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. a majority is
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
A majority is always right
In an effort to do well in the exam - Jayne put ten hours of study every day
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing


2. Do it vs. Do so
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
I will send you a report when I get it
Do so is better choice


3. 'will' express voluntary action or promise
I will send you a report when I get it
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
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)


4. preposition + noun
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
A number of students are standing outside the office
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms


5. Use colon (:) to introduce list
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
A majority is always right
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen


6. sometimes countable/ uncountable
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
Hair - light - room or hairs - lights - rooms
I will send you a report when I get it
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company


7. collective noun + is (singular verb)
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
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
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket


8. 'Past Perfect Continuous' - action that started in the past and continued until another time in the past
One of the chairs is broken
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
A majority of students are right
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived


9. One of the 'plural noun' + is (singular verb)
A majority of students are right
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
One of the chairs is broken


10. 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
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
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins


11. 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
After several days of deliberation - the Board made its decision: it was going to sell the company
At home - In time - From Jayne - Wtih Terry - By running - under the table - during the class
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins


12. much - amount - less + uncountables
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes
Do so is better choice
There is less water


13. noun - modifiers
A majority of students are right
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza


14. 'Past Perfect' - two actions taking place in the past with one before the other
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)
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 -
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
You had studied Frech before you moved to London


15. 'Present Perfect'- action that happend at unspecified time before now. e.g. experice or changes that has happened over time
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
You have seen that plany many times
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class


16. 'If' used to introduce one condition
If you study hard - you will surely do well on the GMAT
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
A number of students are standing outside the office
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes


17. 'one another' used for more than two

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18. Always use 'were' with 'would'
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
One of the chairs is broken
Give me fewer Frech fries
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW


19. 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
Give me fewer Frech fries
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica


20. use 'that' and never use 'to' with 'order' - 'suggest' - 'demand' etc
A number of students are standing outside the office
The teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
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


21. Singular subjects + is (singular verb)
One of the chairs is broken
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza
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


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

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23. 'going to' express a plan
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 -
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
A majority is always right


24. Use 'like' to compare noun
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
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
A majority of students are right


25. Use of has had and had had
Give me fewer Frech fries
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 of students are right
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body


26. Use 'as' to compare non-nouns
Just as reading is good for the mind - running is good for the body
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 teacher recommend that Jerry be expelled from the class


27. 'Present Perfect Continous' - action that started in the past and continues into the present
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
I will send you a report when I get it
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen


28. noun - which

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29. a number of ... + are
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun
A majority of students are right
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
A number of students are standing outside the office


30. Use dash (-)
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
Each - every - anyone - everyone - someone - anybody - everybody - everything - something - whoever - whatever - either - neither - nobody - nothing - no one
I can't decide whether to study or to go out with my friends


31. noun - modifiers - verb
Jayne - a laptop mechanic - came to my house yesterday
A majority of students are right
One of the chairs is broken
The students are pointing out one another's mistakes


32. 'when' refers to specific time period
Give me fewer Frech fries
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
to peplace semi-colon (;) - e.g. -FANBOYS
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc


33. Modifier
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
You had studied Frech before you moved to London
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza


34. The number of ... + is
To connect 2 independent clauses
Jayne and Mal - like their father Mark - are excellent players of cricket
They had been taking over an hour before Tony arrived
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing


35. singular pronouns + is (singular verb)
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
Do so is better choice
Anybody - anything - any - each - either - everyone - everybody - nobody - not one - etc
A majority of students are right


36. 'in which' - 'of which' - 'from which' do not need comma
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
I will send you a report when I get it
There is less water
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma


37. Modifiers - noun example
The number of students standing outside the office is increasing
If I were rich - I would buy a BMW
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


38. Use semi-colon (;)
A number of students are standing outside the office
There is less water
To connect 2 independent clauses
Jack is travelling to Japan - the land of the rising sun


39. 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
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
Do so is better choice
Should be placed as close as possible to what it modifies - Only Jayne can eat the pizza


40. 'whether' used to introduce several possibilities

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41. If ... - (then)
A majority is always right
The group of which I am a member has been dissolved
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


42. many - number - fewer - quantity - little + countables
Give me fewer Frech fries
1. 'which' should always come after comma 2. 'which' must refer to noun that comes immediately before the comma
Jayne has been waiting here for two hours
There is less water


43. 'each other' used for two things

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44. 'Where' refers to specific location
There is less water
He is going to spend his holidays in Jamaica
The town where I was born is known for its fishermen
If you excercise - you will become healthy - If you excercised - you would become healthy - If you had excercised - you would have become healthy


45. a majority of ... are
Two men are point out each other's mistakes
I need to pick up few things from my office: folders - stablers - and board pins
It was a historic event when - in 1947 - India achieved independence
A majority of students are right