标题: Daily Review on sentence correction 12/7 [打印本页] 作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-9-25 22:05 标题: Daily Review on sentence correction 12/7 I decided to take GMAT last Saturday.
Start the practice with sentence correction, which is the most though part for me.
The daily review is a reflection on all the mistakes I make. I do hope it, posting my review in the forum, a strong drive encouraging me to make a consistent effort.作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-9-25 22:25
Of course, I made several silly mistakes, basically due to not being careful.
Today's summary on Idioms
"A proves useful " which compares to "The wine tastes good" "The idea sounds great" "confusion about" "the proposal to do..." not " the proposal doing......" "discriminate between A and B" "liken A to B" "intent on doing sth" "20% of a hundred students are yellow haired"
They prefer simple tense to complex tense
the usage of "with" -- given, granted, often occurs in a conditional construction, to make it simple and concise.作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-9-26 21:56
Daily Review 9/26
idioms
"aid in doing ...." " the chalice which dates from 8th century" " the three major networks each broadcast ........" to "each of the three major networks broadcasts...."
Rule
Always, Read the complete sentence!!! The hint lies, always, in the non-underlined part.
the usage of "as" -- introducing an example作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-9-27 22:21
Daily Review 9/27
idiom “somebody's position on ......." " It becomes more common for somebody to ......" "at the invitation of ...."
Today, I did Q121--Q180. The mistakes lay mainly on "pronoun" and "articles" It's hard to summarize these scraps, bit of this and bit of that, thus necessary to make things institutionalized.
plan on reading through Shilin's Note on SC tomorrow作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-9-28 21:11
Daily Review 9/28
Today, I received the OG 12th edition package that bought on Taobao, reviewed the guide lines for sentence correction, and did the first 50 sample questions.
The rate is 43 out of 50. I feel OG sample questions are easier than actual GMAT questions. Still, I made all the silly mistakes.
Guide Lines are super helpful to clear up your minds.作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-9-29 23:09
Daily Review 9/29
I'm done with the sentence correction questions in OG Verbal Review 2nd edition.
The rate on average is about 80%, far too low. 90% will be fair.
I have a strong impulse to have one day off tomorrow. But, it's not rational作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-9-30 23:03
worked on "SC encyclopedia", finished Q181--Q230. The rate is 38 out 50.
idiom
the ground for doing ...... so adj as to ...... require...to do require that .....(should) do......
always remember "including" is prep. "so that" better than "in order that"作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-1 22:53
10/1
done Q231-Q320
Idiom
credit .... with .... in the relation of propose .... as..... the proposal of ... as .... he proposed me as the candidate his proposal of me as candidate borrow ... against ... as collateral borrow money against my car as collateral people living in small town consider themselves no happier than do people living in big city
an expected two-day off since tomorrow作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-5 12:43
Review Oct,2nd -- Oct, 4th
I went on a 3-day trip to "Thousand-Island Lake", just got back last night.
finished Q321-Q600, in the three days, with a rate above 80%
Idioms
He is well grounded in Latin. His arguements are well grounded in facts. when the time is ripe About 1000 voters sat out the election. She sat out the years from 1984 to 1986. So too does South Korea. A integral to B, verb agrees with A thus, adv forbid to smoke I forbid you to go have no doubt that credit A with doing share the same, redundancy作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-5 23:19
10/5
done Q601-Q700, 82%
I feel that the careless mistake is almost inevitable. Test makers induced us to make mistakes.
It's very hard to dodge every trap. SC demands a cool head and patience.
wings that are smooth and perfectly shaped not so .... as .... blot out the view作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-6 22:44
10/6
done Q701 -- Q800, 80%
I can't help making silly mistakes. Focusing on SC for a long period of time makes me sick and leads to a low efficiency.
Things to remember
neither .... nor ... truce attrition sth originate from Accounts differ
pick up Logical Reasoning today, done OG Q1- Q50, 90%作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-7 21:53
10/7
done Q801 - Q900, 84%
speculate -- wonder by means of be advised of read of to do .... is the same as to do.....
OG LR done Q51-Q100作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-8 21:47 标题: 10/8 10/8
done SC Q901-Q987 rate: 63/86 more than frustrating Oh my Lady GAGA
missed most of the points on the questions that I should have done correct. It's hard to express what I feel.
vitamin pills make up what you lack in your diet. prohibit us from leaving
Done OG RL Q101-Q124 90%作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-9 22:06
10/9
12th OG (red) SC Q1-Q50 84% ; RC Q1-Q49 42/49
in a hypothetical situation, use conditional construction not accompanied -- "not" emphasized negative diabetes ( singular)
Be careful, proofread作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-10 21:13
10/10
I suffered from insomnia the other night and felt dizzy all day long. desperately need some recreation, especially sport.
done OG (red) SC Q51-Q100 82%
digger deeper on OG，There are quite some mistakes in SC encyclopia To place the modifier appropriately作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-11 23:13
10/11
red OG SC Q101-Q140 90%; RC Q50-Q96 42/47 had no time to review the mistakes in RC
a conjunction between two clauses make the clause complete
back home at about 5:30, worked on SC Q101-Q140, registered toefl, went yoga, dashed back and took a bath, worked on RC, wrote daily review作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-12 21:18
10/12
red OG RC Q97-Q136 70% ( that is distressing)
Read PREP SC Notes
synchronize your watch/ be synchronized with harness sth to ..... stigmatise preference for作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-13 22:26
10/13
back home around 5: 20, did some chores
yellow OG LR Q1-Q50 48/50
went yoga, It's crucial to keep both physical and mental health in sound condition.
Read sc notes
night-night作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-14 13:58
as varied as
one ..... the other
as well as (prep.)作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-15 22:52
10/15
worked on CR, section C 80%; section D 50%; disastrous
be patient and careful; forget about the time limit作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-16 23:01
10/16
worked on non-OG critical reasoning
TEST 1 90% TEST 2 75%
feifei cr test 1 remain unmarked
I think it's better to read some guideline about CR. I did these questions mainly on intuition. need to make the logic chains more explicit.
read SC note
Although 1998 saw ....., it is a year when ......... that how likely it will be to collide with Earth作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-17 23:13
10/17
mainly worked on Logical Reasoning non-OG LR
test II, test III, test 1, test 2, test 3; test 10
worked on non-OG LR test 11 95% ; test 12 15/18 went yoga read SC notes
the passage of a lawin depth作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-19 22:08
10/19
worked on non-OG LR
test 13 13/15; test 15 15/16; test 16 11/16; test 18 14/16
read sc note q71 -q80
idiom " be not ..... but (be) .....' In most cases, we do abbreviate the second "be" -- right after "but" . However, It's not always the case. We need to identify if the abbreviation generates ambiguity.作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-20 10:53
10/20
worked on LR
test 19 14/16; test 20 13/16
read SC notes 81-100
Due to means "caused by." It should be used only if it can be substituted with "caused by." It does not mean the same as "because of." Incorrect: The game was postponed due to rain. Correct: The game was postponed because of rain. Correct: The game's postponement was due to rain.作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-21 19:45
10/21
LR test21 10/13
scrapes for SC
They each have a pencil.
There are as many apples as there are oranges.
promise to do
promise that
accuse ... of ...
a substitute for ... more than for...
... will ... / ... be expected to .... a trend
there is a greater difference… between… than between…
each a product of regional influences
as would be the case with…作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-22 21:46
10/22
blue-OG RC Q1-Q104 87/104
under agreement “协议、法律或制度”的名词常与介词 under 连用
表示极短暂动作的动词finish不用进行时态
I eat faster than you I eat apple faster than you do
og LR Q51- Q83 85% RC several pieces GWD 13 wrong the pace disturbed the accuracy. The version I used didn't provide a friendly view, all small words squeezed together. It's time wasting to roll back when I did RC. The more I focused on pace, the more nervous I got, resulting in many silly mistakes. Any one knows the link of a better version of GWD?
Americans of Middle Eastern descent were twice as likely as the average American to be self-employed
GWD answer key is far from accurate作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-26 21:38
10/26
GWD-3 8 wrong
RC 1 piece
SC notestwo popular arthritis drugs may not be as safe as they were initially believed to be
there are more than three times as many households where... as there are households where...
Some patients who do not respond to therapies for depression may simply have received inadequate treatment, having, for example, been prescribed a drug at a dosage too low to be effective or having been taken off a drug too soon.
Just as…, so… 比较结构。作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-27 21:31
10/27
After work, went to the market, did some chores, cooked （rib soup), GWD-4 6 wrong
Not even the President’s wife was immune from criticism by the press.
as little risk as one chance in a million of causing cancer作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-29 21:52
10/29
gwd-6 7 wrong
OG math Q1-Q50
the other结构不完整，应该是one… the other搭配 a height of 6000metres simultaneously while regard...as adj regard...as noun regard...as being/having..作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-10-31 17:27
10/30
Keeping a low productivity these days, sort of getting tired with it. I can't concentrate for a long time, easily distracted.
instead, designers of everything from cars to computer monitors have adopted a cornerless style of smooth surfaces and curves that is more ergonomic, conforming to the shape of the body rather than flaunting shape for its own sake.
一个代词可以指代多个名词的时候,优先指代离它近的那个名 词
they指代复数名词必须清楚单一，有多个复数名词时，尽量避免使用代词指代，以防 止歧义。
As is the case with traditional pharmacies, prescriptions are the cornerstone of a successful on-line drugstore
not so much that… as that…作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-11-1 21:01
11/1
they denounce big government, saying government is doing too much and has become too powerful, while at the same time supporting many specific government programs.
entail doing sth
divide over: if people divide over sth or if sth divides them, it causes strong disagreement between them.
Since 1990 the global economy has grown more than it did during the 10,000 years from the beginning of agriculture
Read Feifei's combinations and permutations. one interesting question, a complicated expression is employed; but thinking it in a different way, one can tell the answer immediately. One variable seems important but virtually unrelated.
have to prepare for toefl作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-11-6 14:22
11/5
worked on toefl
feel ill about the TOEFL reading passages. They are wordy and inexplicit, compared to GMAT RC. you may identify some GMAT grammar mistakes in it. guess I've adopted an obsession with SENTENCE CORRECTION.
To succeed is to know whose ass to kiss and when.作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-11-7 22:55
11/6
TOEFL
GWD-11 6 wrong
I need to be more strict with myself.作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-11-7 23:00
11/7
attended a wedding party, had my hair cut GWD-12 3 wrong
All on account of a ridiculous error
Illness caught him inevitably on account of over work.
He was in bond on account of bribe.
The match was postponed on account of weather.作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-11-8 22:39
11/8
mainly worked on TOEFL
GWD-13 4 or 3 wrong
The irony is that I repeated all the mistakes in the same way. MISTAKE: redundency
Only loser complains about failure and bad luck, laying blame everyplace but where it belongs -- oneself.
The real test is how you handle the failure.作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-11-10 11:17
11/9
Decent man tends to act like rat/asshole.作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-11-11 10:00
11/10
11/25 gwd-20 math 0 or 1 wrong ; verbal 1 or 2 wrong作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-11-27 15:36
11/26
GWD-21 5 or 6 wrong
11/27
prep 780 ( m wrong 6 / v wrong 1)
several AA
What frustrated me is that I can't help making silly mistakes when doing math. such mistakes that I read maximum for minimum, even for odd.作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-11-28 20:53
11/28
GWD-22 3 wrong
GWD-23 4 wrong
AA & AI作者: aeoluseros 时间: 2010-11-29 08:33
improving step by step. well done, eshopaholic!作者: eshopaholic 时间: 2010-11-29 18:07
谢谢版主大人的鼓励！