Not To Do :-
- Do not read options first
- Read and analyze sentence first
- Analyze the option
- Tone - + N
- Meaning unrelated/irrelevant
- structure
- Punctuation
- comma(,)
- _____, ____ ( )_____, _____ The part after 2nd comma will give hint what will come in blank.
- When we though, although, even though, then 2 sentences separated by , are contrast to each other.
- semicolon(;)
- part before and after have similar meaning.
- Colon(:)
- part after the colon(:) should be an elaboration of part before the colon.
- 1 cm dash(-)
- equivalent to colon(:).
- - -
- equivalent to 2 commas(, ,)
- Contrast
- In GRE, disagreement/contrast means totally opposite.
- Criticism
- Disagreement
- Hostility
- avoid
- not
- though, although, even though
- still
- but
- nevertheless
- surprised
- unlike
- distinguished
- differentiated
- separated
- however
- while
- Cause & Effect
- Cause and Effect are complementary to each other
- by v+ing = cause
- Consequently
- because
- Similarity
- Not only, but also } pair of conjunctions what connects 2 similar sentences
- Like
- Equally
- or
- that, which
- and
