by Sriram Krishnan | Nov 5, 2015 | Verbal
In this article we will take a look at solving really long RC passages. Long passages are no longer in vogue in CAT as the passages have tended to be shorter in the online avatar of the test. However, with the instructions in the mock stating that a reading...
by Sriram Krishnan | Oct 25, 2015 | Verbal
Paragraph completion questions are among the more difficult questions one encounters in the verbal section in CAT. In these questions, a paragraph is given with the last sentence deleted. Among the 4/5 options given, one option has to be chosen which best fits the...
by Sriram Krishnan | Oct 22, 2015 | Verbal
Although direct questions on application of punctuation in CAT are few and far between, it is still useful to know some of the rules pertaining to usage of punctuation. Here’s a quick little primer: Comma One of the main uses of the comma is to separate words/word...
by Sriram Krishnan | Oct 14, 2015 | Verbal
As per the principle of parallelism/parallel structures, comparable parts of the sentence must be structurally and logically similar. To construct a sentence that is parallel in structure, all phrase, verbs, clauses and other elements must be parallel to each other....
by Sriram Krishnan | Oct 2, 2015 | Verbal
We have already looked at solving Fact, Inference and Judgement questions in this article: Decoding Fact, Inference and Judgement Questions . Let us revise the concept again. A fact is a statement dealing with information which can be easily verified. It is important...
by Sriram Krishnan | Oct 1, 2015 | Verbal
A modifier is a word, phrase, or clause that describes or qualifies another word or word group in the sentence. There are two types of modifier errors which are common: dangling and misplaced. Dangling modifiers In this type of modifier error, the modifies modifies...
