GMAT Verbal - Sentence Correction

5 Written Questions

1. 1. A verb must agree with the subject of the sentence. Plural subjects go with plural verbs and singular subjects go with singular verbs
   2. The verb tense must make sense with the rest of the sentence.
2. must refer to an actual location
3. AT A RATE OF
4. 1. A pronoun must refer unambiguously to a specific noun
   2. A pronoun must agree in number with the noun it replaces
5. WHICH must:
   
   * come directly after a comma
   * refer to the noun just before the comma
   * only exception is when it follows a preposition. ex. "in which"

5 Matching Questions

1. Countable/uncountable pairs
2. Idiom: So
3. Idiom: Among
4. Idiom: Considered
5. Typically abused pronouns on the GMAT

1. a it, its, they, their, them, which, and that
   
   Look for these. if they are present they must refer unambiguously to a noun or pronoun (its antecedent) in the sentence.
2. b Countable: number/many/fewer
   Uncountable: amount/much/less
3. c CONSIDERED TO BE - "considered as" is always wrong
4. d SO x THAT y
5. e use AMONG to distinguish more than two things

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. 1. Items in a list must have parallel form
   2. Many two-part constructions setup parallel elements; for example "from A to B" and "just as A, so B"
   3. Two-part constructions are often tested idiomatically. For example "Not only" MUST be followed by "but also", not just by "but"
   1. Pronoun Errors
   2. Modification Errors
   3. Parallel Structure Errors
   4. Verb Errors
2. Used when you cannot count the items
   1. Idiom: Covers
   2. Idiom: Fewer
   3. Idiom: Less
   4. Idiom: So
3. use BETWEEN to distinguish two things
   1. Idiom: Less
   2. Idiom: Rate
   3. Idiom: Between
   4. Idiom: Fewer
4. DISCOURAGE x FROM
   1. Idiom: Discourage
   2. Idiom: So
   3. Idiom: Rate
   4. Idiom: Covers
5. ORDERED x TO do something
   1. Idiom: Prefer
   2. Idiom: Considered
   3. Idiom: Ordered
   4. Idiom: Rate

5 True/False Questions

1. Idiom: Regard → REGARD something AS
   WITH REGARD TO something

   True        False

2. Modification Errors → 1. Modifying phrase must be placed as close as possible to what it modifies
   2. Adjectives modify nouns, while adverbs modify verbs or adjectives

   True        False

3. How is the word LIKE used → ORDERED x TO do something

   True        False

4. Idiom: Covers → COVERS SUCH x AS

   True        False

5. Idiom: Prefer → Used when you can count the items in question

   True        False