Present participles and gerunds "look" the same (verb+ing).However, their roles are different.
Present participle acts as a verb or adjective.Jack is running.
Gerund acts as a noun.Running is healthy.
Approach for solving SCs:
1. Read the mother sentence.2. For underlined part, move to answer choices.3. Compare vertically to observe the difference in the choices.4. Eliminate 4 choices through vertical comparison while reading horizontally.5. Read the sentence end-to-end before marking an answer choice.
In DS, when you are able to solve "too easily", you are probably missing a trap.
Q. Which integer is the highest common factor of four positive integers A, B, C, and D?(1) A= 27, B=49.
Unlike what many students will think, this statement is "Sufficient". Because no matter what "C" and "D" are, if HCF of "A" and "B" is 1, the answer is going to be "1".
GMAT's favorite triangles
30-60-90Sides in ratio 1 : √3 : 2
45-45-90Sides in ratio 1 : 1 : √2
A sentence in English can end in just 3 ways: period, question-mark, or exclamation mark!
Difference between "Inference" and "Conclusion" on CR:
- Inference is any statement that can be derived from the passage, without any assumptions or extrapolations- Conclusion is the main point of the passage.
- "Conclusion" is a subset of "Inferences".-- The "main inference".
RCs make or break your GMAT.Practice RCs everyday!
Don't exhaust official material early- it's a common mistake.Save it for the last few weeks.
Collective nouns are always singular.
The team is winning. - CorrectPlayers are performing. - Correct
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In DS, "no" can very well be an answer.
Question: Is X = 7?(1): X is not a prime number.(1) is sufficient. Because (1) leads to "No, X is not equal to 7".
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