CetKing Possessive Pronouns Pronouns are nifty little tools for consolidating your writing. Instead of repeating a noun over and over within the same sentence, you can simply replace it with a pronoun. The meaning stays clear and the message is concise. Compare the following sentences: When Arjun spilled the coffee, the coffee drenched all the papers … Read more
CAT may ask you various questions on the topic of Sentence Correction. That includes one type of question, where in you are given a sentence and with an underlined part which may contain an error and you are supposed to select,from the options, the correct form. Here is an example, * “A mixture of poems … Read more
Let’s do an experiment. Grab a piece of paper, a pen, and a stopwatch (or use the stopwatch function on your mobile device). When you’re ready, click “start” on the stopwatch and begin the following Problem Solving problem… Solution A contains 20% alcohol by volume, and Solution B contains 50% alcohol by volume. If the … Read more
In particular, a lot of students do one thing they shouldn’t be doing: they read the argument too soon.How can someone read the argument too soon? It may seem kind of strange to say that someone reads the argument too soon. After all, isn’t that the first thing we do on a CR question? Actually, … Read more
On the face of it, the topic seems straightforward: You know what positive and negative, odd and even are. Divisibility stuff is a little more complicated, but come on: this was taught in school when we were 10! How hard can it be? Plenty hard, it turns out. The CAT obviously can’t test you on … Read more
Try this problem, “*Three boxes of supplies have an average (arithmetic mean) weight of 7 kilograms and a median weight of 9 kilograms. What is the maximum possible weight, in kilograms, of the lightest box? “(A) 1 “(B) 2 “(C) 3 “(D) 4 “(E) 5” When you see the word maximum (or a synonym), sit … Read more
Have you ever heard the saying “measure twice, cut once”? It’s an admonition to anyone who loves doing home-improvement projects: you can change your measurements as many times as you’d like, but once a piece of wood has been cut, you can’t un-cut it. No matter how eager you are to get started, if you … Read more
The Passage A meteor stream is composed of dust particles that have been ejected from a parent comet at a variety of velocities. These particles follow the same orbit as the parent comet, but due to their differing velocities they slowly gain or fall behind the disintegrating comet until a shroud of dust surrounds the … Read more
Here are three simple mistakes that can fool even the best-trained ear. The CAT loves testing these rules on tough Sentence Correction problems, since the test writers know that we misuse them constantly in speech and in writing. Learn these rules by heart, and prevent avoidable mistakes when you take the CAT. ‘Which’ modifiers modify … Read more
What’s the best way to get noticed, get into the up-and-comer pipeline and start to win more leadership roles earlier? Start by fast tracking your communication skills now—don’t wait for that big opportunity to project confidence and polish up your presence. Before we dive in, an important disclaimer … men will benefit just as much … Read more
