Study sets matching "gmat verbs"
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extol
iterate
refute
Pertain
to praise something or someone very much
to repeat a process, especially as part of a computer program
to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wro…
Be appropriate, related or applicable to
extol
to praise something or someone very much
iterate
to repeat a process, especially as part of a computer program
Verb
Subjuctive Mood
Action Verb
Linking Verb
Verbs express action, events, or states of being. They are a c…
Subjunctive mood expresses a wish, an emotion, a possibility,…
Action Verb express an action performed by the subject. The te…
Linking verb "link" the subject to a noun or adjective
Verb
Verbs express action, events, or states of being. They are a c…
Subjuctive Mood
Subjunctive mood expresses a wish, an emotion, a possibility,…
Ends in -one, -thing, -body (S-V agreem…
Each / Every (S-V agreement)
A complete sentence needs:
Gerund
Singular! (Somebody was here.)
Singular (each person has rights, every one of the students is…
Subject + Verb
-ing word acting as a noun, ie running is terrible
Ends in -one, -thing, -body (S-V agreem…
Singular! (Somebody was here.)
Each / Every (S-V agreement)
Singular (each person has rights, every one of the students is…
Past Perfect... "Had" + [present participl…
Present Perfect... "has/have" + [present p…
Future Perfect... "will have" + [present p…
Perfect Progressive... "has/have been" + […
Action before another past event... Ex: He had written his manife…
Action started in past but continues into present/influences p…
Action that will start in future, but will be in the past by f…
Ongoing activity that began in past but continues up to and th…
Past Perfect... "Had" + [present participl…
Action before another past event... Ex: He had written his manife…
Present Perfect... "has/have" + [present p…
Action started in past but continues into present/influences p…
What are the verb tenses?
What are verb moods?
What are verb voices?
Indicative mood?
Past, present, future, etc.
This is the intention of what is said.
Active or passive
used to indicate something
What are the verb tenses?
Past, present, future, etc.
What are verb moods?
This is the intention of what is said.
HAS/HAVE
AM/IS/ARE
HAVE BEEN
HAS BEEN
OCCURRED AT INDEFINITE TIME IN PAST AND CONTINUES
ONGOING ACTION THAT IS HAPPENING NOW
BEGAN IN PAST, CONTINUES INTO PRESENT, MAY CONTINUE IN FUTURE
CONTINUES INTO PRESENT, MAY CONTINUE IN FUTURE
HAS/HAVE
OCCURRED AT INDEFINITE TIME IN PAST AND CONTINUES
AM/IS/ARE
ONGOING ACTION THAT IS HAPPENING NOW
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Future Perfect
Present Progressive
Used with has or have; happened already at an indefinite time,…
Used with had (both singular and plural); events that took pla…
Used with will have (both singular and plural); event in the f…
Used with am, is or are; on going action happening now... Ex. I a…
Present Perfect
Used with has or have; happened already at an indefinite time,…
Past Perfect
Used with had (both singular and plural); events that took pla…
There are 4 distinct cases in which sub…
What are the 4 cases difficult subject…
1. remember this rule: nouns that are o…
2. in these structures, the verb should…
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1. When the subject is very far away from the verb that it is…
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this is called agreement by location
There are 4 distinct cases in which sub…
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What are the 4 cases difficult subject…
1. When the subject is very far away from the verb that it is…
What do verbs do
What is the predicate
Compound verbs
Indicative mood
Express actions, events, or states of being
Everything besides the subject
Occur in combination with one another to express more informat…
Indicate something
What do verbs do
Express actions, events, or states of being
What is the predicate
Everything besides the subject
and combines
-ing is a verb if
and is an open marker unless
verbs don't have to be in same tense (p…
two independent clauses together... -shows how things similar... -mo…
you see a helping verb before it... -a helping verb is a verb tha…
combined with both
but they have to be in a tense, can't compare a verb that has…
and combines
two independent clauses together... -shows how things similar... -mo…
-ing is a verb if
you see a helping verb before it... -a helping verb is a verb tha…
Verbal is placed in which sections, Tot…
Vocabulary for Critical Reasoning: Conc…
Vocabulary for Critical Reasoning: Assu…
Vocabulary for Critical Reasoning: Prem…
It is the 4th Section, 41 multiple choice questions, 75 minute…
A Conclusion is a position, opinion or judgment reached after…
To assume means to take as granted or true. An assumption is a…
A premise is a fact, a given or data. It is factual informatio…
Verbal is placed in which sections, Tot…
It is the 4th Section, 41 multiple choice questions, 75 minute…
Vocabulary for Critical Reasoning: Conc…
A Conclusion is a position, opinion or judgment reached after…
abrupt
accrue
acquire
acquisition
1. To be sudden; out of expectations. 2. To be brief without t…
To amass or gather wealth of some sort over a period of time
To obtain ownership of something
The act of obtaining or buying something
abrupt
1. To be sudden; out of expectations. 2. To be brief without t…
accrue
To amass or gather wealth of some sort over a period of time
Eliminate the Middleman and Skip the Wa…
How to connect Two Independent Clauses
Semicolon 1
Semicolon 2
Prepositional Phase... Dependent Clause (examine commas)... Other Mo…
+FANBOYS to create a compound sentence
The semicolon(;) connects two closely related statements. Each…
The semicolon is often followed by a transition expression ("h…
Eliminate the Middleman and Skip the Wa…
Prepositional Phase... Dependent Clause (examine commas)... Other Mo…
How to connect Two Independent Clauses
+FANBOYS to create a compound sentence
and combines
-ing is a verb if
and is an open marker unless
verbs don't have to be in same tense (p…
two independent clauses together... -shows how things similar... -mo…
you see a helping verb before it... -a helping verb is a verb tha…
combined with both
but they have to be in a tense, can't compare a verb that has…
and combines
two independent clauses together... -shows how things similar... -mo…
-ing is a verb if
you see a helping verb before it... -a helping verb is a verb tha…
Analytical Writing Strategies
Contrast Transition Words
Continuation Transition Words
Logic Transition Words
- always sows how the argument currently presented is flawed..…
Nevertheless, despite, although, but, yet, on the other hand
Furthermore, Moreover, Additionally, Also, And
Therefore, Thus, Consequently, It follows that, because, since
Analytical Writing Strategies
- always sows how the argument currently presented is flawed..…
Contrast Transition Words
Nevertheless, despite, although, but, yet, on the other hand
2 nouns joined by and
2 nouns joined by or or nor
prounoun rules
when personal prounoun is subject
plural
singular
-should refer to only one noun or compound noun... -must agree wi…
I... you... she... he... it we... you ... they... - when compound subject (he and I…
2 nouns joined by and
plural
2 nouns joined by or or nor
singular
subject
has
were
-ing
Make sure that each verbs matches its ______ and that its tens…
A series of sightings of UFOs (has or have) turned the sleepy…
Neither the prosecutor's closing argument nor the mountains of…
In the GMAT, _______ forms are almost always wrong in verb que…
subject
Make sure that each verbs matches its ______ and that its tens…
has
A series of sightings of UFOs (has or have) turned the sleepy…
corresponding
cutback
hamper
poles
adjective [only before noun]... -caused by or connected with some…
noun [countable usually plural]... -a reduction in something, suc…
verb [transitive]... -to make it difficult for someone to do some…
corresponding
adjective [only before noun]... -caused by or connected with some…
cutback
noun [countable usually plural]... -a reduction in something, suc…
lessen
figurine
aim
gerund
to become less or to cause (something) to become less
a small figure or model of a person made of wood, plastic, etc.
to have a specified goal or purpose
an English noun formed from a verb by adding -ing
lessen
to become less or to cause (something) to become less
figurine
a small figure or model of a person made of wood, plastic, etc.
THE MAJOR ERRORS OF GMAT ENGLISH: PRONO…
THE MAJOR ERRORS OF GMAT ENGLISH: MISPL…
THE MAJOR ERRORS OF GMAT ENGLISH: MISPL…
THE MAJOR ERRORS OF GMAT ENGLISH: PARAL…
Two types... Pronoun Reference- when the pronoun doesnt match the…
When a sentence begins with a modifying phrase followed by a c…
Dangling modifier differs from a misplaced modifier bc it does…
Two types ... 1. Sentence that contains a list or has a series of…
THE MAJOR ERRORS OF GMAT ENGLISH: PRONO…
Two types... Pronoun Reference- when the pronoun doesnt match the…
THE MAJOR ERRORS OF GMAT ENGLISH: MISPL…
When a sentence begins with a modifying phrase followed by a c…