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GMAT Sentence Correction 2

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Pronoun: it
Singular - near by you
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.
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular

2. Pronouns: who - whom - whose - which
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Subject pronouns - Plural

3. Whose
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Ask for possession
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
More than two objects

4. much
Uncountable
Countable
Plural - near by you
Ask for subject (person)

5. Pronoun: us
Object pronouns - Plural
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 subject (person - object)
Object pronouns - Female - singular

6. Idiom target
Subject pronouns - Plural
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Followed by a verb

7. Those
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Plural - far from you
Subject pronouns - Plural

8. among
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Possessive pronouns - Singular
More than two objects
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular

9. These
Plural - near by you
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
More than two objects
Ask for possession

10. Pronoun: they
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Subject pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Plural
Ask for subject (person)

11. Idiom ranged
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
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Subject pronouns - Singular

12. Pronoun: her
Subject pronouns - Singular
More than two objects
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Object pronouns - Female - singular

13. Idiom fewer
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Subject pronouns - Plural

14. Pronouns: another
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Subject pronouns - Plural
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Object pronouns - Plural

15. Pronoun: him
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Ask for subject (person)
Object pronouns - Male - singular

16. This
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Not a replacement for I or me
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Singular - near by you

17. Pronouns: everything - something - anything - nothing
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Subject pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

18. Parallelism
Singular - far from you
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Ask for subject (person - object)
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.

19. Pronouns: other
Subject pronouns - Plural
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Ask for possession
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

20. as
Subject pronouns - Plural
Ask for subject (person)
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Followed by a verb

21. Pronoun: them
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.
Plural - near by you
Object pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural

22. Pronoun: you
Subject pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

23. Idiom not only ....
Ask for subject (person - object)
Singular - near by you
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
Possessive pronouns - Singular

24. Pronoun: theirs
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Two objects
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Male - singular

25. Pronoun: his
Object pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Object pronouns - Plural

26. Pronoun: he
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Not a replacement for I or me

27. Idiom Farther
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Object pronouns - Plural
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne

28. Which
Plural - far from you
Ask for possession
Ask for subject (person - object)
Possessive pronouns - Singular

29. Idiom further
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

30. Pronoun: its
Possessive pronouns - Singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Uncountable
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne

31. many
Countable
Object pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - 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.

32. Idiom Depends on
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
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.
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.

33. between
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Two objects
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Object pronouns - Male - singular

34. myself
Plural - near by you
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Not a replacement for I or me
Two objects

35. Pronoun: ours
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Possessive pronouns - Plural
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Object pronouns - Singular

36. Pronoun: we
Ask for subject (person - object)
Ask for subject (person)
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Subject pronouns - Plural

37. Pronoun: yours
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Subject pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular

38. Pronouns: this - that - these - those
Subject pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Possessive pronouns - Singular

39. Who
Ask for subject (person)
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Ask for possession
Uncountable

40. Pronoun: I
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Subject pronouns - Singular
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Object pronouns - Singular

41. Pronoun: hers
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular

42. Pronouns: everybody - somebody - nobody - anybody
Object pronouns - Plural
Ask for possession
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular

43. Pronoun: me
Object pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Ask for possession

44. Idiom jog
Followed by a verb
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Not a replacement for I or me
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

45. Idiom Between .... and
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Plural - far from you
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.

46. Pronouns: myself - ourself - itself - etc.
Object pronouns - Singular
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Plural
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.

47. Pronouns: everyone - someone - no one - anyone
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Object pronouns - Plural
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.

48. Pronoun: she
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Singular - far from you

49. Whom
Object pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Ask for object

50. Idiom less than
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Subject pronouns - Singular