GMAT Verbal Flashcards

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Relative Pronouns

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that, which, who, whom, whose, where, when

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Common beginnings to noun clauses

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that, which, who, how, whether, whom, where, what, why

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A clause that follows a noun and modifies that noun

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relative clause

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4
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A clause that acts as a noun

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noun clause

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5
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Compound Subject

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subject composed of multiple nouns joined by a coordinating conjunction such as “and”, “or”, or “nor”

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Additive phrases structures and are they plural vs singular subjects?

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along with, as well as, in addition to, accompanied by,
together with

DO NOT create a plural subject

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Compound subjects with or, nor, either/or, neither/nor

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verb must agree with subject noun it’s closest to

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Collective Nouns

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refers to a group of people or things, almost always singular

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9
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Subject begins with: “every”, “each”, “many a/an”

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always singular

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10
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Singular Indefinite Pronouns

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always singular; anybody, anything, anyone, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something, whatever, whoever*

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Plural Indefinite Pronouns

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always plural; both, few, many, several

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SANAMM Indefinite Pronouns

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can be singular or plural; some, any, none, all, more, most

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13
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Subjects that begin with “the number of..”

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singular verb

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14
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Subjects that begin with “a number of..”

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plural verb

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15
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Subjects that begin with “the percentage of..”

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singular verb

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16
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Subjects that begin with “a percentage of..”

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takes a verb that agrees in number with what the percentage is a percentage of

17
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Subjects that begin with fractions

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can be singular or plural

18
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Subjects in the forms of infinitives, gerunds, and noun phrases/clauses always have a/an ____ verb

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singular verb

19
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A pronoun (must or must not) agree in number with its antecedent

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must; singular pronoun must refer to singular antecedent and a plural pronoun must refer to a plural antecedent

20
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Pronouns that refer to “each” and “every” must be…plural or singular?

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always singular, regardless of whether they begin a phrase that contains a plural noun or describes a group

21
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When “term”, “label”, or “name” refer to a noun in quotes…

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look out for pronoun-antecedent errors in the sentence. Pronouns must refer to the thing and not term/label/name

22
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Pronouns can/cannot refer to entire clauses

23
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“Who/Whoever” usage

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subject pronouns

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“Whom/Whomever” usage

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object pronouns

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Demonstrative Pronouns
that, this, these, those
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Non-traditional subjects always require a ___ verb
singular
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always singular; anybody, anything, anyone, each, either*, everybody, everyone, everything, neither*, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something, whatever, whoever*
singular indefinite pronouns
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along with, as well as, in addition to, accompanied by, | together with
structures for additive phrases
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that, which, who, how, whether, whom, where, what, why
noun clause beginnings
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that, which, who, whom, whose, where, when
relative pronouns
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Demonstrative Pronoun
takes place of a noun and always stands alone
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this, that, these, those
demonstrative pronouns