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Participles. . Let’s break down what they are. A participle is, by definition, a form of a verb that is not, by itself, acting like a verb. Think of it this way: It looks like a verb. It sounds like a verb. But it’s not a verb. Let’s look at an example: The beating heart … Read more

When you make an error, get excited. Seriously “ you should be excited when you make errors, too. You know that you are about to learn something and get better, and that’s definitely worth getting excited! Errors can come in several different forms: careless errors, content errors, and technique errors. We’re going to discuss something … Read more

Most students who struggle with Reading Comprehension share a common issue: they focus equally on all words in the passage. Some words, however, are not as important as others, and in order to improve our comprehension we must first learn to identify which words we should focus our energy on.   Most people read at … Read more

Try this problem out:Of the 3,600 employees of Company X, 1/3 are clerical. If the clerical staff were to be reduced by 1/3, what percent of the total number of the remaining employees would then be clerical? A) 25% B) 22.2% C) 20% D) 12.5% E) 11.1%   Classic CAT question. Straightforward. Easy to understand. … Read more

Usually when a student is asked to describe their strengths or weaknesses during CAT prep, these are the answers: I struggle with the quant section. Sentence correction is my best verbal question type. I hate data sufficiency. I’m good at rate problems, but I can’t figure out probability. Etc. Now, the ability to generate this … Read more

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

We’ve known for a long time that exercise has a whole host of good benefits, including benefits associated with memory. Two recent studies have delved even deeper into how this works. How does exercise help memory? In the human study, elderly women who already had some mild cognitive impairment were split into three groups. One … Read more

Do you ever find yourself going on and on? And on?  Sentences can do the same. Sometimes it works, but often it doesn’t. Let’s talk about when a CAT sentence is a run-on (grammatically incorrect) and when it’s just very long (but grammatically correct). A run-on sentence is any sentence that smushes two independent clauses … Read more

In a deductively “valid” argument, if all the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true, with 100% certainty. Luckily, on the CAT, we should usually act as if the premises of an argument are true, especially when the question specifies, “the statements above are true.” Deductive reasoning shows up most often on inference … Read more