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Answer 45 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 'will' express voluntary action or promise
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
I will send you a report when I get it

2. singular noun + additives + singular verbs
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
Jayne - as well as his friend - is coming for dinner - e.g. in addition to - along with - as well as - together with - including - along with
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc

3. Use 'like' to compare noun
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket

4. Use colon (:) to introduce list
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
There is less water
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends

5. 'when' refers to specific time period
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
Do so is better choice
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived

6. a number of ... + are
A number of students are standing outside the office
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
Army - audience - bevy - bunch - choir/chorus - committee - council - department - family - group - majority - party - school - society - team - array - band - board - cast - class - corporation - crowd - faculty - jury - minority - public - senate -

7. Use 'as' to compare non-nouns
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun
Give me fewer Frech fries

8. Use colon (:) to introduce explanation or an example
Jayne - as well as his friend - is coming for dinner - e.g. in addition to - along with - as well as - together with - including - along with
To connect 2 independent clauses
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
A majority of students are right

9. collective noun + is (singular verb)
Army - audience - bevy - bunch - choir/chorus - committee - council - department - family - group - majority - party - school - society - team - array - band - board - cast - class - corporation - crowd - faculty - jury - minority - public - senate -
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
You have seen that plany many times
Do so is better choice

10. a majority is
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
To connect 2 independent clauses
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
A majority is always right

11. Use of has had and had had
A majority is always right
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun
Tim has several passenger cars (preset) - Tim has had several passenger cars (present perfect) - Tim had had several passenger cars before he decided to buy a sports car (past perfect)
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza

12. One of the 'plural noun' + is (singular verb)
A number of students are standing outside the office
One of the chairs is broken
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins

13. preposition + noun
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
There is less water

14. 'If' used to introduce one condition
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
Do so is better choice

15. Modifiers - noun example
A majority is always right
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day

16. Non countable nouns + is (singular verb)
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
To connect 2 independent clauses
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy

17. Modifier
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
A majority is always right
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza

18. sometimes countable/ uncountable
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
One of the chairs is broken
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived

19. Use dash (-)
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived

20. much - amount - less + uncountables
To connect 2 independent clauses
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
There is less water
I will send you a report when I get it

21. 'Where' refers to specific location
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
Do so is better choice
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday

22. Do it vs. Do so
He is one of the students who study here - Any of the members who disagree may leave the committee - This is one of the questions that are incorrect
Do so is better choice
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica

23. One of the 'plural noun' that/who + are (plaural verb)
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
He is one of the students who study here - Any of the members who disagree may leave the committee - This is one of the questions that are incorrect
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
Tim has several passenger cars (preset) - Tim has had several passenger cars (present perfect) - Tim had had several passenger cars before he decided to buy a sports car (past perfect)

24. Either or/ neither nor - make the verb agree with the subject that is closest to it
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
You have seen that plany many times
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes

25. singular pronouns + is (singular verb)
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
Jayne - as well as his friend - is coming for dinner - e.g. in addition to - along with - as well as - together with - including - along with

26. many - number - fewer - quantity - little + countables
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
Give me fewer Frech fries

27. noun - modifiers
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun

28. Always use 'were' with 'would'
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW

29. 'Past Perfect' - two actions taking place in the past with one before the other
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza

30. If ... - (then)
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy

31. The number of ... + is
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
One of the chairs is broken

32. noun - modifiers - verb
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
Army - audience - bevy - bunch - choir/chorus - committee - council - department - family - group - majority - party - school - society - team - array - band - board - cast - class - corporation - crowd - faculty - jury - minority - public - senate -
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
You had studied Frech before you moved to London

33. 'in which' - 'of which' - 'from which' do not need comma
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body

34. noun - which
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
Do so is better choice
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma

35. Use semi-colon (;)
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
To connect 2 independent clauses
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
Jayne - as well as his friend - is coming for dinner - e.g. in addition to - along with - as well as - together with - including - along with

36. 'Present Perfect Continous' - action that started in the past and continues into the present
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours

37. 'each other' used for two things
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
One of the chairs is broken
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
You have seen that plany many times

38. a majority of ... are
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
A majority of students are right

39. Singular subjects + is (singular verb)
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
To connect 2 independent clauses
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one

40. 'Present Perfect'- action that happend at unspecified time before now. e.g. experice or changes that has happened over time
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
Tim has several passenger cars (preset) - Tim has had several passenger cars (present perfect) - Tim had had several passenger cars before he decided to buy a sports car (past perfect)
You have seen that plany many times
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms

41. use 'that' and never use 'to' with 'order' - 'suggest' - 'demand' etc
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
A number of students are standing outside the office
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours

42. 'Past Perfect Continuous' - action that started in the past and continued until another time in the past
There is less water
Give me fewer Frech fries
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
A majority of students are right

43. 'one another' used for more than two
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body

44. 'whether' used to introduce several possibilities
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends

45. 'going to' express a plan
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma

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