Kaplan GRE & GMAT Exams Writing Workbook (Kaplan Gre and Gmat Exams Writing Workbook) (Paperback)

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Product Description
Kaplan GRE & GMAT Exams Writing Workbook includes: 

 

-- 8 priciples of writing effective essays 

-- Strategies for outlining and organizing your essays 

-- Writing basics, including grammar, mechanics, style, and word choice 

-- Methods for managing your time on test day

-- 50 GMAT and 50 GRE sample prompts for extra writing practice 

-- 20 sample high-scoring essays 

  --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author
Kaplan Publishing is one of the nation's top publishers of academic and professional development resources. We publish titles on topics such as test preparation, college and graduate school admissions, academic and career development in the legal, medical, education, and general business fields. Kaplan Publishing is the leading provider of test prep materials for a variety of standardized tests, including the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, SAT, PSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, and more.

 

Our mission is to help individuals achieve their educational and career goals. We build futures one success story at a time. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Education; 2 edition (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141954201X
• ISBN-13: 978-1419542015
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #742,900 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect, but it will help you get ready for the Analytical Writing section, June 28, 2006

By	A. Torres (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Kaplan GRE & GMAT Exams Writing Workbook (Kaplan Gre and Gmat Exams Writing Workbook) (Paperback)

This book won't help you write the great american novel, but it will get you ready for the GRE Analytical Writing section.

It is a great workbook. I borrowed several books on this subject (including Peterson's Writing Skills for the GRE) from the library before settling on [buying] this one.
It helped me understand the mechanics of the Writing section and how to tackle the essays effectively. Each chapter is organized in sections that present a topic and end with a short practice exercise. The practice exercises are numerous, just one chapter has 25 of them. There are many sample essay prompts for writing practice too.

8 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly writen test prep, March 1, 2006

By	xm (MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaplan GRE & GMAT Exams Writing Workbook (Kaplan Gre and Gmat Exams Writing Workbook) (Paperback)

This book is supposed to give readers exmaples of good writing styles and manners. However, there are ample grammar mistakes, typos and junk spoken English. Even in the answers to the practices, I could find poorly writen sentence like:

"Many people are obsessed with video games and television, which I believe are relatively harmless wastes of time."

For God's sake, it just talked about good grammar a few pages before this!

This book is just another junk to make money but not to help readers. I am wondering if I read the whole book, my score will go up or go down!