Idioms Flashcards
Because of ….
Because of…Noun
Except…
Except In
Or
With the exception of
As likely…
As likely to X as Y
X is as likely… as Y is
Help…
Help in
Results…
Results from
Not from …
Not from X but from Y
Think of…
Think of as
Think of the GMAT as a Marathon
Just like…
Just like X as Y
Like +noun or pronoun
Conceived …
Conceived of X as Y
The basis…
The basis for doing X is Y
Mistake…
Mistake A for B
Both…
Both X and Y
- Both in London and in Tokyo
- In both London and Tokyo
So X…
So X as to be Y
So X that Y : significa propósito como in order to .
Cuando es una conclusión usar solo el SO sin el that
Resistance…
Resistance to
Persuade…
Persuade A to B
Consider…
Consider
Research…
Research
Help…
Help in
Credit…
Credit with
Dated…
Dated at
Just as…
Just as X, Y
Just as X, so Y
Twice vs double
Twice: adverb ( modifica verbo, adjetivo o otro adverbio)- usado en comparison
Double: es un adjetivo ( modifica un noun)
Not X but…
Not X but rather Y
Which tastes as sweet but which has fewer calories
No less…
No less…than
Require that…
Require that X be Y
Such…
Such…as
Such X as Y and Z
Such X that
That X…
That X…that Y
THAT Refers to the main noun
X is to…
X is to…what…Y is to
Increase…
Increase…in
Prevent…
Prevent…from
Between…
Between X and Y
From..
From X to Y
Not so much…
Not so much X…as Y
Depends…
Depends on…
Depends on …whether
Persuade..
Persuade to
The same…
The same to X as to X
At the same time…
At the same time …as
Explain…
Explain ..as : trying to connect two things
Explain…by : why something is happening
,with
, with : Main action of the sentence
Pilas con el sentido revisar si modifica sólo el verbo
X whereas…
X whereas Y (mientras que)
must be parallel
Whereas A did X, B did Y (COMPARISON)
Rather…
Rather than verb, verb
Rather than … shows contrast
“En vez de”
Instead…
Instead of… Noun
Instead of means “in the place of” no muestra contraste “en lugar de” taking place of
, which…
, which : describe the noun before
, -ing
, -ING describes the entire preceding clause / modifica la frase completa
ING (no coma) modifica el noun
Independent clause…..independent clause
Independent clause ; independent clause
Independent clause, FANBOYS independent clause
FANBOYS: For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Independent clause; TRANSITION, independent clause
TRANSITION: however, therefore, in addition.
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NO ES ACEPTABLE :independent clause, independent clause
Advocate…
Advocate X as the means to Y
Or advocate for X
Evidence…
Evidence of …NOUN
Evidence for…NOUN
Evidence that…RESULT OF THE EVIDENCE
Order or recommendation…
Order or recommendation + THAT + infinitive
The more the A…
The more the A…the less the B
Range from A …
Range from A to B
Expected …
Causa y efecto:
X is expected to Y
Expected that …will NUNCA should
Similar…
If one thing is similar to another, I MUST include the another portion of the comparison
Speed…
Speed of
Examination…
Examination of
Return…
Do X in return for Y
Earn X as a return on Y
X is so gradual…
X is so gradual as to Y
X is so gradual that Y
Enough…
Adjective + enough to + verb
Adjective + enough that + clause
Enough : TRUE or possible
Enough + noun
Estimate…
Estimate X to be Y
To Research…
VERBO: To research…X
Cuando research es verbo PILAS!!
X: straight what you want to research
Cuando research es noun se puede usar prepositions: He did research about alligators
On despite of…
MAL !!!
Idiom correcto:
Despite o In spite of: a pesar de (CONTRAST)
X in spite of Y: used for situations when Y would normally prevent X From occurring
“We went swimming in spite of the cold weather”
Orbit…
THAT orbit
Although, because, while, thought, unless, before, after, if…
Sub-conjunctions MUST BE CONNECTED TO AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
That…
- More information coming
- that+sentence (S+V+C)
Without X…
Without X or Y
With X …
With X or Y
FANBOYS
For And Nor But Or Yet So
LOS ÚNICOS QUE PUEDO USAR CON COMA PARA CONECTAR DOS CLÁUSULAS INDEPENDIENTES
Ability…
Ability to ..
I value my ability to sing
Allow..
Allow to…+ infinitive
Allow for…
Believe…
Believe that…
Believe To be…
Whether…
Whether : ya sea, si ir o no
Whether X or Y
Whether X (will happen) and to what extent
Preposition…
Preposition + NOUN
About
Despite
In contrast…
In contrast to X, Y
X;Y;and Z
Paralelismo
Pilas con los tiempos de las tres cosas:
The scientist ANNOUNCED that the supercollider WAS ready, that it HAD not COST too much to build, and that it WOULD PROVIDE new insights into the workings of the universe.
X,Y and Z
root phrase: Scientist announced THAT
X: supercollider WAS ready (simple past)
Y: It HAD not COST too much to build (past perfect)
Z: It WOULD PROVIDE new insights (conditional mood from the past announced)
Times (multiplication)
Five times as old as (relate quantities by multiplication)
Times ( direct multiplication)
Quantities (addition or subtraction )
More than or less than
Although A and B….
Although A and B, C
A, B and C must be paralell porque es una comparison
Discouraged by X…
Discouraged by X and by Y, as well as by Z
Paralelismo
Not just…
Not just… but also
Not only by…but also by
This, these….
This or These+NOUN
Los dos son para referirse algo cerca
This: SINGULAR
These: PLURAL
That or Those…
That or Those+NOUN
That y Those: Para referirse a algo lejos o una NUEVA COPIA del antecedente
That: SINGULAR
Those: PLURAL
Not only…
Not only X…but also Y
Not only X, but Y
Not only X, also Y
Revisar paralelismo
Permit…
Permit to
