Kaplan GMAT Verbal Workbook Kaplan GMAT Verbal Workbook

Kaplan-exclusive strategies for all question types

• Powerful vocabulary-building methods
• Hundreds of practice questions
• Detailed answer explanations
• Complete chapter dedicated to the Analytical Writing Assessment

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Table Of Contents

• How to use this book
• How to use this book
• How to use this book
• A Special Note for International Students
• About the GMAT
• Verbal Section
• Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)
• Scoring
• How Do I Register?
• How Does the CAT Format Work?
• How Should I Attrack the Verbal Section?
• How Do I Move Around on the CAT?
• Pros and Cons of the GMAT CAT
• Kaplan CAT Strategies in a Nutshell
• Anatomy of a Sentence Correction Question
• The Kaplan Three-Step Method of Sentence Corrctions
• Using the Kaplan Three-Step Method
• The Five Fundamental Rules of GMAT English
• Practice Questions
• Answers and Explanations
• Reading the GMAT Way
• Topic and Scope
• Getting the Gist
• Keywords
• Keywords Exercise
• Answers and Explanations
• In Conclusion
• GMAT Reading Comprehension
• Anatomy of a Reading Comprehension Questions
• The Kaplan Four-Step Method for Reading Comprehension
• Time/Section Management
• Attacking the Questions
• Practice Questions
• GMAT Critical Reasoning
• Anatomy of a Critical Reasoning Question
• The Kaplan Four-Step Method for Critical Reasoning
• Breaking Down an Argument
• Common Critical Reasoning Question Types
• Practice Questions
• Sentence Correction Practice Set One
• Sentence Correction Practice Set Two
• Sentence Correction Practice Set Three
• Reading Comprehension Practice Set One
• Reading Comprehension Practice Set Two
• Reading Comprehension Practice Set Three
• Critical Reasoning Practice Set One
• Critical Reasoning Practice Set Two
• Critical Reasoning Practice Set Three
• Practice GMAT Verbal Section
• Before You Write
• The Two Kinds of Topics
• The Kaplan Method for Analytical Writing
• The Kaplan Method: Analysis of an Issue
• The Kaplan Method: Analysis of an Argument
• Analysis of an Issue, Take 2
• Analysis of an Argument, Take 2
• Sample Essays
• GMAT Essay Scoring
• A Word About the E-rater
• Sample Essay 1
• Sample Essay 1-Kaplan's Evaluation
• Sample Essay 2
• Sample Essay 2-Kaplan's Evaluation
• Sample Essay 3
• Sample Essay 3-Kaplan's Evaluation
• Grammar Reference Guide
• Sentence Structure
• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Modification
• Pronouns
• Verbs
• Parallelism
• Comparisons
• Ellipsis
• Be Concise
• Be Forceful
• Be Correct
• Common GMAT Idioms