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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. a majority of ... are
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
A majority of students are right
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza

2. Modifiers - noun example
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day

3. 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
There is less water
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
Give me fewer Frech fries

4. preposition + noun
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
I will send you a report when I get it

5. 'Past Perfect' - two actions taking place in the past with one before the other
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
A majority is always right
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence

6. Use of has had and had had
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
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)
I will send you a report when I get it

7. noun - which

8. Use 'as' to compare non-nouns
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma

9. 'when' refers to specific time period
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)
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby

10. 'Present Perfect Continous' - action that started in the past and continues into the present
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
I will send you a report when I get it
A majority is always right
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours

11. Do it vs. Do so
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
Do so is better choice
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins

12. much - amount - less + uncountables
There is less water
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 number of students standing outside the office is increasing
To connect 2 independent clauses

13. If ... - (then)
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
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
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)

14. 'whether' used to introduce several possibilities

15. sometimes countable/ uncountable
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
One of the chairs is broken
A number of students are standing outside the office
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day

16. noun - modifiers - verb
You have seen that plany many times
I will send you a report when I get it
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday

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

18. singular pronouns + is (singular verb)
Give me fewer Frech fries
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket

19. 'will' express voluntary action or promise
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
I will send you a report when I get it
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence

20. a majority is
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)
A majority is always right
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived

21. 'one another' used for more than two

22. The number of ... + is
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived

23. 'If' used to introduce one condition
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
A majority of students are right
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency

24. One of the 'plural noun' that/who + are (plaural verb)
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
One of the chairs is broken
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

25. 'Where' refers to specific location
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
A majority of students are right
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen

26. Use dash (-)
Do so is better choice
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
There is less water

27. Always use 'were' with 'would'
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
To connect 2 independent clauses
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW

28. Non countable nouns + is (singular verb)
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)
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence

29. Use 'like' to compare noun
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
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

30. 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 -
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)
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms

31. '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
Give me fewer Frech fries
A majority of students are right
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one

32. 'in which' - 'of which' - 'from which' do not need comma
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
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS

33. 'Past Perfect Continuous' - action that started in the past and continued until another time in the past
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
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
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms

34. noun - modifiers
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
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
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun

35. use 'that' and never use 'to' with 'order' - 'suggest' - 'demand' etc
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
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
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT

36. Use colon (:) to introduce explanation or an example
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
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

37. 'going to' express a plan
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
There is less water

38. a number of ... + are
A number of students are standing outside the office
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
Do so is better choice
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one

39. One of the 'plural noun' + is (singular verb)
One of the chairs is broken
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 of students are right
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza

40. many - number - fewer - quantity - little + countables
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
Give me fewer Frech fries
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved

41. Modifier
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT

42. Singular subjects + is (singular verb)
Do so is better choice
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 -
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen

43. Use colon (:) to introduce list
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
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins

44. 'each other' used for two things

45. Use semi-colon (;)
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
One of the chairs is broken
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
To connect 2 independent clauses