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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. Idiom jog
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Followed by a verb
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10

2. Idiom Farther
Followed by a verb
Ask for subject (person - object)
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.

3. Pronouns: who - whom - whose - which
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Ask for subject (person - object)
Two objects
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular

4. Pronoun: she
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
More than two objects
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular

5. Pronoun: them
Object pronouns - Plural
Plural - far from you
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Object pronouns - Female - singular

6. Who
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Ask for subject (person)

7. Pronoun: yours
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.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

8. Pronouns: this - that - these - those
Followed by a verb
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Ask for subject (person - object)
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

9. as
Ask for subject (person)
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Followed by a verb
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular

10. Pronoun: him
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Plural - near by you
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 - Plural

11. much
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Uncountable
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.

12. Pronoun: theirs
Possessive pronouns - Plural
More than two objects
Singular - far from you
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular

13. Pronoun: it
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Ask for object
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.

14. Pronouns: each - either - neither
Singular - far from you
Subject pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

15. Pronoun: they
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Two objects
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Subject pronouns - Plural

16. Pronouns: everyone - someone - no one - anyone
Ask for subject (person - object)
Plural - far from you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.

17. Which
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
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.
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular

18. Idiom further
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Object pronouns - Plural
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Singular - near by you

19. modifier
Ask for subject (person - object)
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => 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.
Object pronouns - Plural

20. Pronoun: he
Subject 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.
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular

21. many
Countable
Subject pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular

22. Pronouns: another
Singular - near by you
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

23. Pronoun: hers
Subject pronouns - Singular
Ask for possession
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular

24. Pronouns: other
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
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
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular

25. Pronoun: his
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Singular - near by you
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.

26. Pronoun: us
Subject pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Plural
Two objects
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.

27. That
Countable
Singular - far from you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

28. Pronouns: any
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Plural - far from you
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

29. Pronoun: I
Two objects
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Subject pronouns - Singular
Ask for object

30. Idiom less than
Subject pronouns - Singular
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
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.
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.

31. This
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
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.
Singular - near by you
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular

32. Pronoun: her
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Subject pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Female - singular
More than two objects

33. Pronoun: you
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

34. like
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Subject pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular

35. These
Plural - near by you
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...

36. Pronouns: everybody - somebody - nobody - anybody
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Uncountable
Ask for object
Possessive pronouns - Plural

37. myself
Singular - near by you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Not a replacement for I or me
Ask for subject (person - object)

38. Pronouns: myself - ourself - itself - etc.
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.
Uncountable
Not a replacement for I or me

39. Idiom Depends on
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Two objects
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

40. Pronoun: me
Not a replacement for I or me
Two objects
Object pronouns - Singular
Ask for subject (person - object)

41. Pronoun: ours
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

42. Idiom target
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Object pronouns - Singular
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.

43. Pronoun: we
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
More than two objects
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Subject pronouns - Plural

44. Those
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Plural - far from you
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular

45. Idiom not only ....
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Countable
Possessive 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.

46. among
More than two objects
Uncountable
Plural - far from you
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.

47. Pronoun: its
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Ask for subject (person - object)
Subject pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

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

49. Whom
Ask for object
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular

50. Pronoun: mine
Uncountable
Subject pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...