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Sentence Correction Flashcards

1
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When do we use “such as”?

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We use this comparison for lists of examples.

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2
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What is an adjective?

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This type of word modifies nouns or pronouns.

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When correlatives are used, we must make sure of what?

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When these paired words are used we must make sure the elements have the same form.

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4
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What is the subject of a sentence?

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This is what we call the noun that is doing the verb.

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5
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What are the two types of clauses?

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Dependent and independent are the two types.

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6
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How does an additive phrase modify the verb it is next to?

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This sentence part does not modify the verb, even if it is next to it.

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What are prepositions?

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Words used with nouns or pronouns to create a phrase and tell you where, when, how, and why.

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When do we use “as”?

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We use this comparison word to compare verbs.

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9
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Where should modifiers always be placed?

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These should be placed as closely as possible to the words they affect.

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10
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What are the three types of pronouns?

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Personal, indefinite, and relative.

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11
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When does passive sentence construction occur?

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This occurs when the object of an action is made into the subject of the sentence.

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12
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What should we ask when we see a modifier?

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When we see one of these we should ask “what does this affect”?

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13
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What should always follow “like”?

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A noun should always follow this comparison word.

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14
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How is a passive voice created in a sentence?

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We create this voice in a sentence by having the subject be acted upon by the object.

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15
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What does adding “ing” onto the end of a verb do?

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Doing this turns the verb into a noun, called a gerund.

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16
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What are key words to denote additive phrases?

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Examples of this type of phrase are “accompanied by, along with, as well as, in addition to, including, together with”.

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17
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What is an adverb?

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This type of word modifies a verb.

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18
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What do prepositions tell us?

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These words tell us

where,

when,

how &

why.

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19
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What makes a sentence parallel?

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When similar elements have similar form we can say this about a sentence.

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20
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Which word do we use to compare verbs?

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We use “as” to compare this type of word.

21
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What do we use “like” to do?

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We use this word to compare nouns.

22
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How do we chose between verb tenses?

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We do this by looking for which event in the sentence happened further in the past.

23
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What are prepositions?

A

Words used with nouns or pronouns to create a phrase and tell you where, when, how, and why.

24
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How do we know whether to use plural or singular with a dual purpose indefinite pronoun?

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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.

25
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What are the two types of personal pronouns?

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Subjective and objective.

26
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What are the different kinds of verbs?

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Action and linking are the two different kinds of this.

27
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Look for parallel structure in which types of sentence parts?

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We must look for this with lists, sentences with coordinating conjunctions (and, or etc), comparisons, and correlatives.

28
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What is the difference between whom and who?

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Whom is objective

Who is subjective.

29
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When do we use “like”?

A

We use this comparison word to compare nouns.

30
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What are the two types of nouns?

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Subject and object.

31
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What is a clause?

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Contains a subject and a verb.

32
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What must have the same form with corrolatives?

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With these types of words, the words immediately following must have the same form.

33
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Is it preferable to have an active voice in a sentence?

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It is preferable to have this kind of voice in a sentence.

34
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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

A

Common idioms (especially for the GMAT) include these.

35
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If two independent clauses are in the same sentence, they must be separated by ___?

A

A semicolon, or a comma and a coordinating conjunction would separate two of this type of clause in a sentence.

36
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How is an active voice created in a sentence?

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We create this voice in a sentence by making sure that it is the subject who is doing the acting upon.

37
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What is a noun?

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This is a part of speech that names a person, place, or thing.

38
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What should always follow the comparison “as”?

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A clause should always follow this type of comparison word.

39
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How do we connect two independent clauses?

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We do this by using:

” , and”

” , but”

” ; “

40
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If both a plural and a singular pronou/noun are in a sentence, which does the verb correspond to?

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The ___ corresponds to the closest noun/pronoun.

41
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What should we use to list examples?

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We should use “such as” for this.

42
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What is the object of a sentence?

A

This is what we call a noun that is not the subject.

43
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What should we check with pronouns to make sure we don’t have ambiguity?

A

To ensure we don’t have this, we should check that it is clear which noun a pronoun is replacing.

44
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What are examples of correlatives?

A

Examples of this type of pair include:

both . . . and

either . . . or

just as . . . so

neither . . . nor

not only . . . but also

45
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When you’re on question #15 of Verbal, you should have ____ minutes left on the clock.

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When you’re on question ___ of Verbal, you should have 40.5 minutes left on the clock.

46
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When you’re on question #25 of Verbal, you should have ____ minutes left on the clock.

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When you’re on question ___ of Verbal, you should have 23 minutes left on the clock.

47
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When you’re on question #10 of Verbal, you should have ____ minutes left on the clock.

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When you’re on question ___ of Verbal, you should have 49.25 minutes left on the clock.

48
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What is the Verbal time chart?

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