I've got two weeks to my GMAT. It's exactly two Sundays from today. And here I am reviewing idioms. Am I cool or am I cool.. Don't answer it!
So idioms basically are a bunch of acceptable expressions in the English language. And.. wait for it.. there's no reason! Isn't that nice! Fortunately there is a list that the GMAT might not waiver from.
Spot, Extract and Replace
This sounds a bit like Spot, Sight and Shoot! And in a sense is. Here is why:
Consider the example below -
A. Some historians attribute the eventual development of accurate methods for
measuring longitude as the monetary prizes offered by various governments.
B. Some historians attribute the eventual development of accurate methods for
measuring longitude to the monetary prizes offered by various governments.
Step 1: Spot the suspect idiomatic expression.
Step 2: Extract it from the long phrase.
Step 3: Replace it with an acceptable idiom.
Here is an illustration:
The word that will ultimately tip the decision is attribute. The sentences use as attributed as and attributed to.
Therefore, extract the sentence and snip it down to a simple form.
Finally identify an error and pick the correct one.
The correct sentence, of course, is attributed to.
The list that follows is a list of idioms. You will need to scan these for effective results.
So idioms basically are a bunch of acceptable expressions in the English language. And.. wait for it.. there's no reason! Isn't that nice! Fortunately there is a list that the GMAT might not waiver from.
Spot, Extract and Replace
This sounds a bit like Spot, Sight and Shoot! And in a sense is. Here is why:
Consider the example below -
A. Some historians attribute the eventual development of accurate methods for
measuring longitude as the monetary prizes offered by various governments.
B. Some historians attribute the eventual development of accurate methods for
measuring longitude to the monetary prizes offered by various governments.
Step 1: Spot the suspect idiomatic expression.
Step 2: Extract it from the long phrase.
Step 3: Replace it with an acceptable idiom.
Here is an illustration:
The word that will ultimately tip the decision is attribute. The sentences use as attributed as and attributed to.
Therefore, extract the sentence and snip it down to a simple form.
Finally identify an error and pick the correct one.
The correct sentence, of course, is attributed to.
The list that follows is a list of idioms. You will need to scan these for effective results.
