... nouns as they
are generic: the Pacific and Indian oceans.
3. Capitalize the days of the weeks and months of the year, but not the seasons.
It was a warm spring day in May.
Wednesday is the first ... belonging to it The dog chased its tail.
your belonging to you Your time is up.
their belonging to them Their words were comforting.
whose belonging to who Whose tickets are these?
CON...
... summarize the argument
or issue in the prompt and state your thesis. The Analysis of an Issue sample essay opens with a clear thesis
that paraphrases the issue. The second and third sentences then ... simply rephrases the prompt and states your thesis may not win any
awards for ingenuity, but it will get the job done by introducing the topic and presenting your thesis to the...
... to consider whether the assumptions that
underlie the argument are sound or whether counterarguments or alternative explanations would
weaken the conclusion. You may also discuss the kind of evidence ... that
underlie the argument are sound or whether counterarguments or alternative explanations would
weaken the conclusion. You may also discuss the kind of evidence that would st...
... or the arts. They will empower their leaders and employees to serve their com-
munity by doing so. They will also reap rewards in the short and long term. They will improve
morale and grow their ... formal either. For example, the following sentence is too informal and slangy for the general audience
of the GMAT exam:
The restaurant owners would be nuts to just get up and move....
... nouns as they
are generic: the Pacific and Indian oceans.
3. Capitalize the days of the weeks and months of the year, but not the seasons.
It was a warm spring day in May.
Wednesday is the first ... Xavier.
The same words are used, but the two sentences have very different meanings because of punctuation.
In the first sentence, the comma indicates that the speaker is tellin...
... compare (he is taller than I)
then (adv.) at that time, therefore (first this, then that; if you think it’s good,
then I’ll do it)
their (pn.) possessive form of they
there (adv.) location; in that ... addressed all of the elements in the prompt.
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Make sure you have at least two or three supporting ideas for your thesis. If no other organizational
pattern makes sense, put them in order of...
... not have the option of writing the essays by hand on the AWA, so you must be comfortable composing
and revising on the computer. Be sure to turn off the spell check and grammar check; the word-processing
program ... already there? Check the premises and conclusion. Are the premises (stated and unstated)
logical? Do they lead logically to the conclusion? Is the evidence s...
... PRACTICE–
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3. One of the problems with our society is that we have created such a large divide between the home and the
workplace. Even if people bring their work home from the office, their professional ... in
30 minutes.
– AWA PRACTICE–
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2. The main goal of education should be to teach students to be good citizens, not to prepare them for the
workplace.
Discuss the exte...
... to consider whether the assumptions that
underlie the argument are sound or whether counterarguments or alternative explanations would
weaken the conclusion. You may also discuss the kind of evidence ... essay, be sure to analyze the argument’s
logic and use of evidence. For example, you may need to consider whether the assumptions that
underlie the argument are sound or whether...