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GMAT Sentence Correction

Instructions:

Answer 45 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
A majority is always right
To connect 2 independent clauses
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency

2. 'in which' - 'of which' - 'from which' do not need comma
Give me fewer Frech fries
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen

3. 'Past Perfect Continuous' - action that started in the past and continued until another time in the past
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body

4. noun - modifiers
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
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
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun

5. One of the 'plural noun' + is (singular verb)
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
One of the chairs is broken
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc

6. much - amount - less + uncountables
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
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
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
There is less water

7. Use of has had and had had
A number of students are standing outside the office
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)
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday

8. a majority of ... are
A majority of students are right
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms

9. use 'that' and never use 'to' with 'order' - 'suggest' - 'demand' etc
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
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)
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

10. The number of ... + is
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
A number of students are standing outside the office
A majority is always right
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing

11. Use 'like' to compare noun
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
A majority is always right

12. 'whether' used to introduce several possibilities

13. Either or/ neither nor - make the verb agree with the subject that is closest to it

14. Use semi-colon (;)
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
One of the chairs is broken
To connect 2 independent clauses

15. Modifier
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
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

16. Do it vs. Do so
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
Do so is better choice
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
To connect 2 independent clauses

17. collective noun + is (singular verb)
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
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 I were rich - I would buy a BMW
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one

18. many - number - fewer - quantity - little + countables
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
Give me fewer Frech fries
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica

19. singular pronouns + is (singular verb)
I will send you a report when I get it
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc

20. 'Present Perfect Continous' - action that started in the past and continues into the present
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
A majority of students are right
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours

21. If ... - (then)
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived

22. a majority is
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
A majority is always right
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency

23. 'when' refers to specific time period
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one

24. 'going to' express a plan
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
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
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

25. 'Present Perfect'- action that happend at unspecified time before now. e.g. experice or changes that has happened over time
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
You have seen that plany many times
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency

26. Use colon (:) to introduce list
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
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 -
One of the chairs is broken
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS

27. Modifiers - noun example
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun
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
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day

28. One of the 'plural noun' that/who + are (plaural verb)
Give me fewer Frech fries
I will send you a report when I get it
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
There is less water

29. 'one another' used for more than two

30. 'Where' refers to specific location
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma

31. 'each other' used for two things

32. noun - which

33. Use 'as' to compare non-nouns
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
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW

34. sometimes countable/ uncountable
I will send you a report when I get it
Do so is better choice
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
A majority is always right

35. noun - modifiers - verb
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
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

36. Non countable nouns + is (singular verb)
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
A majority of students are right
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency

37. 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
A number of students are standing outside the office
To connect 2 independent clauses
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes

38. Always use 'were' with 'would'
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
Do so is better choice
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

39. preposition + noun
A majority is always right
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
A number of students are standing outside the office
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class

40. Use dash (-)
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS

41. Singular subjects + is (singular verb)
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
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
One of the chairs is broken
Do so is better choice

42. 'will' express voluntary action or promise
I will send you a report when I get it
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
A number of students are standing outside the office
You had studied Frech before you moved to London

43. 'If' used to introduce one condition
A number of students are standing outside the office
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
You had studied Frech before you moved to London

44. 'Past Perfect' - two actions taking place in the past with one before the other
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
Give me fewer Frech fries

45. a number of ... + are
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
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
A number of students are standing outside the office