Day 7 - Sentence Correction

Man, that was heavy! Suddenly, my 5-6 hour study day has doubled! I've never been this tired.

So I went for my prep class early morning today (had to get there at about 9:30 a.m.), returning only at 6:30 p.m. We covered a lot of grammar basics like modifiers, tenses, sentence structure, etc., which led to a Sentence Correction session. The good thing was, we got focused practice on all individual kinds of SC problems, however, you mix up all those questions and it's one hot soup. I realized it's extremely important to know the basic kind of SC problems that come up in the GMAT, and then do loads of practice on each of them. Even the most basic of SC problems can turn out to be daunting once you look at the answer choices - there are always 2-3 answer choices that eat your brains out. It's here that knowing the subtle nuances of grammar can make all the difference. Now before you try and recollect where you've kept that Wren & Martin, let me assure you that this is something you can get from Kaplan GMAT as well.

After returning home I continued with the Sentence Correction section of Kaplan, and went through the overview they had given as well. But a close friend's birthday dinner prevented me from touching the practice quiz after the section. (I have a feeling I should save it for later, not too sure though). At the end of the day I was exhausted like I've never been.

I'll be taking my first PowerPrep tomorrow. Hope for the best!

SUMMARY OF WORK
Veritas prep course - Basic Grammar & Sentence Correction
Kaplan GMAT - Sentence Correction overview, pages 95 - 114

LESSONS LEARNT
1. Knowledge of basic (GMAT related) grammar concepts is vital for Sentence Correction.
2. Intensive Prep courses leave you with little time to practice.