The nuance in GRE grammar usage, at least as an Indian English speaker, is something that you are not accustomed to. For example:
The temperature is higher than it would be if summer
Two things can be inferred as implications from above:
- It’s not summer currently.
- Current: Temperature is high
Summer(Hypothetical): Usually lesser than current temp.
But due to cursory reading or other factors I made an error in (2) where I assumed would be referred to the current. Like would be = as in generally.
My rephrasing: The temperature is higher than usual in summer
So my Implication of 2 in the haste ended up as:
Current: Usually low
Summer: Higher than usual
Familiarising with various such types of grammar usage that can help me understand the context with ease, especially to increase accuracy and save time.
Two things I would be grateful to have your comments on:
- Any articles, newspapers or grammar sessions from GREg that can help me improve my skills, possibly get rid of this bad habit completely.
- Any of such similar grammatical issues that hinder the comprehension of passage or questions. Would be helpful to have a list of common errors in comprehension that could have escaped my knowledge.
Any thoughts?