Study Day 1: Sentence Correction Recap

I mentioned that my verbal was probably the weakest component to my GMAT. I decided to initially focus on Sentence Correction (a highly improvable component to the verbal section).

I am working from the Manhattan GMAT Prep series.
Review of Concepts:
1) Cross out the middlemen
These include
Prepositional Phrases
subordinate clauses
present participles
past participles

2) A noun and a prepositional phrase cannot bet the subject of a sentence.
i.e. (In the waning days of the emperor's life, the CONQUEST of the new lands on the borders of the empre WERE CONSIDERED vital.

3) Two singular subjects can form a compound when joined with AND.
Additive phrases keep the subject singular (along with, in addition to, together with).
i.e. Joe, as well as his friends, is going to the beach.

4) or/either...or, neither/nor
Use the last noun before the verb. i.e. Neither of the players nor the COACH IS going to the beach.

5) Indefinite pronoun=singular
However SANAM pronouns are exceptions (can be singular or plural)
SANAM: some, any, none, all, more/more * memorization point

6) Each/Every=singular

7) Flip the sentence if the verb comes before the subject.

8) if the subject is a clause, it is always singular. (i.e. HAVING GOOD FRIENDS...is...)

Introduction

I'm an engineer by training and profession (BS and MS in Chemical Engineering). After working for a couple of years, I decided to take the GMAT and apply to business schools. I am really using this blog to keep track of my study schedule, but I hope some readers can gain some benefit from it as well.

Weaknesses:
-Verbal
Strengths
-Math