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Unlike analogies and antonyms, sentence completions provide you with a context to help you figure out tough vocabulary. And unlike reading comprehension questions, they only require you to read one sentence at a time. As the name suggests, sentence completion questions test your ability to complete sentences that are missing one or two key words by selecting the appropriate answer choice.  \nThe directions for this section look like this:  \nDirections: This sentence has one or more blank spaces. Each blank indicates that a word or phrase has been omitted. Of the five following words or sets of words, choose the one word or set that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the entire sentence.  \nThe difficulty of the sentence completions you will see on the GRE depends on how many questions you get right. If you perform well on the Verbal section, you will find that the later sentence completions you encounter involve tougher vocabulary and more convoluted logic.  \nTHE FOUR FUNDAMENTALS  \nTo improve your skill in answering GRE sentence completions, you'll need to familiarize yourself with the basic principles for approaching them-and you'll need some practice. The Four Fundamentals below will help you to increase your  and confidence as you approach test day. And with  and confidence, you'll be able to earn points on the GRE!  \nEvery Clue Is Right in Front of You  \nEach sentence contains a few crucial clues that help you to determine the meaning of the missing  Clues in the sentence limit the possible answers, and finding these clues will guide you to the correct answer.  \nWhat are the important clues in the following question?  \n1. Although she earned her fame for her striking murals, the artist felt that her sculpture merited greater  .  \n disdain  \n acclaim  \n deliberation  \n viewing  \n publicity  \nHere, the word  is a classic structural clue. It tells you that you can expect a change of direction in the sentence. The first half tells you that the artist became famous as a muralist, but that she thought her sculpture deserved more BLANK. The word although tells you that she must think her sculptures are even better than her murals, and that they merit more praise, or acclaim.  \nLook for What's Directly Implied and Expect Cliches  \nWe're not dealing with poetry here. These sentences aren't excerpted from the works of Toni Morrison or William Faulkner. The correct answer is the one most directly implied by the meanings ofthe words in the sentence. Very often, for example, the definition of the missing word is provided in the sentence:  \n2. Because Gould's theory has been neither completely rejected nor completely accepted by the scientific community, its status remains   .  \n repudiated  \n sanctioned  \n quizzical  \n preferable  \n debatable  \nHere, choice  debatable, means \"neither completely rejected nor completely accepted. \"  \nSometimes you can choose the correct answer because the missing words are part of  sounding phrases or because they simply sound right in the  of the sentence:  \n3. The increasing acceptance of the notion that the news media is not    commentator upon events, but rather, a mouthpiece for the vested interests of its powerful owners, demonstrates the public's growing  large corporations.  \n disinterested...mistrust of  \n meddlesome...suspicion of  \n official...apprehension of  \n impartial...satisfaction with  \n manipulative...confusion with  \nIn the above example, the correct answer, choice  works because the phrases disinterested commentator and growing mistrust of simply sound correct.  \nLook for \"Structural Road Signs\"  \nSome words such as since, however, or because--give clues to the structure of the sentence that will point you to the right answer. The following are road signs found in  CAT sentence completions:  \nStraight-Ahead Road Signs  \nThese mak","cbCainjmoAvKgVbD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainjmoAvKgVbD","pdf",2826165,194,"English","# GRE Sentence Completion Overview\n## Directions and Question Structure\n## The Four Fundamentals\n## Every Clue Is Right in Front of You\n## Look for What’s Directly Implied and Expect Cliches\n## Look for \"Structural Road Signs\"\n## Watch Out for Common Wrong-Answer Types\n## IN THE BLANK: Drills","[{\"question\":\"What do GRE sentence completion questions test?\",\"answer\":\"They test the ability to complete sentences with one or two missing key words by choosing the option that best fits the full sentence meaning.\"},{\"question\":\"How can you use sentence clues to find the correct answer?\",\"answer\":\"Focus on crucial clues that limit possible choices, including direct definitions in the sentence and implied meaning based on surrounding words.\"},{\"question\":\"What are structural road signs, and why are they useful?\",\"answer\":\"Words like since, because, however, and although indicate how the sentence should progress. 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