Day 2

1:25 am:
I am writing this post at night. And as I am writing, I am beckoning the 1st day of Second month, which is February. Today or should I say yesterday was an exciting day. I learnt so many tips about sentence correction. I am enjoying the journey of GMAT. This is great.

Few tips about GMAT

• GMAT is simple. Do not make it complex. The questions are on a definite pattern.
• Choose the process of elimination rather than the process of selection.
• Try to solve the questions within 1 minute.
• Relax. (This tip I got from PMP exam which can be applied anywhere)

The fun is in journey and not in destination. I am enjoying each and every bit of my journey. I need to take the date for GMAT.

Tips for sentence correction:

1. ing : ing is noun, modifier or continuous action.

         e.g. Writing poetry. Here writing is noun
                Smiling people. Here smiling is modifier.

• She is writing. Here writing is continuous action.
• She is irritating. Here irritating is modifier.

    2. If you write info about specific name, coma comes. If you write info about non specific coma doesnot come.
        e.g. Joe, irritating everyone stood there.
               He irritating everyone stood there.

 3. If ing is not preceeded by is/are/am/was/were, the ing is not a continous action.
     e.g. Writing is my passion. Here writing is not continuous action.
             I like writing. Here writing is not continuous action.

 4. The important part in the sentence is subject. The not important part in the sentence is modifier or information.

5. When you can use number just before the noun, the noun is countable. When you need to use another word between the number and noun, the noun is un countable.
e.g. 3 stars, 3 pieces of ice

6. Pronoun     Singular / Plural          F / PR / PAST
       it / they         has                               has
                            have                             had

7. Subject:
    Tom's wallet (wallet is subject, after apostrophy)
     Wallet of Tom (Wallet is subject, before preposition)
     one of my friends from schooldays (one is subject ---- before 1st preposition)
    
8. John with his family members is coming to the party       
             as well as his family is coming to the party
     John and Maria are .....
9. Not only                                  But also
    Either                                      Or
    Neither                                    Nor
  
    The is / are (singularity / plurality) is decided on the basis of subject with (But also, or and Nor)

10. My old car keys. Here Keys is subject.
      (Last part is subject)

11. Usage of only:
       Speak just English  
       I need only Rs 500.
       I need to only talk to you.
12. due to is correct where it can be easily replaced by caused by
13. Two sentences can be connected by that ; and.
       That carries related information or used as connector.
14. Just like ------- wrong words.
15. Comparative ( Like, unlike, as, just as, than, as xyz as, same as, similar as)
      Main subject and the word after comparative should be similar.
16. -----------------and ---------------------and------------
      The parts of sentences in between and should be parallel... or should be structured in the same way.