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GMAT Sentence Correction 2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Idiom further
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
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.
Ask for possession

2. Which
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Ask for subject (person - object)
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular

3. Idiom jog
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Not a replacement for I or me
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.

4. Pronouns: this - that - these - those
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

5. Pronoun: us
Object pronouns - Plural
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.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular

6. many
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Subject pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Countable

7. Those
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
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular

8. Pronouns: another
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 specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.

9. Whom
More than two objects
Ask for object
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Uncountable

10. Idiom target
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Ask for subject (person)
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Ask for possession

11. Pronoun: me
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Object pronouns - Singular
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.

12. Pronoun: hers
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Uncountable
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular

13. Idiom not only ....
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Countable
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 degree - He took his weight training further than I did.

14. 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.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Followed by a verb
Plural - far from you

15. Pronoun: he
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.

16. as
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Followed by a verb
Object pronouns - Singular

17. Pronoun: theirs
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Ask for subject (person)
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question

18. Idiom Between .... and
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Two objects
Plural - near by you
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.

19. Pronoun: they
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
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
Subject pronouns - Plural

20. like
Subject 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.
Not a replacement for I or me
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)

21. Idiom Depends on
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.
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Singular

22. Pronoun: its
Subject pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

23. Pronoun: it
Followed by a verb
Countable
Subject pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular

24. Pronouns: everything - something - anything - nothing
Ask for subject (person)
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Singular - far from you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular

25. Pronouns: everybody - somebody - nobody - anybody
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Followed by a verb
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Subject pronouns - Singular

26. Idiom ranged
Object pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Subject pronouns - Plural

27. That
Object pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Singular - far from you

28. Whose
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Ask for possession
Plural - near by you

29. Pronouns: other
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

30. Pronoun: his
Uncountable
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Object pronouns - Singular

31. Pronoun: ours
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Two objects
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural

32. Pronoun: we
Singular - far from you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Subject pronouns - Plural

33. Idiom less than
Object pronouns - Plural
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Countable

34. 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.
Ask for subject (person)
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Two objects

35. Pronoun: him
Uncountable
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
More than two objects

36. Pronoun: I
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Subject 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.
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.

37. Pronouns: any
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Ask for possession

38. These
Plural - near by you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Ask for object

39. Pronoun: yours
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Possessive pronouns - Singular

40. This
Ask for object
Singular - near by you
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Subject pronouns - Plural

41. Pronoun: mine
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

42. Idiom Farther
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. 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.
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne

43. between
Plural - near by you
Object pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Two objects

44. much
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Ask for object
Uncountable
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

45. Pronoun: her
Ask for object
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

46. Pronoun: them
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Plural
Not a replacement for I or me

47. Pronoun: she
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...

48. Pronoun: you
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Followed by a verb

49. Idiom fewer
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Not a replacement for I or me

50. Pronouns: each - either - neither
Subject pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Ask for object

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