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Sentence Equivalence questions consist of a single sentence with one blank and require selecting two answer choices that produce complete, coherent sentences that mean the same thing. These questions test the ability to understand the meaning of a sentence based on context clues rather than simply finding synonyms. To answer correctly, read the full sentence, identify important words and phrases, think of your own word to fill the blank, and choose two answer options that result in sentences with equivalent meanings when filled in the blank.

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Gre Prep

Sentence Equivalence questions consist of a single sentence with one blank and require selecting two answer choices that produce complete, coherent sentences that mean the same thing. These questions test the ability to understand the meaning of a sentence based on context clues rather than simply finding synonyms. To answer correctly, read the full sentence, identify important words and phrases, think of your own word to fill the blank, and choose two answer options that result in sentences with equivalent meanings when filled in the blank.

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Tips for Answering


Do not simply look among the answer choices for two
words that mean the
same thing. This can be misleading for two reasons. First, the
contain pairs of words that mean the same thing but do not fitanswer choices may
sentence, and thus do not constitute a correct answer. Second, coherently into the
the pair of words
that do constitute the correct answer may not mean
all that matters is that the resultant sentences
exactly the same thing, since
mean the same thing.
Read the sentence to get an overall sense of it.
ldentify words or phrases that seem particularly significant, either because
they emphasize the structure of the sentence (words like although or moreover)
or because they are central to understanding what the sentence is about.
" Think up your own words for the blanks. Try to fill in the blank with a
word that seems to you to fit and then see if two similar words are offered
among the answer choices. If you find some word that is similar to what
youare expecting but cannot find a second one, do not become fixated on
your interpretation; instead, see whether theré are other words among the
answer choices that can be used to fill the blank coherently.
" Double-check your answers. When you have selected your pair of answer
choices for the blank, check to make sure that each one produces a sentence
that is logically, grammatically, and stylistically coherent, and that the two
sentences mean the same thing.

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