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GMAT Verbal Foundations
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logic-and-reasoning
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Singular One - -body - -thing - each
Imperative Mood
'One'
Indefinite Pronouns
Mass Nouns
2. Cannot be the main verb of a sentence - can be subjects of sentences or objects - another type of verbal that can be used as a noun - adjective - or an adverb (doesn't end in '-ing' - usually has 'to' before a verb; not a prepositional phrase!) - to
Conjunctions
Relative Pronouns
Infinitives
Interrogative Pronouns
3. Subjunctive Mood used to express ________________________ - I wish you were mine - I suggest that you be on time
Helping Verb examples
Noun
a wish - an emotion - a possibility - or an action that has not yet occurred
Indefinite Pronouns
4. Can't be intensified -absolute eg: dead - square - essential - universal - immortal - absolute
Absolute Adjectives
'One'
Check Gerund
Indefinite Pronouns
5. Will go - has been eating - is writing - had swollen - should have gone
Compound Verbs
Compared
Object Pronouns
Verbs
6. Used to ask a question - who - whom - whose - what - and which
Compound Verb
Conjunctions
Interrogative Pronouns
Compound Adjectives
7. This - that - these - those - none and neither - point out people - places - or things without naming them
Demonstrative Pronouns
Helping Verb examples
Imperative Mood
Proper Nouns
8. Always needs a clear antecedent - same is true of them - their - it (sometimes) - its
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9. Can have more than 1 helping verb - an adverb can separate individual verbs in the compound verb - eg: He HAS frequently DEFACED public property. ________________: has defaced
Proper Adjectives
Compound Verb
Check Gerund
Relative Pronouns
10. A verb that expresses either physical or mental action by subject - can be either transitive or intransitive (or both) -physical: play - swim - jump - punch - run - kick - walk -mental: think - dream - love - rejoice - muse - ponder
Verb Moods
Action Verb
Indicative Mood
Linking Verb
11. Indicative mood - imperative mood - subjunctive mood
Gerunds
Coordinating conjunctions
Articles
Verb Moods
12. Made from adj. - Clean= cleanliness - Fluid = fluidity
Compound Verbs
Quality Noun
Coordinating conjunctions
Personal Pronoun
13. Names a person - place - thing - or idea - a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb
Noun
Absolute Adjectives
Intensifying an Adjective
Indicative Mood
14. Expresses what the writer believes about - or wants to do with - the action expressed by the verb - indicative mood >> expresses facts - imperative mood >> commands - subjunctive mood: >> unlikely or unreal conditions (usually after if or similar wor
Noun
Gerunds
Verb Mood
Action Nouns
15. Do not point out specific people - places or things -do not usually have antecedents -Always are singular - all - another - any - anybody - anyone - anthything - both - each - either - everybody - everyone - everything - few - many - more - most - m
Reflexive Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Linking Verb
Verbs
16. Refer to groups composed of members; -always singular; -eg: administration - army - society - family - couple
Gerund vs. Verb
Collective Nouns
Conjunctions
Proper Nouns
17. Formed from a proper noun: Roman ruins - Mexican food - Japanese
Compound Verbs
Proper Adjectives
Verbs
Possessive Adjectives
18. A noun that requires different modifiers such as 'little' and 'much' -do not have a plural form -Use: Amount of.... -Use: Less... I have less stress
Infinitives
Action Verb
Mass Nouns
Compound Adjectives
19. His car - its prey - other pronouns as adjectives: whose - which - this - that - these - those - all - both - some
Possessive pronouns used as Possessive Adjectives
Gerund vs. Verb
Indefinite Pronouns
Possessive Adjectives
20. Past - present - future
Noun
Verbs Tenses
Demonstrative Pronouns
Imperative Mood
21. Singular/plural Some - any - none - all - many - more - based on 'of construction'
'One'
Verb Moods
Action Verb
Indefinite Pronouns
22. Help verbs ending in -ing become complete - helps the main verb show an action. By itself - a _______________ cannot show action -He IS PLANNING to attend.-She Will BE LEAVING shortly. Planning & Leaving not complete verbs
Helping Verb
Absolute Adjectives
a wish - an emotion - a possibility - or an action that has not yet occurred
Proper Nouns
23. A complete _________ needs a subject and a verb eg: I ran. We left. I do.
Possessive Pronouns
Sentence
Subjunctive Mood
Compound Verb
24. Consists of two or more verbs - sometimes are joined by a coordinating conjunction (e.g. FANBOYS) and have the same subject.
Conjunctions
Indefinite Pronouns
Verbs
Compound Verbs
25. The verb form used to wish - hypothesize - or recommend. It can be used when a clause begins with 'if' and is contrary to fact: 'If I were President'(I am not President) or when a clause begins with 'that' and follows verbs such as 'ask' - 'insist' -
Possessive Adjectives
Infinitives
Subjunctive Mood
Check Gerund
26. Nouns cannot be __________ by adding 'er' or 'est' to Absolute Adjectives. Use 'more nearly' or 'most nearly' to compare items using absolute adjectives. -eg: more nearly circular (not: more circular) -eg: more likely fatal (not: more fatal)
Subjunctive Mood
Compared
Demonstrative Pronouns
Object Pronouns
27. Active - passive
Gerunds
Action Verb
Verbs Tenses
Verb Voices
28. Made from verbs - remove --> removal - discuss--> discussion - cry --> cry
Action Nouns
Compound Adjectives
Gerunds
Imperative Mood
29. Adjectives: a - an - the
Collective Nouns
Articles
Indicative Mood
Conjunctions
30. Substitute the -ing word with a noun - sentence should make sense - eg: Dating is tricky --> Algebra is tricky (dating = gerund)
Demonstrative Pronouns
Sentence
Relative Pronouns
Check Gerund
31. Do not start with a capital letter; -do not refer to something specific: plane - car - cats - animals; -can be subdivided into countable or uncountable nouns;
Verbs
Interrogative Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Proper Nouns
32. -an '-ing' word without a helping verb isn't a real verb - CHECK: substitute a noun in the gerunds place - I am boxing (Compound verb: am boxing) I love boxing (Gerund: boxing - verb: love)
Gerund vs. Verb
Collective Nouns
Verbs Tenses
Compound Adjectives
33. A verbal that ends in -ing and acts as a noun -can be subjects of a sentence - Skiing is a popular winter sport. (Skiing - Sub)
Verb Moods
Personal Pronoun
Gerunds
Possessive Pronouns
34. Joins a dependent clause to an independent clause (who - whom - whose - which - that and all of the W's + ever) -introduce modifiers - introduces an Adjective Clause or a Noun Clause; -eg:That - Which - Who - Whom - Whose - Where - Why - What.
Compound Verbs
Relative Pronouns
Collective Nouns
Mass Nouns
35. Used as: -pronoun: One should learn grammar. -noun: One is the loneliest number. -adjective: I have only one pencil.
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36. Used to express a command or a request. - the subject of an imperative sentence is usually understood to be 'you' ex. Come to the library with me.
Imperative Mood
Mass Nouns
Object Pronouns
'One' appearing as a pronoun
37. Used to make a statement or ask a question. Most sentences are in the __________ - Do you like to play baseball? - I learned to play last year. - Baseball is my favorite game.
Gerunds
Indicative Mood
'They'
Compound Verbs
38. Require a comma before each in a sentence - (for - and - nor - but - or - yet - so)
Demonstrative Pronouns
Helping Verb
Coordinating conjunctions
Action Nouns
39. 1. does NOT show action 2. shows state-of-being 3. links the subject to a noun or adjective - He SEEMS nice - Otto IS a miniature bulldog
Indefinite Pronouns
Linking Verb
Compound Verbs
'One'
40. Describes action - a state of being - or what is being done to something or someone - critical part of a sentence's predicate - to laugh - to think - to drive - to run - to be - to do - accomplishes - is - went - arose - decided
Verbs
Compound Verbs
Possessive Pronouns
Imperative Mood
41. Xomparative & superlative forms -(-er - -est; or -ier - iest; or more- - most-) -smart - smarter - smartest -good - better - best - intelligent - more intelligent - most intelligent
Intensifying an Adjective
a wish - an emotion - a possibility - or an action that has not yet occurred
Indefinite Pronouns
Linking Verb
42. Doesn't mix well with other pronouns - eg Wrong: One must be careful to account for all sources of income on your tax return -it is okay to use 'one' as a pronoun in a sentence when the other pronouns refer to different things - eg: Fire is alluring
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43. Word used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun - such as happy - sad - pretty - ten-minute - red - annoying...- answer questions like: What kind is it? Which one? How many are there?
Absolute Adjectives
a wish - an emotion - a possibility - or an action that has not yet occurred
Action Verb
Adjectives
44. Join ideas together - eg: Jayneny caught the ball and threw it to second base.
Action Verb
Indefinite Pronouns
Conjunctions
Verbs Tenses
45. End in -self or -selves and refer to an earlier noun or pronoun in the sentence - myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - ourselves - yourselves - themselves - Wrong: Bill will be sitting next to Jayne and myself.
Reflexive Pronouns
Object Pronouns
Mass Nouns
Possessive Pronouns
46. Shows possession or ownership. They have antecedents. Must agree with its antecedent in person - number - and gender: Jayne has a skateboard. His skateboard is silver. Jo and Luis have bikes. Their bikes are new.
Possessive Adjectives
Reflexive Pronouns
Gerunds
Articles
47. Countable -preceded by a number - e.g. one book - two books -have a plural form -Use: Number of.... A great number of friends have shown me great amount of kindness. Use: Fewer... This lane is for people with 3 items or fewer.
Count Nouns
'One' appearing as a pronoun
Imperative Mood
Reflexive Pronouns
48. Am - are - is - was - were - will - would - be - being - been - may - might - must.
Object Pronouns
Helping Verb examples
Compound Adjectives
Compound Verbs
49. Created by using compound words - hyphenated words or related words. The two words used are combined to create a descriptive adjective. (i.e. broken-hearted - lemon-lime)
Demonstrative Pronouns
Check Gerund
'They'
Compound Adjectives
50. Show ownership -sometimes used an adjective -my - mine - your - yours - his - her - hers - its - our - ours - their - theirs
Intensifying an Adjective
Conjunctions
Possessive Pronouns
Proper Adjectives