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GRE Literature as Subject Test HELP!

miss-lapin — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:06:54 -0800

I'm trying to find a prep course for the Literature Subject Test of the GRE (which is not the same as the general GRE) in NYC. While I did well with the verbal section of the GRE, I scored lower than I hoped on the Lit. as Sub. practice tests I took in the fall. I also have test taking anxiety so a course specifically for this test would help with my confidence. It doesn't appear that Kaplan or Princeton Review offer a specialized prep course for this test. Any hints where I might look? Also, while I have several books I am using to help review, other advice on ow to prep is welcome.

Should I take the GRE Subject Test more than once?

alligatorman — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:52:41 -0800

If I take the GRE Mathematics Subject Test in April, and then again in October, will graduate schools necessarily see my April score when I apply? ... or do I choose which score I would like them to see?

I want to take it in April to get a better idea of what I need to brush up on.

[There is rockets.] vs [There are rockets.]

Quarter Pincher — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:34:52 -0800

GrammarFilter: True/False -- The following sentence can be grammatically correct. There's rockets. A friendly argument ensued after repeatedly remarking, "There's rockets," whilst playing Halo 3, referring to the rocket launcher containing rockets lying on the ground for someone to retrieve if desired. The context of the statement referred to an implied singular container of multiple rockets, as opposed to multiple bundles or specifically multiple rockets.

I, the English degree holder, am being kindheartedly informed second hand, through a bluff-caller whose father is a former English teacher, that a sentence may not possess verb disagreement for an implied singular object and may agree only with the actual available object by which to modify. It is my assertion that the verb modifies to that which specifically the speaker is referring, not according to which the hearer presumes the verb to modify.

The imperitive statement, "Go to the store," contains an implied, "(You shall) go to the store."

Likewise, "There is rockets," contains an implied, "There is (a rocket launcher containing) rockets."

As a side note, I also suggested that There refers specifically (as I, the speaker, intended it to be) to a singular location containing said rockets. It might be restated to report that, "That location contains rockets," whereas the verb still does not agree with rockets, as rockets is not the intended object.

"Well Tempered Clavier" 1 and 2 by J.S. Bach. Analysis?

freddymetz — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:31:25 -0800

help on fugues! im looking for analyses of the fugues in "Well Tempered Clavier" 1 and 2 by J.S. Bach Im looking for something that explains when the exposition ends, when the subject and the answer take place, when each episode ends with a cadence etc

GRE Literature Subject Test

mammary16 — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:27:35 -0800

A friend of mine is taking the GRE English Literature Subject test in a couple weeks. She was an English major in undergraduate. Any tips on a quick study plan? She will be getting her hands on some Norton anthologies, and has a Kaplan book. Anybody have specific pieces of advice?

Thanks!

Univeral Subject

spooksie — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 07:09:01 -0800

What is the best, most universal subject one can utilise in order to have a conversation in any society in the world, without causing offence to the people you're conversing with?

did she get my email?

Silky Slim — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 04:17:36 -0800

i sent an email to a hotmail address with a blank subject line. did it arrive, or are such emails filtered?

What is the most photographed thing ever?

djacobs — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:32:11 -0800

The Gates could be "the most photographed thing ever." Could be! To date, what is the most photographed thing ever? A landmark like the Taj Mahal or the Grand Canyon? A sporting event? New Year's Eve in Times Square? Something totally different?