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. 'whether' used to introduce several possibilities

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

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3. 'will' express voluntary action or promise
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
There is less water
A majority is always right
I will send you a report when I get it


4. 'Present Perfect Continous' - action that started in the past and continues into the present
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT


5. Use 'as' to compare non-nouns
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
A majority of students are right


6. 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
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
I will send you a report when I get it
A number of students are standing outside the office


7. Use of has had and had had
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 have seen that plany many times
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
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)


8. much - amount - less + uncountables
There is less water
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class


9. 'going to' express a plan
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
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
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
To connect 2 independent clauses


10. noun - modifiers
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
To connect 2 independent clauses
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun


11. singular noun + additives + singular verbs
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
I will send you a report when I get it
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


12. '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
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
A majority is always right
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby


13. Modifiers - noun example
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
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


14. a number of ... + are
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
A number of students are standing outside the office
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza


15. 'each other' used for two things

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16. Use 'like' to compare noun
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived


17. Use colon (:) to introduce list
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
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


18. 'one another' used for more than two

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19. 'Past Perfect' - two actions taking place in the past with one before the other
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
A number of students are standing outside the office


20. Singular subjects + is (singular verb)
A majority of students are right
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
You have seen that plany many times
A number of students are standing outside the office


21. many - number - fewer - quantity - little + countables
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 can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
Give me fewer Frech fries


22. 'Where' refers to specific location
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived


23. sometimes countable/ uncountable
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
A number of students are standing outside the office


24. Use semi-colon (;)
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
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)
You have seen that plany many times


25. Non countable nouns + is (singular verb)
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency
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
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc


26. 'Present Perfect'- action that happend at unspecified time before now. e.g. experice or changes that has happened over time
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
You have seen that plany many times
There is less water
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency


27. Always use 'were' with 'would'
A majority of students are right
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
Give me fewer Frech fries
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza


28. collective noun + is (singular verb)
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
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 -
Music - art - love - happiness - advice - information - news - furniture - luggage - rice - sugar - butter - water - oxygen - electricity - gas - power - money - currency


29. use 'that' and never use 'to' with 'order' - 'suggest' - 'demand' 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
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
Two men are point out each other's mistakes


30. a majority of ... are
One of the chairs is broken
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
A majority of students are right
You had studied Frech before you moved to London


31. One of the 'plural noun' + is (singular verb)
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
A number of students are standing outside the office


32. a majority is
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
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 is always right
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms


33. 'in which' - 'of which' - 'from which' do not need comma
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours


34. 'when' refers to specific time period
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
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


35. Use dash (-)
Neither Jayne nor his friends are sleeping in the lobby - Neither Jayne's friends nor Jayne is sleeping in the lobby
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket


36. singular pronouns + is (singular verb)
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
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 number of students are standing outside the office


37. noun - modifiers - verb
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
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
You had studied Frech before you moved to London


38. 'If' used to introduce one condition
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
Do so is better choice
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT


39. 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
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
Give me fewer Frech fries


40. noun - which

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41. Modifier
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
I will send you a report when I get it


42. The number of ... + is
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
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 number of students standing outside the office is increasing


43. Use colon (:) to introduce explanation or an example
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins


44. preposition + noun
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
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
To connect 2 independent clauses


45. Do it vs. Do so
Give me fewer Frech fries
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
I will send you a report when I get it
Do so is better choice