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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: theirs
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.

2. Pronoun: its
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Two objects

3. Idiom Between .... and
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Ask for possession
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Ask for object

4. Whom
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Subject pronouns - Plural
Ask for object
Ask for subject (person - object)

5. Pronouns: everything - something - anything - nothing
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Two objects
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural

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

7. Pronoun: it
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Uncountable
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

8. Pronouns: another
Ask for possession
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Two objects

9. Idiom jog
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Subject pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.

10. Pronouns: other
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular

11. These
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Plural - near by you

12. Idiom further
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Singular - far from you
Plural - near by you

13. Idiom not only ....
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.
Plural - far from you
Not a replacement for I or me

14. like
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
More than two objects
Ask for subject (person - object)

15. between
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Two objects
Subject pronouns - Singular

16. many
Uncountable
Countable
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural

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

18. as
Followed by a verb
Plural - near by you
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

19. Pronoun: we
Subject pronouns - Plural
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Plural - near by you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular

20. Pronoun: ours
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

21. Pronoun: yours
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Not a replacement for I or me
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Ask for object

22. myself
Not a replacement for I or me
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Possessive pronouns - Plural

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

24. among
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
More than two objects
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular

25. Pronouns: who - whom - whose - which
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

26. Those
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Plural - far from you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular

27. modifier
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Object 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.

28. This
Singular - near by you
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Ask for possession

29. Idiom ranged
Singular - far from you
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Object pronouns - Female - singular

30. Pronoun: them
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Object pronouns - Plural
Plural - near by you
Possessive pronouns - Singular

31. Pronoun: they
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Subject pronouns - Plural
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Ask for subject (person)

32. Which
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Ask for subject (person - object)
Uncountable
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.

33. Pronoun: hers
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Uncountable
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.

34. Who
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Ask for subject (person)

35. Pronouns: everybody - somebody - nobody - anybody
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Plural - far from you
Singular - near by you

36. Pronouns: everyone - someone - no one - anyone
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Ask for possession
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular

37. Idiom Depends on
Ask for object
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
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.

38. That
Ask for subject (person - object)
Ask for subject (person)
Ask for object
Singular - far from you

39. Pronoun: me
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Object pronouns - Singular
Uncountable
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural

40. Pronoun: her
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Ask for possession
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.

41. much
Uncountable
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.
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question

42. Pronoun: I
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Subject pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Female - singular
More than two objects

43. Pronoun: he
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Object pronouns - Singular
Followed by a verb
Subject pronouns - Male - singular

44. Idiom target
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.

45. Pronoun: mine
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.

46. Idiom fewer
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
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 a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.

47. Pronoun: us
Object pronouns - Plural
Plural - far from you
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural

48. Pronouns: this - that - these - those
Ask for subject (person)
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Not a replacement for I or me
Subject pronouns - Singular

49. Whose
Countable
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Ask for possession
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.

50. Parallelism
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.
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular