GMAT Verbal Flashcards
Relative Pronouns
that, which, who, whom, whose, where, when
Common beginnings to noun clauses
that, which, who, how, whether, whom, where, what, why
A clause that follows a noun and modifies that noun
relative clause
A clause that acts as a noun
noun clause
Compound Subject
subject composed of multiple nouns joined by a coordinating conjunction such as “and”, “or”, or “nor”
Additive phrases structures and are they plural vs singular subjects?
along with, as well as, in addition to, accompanied by,
together with
DO NOT create a plural subject
Compound subjects with or, nor, either/or, neither/nor
verb must agree with subject noun it’s closest to
Collective Nouns
refers to a group of people or things, almost always singular
Subject begins with: “every”, “each”, “many a/an”
always singular
Singular Indefinite Pronouns
always singular; anybody, anything, anyone, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something, whatever, whoever*
Plural Indefinite Pronouns
always plural; both, few, many, several
SANAMM Indefinite Pronouns
can be singular or plural; some, any, none, all, more, most
Subjects that begin with “the number of..”
singular verb
Subjects that begin with “a number of..”
plural verb
Subjects that begin with “the percentage of..”
singular verb