Sourcebooks, Inc., 2007. โ 46 pages. โ ISBN: 1402208421
If you're one of the 500,000 students who will take the GRE this year, you know the stakes are high. Your score can determine whether you get into your ideal school-or settle for second-best. And the Writing Assessment is the hardest part of the test-one that trips up many students.
Ace the GRE Writing Assessment gives you simple and clear instruction on what you need to know to score well on the toughest section of the test and provides real essay samples that you can relate to. You'll get the lowdown on what you need to score high in an easy-to-understand format full of great tips.
Inside you'll discover how to handle:
- Analysis of arguments
- Logic
- Cause and effect essays
- Comparison/contrast statements
- Punctuation
- Transitions
and much more!
Don't let the Writing Assessment stand between you and the score you want. Ace the GRE Writing Assessment is the resource you need to tackle the most challenging section of the GRE.
Contents
Introduction to the Writing AssessmentPunctuationThe Comma
A. The Formal Rule
B. The Gut Rule
Afterthought
Appositive
Interjections
Independent Clauses
For
Series ofThings
Sentence Fragments
Single-Word Phrases
Descriptive Phrases
Semicolons
Independent Clauses
Semicolon with a Series ofIndependent Clauses
Colon
Dash
Apostrophes
Possessive ofIrregular Nouns:
Apostrophe with a Plural Phrase
Sentence Fragments
TransitionsAnalysis of ArgumentPatterns of DevelopmentLogical FallaciesNon Sequitur
False Analogy
Either/Or Fallacy
Circular Reasoning
Begging the Question
Ad Hominem
Bandwagon Appeal
Hasty Generalization
Inductive vs. Deductive LogicSample Argument Questions and EssaysAnalysis of IssuePattern of Development
Comparison-ContrastSample Patterns of Development Comparison-ContrastCause-EffectDivision-Classification Sample PaperDefinitionSample Essay Questions and AnswersParting Thoughts