gaurav on December 2nd, 2008

Main Proposal: Let plural subjects take plural verbs and singular subjects roam about with singular verbs.

Proposal 1:- When two or more nouns are present, ask the verb to agree with its proper subject instead of the noun near it.
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gaurav on November 23rd, 2008

CAT and IIFT also have started asking some notorious words, like today in IIFT paper there was one question about “prophecy/prophesy“. So you need a good practice to win over such questions. So there is one free solution to it - Paul Brain’s Common Errors in English Usage. Now you can download the text version [...]

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gaurav on November 23rd, 2008

So here are some of the solutions of CAT 2008 questions. They are uploaded by career launcher on you-tube.

Here are some other links:

CAT 2008 Solutions: Question 21 from Set 111
CAT 2008 Solutions: Questions 24-25 from Set 111
CAT 2008 Solutions: Question 15 from Set 111
CAT 2008 Solutions: Question 13 from Set 111
CAT 2008 Solutions: Question 6 [...]

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gaurav on November 21st, 2008

Childish is used negatively to criticize behavior that one does not want to see in adults. Childlike, on the other hand, is used either as a positive or neutral evaluation. Here’s a quote from somewhere that may help to explain:
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Now, when CAT is over, Its time when we start writing S.O.P (Statement of Purpose) and essays for our application forms. But before you start writing, read these myths so that you don’t confuse on small nitty-gritties of English Grammar. You can also download the file by clicking the link given below. It’s free to [...]

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