GMAT Sentence Correction

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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Use semi-colon (;)
Give me fewer Frech fries
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
A number of students are standing outside the office
To connect 2 independent clauses


2. 'whether' used to introduce several possibilities

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3. preposition + noun
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
One of the chairs is broken
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class


4. much - amount - less + uncountables
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
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
There is less water
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing


5. Use 'like' to compare noun
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
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
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket


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

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7. One of the 'plural noun' that/who + are (plaural verb)
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
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
You have seen that plany many times
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


8. Use of has had and had had
One of the chairs is broken
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
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)


9. Do it vs. Do so
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
Do so is better choice
A majority is always right
Two men are point out each other's mistakes


10. 'in which' - 'of which' - 'from which' do not need 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 -
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
One of the chairs is broken
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved


11. singular pronouns + is (singular verb)
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy


12. noun - which

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13. Modifier
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
A majority of students are right
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza


14. 'each other' used for two things

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15. use 'that' and never use 'to' with 'order' - 'suggest' - 'demand' etc
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
One of the chairs is broken
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday


16. 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
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
A majority of students are right
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class


17. 'Past Perfect Continuous' - action that started in the past and continued until another time in the past
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
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)
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived


18. One of the 'plural noun' + is (singular verb)
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
One of the chairs is broken
A number of students are standing outside the office


19. noun - modifiers
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun
You have seen that plany many times


20. 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
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
You have seen that plany many times
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma


21. a majority is
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
A majority is always right
Two men are point out each other's mistakes


22. 'Past Perfect' - two actions taking place in the past with one before the other
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
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 group of which I am a member has been dissolved
You had studied Frech before you moved to London


23. 'Present Perfect'- action that happend at unspecified time before now. e.g. experice or changes that has happened over time
You have seen that plany many times
I will send you a report when I get it
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby
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


24. noun - modifiers - verb
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
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday


25. a majority of ... are
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
A majority of students are right
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket


26. Use dash (-)
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 teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS


27. 'when' refers to specific time period
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
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT


28. The number of ... + is
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza


29. 'one another' used for more than two

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30. many - number - fewer - quantity - little + countables
A majority is always right
Give me fewer Frech fries
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins


31. Singular subjects + is (singular verb)
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
Do so is better choice
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


32. Modifiers - noun example
One of the chairs is broken
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
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


33. Use 'as' to compare non-nouns
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins


34. 'Present Perfect Continous' - action that started in the past and continues into the present
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved


35. Use colon (:) to introduce list
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
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
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


36. Non countable nouns + is (singular verb)
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
Give me fewer Frech fries
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


37. 'Where' refers to specific location
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
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen


38. a number of ... + are
One of the chairs is broken
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
A number of students are standing outside the office


39. Always use 'were' with 'would'
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
A majority of students are right
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT


40. sometimes countable/ uncountable
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
To connect 2 independent clauses
A majority of students are right


41. 'going to' express a plan
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
One of the chairs is broken
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing


42. If ... - (then)
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby
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


43. 'If' used to introduce one condition
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
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun


44. 'will' express voluntary action or promise
Give me fewer Frech fries
I will send you a report when I get it
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby
Do so is better choice


45. collective noun + is (singular verb)
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
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 will send you a report when I get it
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins