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This list was compiled by Erin with the help of all the visitors to the TestMagic forums. Hit "Enter" twice at the end of every paragraph. Doing this will create a space between your paragraphs and will make ... Full story

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 ... Full story

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 ... Full story

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 ... Full story

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: "To advertising writers, connotation is a matter of life ... Full story