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I am sorry to hear this. Can you post your Q/V scores for both attempts? Maybe you need to practice with the simulation of real test. Take GMATPrep, and a bunch of other CAT tests out there.

I didn't try it again and again. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks abhasjha. I ordered PowerScore Bible from Amazon. I tried to download from online during my studies, but all was in vain. I saw your posts in CR section, and they were very good. I should start socializing more in this section:D I definitely put a lot of effort in verbal. I get all the math concepts, but I didn't put in enough time to avoid stupid mistakes.:yuck:

Thanks guys. I did a lot of work on SC. Like some people have said, one can increase his/her verbal score by improving SC. I think I get SC, and that I did well on it. If anything didn't go well in verbal, it's CR. To be honest I didn't try to find effective strategies in this area. I just ordered PowerScore Bible so let's see if I can make some magic here... On RC, I was taught in a class I took to write down notes etc, but I found this to take too much time, and at the end, I ran through the questions getting most of them wrong. I adjusted and didn't write any notes. If you practice the passages in the OG10 or OG11, you will find a consistent pattern in their answers: EVERYTHING IS STARING AT YOU FROM THE PASSAGE. I read through the passage as fast as I can (2 mins for long passages, 1:30min for short passages) and then spend a lot of time digging through the passages for answers. I think I scored well on this. As for the passages in the exam, I didn't find them too bad. If you practice OG material, you should handle them fine. As for practice tests, I should have done more, here is what I did: MGMAT 1- Diagnostic - 600 MGMAT 2 - 690 MGMAT 3 - 590 - something was terribly wrong here. GMATPrep 1-630 GMATPrep 2-710 As for the materials: I used all the MGMAT Guides (I took their class so got them) OG10 & 11 Verbal and Quantitative Review Kaplan 800 Kaplan Math Workbook. I shall see many of you in SC or more specifically, I should be in Problem Solving or Data Sufficiency

I took the GMAT today. I was pretty confident that I was going to get the 700 I want. Scored 680 :wallbash: Anyway, the journey continues, 20 more points to go. Third time would be the charm. What I did right: I worked on improving my verbal. Which I did considerably. I still need more work on CR. What I did wrong: I spend very little time on Quant. Quant is my stongest, and had I showed up in this area, I would have gotten my 700. Any suggestions welcome. I plan to take the test again in a month and half or so. I plan to apply to B-School for Fall 2010.

It's ok to use like to compare nouns, but in this case, the overriding concept is the parallelism issue as I illustrated above.

You are trying to compare American etiquette to the rest, so in c, instead of saying that of another country, why not just mention the country if it's only one? E is concise.

D-Day is tomorrow. Not so sure if I am ready for 700+:hmm::hmm:

Mitzi got it.:tup::tup: The key is to realize that the original sentence is trying to compare etiquette to other countries...no no in GMAT land.

IMO E. Previously estimated clears compares second quarter inflation to previsously estimated inflation... Initially, I came down to C and E because they have the correct construction showed that...X..and that Y. E wins because it uses the right tense - past tense.

Both A and B is plural. The key here is the conjuction and, if two singular subjects are joined by and, they combine to form a plural subject. From the examples you gave, the subject has to be the Value of [both A and B] to consider that a singular subject. The value [singular] of both A and B is... Both [value of A] and [that of B] are.. would be correct.Realize that here, we are combining Value of A (singular) and that of B (singular) to form a plural subject. Hope this makes it clearer.

If you used MGMAT SC guide, I am not surprised that you improved so much. That book is good. Also, remember, the more practice you do, the better you get. I assume you took the diagnostic test without any practice, so naturally, you should show some improvement. Have you tried taking GMAT Prep tests? Those could provide good measure, but some of the questions are the same as those found in the OGs.

In E, what is their referring to? chips? or etched lines? both [the power of the chips and the electronics devices] they drive the [ ] part above is forming a plural subject, and it seems they following it is referring to this subject. The original sentence speaks to the power of the chips and the power of electronic devices. C makes the distinction clear.

I am no guru, but I have read that when you use bossy verbs such as announce, said, which require that, you have to repeat that if you, for example, announced more than one thing in order to maintain parallelism. The repeated that emphasizes that you are still referring to the earlier action. In your example here, the GMAT prefers SC 1. For your own info, such other verbs include: agree, rule, doubt, repeat, contend, declare, demonstrate.

that refers to things... In this case, who or which would have been appropriate.

Including is a very good word that removes ambiguity normally caused by pronoun. It fits very well in this case because the sentence gives examples of the posts....

X is to (noun) what Y is to (noun) Parallel construction needed here... X and Y have to be parallel... D stands out. Between D&E, in D, we need the past tense because this is a historical event. IMO D.

A- wrong to use that to refer to the french B- Similar to - unidiomatic - better to use Like. Use of and does not provide the contrast we are trying to show C- not parallel - French considering...English regarded D -The use of and doesn't provide the contrast the original sentence is trying to show. Also, the French consider...the English regarded is not parallel. E - Correct. IMO E.

The answer is C. In this case, media is plural. The non-underlined portion of the sentence gives us the clue. ..but they have generally overlooked. Who is they? Media. Analyzing campaign expenditures, the media has had as a focus the high costs and low ethics of campaign finance, but they have generally overlooked the cost of actually administering elections, which includes facilities, transport, printing, staffing, and technology. A. Analyzing campaign expenditures, the media has had as a focus B. Analyses of campaign expenditures by the media has been focus on C. In analyzing campaign expenditures, the media have focused on D. Media analyses of campaign expenditures have had as a focus E. In their analysis of campaign expenditures, the media has been focusing on

A&E are out - wrong pronoun...term is singular- they is plural D is out - no need for past perfect...what's being described is happening in the present Between B and C..it has come to signify vs it has signified - tense issue here, has the signifying already happened or it's an ongoing process? I choose it has come to signify Still on B and C...suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout vs. suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports We are describing process here: "Graphic design" is laying out corporate brochures and annual reports vs "Graphic design" is corporate brochures and annual reports layout IMO B. Though the term “graphic design” may suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book jackets, computer graphics, and film titles. (A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging (B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of © suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging (D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of (E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging

But Hemingway is mentioned nowhere, just his wives. It is my understanding that a pronoun has to have a referrant.

In C, what is his referring to here? very different from the often pallid women who populate his novels. It can't be referring to Hemingway's wives, which is the subject of the sentence. Am I missing something?

What is your answer mangetronclassic?

Ok, I have seen this question a few times. In all the responses except for D, his seems to be referring back to Hemingway's. Is this correct? I went for D even though I wasn't comfortable with with the verb was.

Each of Hemingway’s wives—Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh—were strong and interesting women, very different from the often pallid women who populate his novels. (A) Each of Hemingway’s wives—Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh—were strong and interesting women, (B) Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh—each of them Hemingway’s wives—were strong and interesting women, © Hemingway’s wives—Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh—were all strong and interesting women, (D) Strong and interesting women—Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh—each a wife of Hemingway, was (E) Strong and interesting women—Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh—every one of Hemingway’s wives were Please explain your answer choice.