CHAPTER 12

Sentence Correction Strategy

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you will be able to:

• Recognize Sentence Correction questions by their format
• State the steps of the Kaplan Method for Sentence Correction
• Describe the extent to which you need to study formal grammar rules for success on the GMAT

Below is a typical Sentence Correction question. In this chapter, we’ll look at how to apply the Kaplan Method to this question, discuss the grammar rules being tested, and go over the basic principles and strategies that you want to keep in mind on every Sentence Correction question.

1. Several years ago, a leading packaged food manufacturer, seeking to appeal to consumers who increasingly favor fresh foods, has acquired a company that specializes in freezing produce immediately after harvest as a subsidiary.
   1. has acquired a company that specializes in freezing produce immediately after harvest as a subsidiary
   2. has acquired as a subsidiary a company that specializes in freezing produce immediately after harvest
   3. acquired like a subsidiary a company that specializes in freezing produce immediately after harvest
   4. acquired as a subsidiary a company that specializes in freezing produce immediately after harvest
   5. acquired a company specializing in the freezing of harvested produce immediately afterward as a subsidiary

Before you move on, take a minute to think about what you see in this question and answer some questions about how you think it works:

• What skills and concepts does this question test?
• How does answer choice (A) relate to the given sentence?
• What other patterns do you notice in the answer choices?
• What GMAT Core Competencies are most essential to success on this question?