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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Formed from a proper noun: Roman ruins - Mexican food - Japanese
Indicative Mood
Compound Verbs
Personal Pronoun
Proper Adjectives
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
'One'
Gerund vs. Verb
Indefinite Pronouns
Infinitives
3. Refers to the one speaking (first person) - the one spoken to (second person) - or the one spoken about (third person) - takes the place of a noun or nouns; they show number and gender; example: singular: I - me - my - mine - you - your - yours - he
Conjunctions
Compound Adjectives
Personal Pronoun
Absolute Adjectives
4. Active - passive
Collective Nouns
Articles
Verb Mood
Verb Voices
5. 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)
Articles
Relative Pronouns
Adjectives
Compound Adjectives
6. 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)
Noun
Gerunds
Indicative Mood
Indefinite Pronouns
7. Consists of two or more verbs - sometimes are joined by a coordinating conjunction (e.g. FANBOYS) and have the same subject.
Imperative Mood
Compound Verbs
Collective Nouns
Subjunctive Mood
8. Refer to groups composed of members; -always singular; -eg: administration - army - society - family - couple
Intensifying an Adjective
Collective Nouns
Helping Verb
Indicative Mood
9. Always needs a clear antecedent - same is true of them - their - it (sometimes) - its
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10. His car - its prey - other pronouns as adjectives: whose - which - this - that - these - those - all - both - some
Quality Noun
Reflexive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns used as Possessive Adjectives
Articles
11. 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
Indefinite Pronouns
Count Nouns
Helping Verb
Proper Adjectives
12. Will go - has been eating - is writing - had swollen - should have gone
Gerunds
Noun
Articles
Compound Verbs
13. 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
Indicative Mood
Indefinite Pronouns
Compound Adjectives
Collective Nouns
14. Require a comma before each in a sentence - (for - and - nor - but - or - yet - so)
'They'
Compound Adjectives
Quality Noun
Coordinating conjunctions
15. Pronouns that are used after action verbs as direct or indirect objects and as objects of prepositional phrases - Pronoun form used when the word receives the action of the sentence or a preposition: him - her - them - whom - you - it - can be used a
Compared
Compound Verbs
Demonstrative Pronouns
Object Pronouns
16. 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
Quality Noun
Linking Verb
Count Nouns
Action Nouns
17. 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)
Compared
Gerund vs. Verb
Compound Verb
Conjunctions
18. Xomparative & superlative forms -(-er - -est; or -ier - iest; or more- - most-) -smart - smarter - smartest -good - better - best - intelligent - more intelligent - most intelligent
Indefinite Pronouns
Compound Verbs
Gerunds
Intensifying an Adjective
19. Names a person - place - thing - or idea - a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb
'One' appearing as a pronoun
Coordinating conjunctions
Imperative Mood
Noun
20. Past - present - future
Quality Noun
Interrogative Pronouns
Verbs Tenses
Possessive Adjectives
21. Show ownership -sometimes used an adjective -my - mine - your - yours - his - her - hers - its - our - ours - their - theirs
Possessive Pronouns
Intensifying an Adjective
Sentence
Interrogative Pronouns
22. 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?
Indefinite Pronouns
Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives
Sentence
23. Made from verbs - remove --> removal - discuss--> discussion - cry --> cry
Compound Verb
Conjunctions
Sentence
Action Nouns
24. 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.
Helping Verb examples
Verbs Tenses
Count Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns
25. 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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26. Am - are - is - was - were - will - would - be - being - been - may - might - must.
Verb Moods
Collective Nouns
Helping Verb examples
Compound Adjectives
27. 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;
Possessive Adjectives
Proper Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Conjunctions
28. -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)
Verb Moods
Gerund vs. Verb
Sentence
Conjunctions
29. Made from adj. - Clean= cleanliness - Fluid = fluidity
Quality Noun
Possessive pronouns used as Possessive Adjectives
Gerunds
Coordinating conjunctions
30. 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.
Indicative Mood
Articles
Compound Verbs
Verbs
31. Indicative mood - imperative mood - subjunctive mood
Subjunctive Mood
Helping Verb
Verb Moods
'They'
32. Singular/plural Some - any - none - all - many - more - based on 'of construction'
Gerunds
Indefinite Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns
Noun
33. Used as: -pronoun: One should learn grammar. -noun: One is the loneliest number. -adjective: I have only one pencil.
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34. Substitute the -ing word with a noun - sentence should make sense - eg: Dating is tricky --> Algebra is tricky (dating = gerund)
Helping Verb
Reflexive Pronouns
Gerund vs. Verb
Check Gerund
35. Adjectives: a - an - the
Proper Nouns
Verbs Tenses
Collective Nouns
Articles
36. 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
Conjunctions
Verb Mood
Imperative Mood
Infinitives
37. 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
Check Gerund
Subjunctive Mood
Mass Nouns
'They'
38. 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
Imperative Mood
Articles
Object Pronouns
39. Singular One - -body - -thing - each
Indicative Mood
Helping Verb
Compound Verbs
Indefinite Pronouns
40. 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.
Proper Nouns
Antecedent
Helping Verb
Possessive Adjectives
41. A complete _________ needs a subject and a verb eg: I ran. We left. I do.
Object Pronouns
Personal Pronoun
Interrogative Pronouns
Sentence
42. 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
Check Gerund
Action Verb
Proper Nouns
Action Nouns
43. 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' -
Subjunctive Mood
'They'
Indefinite Pronouns
Gerund vs. Verb
44. Join ideas together - eg: Jayneny caught the ball and threw it to second base.
Verb Voices
Conjunctions
Compound Verb
Linking Verb
45. 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
Subjunctive Mood
Compared
Relative Pronouns
Compound Verb
46. Used to ask a question - who - whom - whose - what - and which
Interrogative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Verb Mood
47. Can't be intensified -absolute eg: dead - square - essential - universal - immortal - absolute
Absolute Adjectives
Imperative Mood
Helping Verb
Quality Noun
48. Indefinite pronouns don't usually have one -'you' is often used without one -'it' may not need one if it come at the start of a sentence - eg: It is raining. It is hoped that the taxes will be payed.
Possessive pronouns used as Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives
Antecedent
Verbs Tenses
49. Subjunctive Mood used to express ________________________ - I wish you were mine - I suggest that you be on time
a wish - an emotion - a possibility - or an action that has not yet occurred
Compound Verbs
Indefinite Pronouns
Compared
50. 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.
Gerund vs. Verb
Action Verb
Imperative Mood
Verb Mood