GMAT Sentence Correction Questions Linked and Categorized

Notes

1. There are repeats, as each question falls into several categories. I tried to pick out the most relevant categories for each question, both in terms of major splits and in terms of tempting wrong answers. If it was possible to answer a question based on only a single type of error, I chose only one category for that question, but that was rare.
2. Idioms are grammatical features that are arbitrarily true in English. For instance, “John insists on running every day” is correct, “John insists at running every day” is incorrect. There’s no good reason why “John insists at running every day” is wrong, but it is. Sentences in the idiom categories test these arbitrary grammatical features.
3. Sentence construction questions are questions that test the proper way to write a sentence according to the GMAT. For instance, the GMAT dislikes passive constructions and gerunds, even though they are not grammatically incorrect. I also included questions that test run-ons and fragments in this category.
4. Modifier questions test incorrect or dangling modifiers, like “Running quickly, the ball was chased by the boy”. They also test illogical or improper modifiers, like “Later on the first president of the United States, Washington was born in Virginia”. This latter category of modifier questions ties in closely with sentence construction and logic questions.
5. Logical questions are questions which test whether the current sentence accurately conveys the intended meaning. For instance, “He was shot and also died” is grammatically correct, but illogical.
6. You can find links to all of the OG 2017 Sentence Correction questions on GMATClub in their Verbal Directory. You can buy a brief guide to Sentence Correction on my Gumroad page. Finally, if you’d like explanations for the Sentence Correction questions, send me an email to be notified when I release my explanations.

About me

My name is Trevor Klee. After graduating from Princeton, I worked as a tutor in Singapore, tutoring undergraduate and graduate exams. While there, I learned the ins and outs of the GMAT, eventually getting myself to a 750. From there I moved to Boston, and decided to dedicate myself to Boston GMAT prep, as well as to other graduate level exams.

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