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GMAT Sentence Correction 2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pronoun: me
Ask for subject (person)
Object pronouns - Singular
Ask for object
Possessive pronouns - Plural

2. Idiom Between .... and
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Singular - near by you
Object pronouns - Singular

3. Idiom not only ....
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
Singular - near by you
Possessive pronouns - Singular

4. Pronoun: he
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Plural

5. Pronouns: who - whom - whose - which
Singular - near by you
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Plural - near by you
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular

6. Pronoun: she
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Subject pronouns - Female - singular

7. modifier
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
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.

8. Those
Plural - near by you
Plural - far from you
Followed by a verb
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.

9. between
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Two objects
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.

10. Pronouns: any
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Countable
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)

11. Pronouns: myself - ourself - itself - etc.
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Object pronouns - Female - singular
More than two objects
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.

12. Pronoun: yours
Plural - far from you
Subject pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

13. Pronoun: them
Object pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Singular - far from you

14. among
Singular - near by you
More than two objects
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.

15. Pronoun: we
Plural - far from you
Object pronouns - Female - singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Subject pronouns - Plural

16. Idiom fewer
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Followed by a verb

17. Pronoun: theirs
Followed by a verb
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Male - singular

18. Pronoun: it
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Plural - near by you
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular

19. much
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Uncountable
Object pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Female - singular

20. Pronouns: everything - something - anything - nothing
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Uncountable
Countable

21. Parallelism
Ask for subject (person - object)
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.
Followed by a verb
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.

22. Idiom less than
Object pronouns - Plural
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Subject pronouns - Plural

23. These
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 or plural
Plural - near by you

24. Idiom Depends on
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Countable
Ask for subject (person - object)
Possessive pronouns - Plural

25. Pronouns: other
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.
Countable
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

26. Whom
Subject pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Ask for object

27. Pronoun: us
Possessive pronouns - Singular
More than two objects
Object pronouns - Plural
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...

28. Pronoun: I
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Subject pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural

29. Which
Ask for subject (person - object)
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Object pronouns - Plural

30. Idiom jog
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Subject pronouns - Singular

31. Pronoun: you
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Singular - 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.

32. Pronoun: him
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Ask for subject (person - object)
Subject pronouns - Plural
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10

33. Pronoun: mine
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Subject pronouns - Plural

34. Pronouns: each - either - neither
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Ask for subject (person - object)
Singular - near by you

35. Pronouns: another
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Uncountable

36. Pronoun: her
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
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.

37. as
More than two objects
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Followed by a verb

38. Pronoun: they
Object pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Object pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Plural

39. Pronoun: its
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Plural - near by you
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular

40. That
Object pronouns - Singular
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Singular - far from you
Subject pronouns - Male - singular

41. Pronoun: his
Subject pronouns - Plural
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular

42. Idiom ranged
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Plural - far from you

43. Pronoun: hers
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Ask for subject (person - object)
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

44. Pronouns: everybody - somebody - nobody - anybody
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Ask for subject (person)
Ask for object
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular

45. This
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Object pronouns - Plural
Singular - near by you
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.

46. like
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Ask for object
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular

47. Idiom further
Plural - far from you
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular

48. Pronoun: ours
Countable
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 - Plural
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question

49. Whose
Ask for possession
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Object pronouns - Plural

50. Pronouns: this - that - these - those
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
More than two objects
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

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