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Idioms Flashcards

1
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Capable_?

A

Capable of not Capable for

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Between X_Y

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Paralle

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Distinguish X_Y

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Paralle

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Neither X_Y

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Paralle

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Consider X_Y

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Paralle

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In contrast to X_Y

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Paralle

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Estimate X_Y

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Paralle

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Mistake X_Y

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Paralle

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View X_Y

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Paralle

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Whether X_Y

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Paralle

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Comparison idioms: such

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X such as / such X as

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Deliver

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X (delivers) such Y that Z (occurs)

The Z and X elements can be the same thing, but Y and Z cannot be the same thing.

i.e. The bite of the king cobra delivers such strong neurotoxins that they can kill an Asian elephant.

X: bit of the king cobra

Y: strong nuerotoxins

Z: “they” refer to nuerotoxins

Z & Y are the same elements, which are not allowed

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Appear

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Appear to be X = Appear X

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Try

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Try to do not Try doing

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Succeed

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Succeed in doing not Succeed to do

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Allow

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Allow to do

Allow for (permits the existence of) i.e. The demolition of the old building allows for new construction

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As

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During: As I walked, I became more nervous.

Because/Since: As I had already paid, I was unconcerned

In the same way: As we did last year, we will win this year.

In the same way: Just as we did last year, we will win this year.

In the role of: As the president of the company, she works hard.

In the role of: My first job was an apprenticeship as a sketch artist.

In the stage of being: As a child, I delivered newspapers.

As part of the arrangement, he received severance.

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18
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as…as

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as adj. as: Cheese is as great as people say

not as adj. as: Cheese is not as great as people say.

as many noun as: We have as many apples as need to be cooked

xx times as many noun as: We’ve three times as many apples as you.

at least as many noun as: We have at least as many apples as you.

about as many as: We have 10 apples, about as many as we picked yesterday.

as much…as: His knowledge springs as much from experiences as much from schooling.

not so much…as: His knowledge springs not so much from experiences as from schooling.

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What are the traps GMAT set for idioms: “as…as”

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  1. Using so to replace as: Cheese is so great as people say.
  2. Using than to replace as in “as many…as”: We have as many apples than you
  3. As many or more…than: We’ve as many or more apples than you.
  4. About equivalent to vs. About as many as
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20
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What’s the wrong usage GMAT use when “can” is tested?

i.e. Plant can cause damage.

The manager can run the plant.

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Wrong: Has the ability of

Wrong: Has the capability of

Wrong: Has the possibility of causing

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Consider

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Consider her a friend

Consider her intelligent

Consider adj. (long objects) i.e. I consider illegal the law passed last week by the new regime.

Consider…as is ambiguous

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Indicate

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Correct: indicate…that… i.e. A report indicates that unique bacteria live on our skin.

Suspect: indicate…of.. i.e. A new report is indicative of the presence of unique bacteria on our skin.

Wrong: A report indicates unique bacteria live on our skin. ⇐ THAT is needed.

indicate…as..: A report indicates unique bacteria as present on our skin.

indicate…to…: A report indicates unique bacteria to live on our skin.

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not only…but also…

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Correct: We wore not only boots but also sandals.

Correct: We wore not only boots, but also sandals.

Correct: We wore not only boots but sandals.

Correct: We wore not just boots but also sandals.

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not only…but also…

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We wore not only boots but also sandals.

We wore not only boots, but also sandals.

We wore not only boots but sandals.

We wore not just boots but also sandals.

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25
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such as

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Matt drives fast cars, such as Ferraris. (introducing examples)

Matt enjoys driving such cars as Ferraris.

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Use of “Than”

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More than

Less than

No less than

Higher than

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Whether vs. if

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I don’t know whether I’ll go.

If requires a consequence

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whether…or…

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whether…or….(requires paralleism)

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29
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adept

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adept at doing sth.

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30
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increase_what

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increase in not increase of

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ability

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ability to do ⇒ introduces the ability that is being discussed

ability of ⇒ refers to someone’s ability

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authority

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authority on

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33
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better

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X is a better poet than Y

X is the better poet

WRONG: X is the better poet than Y

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34
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idiomatic expression introduced by is (are) to…

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x is to y what a is to be

Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism what Marx’s Das Kapital is to socialism

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not only…but also

vs.

not only…but…

A

Not only…But also… requires parallelism

For instance, not only . . . but also . . . should follow the verb was, making both purposes predicate nominatives.

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36
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What is the idiom to explain the current conditions that make the possible future event a reason for concern?

A

At a time when

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Concern

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Correct: Concern that… ⇐ subjunctive mood (could be damage) to describe concern about a potential problem

Wrong: Concern of…

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not as…but as..

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The idiomatic choice of words to express the negation of one clause and the affirmation of another is not as . . . but as. . ..

Should involve two clauses

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39
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What’s the idiom to express the negation of one clause and the affirmation of another?

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Not as…but as..

Many experts regarded X not as a sign that Y but as a sign of Z.

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40
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Dated…

Expressing estimation of age

A

Dated at

have been dated at 3.47 billion years old

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41
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goal

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Goal of is better than the Goal to

42
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ability

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ability to not ability for / not ability of

43
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What’s the wrong version of “both…and…” always tested in GMAT?

A

both…as well as…

44
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admiration_sb

admiration_sth

A

Admiration for someone

Admiration of something

45
Q

not just because of X, but because of Y

Conditions for X and Y

What’s the wrong way mostly tested in GMAT?

A

X and Y should be parallel

not just because of X, but Y ⇐ Not parallel

46
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Difference between plan to do… vs. plan for…

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Plan to do: An action that is planned, i.e. a plan to divide the firm into five parts

Plan for: A plan or series of steps for implementing that action, i.e. a plan for dividing the firm into five parts

47
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research as a noun / verb

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The verb research requires a direct object, not a preposition followed by its object, i.e. research on…

The noun research requires a preposition, i.e. research on mamals

48
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sometime vs.?

A

at some time

49
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at some time vs.?

A

sometime

50
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despite

A

Desipte is normally used as a preposition and must be followed by a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that it governs (as in despite that fact)

Despite that is incorrect! It’s not a subordinating conjunction ⇐ The correct way to express it would use the conjunction although

51
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Similar to…

A

Words that express comparisons, such as similar, require either a plural object, with an optional expression of the entities being compared,

or,

a singular object, in which case this explicit comparison is required.

i.e. “its being so genetically similar” without an explicit comparison is incorrect.

Correct example: becuase they** are so genetically similar to **one another ⇐explict to one another

52
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unlikely

unlikely for

A

Correct: unlikely for…to…

It’s unlikely for the company to survive this recession

Wrong: unlikely for…-ing (verb)

i.e. unlikley for the index continuing to go up

53
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attribute

A

attribute to + noun phrase

not

the infiinitive to plus a verb (i.e. attribute…to be…)

54
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insufficient

A

Correct: insufficient to

Wrong: insufficient for

55
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arise

A

arise with (has to be followed by with)

56
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Discover

A

Correct: Discover that…

WRONG: Discover as…

57
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Comparison: probably not x…but…?

A

probably not x…but more than likely y

When more is used in the comparative form of an adjuctive (more difficult) or adverb (more likely), it is followed by than.

58
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at such a adj. Noun = ?

A

so adj. noun

at such a young age = at so your an age

59
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Clue_preposition?

A

Clues to rather than clues about or X’s clues

60
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climate preposition North Pole

A

climate of X

climate at X

WRONG: climate for

61
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What does “As opposed to x….y…” / “Unlike X, Y….” try to convey?

A

As opposed to x…y… would normally indicate that waht is said about Y is simply not true of X

62
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pound for pound

A

Compared pound for pound with X

63
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What does “from…and then to…” indicates?

A

Indicates indirectness

64
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so long as

A

As long as and so long as are conjunctions.

We use as long as to refer to the intended duration of a plan or idea, most commonly referring to the future. We always use the present simple to refer to the future after as long as:

> We are very happy for you to stay at our house as long as you like.

> I’ll remember that film as long as I live.

> Not: … as long as I will live.As long as or so long as also means ‘provided that’, ‘providing that’ or ‘on condition that’:> You are allowed to go as long as you let us know when you arrive.So long as is a little more informal:> You can borrow the car so long as you don’t drive too fast.

65
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conceived of…which preposition to use?

What’s the wrong one usually tested in GMAT?

A

conceived of….as

not

conceived of…to be

66
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way…?

A

way to

way of

NOT Way For

67
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helping producing vs. helping to produce

A

Helping Producing is an incorrect construction in English

68
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Comparison word (less, fewer, more) to describe

Sunday papers & # of Sunday papers

A

i.e. the company sold an average of 81,000 fewer Sunday papers

the average number of Sunday papers sold by the company was 81,000 less than

69
Q

Comparison word to describe weight & weigh

A

Less weight NOT lighter weight

weighs far lighter

70
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How to compare how much one thing weighs with how much another thing?

A

less than

NOT

weigh ligher

71
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What does X_“to determine” mean when compared with “for determingning, toward determining, or to help determine)?

A

To determine (instead of for determining, toward determining, or to help determine) suggests that X would be used as a sufficient basis for determining the information needed.

That makes it rhetorically somewhat at odds with the standard meaning of clues; clues are normally thought of as incomplete bits of evidence.

72
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Cluse_determine/determining

A

Clues for determining

Clues toward determining

Clues to help determine

NOT

WRONG: Clues to determine

73
Q

“to one another” singular or prural?

A

prural

74
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Examination_?

A

Examination of

NOT

Examination about / Examination with

75
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as big as

A

Idiomatically incorrect expression of the comparison

76
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What’s the difference between “when compared to” and “X compared with Y”

A

“When compared to” emphasize that is, at the time it is compared

77
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What should follow the word “ability”

A

ability must be followed by an infinitive, to develop, not a phrase like ability of doing..

78
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What’s the standard formal, written word to express a quantity just short of everything?

A

almost not most all of

79
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play as good as or play as well as

A

as well as is the correct form

80
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What’s the more idiomatic preposition followed by determined?

determined_?

A

Determined by

rather than

detiermined through

81
Q

What’s the correct idiom to contrast prices with the norm?

A

Higher than usual - not usually

82
Q

What’s the correct idiom to indicate the span of time from the present to the end of the year?

A

Through the end of the year

not

throughout

83
Q

bombarded…

Which perposition? What’s the wrong way usually tested in GMAT?

A

bombarded by…

NOT

bombarded for…

84
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What’s the way to emphasize the special prominence of just three specific companies, as opposed to all other companies?

vs.

Or just to indicate that these three were merely among a number of highly prominent ones?

A

Thre were more prominent than any others: the three most prominent companies

It needs to be preceded by a denifnite article: THE

To indicate that these companies were merely among a number of highly prominent ones, it should say three of the most prominent companies

85
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incentive…which preposition?

A

incentive to

better than

incentive for

86
Q

“able” suggests what? Can’t be used with what?

A

Able suggests agency, which is not appropriate with subject such as “methods”

Agency should be paired with subject such as human beings

87
Q

A direct link…(?) X (?) Y

Which preposition?

A

A direct link betwen X and Y

88
Q

What’s the prepoisiton to introduce examples?

What’s the wrong way usually tested in GMAT?

A

such as…(as to introduce examples)

NOT

like….

89
Q

introduce….(preposition)…

Which preposition? What’s the wrong one usually tested in GMAT?

A

introduce…to…

NOT

introduce…for…

90
Q

What’s the idiomatice way to use the word “spread”?

A

Spreads from a place** or **an entity

WRONG: spread from their original use

91
Q

what should followed by dcline to…?

A

The object of decline to should be a word or phrase naming a number or estimated number (e.g., a phrase such as an estimated 200,000), not the phrase an estimate.

92
Q

Use of “help”

What’s the wrong way usaully tested in GMAT?

A

help to do sth.

NOT

help doing sth.

Help with the production of…

NOT

Help the producing of…

93
Q

What’s preposition requied for depend and dependent when two ideas are linked?

A

ON

depend on…

dependent on…

94
Q

What’s the charateristic of “appear”? How to use it?

What’s a wrong way usually tested in GMAT?

A

“Appear” is intransitive and is most efficiently followed by the infinitive form*** ***to

appear to…

WRONG: appear that it has…

95
Q

What’s the proposition used with “contrast”

A

When contrast functions as a noun**, i.e. in contrast….it pairs with **to

In contrast to…

When contrast functions as a verb

Contrast with…

96
Q

Legacy _ which preposition?

What’s the wrong one usually tested in GMAT?

A

legacy to

NOT

legacy for

97
Q

Around 1900, fishermen in the Chesapeake Bay area landed more than seventeen million pounds of shad in a single year, but by 1920, overfishing and the proliferation of milldams and culverts that blocked shad from migrating up their spawning streams had reduced landings to _ than four million pounds.

Fewer or Less?

A

Less.

Less is more appropriate than fewer for the comparison.

The fishermen landed different amounts of fish; they did not land the number of pounds in terms of which those amounts are measured.

98
Q

Two prepositions paired with a period of time?

A

during a period of time

at the time of a period of time

99
Q

Without the presence of X

vs.

Without X

Which is better?

A

Whitout X

Without the presence of is wordy

100
Q

What’s the idiom to describe comparison of miultiple times (likely to happen)?

A

four times as likely as

101
Q

What usually follows one group is mroe likely than another group to___?

A

One group might be more likely than another group to do something.

But it’s odd to say that one group is more likely than another group simply to be.

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