Sentence Correction

Question 1

The cat sitting by the stairs

Answer 1

Wrong: siting is not a working verb (a verb that can function by itself)
Right: That cat is sitting by the stairs.

Question 2

GMAT often puts a lot of words in front of subject

Answer 2

In these situations ignore the warmup.

Question 3

Dependent clauses

Answer 3

begin with connecting words such as who or because

Question 4

That

Answer 4

Wrong: the teacher is confident her students mastered the lesson.
Wrong: I know Mery streep is an actor

Question 5

Two complete sentences can be connected using a comma plus a conjuction

Answer 5

Remeber FANBOYS

Cannont connect two sentences only using a comma

Question 6

Semi Colon

Answer 6

You can also connect two indpendent clauses using a semi colon. Each statment must be able to stand alone as independent clauses

Question 7

Semi Colon often followed by

Answer 7

however, therefore, or in addition

Question 8

Modifers

Answer 8

adjective modifies only a noun or pronoun

whereas an adverb modifies almost anything but a noun

Question 9

Ending a sentence with a preposition

Answer 9

some times list only contains one item

Question 10

the colon : comes before a list or explanation

Answer 10

the part before the colon must be able to stand alone

Question 11

Opening modifiers

Answer 11

when sentence begins with a warmup followed by a comma the thing being described should come directly after the coma

Question 12

Incorrect: Filled with one million tons of trash, the mayor suggested that a new landfill be built

Answer 12

Correct:Full of one million tons of trash, the landfill was cited by the mayor as sorely in need of expansion

Question 13

Incorrect: Hiking through the woods, my backpack was stolen by bears

Answer 13

Correct: Hiking through the woods, I had my backpack stolen by bears.

Question 14

Dont use that or which for people instead who
use when only for times
where only for places

Answer 14

Incorrect: Young Professionals that go to business school hope to,…..
Incorrect: First degree murder is when the killing was premeditated
Incorrect: Algebra II was where I learned to factor

Question 15

Parallesim and comparison

Answer 15

When when you list or compare two or more thing make sure you list and comparison are both logically and granatically parallel

Question 16

Incorrect: The theories of astronoer johannes Kepler superseded his teacher and colleague Tycho brah

Answer 16

supersceded THOSE OF ….

Question 17

Dont use that or which for people instead who
use when only for times
where only for places

Answer 17

Incorrect: Young Professionals that go to business school hope to,…..
Incorrect: First degree murder is when the killing was premeditated
Incorrect: Algebra II was where I learned to factor

Question 18

Common Subordinates

Answer 18

Although, Before, Unless, Because, That, So That, If, Yet , After, While, Since, When

Question 19

Which vs the present participle ing

Answer 19

Wrong: Crime has recently decreased in our neighborhood, which has led to a rise in property values.
-When ever you use which you must be refering to a noun

Question 20

Two long nonessential modifiers in a row can lead to an akward or incorrect pharasing

Answer 20

better to put 1 non essential placed before the noun and the other is placed after the noun.

Question 21

Uncountable Modifiers

Answer 21

Much patience
Little Merchandise
Less Money
Least greed
Amount of furniture
Great courage

Question 22

More most enough and all

Answer 22

work with both countable and uncountable nouns

Question 23

Which vs the present participle ing

Answer 23

Wrong: Crime has recently decreased in our neighborhood, which has led to a rise in property values.
-When ever you use which you must be refering to a noun

Question 24

Wrong: There were less Numidian Kings than Roman Empierors

Answer 24

There were fewer numidian Kings that roman emperors

Question 25

Uncountable Modifiers

Answer 25

Much patience
Little Merchandise
Less Money
Least greed
Amount of furniture
Great courage

Question 26

Use between only with two things or people

Answer 26

when talking about three or more things or ppl use among.

Question 27

If you make a comparison using the word numers use greater than not more than

Answer 27

Right: Its numbers are now suspected to be much greater than before.

Question 28

Wrong: People that are well informed know that borddaux ifs a french region whose most famous export is wine which bears its name

Answer 28

People WHO….

Wine THAT bears its name

Question 29

Wrong: People who talk loudly on their cell phones in crowded trains, show little respect for other passengers

Answer 29

there shouldnt be a comma because its makes the clause a nonessential clause. The logic of the sentince calls for an essential clause

Question 30

Wrong: Of all the earthquakes in European history the at earthquake, which destroyed lisbon in 1755, is perhaps the most famous

Answer 30

Correct: the earthquake that destroyed lison

-comma that encloses clause makes it a nonessential clause the logic of the sentence calss for an essential clause.

Question 31

contable modifers

Answer 31

Many hat
few stores
fewer childern
fewest shoes
number of chairs
numerous books

Question 32

parallism

Answer 32

structure of comparable parts have to be identical
nouns vs nouns….
wrong:the employes were upset by the company low poor working conditions and that they did not have enough outlets for thier creativity

Question 33

Parrallel marker

Answer 33

and or rather than, both/and, either/or, not/but, but/also , from/to

Question 34

It was important to leave the money in the drawer rather than on the table

Answer 34

preposition being compared

Question 35

Wrong: I want to retire to a place Where I can relax and I pay low taxes

Answer 35

Right: I want to retire to a place Where I can relax and where I pay low taxes

Question 36

Wrong: Ralph likes both those who are poplular and who are not as well like

Answer 36

Right: Ralph likes both those who are poplular and those who are not as well like

Question 37

some verbs or verbs derieved (was opening can lose to increase) you can split apart these expressions

Answer 37

ie. the division WAS opening offices hiring staff and investing

Question 38

RULE

Answer 38

noun with noun, action noun w/ action noun (eruption and destruction), gerun w/ gerund, gerund w/ action noun (the uprising and the escape

Question 39

You can pair working verbs in different tenses

Answer 39

right: she eats apples all the time and drank some apple juiceyesterday