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New Video! GMAT Sentence Correction Basics (Edited 12 31 21)

GMAT (and ACT, SAT, GRE, etc.) Sentence Correction Basics: This version has been edited to correct a copyright problem (using YouTube's "trim" function caused put the sound out of sync). GMAT (and ACT, SAT, GRE, etc.) Sentence Correction Basics: The basics of sentence correction questions for standardized tests. This is mainly aimed at the GMAT (test for those who want to attend graduate business school after college), but these tactics will also help people studying for the GRE (people who want to attend other graduate schools), as well as people studying for the SAT, ACT, and other standardized tests.

• Who’d Like This: Students studying for the GMAT, GRE, SAT, ACT verbal sections, and other standardized reading tests. Quick Links to the Subjects Covered in this Video: • D’oh! The copyright owners of Rush’s The Necromancer (probably NOT Rush) won’t let me use 10 seconds of that song, so I had to cut out. The same applies to the old School House Rock Conjunction Junction song (I used about 20-something seconds of that song). So if those sections sound weird, that’s why. I have fixed the jump links the best I can.

• Sentence Correction for Standardized Tests.
The Ground Rules. 0:33
• More Ground Rules. 1:46
• The Best Choice is Only the Best of the Choices, Not the Best Possible Expression. 2:26
• Doing Sentence Correction Quickly. 4:18
• Example of “Two for the Price of One” and “Least Bad Answer.” 5:23
• Doing Sentence Correction Quickly. 7:06
• Use Your Internal “Ear” to Eliminate Wrong Choices. 7:59
• Clues from the Questions. 8:33
• As You Do Each Question in Practice: 10:53
• Grammar: An Overview. 11:49
• A Clause. 12:38
• Modifiers. 14:30
• M-Prep’s “Sentence Core.” 17:02
• Conjunctions. 17:51
• Manhattan Prep’s “Markers.” 20:38
• Return to Meaning. Sentences Must Be Logical. 22:09
• Basic Sentence Rule: Noun and Working Verb. 26:04
• Another Sentence Rule: A Sentence is a Strong, Independent Clause. 27:51
• Nouns and Verbs Must Agree in Number. 29:12
• The Rule “of” Prepositional Phrases. 30:10
• Modifier vs. Compound Subject. 31:02
• The Basic Rule is “Take Out the Trash.” 31:55
• Sentence Core. 32:36
• Connecting Two Independent Clauses. 35:00
• Don’t Use “;” or a FANBOYS Conjunction to Join a Dependent Clause to an Independent Clause. 40:13
• Semicolons Can Also Be Used as Meta-Commas. 42:13
• Problem Set pp. 41-42. 43:12
• Modifiers Revisited: Adjectives and Adverbs. 1:07:51
• The Case of “Only.” 1:08:45
• Example from M-Prep. 1:10:00
• Modifiers vs. Core. 1:13:00
• How to Eliminate Wrong Modifier Answers. 1:15:24
• Markers for Modifiers- How to Tell What’s What. 1:17:00
• Prepositional Phrases, Gerunds & Past Tense – Oh My! 1:19:04
• Past Tense (Mostly “-ed”) Modifiers. 1:20:48
• “Which” vs. “-ing” Modifiers. 1:22:45 • Also Watch for Misplaced Modifiers. 1:25:26
• Multiple Noun Modifiers. 1:27:53
• The Take Away: Select the Choices That Put Nouns Closest to their Modifiers. 1:32:23
• Possessive Nouns. 1:33:08
• Markers for Noun Modifiers. 1:34:54
• “Where” and “When.” 1:38:08
• Adverbial Modifiers. M-Prep Example. 1:39:40
• Modifier Markers: Prepositions. 1:41:59
• M-Prep Multiple Noun Modifiers Example. 1:46:49
• More Modifier Markers. 1:46:49
• Subordinators. 1:55:56
• Noun-Verb-That-Noun-Verb. 1:58:39
• Another Way to Fix This Problem… 2:01:51
• Grammar “By the Numbers." 2:04:46
• Problem Set. Page 66-69 2:11:28
• This Should Help You With The Basics of Sentence Correction. Now Practice! in M-Prep GMAT. 2:42:04

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New Video! GMAT (and ACT, SAT, GRE, etc.) Reading Comprehension Basics.

12/5/2021

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The basics of reading comprehension questions for standardized tests. This is mainly aimed at the GMAT (test for those who want to attend graduate business school after college), but these tactics will also help people studying for the GRE (people who want to attend other graduate schools), as well as people studying for the SAT, ACT, and other standardized tests.
• Reading Comprehension for Standardized Tests. The Ground Rules. 0:43
• More Ground Rules. 2:56
• What’s the Main Story? Or “Just the Facts, Ma’am.” 4:28
• Sample Reading Problem from Manhattan Prep. (Superbugs 1) 6:24
• Here’s How To Read This Carefully. 19:05
• Sample Reading Problem from Manhattan Prep. (Superbugs 2) 20:09
• Splitting Up the Passage. 26:48
• Summing It Up – How to Split Up the Passage. 31:57
• Pay Attention to the Language. 33:35
• Weird Words and Complex Sentences. 38:01
• Sample Reading Problem from Manhattan Prep. (Lead Study) 40:27
• The Takeaway – Don’t Let One Word Throw You Off – It’s a Distractor. 41:52
• Another Example from Manhattan Prep. (Mozart) 42:40
• Let’s Answer Some More Questions. 45:17
• Yes, Another Passage from Manhattan Prep! (Redlining) 50:32
• General or “Big Picture” Questions. 56:18
• How to Handle Big Picture Questions. 56:53
• Sample “Big Picture” Questions. (Wasp Behavior) 58:35
• In a Nutshell: 1:10:12
• Japanese Samurai Sword Passage. 1:13:23
• Specific Questions. 1:16:18
• Detail Questions: 1:26:49
• Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Passage.1:29:43
• Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Passage. (This is a Detail Question.) 1:34:42
• Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Passage. This is an Inference question. 1:39:37
• Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Passage. (Specific Purpose Question) 1:45:04
• Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Passage. This is an EXCEPT (Detail) question. 1:50:31
• This Should Help You With The Basics of Reading Comprehension. Now Practice! 1:53:41
• Liked This? Please Subscribe to My Channel! 1:55:35

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Who’d Like This: Students studying for the GMAT, GRE, SAT, ACT verbal sections, and other standardized reading tests.

Source Material For this Video:

• This video is based on my general knowledge of standardized test reading comprehension, and Manhattan Prep. GMAT All the Verbal: The definitive guide to the verbal section of the GMAT (Manhattan Prep GMAT Strategy Guides) Manhattan Prep Publishing. Kindle Edition, and what I could access/verify using Bing/Google.

• Any webpages / resources referenced below.

• While this should help you do well on the AP US History test, I can’t be responsible for what your teacher asks you about on tests, in homework, etc. Please read your class text(s) and pay attention to what your teacher says in class.

Links for References/Links to Relevant Topics: I’m also now on LBRY- a cool new video archive – at lbry.tv@JohnLinneballTutoring

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Free Collabful Class on GMAT Critical & Integrative Reasoning!

12/2/2021

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This is my FREE December 7 Collabful class of GMAT reading comprehension. It starts at 5:30 pm PST and ends at 7:00 pm. This may also be helpful for people taking the SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, and other tests... https://fb.me/e/1umOD2us1 Take these classes while they're still FREE (they won't be later on!)...

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More Free Collabful Classes for the GMAT - Reading Comprehension!

12/2/2021

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This is my December 4 Collabful class of GMAT reading comprehension. It starts at 12:00 pm PST and ends at 1:30 pm. This may also be helpful for people taking the SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, and other tests... https://fb.me/e/1umOD2us1

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December 31st, 2021

New Video! GMAT (and ACT, SAT, GRE, etc.) Reading Comprehension Basics.

Free Collabful Class on GMAT Critical & Integrative Reasoning!

More Free Collabful Classes for the GMAT - Reading Comprehension!

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