Sentence Correction Flashcards
When do we use “such as”?
We use this comparison for lists of examples.
What is an adjective?
This type of word modifies nouns or pronouns.
When correlatives are used, we must make sure of what?
When these paired words are used we must make sure the elements have the same form.
What is the subject of a sentence?
This is what we call the noun that is doing the verb.
What are the two types of clauses?
Dependent and independent are the two types.
How does an additive phrase modify the verb it is next to?
This sentence part does not modify the verb, even if it is next to it.
What are prepositions?
Words used with nouns or pronouns to create a phrase and tell you where, when, how, and why.
When do we use “as”?
We use this comparison word to compare verbs.
Where should modifiers always be placed?
These should be placed as closely as possible to the words they affect.
What are the three types of pronouns?
Personal, indefinite, and relative.
When does passive sentence construction occur?
This occurs when the object of an action is made into the subject of the sentence.
What should we ask when we see a modifier?
When we see one of these we should ask “what does this affect”?
What should always follow “like”?
A noun should always follow this comparison word.
How is a passive voice created in a sentence?
We create this voice in a sentence by having the subject be acted upon by the object.
What does adding “ing” onto the end of a verb do?
Doing this turns the verb into a noun, called a gerund.
What are key words to denote additive phrases?
Examples of this type of phrase are “accompanied by, along with, as well as, in addition to, including, together with”.
What is an adverb?
This type of word modifies a verb.
What do prepositions tell us?
These words tell us
where,
when,
how &
why.
What makes a sentence parallel?
When similar elements have similar form we can say this about a sentence.
Which word do we use to compare verbs?
We use “as” to compare this type of word.
What do we use “like” to do?
We use this word to compare nouns.
How do we chose between verb tenses?
We do this by looking for which event in the sentence happened further in the past.
What are prepositions?
Words used with nouns or pronouns to create a phrase and tell you where, when, how, and why.
How do we know whether to use plural or singular with a dual purpose indefinite pronoun?
These are just markers and tell us to look at the noun closest to the verb to figure out if it’s singular or plural.
What are the two types of personal pronouns?
Subjective and objective.
What are the different kinds of verbs?
Action and linking are the two different kinds of this.
Look for parallel structure in which types of sentence parts?
We must look for this with lists, sentences with coordinating conjunctions (and, or etc), comparisons, and correlatives.
What is the difference between whom and who?
Whom is objective
Who is subjective.
When do we use “like”?
We use this comparison word to compare nouns.
What are the two types of nouns?
Subject and object.
What is a clause?
Contains a subject and a verb.
What must have the same form with corrolatives?
With these types of words, the words immediately following must have the same form.
Is it preferable to have an active voice in a sentence?
It is preferable to have this kind of voice in a sentence.
What are these?
a debate over
agree with
appear to
a responsibility to
as much as
as good as
as great as
attend to (someone)
attribute x to y
x is attributed to y
because of
believe x to be y
both x and y
choose from
credit x with y
credited with
conform to
defined as
depends on whether
depicted as different from
forbid x to do y
indifferent towards
model after
not so much x as y
prohibits y from (doing) x
rather than
range from x to y
regard as r
esponsible for
so (adjective) that
so x as to be y
subject to the same to x as to y
to mistake x for y
to result in
to sacrifice x for y
try to
Common idioms (especially for the GMAT) include these.
If two independent clauses are in the same sentence, they must be separated by ___?
A semicolon, or a comma and a coordinating conjunction would separate two of this type of clause in a sentence.
How is an active voice created in a sentence?
We create this voice in a sentence by making sure that it is the subject who is doing the acting upon.
What is a noun?
This is a part of speech that names a person, place, or thing.
What should always follow the comparison “as”?
A clause should always follow this type of comparison word.
How do we connect two independent clauses?
We do this by using:
” , and”
” , but”
” ; “
If both a plural and a singular pronou/noun are in a sentence, which does the verb correspond to?
The ___ corresponds to the closest noun/pronoun.
What should we use to list examples?
We should use “such as” for this.
What is the object of a sentence?
This is what we call a noun that is not the subject.
What should we check with pronouns to make sure we don’t have ambiguity?
To ensure we don’t have this, we should check that it is clear which noun a pronoun is replacing.
What are examples of correlatives?
Examples of this type of pair include:
both . . . and
either . . . or
just as . . . so
neither . . . nor
not only . . . but also
When you’re on question #15 of Verbal, you should have ____ minutes left on the clock.
When you’re on question ___ of Verbal, you should have 40.5 minutes left on the clock.
When you’re on question #25 of Verbal, you should have ____ minutes left on the clock.
When you’re on question ___ of Verbal, you should have 23 minutes left on the clock.
When you’re on question #10 of Verbal, you should have ____ minutes left on the clock.
When you’re on question ___ of Verbal, you should have 49.25 minutes left on the clock.
What is the Verbal time chart?
10 - 47
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