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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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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. sometimes countable/ uncountable
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
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day

2. 'Present Perfect Continous' - action that started in the past and continues into the present
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
A majority of students are right
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours

3. a majority of ... are
Do so is better choice
A majority of students are right
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket

4. Use dash (-)
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
One of the chairs is broken
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class

5. a majority is
Do so is better choice
A majority is always right
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing

6. 'Present Perfect'- action that happend at unspecified time before now. e.g. experice or changes that has happened over time
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
You have seen that plany many times
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby

7. 'when' refers to specific time period
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
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
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency

8. The number of ... + is
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
Give me fewer Frech fries
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing

9. One of the 'plural noun' that/who + are (plaural verb)
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
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

10. Use colon (:) to introduce list
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
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

11. many - number - fewer - quantity - little + countables
Give me fewer Frech fries
A majority of students are right
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun

12. Use 'like' to compare noun
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
I will send you a report when I get it
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza

13. collective noun + is (singular verb)
You have seen that plany many times
A number of students are standing outside the office
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 -
To connect 2 independent clauses

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

15. 'in which' - 'of which' - 'from which' do not need comma
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
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)
One of the chairs is broken
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved

16. 'going to' express a plan
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS

17. noun - which

18. 'If' used to introduce one condition
You have seen that plany many times
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby

19. 'Past Perfect Continuous' - action that started in the past and continued until another time in the past
A majority of students are right
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
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived

20. Always use 'were' with 'would'
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency

21. 'one another' used for more than two

22. singular pronouns + is (singular verb)
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
There is less water
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc

23. use 'that' and never use 'to' with 'order' - 'suggest' - 'demand' etc
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
A majority is always right
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing

24. Use colon (:) to introduce explanation or an example
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency

25. If ... - (then)
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
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived

26. preposition + noun
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
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

27. a number of ... + are
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
A number of students are standing outside the office
Two men are point out each other's mistakes

28. Do it vs. Do so
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
A number of students are standing outside the office
Do so is better choice
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday

29. 'each other' used for two things

30. Non countable nouns + is (singular verb)
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
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
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency

31. 'whether' used to introduce several possibilities

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

33. noun - modifiers - verb
A number of students are standing outside the office
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW

34. 'Past Perfect' - two actions taking place in the past with one before the other
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
There is less water
Give me fewer Frech fries
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one

35. Use of has had and had had
To connect 2 independent clauses
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
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby

36. 'Where' refers to specific location
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
A number of students are standing outside the office

37. Singular subjects + is (singular verb)
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
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
A number of students are standing outside the office

38. 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
To connect 2 independent clauses
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun

39. noun - modifiers
A majority of students are right
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun

40. 'will' express voluntary action or promise
To connect 2 independent clauses
I will send you a report when I get it
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company

41. Modifiers - noun example
You have seen that plany many times
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
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes

42. much - amount - less + uncountables
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
A number of students are standing outside the office
There is less water

43. Modifier
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW

44. Use semi-colon (;)
To connect 2 independent clauses
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins

45. singular noun + additives + singular verbs
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby
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 students are pointing out one another's mistakes