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1. noun - which
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
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 -
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class

2. collective noun + is (singular verb)
To connect 2 independent clauses
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 -
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS

3. 'going to' express a plan
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
To connect 2 independent clauses
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica

4. Do it vs. Do so
Do so is better choice
A number of students are standing outside the office
There is less water
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket

5. singular noun + additives + singular verbs
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
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
To connect 2 independent clauses
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

6. 'each other' used for two things
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW

7. 'when' refers to specific time period
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence

8. Use dash (-)
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived

9. 'in which' - 'of which' - 'from which' do not need comma
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved

10. sometimes countable/ uncountable
You have seen that plany many times
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived

11. 'one another' used for more than two
A majority is always right
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday

12. noun - modifiers
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
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

13. Use semi-colon (;)
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
One of the chairs is broken
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

14. a majority of ... are
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
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 -
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
A majority of students are right

15. The number of ... + is
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
There is less water

16. singular pronouns + is (singular verb)
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
Do so is better choice
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency

17. 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
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
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 teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class

18. Use 'like' to compare noun
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends

19. 'Past Perfect' - two actions taking place in the past with one before the other
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
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
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc

20. use 'that' and never use 'to' with 'order' - 'suggest' - 'demand' etc
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
A majority of students are right
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen

21. Use of has had and had had
A majority of students are right
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
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)

22. One of the 'plural noun' + is (singular verb)
One of the chairs is broken
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
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company

23. noun - modifiers - verb
There is less water
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
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)
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT

24. Modifier
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
A majority is always right

25. 'Past Perfect Continuous' - action that started in the past and continued until another time in the past
I will send you a report when I get it
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency

26. Use 'as' to compare non-nouns
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
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
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

27. 'whether' used to introduce several possibilities
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
Two men are point out each other'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)

28. 'If' used to introduce one condition
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body

29. Always use 'were' with 'would'
You have seen that plany many times
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
I will send you a report when I get it
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends

30. many - number - fewer - quantity - little + countables
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
Give me fewer Frech fries
You have seen that plany many times
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy

31. One of the 'plural noun' that/who + are (plaural verb)
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
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
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day

32. 'will' express voluntary action or promise
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
I will send you a report when I get it

33. Use colon (:) to introduce explanation or an example
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
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
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma

34. preposition + noun
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
You had studied Frech before you moved to London

35. much - amount - less + uncountables
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
There is less water

36. a number of ... + are
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
You have seen that plany many times
A number of students are standing outside the office
A majority is always right

37. Use colon (:) to introduce list
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
You have seen that plany many times
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun

38. 'Present Perfect Continous' - action that started in the past and continues into the present
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
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived

39. Either or/ neither nor - make the verb agree with the subject that is closest to it
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
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 -
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency

40. Modifiers - noun example
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
One of the chairs is broken
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived

41. 'Where' refers to specific location
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)
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours

42. 'Present Perfect'- action that happend at unspecified time before now. e.g. experice or changes that has happened over time
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
You have seen that plany many times
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins

43. If ... - (then)
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy

44. a majority is
A majority is always right
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
I will send you a report when I get it

45. Singular subjects + is (singular verb)
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
One of the chairs is broken
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

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