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GMAT Sentence Correction 2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Pronoun: him
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Different elements in a sentence have to be in balance. I took a bath - went to sleep - and woke up refreshed. The only way to know is to take the plunge.
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.

2. Pronoun: we
Subject pronouns - Plural
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

3. Pronoun: mine
Singular - near by you
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Possessive pronouns - Singular

4. Idiom Between .... and
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.

5. Pronoun: me
Ask for subject (person)
Different elements in a sentence have to be in balance. I took a bath - went to sleep - and woke up refreshed. The only way to know is to take the plunge.
Object pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

6. Those
Plural - far from you
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

7. Pronoun: it
Possessive pronouns - Singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Subject pronouns - Singular

8. Idiom jog
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Object pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Female - singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.

9. Pronoun: she
Ask for subject (person)
Countable
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Subject pronouns - Female - singular

10. Which
Followed by a verb
Ask for subject (person - object)
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

11. Pronoun: ours
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Object pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Singular

12. Pronoun: theirs
Ask for possession
Subject pronouns - Plural
Singular - near by you
Possessive pronouns - Plural

13. Parallelism
More than two objects
Different elements in a sentence have to be in balance. I took a bath - went to sleep - and woke up refreshed. The only way to know is to take the plunge.
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

14. between
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Two objects

15. much
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Ask for object
Uncountable
Different elements in a sentence have to be in balance. I took a bath - went to sleep - and woke up refreshed. The only way to know is to take the plunge.

16. Idiom Farther
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Ask for subject (person - object)
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Plural - near by you

17. modifier
Followed by a verb
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Modifiers should be positioned so it is clear what word or words they are meant to modify. Reading my mind - she gave me delicious cookies.
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.

18. Idiom Depends on
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Object pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Plural
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...

19. Whose
Ask for possession
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Subject pronouns - Singular

20. Idiom fewer
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Plural - near by you
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Possessive pronouns - Singular

21. Pronouns: other
Two objects
Not a replacement for I or me
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

22. Pronouns: this - that - these - those
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Uncountable
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

23. Pronouns: everything - something - anything - nothing
Singular - near by you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Object pronouns - Plural

24. Pronouns: each - either - neither
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Singular - far from you
Not a replacement for I or me

25. Idiom not only ....
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Ask for object
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.

26. Pronoun: I
Subject pronouns - Singular
Modifiers should be positioned so it is clear what word or words they are meant to modify. Reading my mind - she gave me delicious cookies.
Countable
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question

27. like
Modifiers should be positioned so it is clear what word or words they are meant to modify. Reading my mind - she gave me delicious cookies.
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

28. Pronoun: you
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Singular - far from you
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)

29. Idiom further
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Two objects
Object pronouns - Singular
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.

30. among
Uncountable
Plural - far from you
Possessive pronouns - Singular
More than two objects

31. Pronoun: her
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Different elements in a sentence have to be in balance. I took a bath - went to sleep - and woke up refreshed. The only way to know is to take the plunge.
Object pronouns - Female - singular

32. Pronoun: us
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Plural

33. Pronouns: myself - ourself - itself - etc.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Uncountable

34. Idiom ranged
Subject pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Object pronouns - Plural

35. Pronoun: yours
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)

36. Pronouns: everyone - someone - no one - anyone
Ask for possession
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural

37. Idiom less than
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

38. Pronoun: its
More than two objects
Ask for object
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.

39. Pronoun: hers
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Subject pronouns - Plural

40. Pronouns: any
Not a replacement for I or me
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne

41. Who
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Ask for subject (person)
Object pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Plural

42. Pronouns: another
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Ask for object

43. This
Object pronouns - Singular
Singular - near by you
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.

44. Whom
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Subject pronouns - Singular
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
Ask for object

45. many
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Different elements in a sentence have to be in balance. I took a bath - went to sleep - and woke up refreshed. The only way to know is to take the plunge.
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Countable

46. Pronoun: they
Plural - far from you
Subject pronouns - Singular
Ask for possession
Subject pronouns - Plural

47. Pronoun: them
Object pronouns - Plural
More than two objects
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.

48. Pronouns: everybody - somebody - nobody - anybody
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Ask for subject (person)
Modifiers should be positioned so it is clear what word or words they are meant to modify. Reading my mind - she gave me delicious cookies.

49. as
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Followed by a verb
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...

50. Pronouns: who - whom - whose - which
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Plural
Ask for subject (person - object)
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question