Strategies Based On Semantics and Pragmatics: Dealing With Text Completion Questions and Sentence Equivalence Questions in GRE

Abstract

Pervasively, testing in English proficiency is mandated for entry level jobs. Internationally acclaimed tests like GRE and SAT have Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence Questions to test the aspirants’ response on a given text. A verbal trainer combines logical analyses and vocabulary teaching. Semantics and pragmatics become pertinent to a prospective verbal trainer as certain concepts in semantics and pragmatics cause a bilateral stretch for instruction in logic and language.