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Common Gmat Idioms Flashcards

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1
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Because as a subordinate clause

A

Sentence Structure is:

Because [sub. noun] [sub. verb], [main noun] [main verb]

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Because of FIN breaking down, I was not able to do any of my Reconciliation. Correct?

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NO.

Only a noun or a noun phrase can follow “Because of”

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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?

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NO.
Idiom is X AND Y, not X as well as Y.
the president […] AND the prime minister

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4
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Indicates must be followed by _____
Recommends must be followed by _____
Demands must be followed by ______

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“that”

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5
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[X] is composed of [Y]

Which one is bigger

A

X

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[X] composing [Y]

Which one is bigger

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Y

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How should a Present Particle with a comma modifier be used?

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,[verb-ing] is an adverbial modifier, modifying the ACTION of the clause.

the main subject should be the agent of the -ing modifier

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My friends consider me to be the funniest of the pack. Correct?

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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

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9
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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?

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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”.

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12
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My friends consider me as the funniest of the pack

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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

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13
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Comparing X and Y using “Between”

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Between X AND Y

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14
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Consider

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Consider X, Y

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15
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In contrast

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In contrast to X, Y

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16
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Distinguish

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Distinguish X FROM Y

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17
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Estimate X as Y

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Wrong. Estimate X TO BE Y

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Mistake X to be Y

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Wrong. Mistake X FOR Y

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MIstake X As Y

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Wrong. Mistake X FOR Y

20
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Think of X to be Y

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Wrong. Think of X AS Y

21
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Think of X As Y

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Correct

22
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View X As Y

A

Correct

23
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View X To be Y

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Wrong. View X As Y

24
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Whether

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Yes/NO - Whether X or Y

25
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Common linking verbs

A 
"to-be"
ex. is
are
was
were
am
been
be
being
26
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Other Linking Verbs

A 
sensory verbs
appear
look
remain
represent
resemble
seen
smell
sound
taste
27
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The government forbids me from crying

A

forbid only takes the infinitive

The gov forbids me to cry

28
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My tutor advises that I study next weekend

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advises only takes the infinitive

My tutor advises me to study next weekend

29
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We propose that the school board disbands

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propose only takes the command subjunctive when indicating a command

we propose THAT the school board DISBAND

30
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The public demands that the president should speak in front of the press

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demands only takes the command subjunctive structure when indicating a command

The public demands THAT the president SPEAK in front of the press

31
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Afraid THAT [x]
Afraid OF [x]

what is the difference

A

when one afraid THAT […] he is afraid THAT [clause will happen]

when one afraid OF[…] he is afraid of [Noun]

32
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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.

A

FROM [x] TO [y]

33
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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?

A

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.

34
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X is a result from Y

A

no. X is a result OF Y

35
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Indicates….

A

indicates must be followed by THAT

36
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The sauce had SO MUCH heat AS TO burn my mouth

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So[x] AS TO [y]

SO hot AS TO burn my mouth

37
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My dad sent me cash so I could pay for rent

A

so needs to be followed by THAT to intend purpose

38
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Based on the evidence, the jury reached a verdict

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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

39
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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

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Chance must be followed by OF. Nothing else

40
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Confidence THAT x WILL y

Confidence in X’s [z] to Y

Confidence IN x to Y

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Heavily prefer Confidence THAT x WILL Y

Confidence IN X to Y is incorrect

41
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CONTINUE

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CONTINUE must be followed by infinitive “to verb”

42
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DOUBT

I do not doubt whether you can get the job done

A

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

43
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Studies have shown that the benefits associated FROM green juice…

Studies have shown that the benefits associated WITH green juice…

A

ASSOCIATED WITH

44
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Based off of careful research,

Based on careful research

A

Based ON

45
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Admiration for John

Admiration of John

A

ADMIRATION FOR

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