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Summary
The content focuses on understanding and applying the concept of reversers or shifting sentences in the context of GRE preparation, specifically highlighting the strategy to identify and use clue words for answering questions correctly.
  • Introduction to the concept of reversers or shifting sentences, with 'however' as a primary example.
  • The importance of identifying clue words, such as 'unplanned', to determine the opposite required in the sentence completion.
  • A detailed breakdown of a sample sentence to illustrate how to apply the strategy of finding the opposite meaning based on the clue word.
  • Explanation of how to match the proposed opposite word with the correct answer choice, using 'planned' versus 'unplanned' as an example.
  • Highlighting the significance of understanding the sentence structure and the role of reversers in accurately completing GRE sentence equivalence questions.
Chapters
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Understanding Reversers
00:28
Applying the Opposite Strategy
01:20
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