{"id":3603,"date":"2014-03-16T05:40:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T12:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=3603"},"modified":"2022-11-24T16:54:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T11:24:56","slug":"5-strategies-how-gmat-distort-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/5-strategies-how-gmat-distort-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Strategies that GMAT uses to distort meaning – Part 1 – Modifiers (Update 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 10<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>\n

A lot of you are re-taking the GMAT in December and have somewhat limited experience on how to deal with the \u201crecent\u201d meaning based SC questions in which the answer choices may contain more than one grammatically correct answer choice. In this case, the student is often confused as to how to select the correct answer choice. This post is designed to address the same.  This topic is a series of 5 articles which will cover these strategies and supporting questions with detailed explanation and solutions. Read through the post to understand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. How does GMAT change the intended logical meaning of the sentence in a \u201cgrammatically correct\u201d answer choice?<\/a><\/li>
  2. The first strategy – “Placement of Modifiers”<\/a><\/li>
  3.  A process to approach SC questions to answer such questions successfully<\/a><\/li>
  4. Official examples and exercise questions for practice<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    GMAT Sentence Correction questions test the test taker on how effectively he\/she can express the idea or relationship using correct expression conforming to the rules of standard written English.   Many times an answer choice may be grammatically correct but may not be the correct choice because it distorts the intended logical meaning of the original sentence.   The table below provides a quick summary of strategies that GMAC deploys to achieve the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Strategies to Distort Meaning<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>

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    Official Question Reference<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td><\/tr>

    Change placement of modifiers<\/a><\/td>By changing the placement of modifier, the modified entity can be changed, thereby causing a shift or distortion in meaning<\/td>\n
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    • OGVR2#37<\/li>\n
    • OG12#115<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td><\/tr>
    Use different modifiers<\/a><\/td>By changing the type of modifier, meaning of the sentence can be changed.<\/td>\n
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    • OG12#126<\/li>\n
    • OGVR2#108<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td><\/tr>
    Use different conjunctions<\/a><\/td>By changing the conjunctions in a sentence, meaning can be changed in several ways \u2013 independent items may be made dependent or vice versa.<\/td>\n
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    • OGVR2#31<\/li>\n
    • GMATPrep \u2013 Largest Trade-Book Publisher<\/li>\n
    • GMATPrep \u2013 Edith Abott<\/li>\n
    • OG12#84<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Change Voice of the sentence<\/a><\/td>By changing the voice of the sentence, the focus of sentence can be shifted enough to cause a shift in the meaning of the sentence<\/td>\n
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    • GMATPrep \u2013 Declaration of Sentiments<\/li>\n
    • GMATPrep \u2013 Synthetic Growth Hormone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td><\/tr>
    Remove\/add words that provide context or use <\/a>word differently.<\/td>\n
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    • By removing or adding certain words that add context to the sentence, the meaning of the sentence can be changed.<\/li>\n
    • By changing the way in which words can be used, the meaning of the sentence can be changed.  This includes the use of different prepositions with the word.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>
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