WE KNOW THE GMAT The experts at The Princeton Review take the GMAT year after year to make sure you get the most up-to-date, thoroughly researched book possible. This book contains a comprehensive review of the verbal skills tested on the GMAT, as well as the techniques you'll need to succeed on the test. WE KNOW STUDENTS Each year we help more than two million students score high on standardized tests by using our courses, bestselling books, and award-winning software. WE GET RESULTS Students who take our six-week GMAT course have an average score increase of 80 points (verified by International Communications Research). The proven techniques that we teach in our course are in this book. AND IF IT'S IN THE GMAT VERBAL SECTIONS, IT'S IN THIS BOOK The Princeton Review knows that acing the verbal sections of the GMAT is very different from earning a 4.0 in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about reading, writing, and grammar--only the techniques you'll need to know to score high on the computer-adaptive GMAT. In GMAT Verbal Workout, we'll teach you how to think like the test-makers and *Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you *Solve sentence correction problems by spotting key errors in the questions *Strategically manage your time on the reading comprehension section *Ace the writing assessment section by knowing exactly how to earn a high score This book includes a full-length sample GMAT verbal section, plus more than 80 additional practice questions. These practice questions are just like the ones you'll see on the actual GMAT, and we fully explain every answer. Also included are sample Analytical Writing Assessment essays and tips for ensuring that the E-rater (computer grading system) gives you a high score.