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compared ___	to
less ____	than
more ___	than
that ___	of
those ___	of
regarded _____	as
considered ______	to be
as long ... ____	as
as far ... ____	as
___ a rate of	at
I prefer Korean food ____ Japanese.	to
use between to	distinguish two things
use among for	more than two things
fewer is used when	you can count the items in questions (fewer people or lawnmowers
less is used when	the items in questions are more abstract in number and cannot be counted (less sand or flour)
which must	come directly after a comma, and it must refer to the noun just before the comma
where must	refer to a location
when must	refer to a time
when something is countable use	number
when some thing is not countable use	amount
lay	to lay something down an action you do to something
lie	to lie down doing it to yourself
its v. their	its = singular their = plural
order ... ____	to
whether vs. if	after prepositions, use whether use whether before infinitives use whether to front a question use whether with or use whether when selecting between two choices
how does the GMAT feel towards "being?"	it does not like it
not only ... _____	but also
compared with vs. in comparison to	compared with
served by vs. served through	served by
hope for vs. hope to	hope for something to happen hope to do something
exchange for vs. exchange with	exchange for
although vs. in spite of	although (less wordy)
another vs. the other	another = unspecified the other = known other
between vs. among	between = 2 sides the other = a known other
is "it is hoped" synonymous with "hopefully?"	hopefully means in a hopeful manner
order _______ x	order ______ to
either ________ x	either _____ or
neither ______ x	neither _______ nor
less vs. fewer	Use fewer if you're referring to people or things in the plural (e.g. houses, newspapers, dogs, students, children) Use less when you're referring to something that can't be counted or doesn't have a plural (e.g. money, air, time, music, rain). Less is also used with numbers when they are on their own and with expressions of measurement or time
greater than vs. more than	greater than = describing numbers more than = describing numbers of objects and making comparisons
credited as/for/with	credited with
Suggested pacing	1 - 10 = 25 min 11 - 20 = 20 min 21 - 30 = 15 min 31 - 41 = 15 min
a number vs. the number	a number = plural the number = singular
intent ____	intent on
intend ___	intend to
when a pronoun is singular	if you can place the word one after a pronoun, it's a singular pronoun that takes a singular verb tense. Neither (one) of the teachers is able to write well.
data is the plural form of	datum
media is the plural form of	medium
criteria is the plural form of	criterion
alumni is the plural form of	alumnus
many vs. much	countable = many uncountable = much
able __	able to
accede ___	accede to
access ___	access to
according ___	according to
account ___	account for
accuse ___	accuse of
acquaint ___	acquaint with
agree ___	agree with
allow ___	allow for
amount ___	amount to
appear ___	appear to
apply ___	apply to
argue ___	argue over
so (adj) ___	so ____ as
associate ___	associate with
assure ____	assure that
____ a disadvantage	at a disadvantage
attempt ___	attempt to
attend ___, attention ___	attend to, attention to
attest __	attest to
attribute ___	attribute to
available ___	available to
based ___	based on
because ___	because of
believe ___	believe to be
between a ____ b	between a and b
call ___	call for
choice ___	choice of
choose ____ (nouns)	choose from (nouns)
choose ___ (verb)	choose to (verb)
claim __	claim to
collaborate ___	collaborate with
conclude ____	conclude that
consequence ___	consequence of

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