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How to get "Primary Purpose of Passage" right? : Verbal
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jimmyjamesdonkey
Jun 24, 2007
I always get "The Primary Purpose of this passage is to?" wrong on Reading Comp. I'm guessing this is hurting my score as it seems like a simple questions and I always get it wrong.
Any idea on how to nail this??? I started taking notes during the section and it helps. I know what the passage is about, but trying to stick it into one of those GMAT choices is difficult. Suggestions?
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baer
Jun 24, 2007
Main Idea/Primary Purpose Questions:
Many people believe there is no difference between the main or central idea of the passage and the primary purpose of the author of the passage. This is simply not true. Let's take a look at the subtle but important difference between them:
Main Idea
The question might look something like this:
"Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?"
"Which of the following most accurately states the main idea of the passage?"
"Which of the following is the principal topic of the passage?"
"The main topic of the passage is...."
Primary Purpose
The question might look like this:
"The primary purpose of this passage is to..."
"The primary purpose of the passage as a whole is to..."
"The primary focus of this passage is on which of the following?"
"The main concern of the passage is to..."
"In the passage, the author is primarily interested in...."
"The passage is chiefly concerned with..."
i think this is helpful to
<span>Wrong:
Everyone is welcome! We need some strong people to help with the set up come early.
Correct:
</span>Everyone is welcome! We need some strong people to help with the setup. Come early.
Answer:
Intolerable
Explanation:
Note unbearable and intolerable describe the state of the smell from the container, whereas stinking, odorous, or rotten, describe the smell itself.
Cheers.
Answer:
The purpose of the conclusion of a narrative, regardless of the name it receives is to establish an outcome for the story, where the characters conclude and end the conflict in which they were involved.
Explanation:
The conclusion is a part of the narrative that can be called "resolution", "outcome" and many other names, but all with the same effect, of causing the ending sentence, something that has been concluded. This is because the main purpose of the conclusion is to provide an ending to the story through its ability to show facts, where the characters end the conflict in which they were involved, thus ending the story that was being told.
A makes the most scene, as it is the act of Lenny talking about soft objects to Curley’s Wife that leads to her eventually demise, which leads towards the climatic moment.
