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GMAT Sentence Correction 2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pronouns: myself - ourself - itself - etc.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.

2. Pronouns: other
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Subject pronouns - Plural

3. These
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Ask for subject (person - object)
Plural - near by you

4. many
Ask for possession
Countable
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 - far from you

5. Pronoun: I
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Subject pronouns - 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

6. Idiom Between .... and
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.

7. Pronouns: this - that - these - those
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Subject pronouns - Plural

8. Idiom fewer
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular

9. Pronouns: everything - something - anything - nothing
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Uncountable
Subject pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular

10. much
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Uncountable

11. modifier
Object pronouns - Plural
Plural - far from 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.
Not a replacement for I or me

12. among
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
More than two objects
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular

13. Pronoun: us
Object pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Uncountable

14. Parallelism
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
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.

15. Those
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Plural - far from you

16. Pronouns: another
Possessive pronouns - 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.
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

17. Pronoun: theirs
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Not a replacement for I or me
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Followed by a verb

18. as
Followed by a verb
Ask for subject (person - object)
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

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

20. Pronoun: hers
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Ask for subject (person - object)
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.

21. Pronouns: each - either - neither
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Countable

22. Who
More than two objects
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Ask for subject (person)

23. Pronouns: any
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Countable
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Object pronouns - Female - singular

24. myself
Countable
More than two objects
Not a replacement for I or me
Plural - near by you

25. Pronouns: everybody - somebody - nobody - anybody
Plural - far from you
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

26. like
Subject pronouns - Singular
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Possessive pronouns - Singular

27. Pronoun: they
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Subject pronouns - Plural

28. Pronoun: her
Subject pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
More than two objects

29. Pronoun: he
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
Object pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular

30. This
Singular - near by you
Possessive pronouns - Singular
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

31. Idiom further
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Object pronouns - Singular
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Uncountable

32. Idiom target
Ask for possession
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular

33. Pronoun: its
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.
Plural - far from you
Possessive pronouns - Singular

34. Pronoun: it
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 - Object pronouns - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

35. Idiom jog
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular

36. Pronoun: him
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Subject pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne

37. Pronoun: me
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Object pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Plural

38. Pronouns: everyone - someone - no one - anyone
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular

39. Whose
Subject pronouns - Singular
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Ask for possession
Ask for subject (person - object)

40. Pronoun: his
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular

41. Pronoun: yours
Object pronouns - Male - singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
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.

42. Whom
Not a replacement for I or me
Object pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Plural
Ask for object

43. Idiom ranged
Countable
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

44. Pronoun: you
Ask for subject (person - object)
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular

45. between
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Two objects

46. Idiom Farther
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Object pronouns - Male - singular

47. Pronoun: ours
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Uncountable
Countable

48. Pronoun: we
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Subject pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

49. Idiom not only ....
Object pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Object 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.

50. Idiom Depends on
Followed by a verb
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.