Common Gmat Idioms Flashcards
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Because as a subordinate clause
Sentence Structure is:
Because [sub. noun] [sub. verb], [main noun] [main verb]
Because of FIN breaking down, I was not able to do any of my Reconciliation. Correct?
NO.
Only a noun or a noun phrase can follow “Because of”
Both the president of the United States, Donald Trump, as well as the Prime Minister of Britain, Theresa May, agree that US-UK relations have improved over the last century. Correct?
NO.
Idiom is X AND Y, not X as well as Y.
the president […] AND the prime minister
Indicates must be followed by _____
Recommends must be followed by _____
Demands must be followed by ______
“that”
[X] is composed of [Y]
Which one is bigger
X
[X] composing [Y]
Which one is bigger
Y
How should a Present Particle with a comma modifier be used?
,[verb-ing] is an adverbial modifier, modifying the ACTION of the clause.
the main subject should be the agent of the -ing modifier
My friends consider me to be the funniest of the pack. Correct?
NO.
Idiom: Consider [X] [Y]
NOT: Consider [X] to be [Y]
NOT: Consider [X] as [Y]
My friends consider me the funniest of the pack
The foundation works to strengthen local and regional agricultural markets and cooperate with governments and improve accessibility for farmers for their productive resources such as land and credit. Correct?
NO.
Parallelism trap.
Conjoining “cooperate” or “to cooperate” to “strengthen” or “to strengthen” makes grammatical sense, but not logical sense. Why?
Because of the redundancy of “works to cooperate”
Conjoining “cooperates” to main verb “works” makes logical sense and grammatical sense, resolving the MEANING
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s knowledge of the literatures of Europe, China, and Japan were instrumental in his development as a writer, informing both his literary style in addition to the content of his fiction.
Identify the problem
Idiom is Both X AND Y
Incorrect: Both X and addition to Y
Should be “informing both his literary style and his addition to the content of his fiction”
Australian embryologists have found evidence that suggests that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal, and its trunk originally evolving as a kind of snorkel.
Make this parallel
the clearest way to make this parallel is to have two relative clauses “that the elephant” “that its trunk” as parallel object of the verb suggests.
“Evolving” should be “Evolved”
“Austrailian embryologists have found evidence to suggest that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal and that its trunk originally evolved as a kind of snorkel”.
My friends consider me as the funniest of the pack
NO.
Idiom: Consider [X] [Y]
NOT: Consider [X] to be [Y]
NOT: Consider [X] as [Y]
My friends consider me the funniest of the pack
Comparing X and Y using “Between”
Between X AND Y
Consider
Consider X, Y
In contrast
In contrast to X, Y
Distinguish
Distinguish X FROM Y
Estimate X as Y
Wrong. Estimate X TO BE Y
Mistake X to be Y
Wrong. Mistake X FOR Y
MIstake X As Y
Wrong. Mistake X FOR Y
Think of X to be Y
Wrong. Think of X AS Y
Think of X As Y
Correct
View X As Y
Correct
View X To be Y
Wrong. View X As Y
Whether
Yes/NO - Whether X or Y
Common linking verbs
"to-be" ex. is are was were am been be being
Other Linking Verbs
sensory verbs appear look remain represent resemble seen smell sound taste
The government forbids me from crying
forbid only takes the infinitive
The gov forbids me to cry
My tutor advises that I study next weekend
advises only takes the infinitive
My tutor advises me to study next weekend
We propose that the school board disbands
propose only takes the command subjunctive when indicating a command
we propose THAT the school board DISBAND
The public demands that the president should speak in front of the press
demands only takes the command subjunctive structure when indicating a command
The public demands THAT the president SPEAK in front of the press
Afraid THAT [x]
Afraid OF [x]
what is the difference
when one afraid THAT […] he is afraid THAT [clause will happen]
when one afraid OF[…] he is afraid of [Noun]
Signaling a SHIFT:
The brothers of the fraternity have found the nature of their brotherhood to change suddenly, FROM the culture of drinking they loved TO a culture of studying they despise.
FROM [x] TO [y]
In July, the Mariner IV passed by Mars and took the first-ever photographs of another planet, which showed Martian craters to be similar to those of the moon’s
What is ,which clause modfiying?
Ambiguous. Logically, the meaning follows that it refers to photographs, but a better answer choice will specify this tie. Currently, its ambiguous whether the relative pronoun refers to the noun closest to it (planet) or photographs.
X is a result from Y
no. X is a result OF Y
Indicates….
indicates must be followed by THAT
The sauce had SO MUCH heat AS TO burn my mouth
So[x] AS TO [y]
SO hot AS TO burn my mouth
My dad sent me cash so I could pay for rent
so needs to be followed by THAT to intend purpose
Based on the evidence, the jury reached a verdict
Incorrect. BASED ON needs to follow evidence, but in this sentence, it is modifying “jury”. the jury itself cannot be based on evidence
The jury reached a verdict BASED ON evidence
I have a CHANCE OF winning
I have a CHANCE TO win
I have a CHANCE FOR winning
I have a CHANCE FOR ME TO win
Chance must be followed by OF. Nothing else
Confidence THAT x WILL y
Confidence in X’s [z] to Y
Confidence IN x to Y
Heavily prefer Confidence THAT x WILL Y
Confidence IN X to Y is incorrect
CONTINUE
CONTINUE must be followed by infinitive “to verb”
DOUBT
I do not doubt whether you can get the job done
Only use whether after doubt if doubt is the verb. Else, you use THAT
I do not DOUBT THAT you can get the job done
Studies have shown that the benefits associated FROM green juice…
Studies have shown that the benefits associated WITH green juice…
ASSOCIATED WITH
Based off of careful research,
Based on careful research
Based ON
Admiration for John
Admiration of John
ADMIRATION FOR
