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GMAT Sentence Correction 2
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Subjects
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gmat
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english
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grammar
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Pronoun: I
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Not a replacement for I or me
Uncountable
Subject pronouns - Singular
2. myself
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Not a replacement for I or me
Ask for subject (person)
3. This
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Singular - near by you
Ask for subject (person - object)
Possessive pronouns - Singular
4. Idiom Between .... and
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Object pronouns - Plural
Countable
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
5. Pronoun: ours
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Not a replacement for I or me
Subject pronouns - Plural
6. Pronouns: myself - ourself - itself - etc.
Two objects
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
7. Idiom further
Countable
Subject pronouns - Singular
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
8. Pronouns: other
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Subject pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
9. Pronoun: hers
Ask for subject (person - object)
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
10. Idiom fewer
Ask for object
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Singular - near by you
Ask for subject (person)
11. Idiom Depends on
Singular - near by you
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Singular - far from you
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
12. Pronoun: him
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Subject pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
13. Pronoun: theirs
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
14. Pronouns: everything - something - anything - nothing
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
More than two objects
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Ask for subject (person - object)
15. modifier
Object pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - 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.
Two objects
16. Idiom not only ....
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.
Followed by a verb
17. Pronoun: we
Subject pronouns - Singular
Not a replacement for I or me
Subject pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
18. Idiom jog
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Plural - near by you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
19. Pronoun: his
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Two objects
20. Which
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Plural - near by you
Ask for subject (person - object)
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
21. Idiom Farther
Possessive pronouns - Plural
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
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
22. Parallelism
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 - Plural
Subject pronouns - 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.
23. Pronoun: mine
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Ask for object
Uncountable
24. Pronoun: us
Object pronouns - Plural
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
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.
25. like
Subject pronouns - Singular
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
26. That
Countable
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Singular - far from you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
27. Pronoun: he
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
28. many
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Countable
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
29. Pronoun: they
Plural - near by you
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Plural
30. Whose
More than two objects
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Ask for possession
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
31. Pronouns: any
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Followed by a verb
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
32. Pronoun: her
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
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?
33. Pronouns: another
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
34. among
Countable
Object pronouns - Plural
More than two objects
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
35. Those
Plural - far from you
Ask for object
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Subject pronouns - Plural
36. Pronoun: me
Object pronouns - Singular
Ask for subject (person)
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
37. Pronoun: its
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Object pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
38. Idiom target
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Subject pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Ask for subject (person)
39. Whom
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Ask for object
40. Pronouns: this - that - these - those
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
More than two objects
Object pronouns - Plural
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
41. Who
Object pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Subject pronouns - Plural
Ask for subject (person)
42. Pronoun: it
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Uncountable
43. Pronouns: who - whom - whose - which
Subject pronouns - Plural
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
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.
44. Pronouns: everybody - somebody - nobody - anybody
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Possessive 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.
Object pronouns - Plural
45. Pronoun: she
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
46. Pronoun: them
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Ask for subject (person)
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Object pronouns - Plural
47. Pronouns: each - either - neither
Ask for possession
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?
Ask for object
48. between
Two objects
Subject pronouns - Plural
Ask for subject (person)
Object pronouns - Plural
49. Idiom ranged
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Two objects
50. much
Uncountable
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Ask for subject (person)