Verbal Ability
Verbal Ability refers to the ability of a person to use words to effectively express his or her ideas
Verbal Ability is an important part of competitive examinations. It is vital to have in-depth understanding of the following topics to perform well in the Verbal Ability section of examinations
Communicative Grammar
- Kinds of Sentences
- Subject and Predicate
- Gender
- Gerund
- Auxiliary and Modals
- Regular and Irregular Verbs
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Compound Sentences
- Complex Sentences
Semantics
- Derivative of Words
- Formation of Adjectives
- Nouns and Verbs
- Homonyms
- Homophones
- Words often Confused
Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
- Comprehension Techniques
- Reviewing
- Summarising
- Interpretation of central idea
- Paraphrasing
- Deducing Contextual meaning of words and phrases in a paragraph
Common Errors in English
- Common Errors related to Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs
- Subject Verb Agreement
- Active and Passive Voice
- Punctuations
Lexis
- Develop the ability to choose the right word for the desired effect
- Increase vocabulary in expression
- Comparisons
- Multiple meaning words
- Idioms and Phrases
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Word Formation
- Foreign Words
The questions in Verbal Ability section test abilities in word power, analogies, sentence correction and verbal reasoning. This means that it demands a good vocabulary and a strong command of English. Over the last few years, questions asked in Verbal Ability section have shifted from pure vocabulary based to reasoning and analogy