GMAT Sentence Correction

Instructions:

• Answer 45 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
• Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. 'in which' - 'of which' - 'from which' do not need comma
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
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
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
A number of students are standing outside the office


2. Use semi-colon (;)
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
One of the chairs is broken
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
To connect 2 independent clauses


3. '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
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS


4. use 'that' and never use 'to' with 'order' - 'suggest' - 'demand' etc
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
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
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS


5. Do it vs. Do so
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
Do so is better choice
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)


6. 'one another' used for more than two

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7. Always use 'were' with 'would'
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins


8. 'Past Perfect' - two actions taking place in the past with one before the other
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 -
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS


9. a number of ... + are
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
A majority of students are right
A number of students are standing outside the office


10. Modifier
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
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


11. noun - modifiers - verb
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body


12. 'If' used to introduce one condition
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
You have seen that plany many times
A majority of students are right
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza


13. collective noun + is (singular 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
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 -
There is less water
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT


14. singular noun + additives + singular verbs
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
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
Give me fewer Frech fries
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day


15. much - amount - less + uncountables
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
There is less water
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
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. noun - which

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17. preposition + noun
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
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun


18. 'when' refers to specific time period
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
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
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 -
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence


19. singular pronouns + is (singular verb)
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
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
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class


20. a majority is
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
A majority is always right


21. a majority of ... are
A majority of students are right
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
I will send you a report when I get it
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class


22. 'each other' used for two things

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

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24. 'Where' refers to specific location
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
One of the chairs is broken


25. One of the 'plural noun' + is (singular verb)
One of the chairs is broken
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class


26. 'will' express voluntary action or promise
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
I will send you a report when I get it


27. Use colon (:) to introduce list
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
There is less water
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


28. 'whether' used to introduce several possibilities

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29. Singular subjects + is (singular verb)
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one


30. '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
A majority of students are right
A number of students are standing outside the office
Two men are point out each other's mistakes


31. noun - modifiers
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun
You have seen that plany many times
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency


32. many - number - fewer - quantity - little + countables
Give me fewer Frech fries
A majority is always right
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing


33. Non countable nouns + is (singular verb)
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
A majority is always right


34. Use of has had and had had
A majority of students are right
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)
There is less water


35. Use colon (:) to introduce explanation or an example
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
One of the chairs is broken
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company


36. Modifiers - noun example
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby
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)
Give me fewer Frech fries


37. Use 'like' to compare noun
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
Do so is better choice
Give me fewer Frech fries
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday


38. 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
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW


39. sometimes countable/ uncountable
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
To connect 2 independent clauses


40. Use dash (-)
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
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
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes


41. 'Past Perfect Continuous' - action that started in the past and continued until another time in the past
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
Do so is better choice
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived


42. 'Present Perfect Continous' - action that started in the past and continues into the present
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
Give me fewer Frech fries
To connect 2 independent clauses


43. If ... - (then)
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
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
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy


44. Use 'as' to compare non-nouns
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
To connect 2 independent clauses
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes


45. One of the 'plural noun' that/who + are (plaural verb)
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
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
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived