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GMAT® Official Guide Verbal Review 2019
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Table of Contents Letter from the President and CEO. GMAC" V
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1.0 What Is the GMAT® Exam? 3
1.1 Why Take the GMAT® Exam? 3
1.2 GMAT® Exam Format 4
1.3 What Is the Content of the Test Like? 6
1.4 Analytical Writing Assessment 6
1.5 Integrated Reasoning Section 6
1.6 Quantitative Section 7
1.7 Verbal Section 7
1.8 What Computer Skills Will I Need? 7
1.9 What Are the Test Centers Like? 8
1.10 How Are Scores Calculated? 8
1.11 Test Development Process 9
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2.0 How to Prepare 11
2.1 How Should I Prepare to Take the Test? 11
2.2 What About Practice Tests? 11
2.3 Where Can I Get Additional Practice? 12
2.4 General Test-Taking Suggestions 12
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3.0 Reading Comprehension 15
3.1 What Is Measured 16
3.2 Test-Taking Strategies 18
3.3 The Directions 19
3.4 Sample Questions 20
3.5 Answer Key 60
3.6 Answer Explanations 61
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4.0 Critical Reasoning 123
4.1 What Is Measured 124
4.2 Test-Taking Strategies 124
4.3 The Directions 125
4.4 Sample Questions 126
4.5 Answer Key 164
4.6 Answer Explanations 165
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5.0 Sentence Correction 249
5.1 Some Comments About How It Works 249
5.2 The Eight Sentence Correction Categories 250
5.3 Study Suggestions 271
5.4 What Is Measured 271
5.5 Test-Taking Strategies 272
5.6 The Directions 272
5.7 Sample Questions 274
5.8 Answer Key 299
5.9 Answer Explanations 300
The Official Guide for GMAT® Verbal Review 2019
6.0 Verbal Question Index 366
7.0 GMAT Official Guide Verbal Review Online Index 372
Appendix 1 Sh t 378
Reading Comprehension Answer Sheet 379
Critical Reasoning Answer Sheet 380
Sentence Correction Answer Sheet 381
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