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

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

3. like
Ask for possession
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
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.

4. modifier
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.
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Not a replacement for I or me
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.

5. Pronouns: everything - something - anything - nothing
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Ask for subject (person)

6. much
Object pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Uncountable
Singular - far from you

7. Pronouns: this - that - these - those
Ask for object
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?
Object pronouns - Singular

8. Whose
Uncountable
Object pronouns - Plural
Ask for possession
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

9. Pronoun: she
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.

10. Pronouns: everybody - somebody - nobody - anybody
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

11. Who
Ask for subject (person)
Not a replacement for I or me
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.

12. Idiom ranged
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Ask for subject (person - object)
Plural - far from you
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10

13. This
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Singular - near by you
Ask for possession

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

15. Pronoun: its
Object pronouns - Plural
Plural - near by you
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Possessive pronouns - Singular

16. Pronoun: ours
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Two objects

17. Idiom fewer
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Object pronouns - Male - singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Ask for possession

18. among
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Followed by a verb
More than two objects
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)

19. Idiom further
Subject pronouns - Plural
Ask for possession
Subject pronouns - Singular
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.

20. Pronoun: mine
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.
Two objects
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Uncountable

21. Pronouns: another
Uncountable
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

22. Pronoun: you
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Plural - 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.
Plural - far from you

23. Pronouns: who - whom - whose - which
Object pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Plural
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question

24. Idiom Farther
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Singular - far from you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural

25. Pronoun: them
More than two objects
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
Object pronouns - Plural

26. Pronoun: theirs
Two objects
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Plural - near by you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular

27. Pronouns: other
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Uncountable
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.

28. Those
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.
More than two objects
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Plural - far from you

29. That
Ask for possession
Singular - far from you
Plural - 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.

30. Whom
Ask for object
Not a replacement for I or me
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
Subject pronouns - Female - singular

31. Pronouns: myself - ourself - itself - etc.
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
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.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

32. Pronoun: they
Countable
Object 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.
Subject pronouns - Plural

33. Idiom Between .... and
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 - Male - singular
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular

34. Parallelism
Countable
Singular - far from you
Object pronouns - Plural
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.

35. These
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Plural - near by you
Countable
Ask for possession

36. Pronoun: us
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Object pronouns - Plural
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Possessive pronouns - Singular

37. Pronoun: it
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Subject pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular

38. Pronoun: him
Uncountable
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Object pronouns - Plural

39. as
More than two objects
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Followed by a verb

40. Pronoun: we
More than two objects
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Subject pronouns - Plural
Singular - far from you

41. Idiom jog
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Subject pronouns - Plural
Countable
Plural - near by you

42. Idiom not only ....
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.

43. Pronoun: yours
Possessive pronouns - Singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Subject pronouns - Singular

44. Idiom Depends on
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Subject pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Ask for object

45. myself
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Subject pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Not a replacement for I or me

46. Which
Ask for subject (person - object)
More than two objects
Ask for possession
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular

47. Pronoun: me
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Singular - near by you
Object pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

48. Pronoun: his
Singular - far from you
Two objects
Ask for subject (person)
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular

49. Idiom less than
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Subject pronouns - Plural

50. Pronouns: any
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Singular - near by you