepositions
Prepositions in English display a powerful diversity of uses. Your preposition knowledge will most certainly be tested in the GMAT. In previous preposition article, we talked about four propositions....
View ArticleGMAT Idioms Involving “As”
The word “as” is a remarkable little power-packed word. It functions as both a preposition (as in this sentence!) and as a conjunction. It is one of the flexible and multifaceted words in the...
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GMAT Idioms of Comparison
Business is all about comparisons — which brand or option or product is cheaper? faster? more reliable? safer? a better investment? etc. etc. Because of this, the GMAT loves comparisons, and loves...
View ArticleGMAT Idioms of Whole and Part
Many things have wholes made of parts, parts grouped together into wholes. Atoms and molecules are the parts of material substance. The whole of the United States is, as the name suggests, made of...
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GMAT Idioms: Cause and Consequence
The triumph of Science over the past five centuries has been its ability to delineate what causes what. While nothing in Economics is not quite as precise as, say, Chemistry, the ability to identify...
View ArticleGMAT Idioms: Verbs and “that” Clauses
Sophisticated writing often involves statements of what different people think, say, argue, or believe. Not surprisingly, sentences about this litter the GMAT Verbal section. In fact, such sentences...
View ArticleGMAT Idioms: Correlative Conjunctions
Conjunctions Conjunctions are joining words: they help to link together two nouns, or two verbs, or two larger structures in a sentence. Coordinating conjunctions (e.g. “and”, “but”, “or”) simply link...
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GMAT Idioms: Whether
The astute reader will recognize the self-referential error in the above sentence. The first thing any prospective GMAT test taker needs to learn about this is the If vs. Whether split, so common on...
View ArticleGMAT Idioms: Of Hope and Fear
These two verbs, to hope and to fear, are similar, not only in their focus on expectations for the future, but also in the large diversity of idioms they can take. In this post, I hope to exhaust the...
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GMAT Idioms: Of Thinking and Knowing
First, a couple of Sentence Correction practice questions. 1) Organizers claimed that the rally for public health care drew close to half a million people, but the city officials estimated the amount...
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