Tham khảo tài liệu 'gmat exam success episode 1 part 7', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | CHAPTER 7 Sentence Correction Sentence correction questions are designed to measure your knowledge of both grammar and effective style. Chances are you already know most of these rules and guidelines even if you don t know how to articulate them. You can often tell when something sounds wrong even if you don t know exactly why it is wrong. That is good news because on the GMAT exam you do not have to identify the grammar rule that has been broken or what makes the writing ineffective. Rather you will simply have to identify which sentence is free of errors and written most effectively. That said you can still benefit a great deal from a review of the basic rules of grammar and guidelines for effective style especially if you feel that grammar is not your strong suit. You may find some sections here more basic than you need but give yourself the opportunity to review everything in this section. You may find that you have forgotten some rules and guidelines and a review of the rules and terminology can give you more confidence on the exam. 109 24 Rules for Grammar and Style Throughout this chapter you will learn about and review each of these rules in depth. After you have completed the chapter use the following list as a checklist as you review for the GMAT exam 1. Follow the basic subject-predicate word order for sentences subject verb indirect object and direct object. 2. Make sure sentences have both a subject and a predicate and express a complete thought. 3. Respect sentence boundaries. Do not let two or more independent clauses run together. 4. Keep modifiers as close as possible to the words they modify. 5. Use parallel structure for any series of actions or items or the not only but also construction. 6. Make sure verbs agree in number with their subjects. 7. Keep verb tenses consistent. 8. Use the correct subject or object form of personal pronouns. Determine whether a pronoun is functioning as a subject or object in the sentence. 9. Use apostrophes with .
