5 strategies GMAT likes to use to distort meaning 1. Change placement of modifiers - make sure the modifier is positioned correctly and makes sense 2. Use of modifiers a. Verb-ed modifier modifies the previous noun b. Verb-ing modifier modifies the previous clause c. Noun noun modifier - very versatile - can describe any noun 3. Change of conjunctions 4. Change of voice - make sure if you go back and forth with voice, the person speaking is correct 5. Change / remove words that provide context