Sentence Correction (SC)

Question 1

Rules of Thumb (5)

Answer 1

2. ) The more commas, the more structure is at play.
3. ) Active (sub in front of verb) > Passive
4. ) Which vs That…GMAT prefers THAT
5. ) Conjugated > Infinitive > Modifier > Noun

KNOWN:

1. ) Shorter is better
2. ) “To be” & “Being” = likely wrong

Question 2

MODIFIERS (10)

(ie remove them from structure)

S + V + complete modifying phrase = IC

Answer 2

MODIs

Who, Which When, Where, That,

–ED ; –ING …breaks cuddle ONLY if helping verb comes before)

APPOSITIVE
(word/phrase/clause re-desicrbes nearby noun)

PREP PHRASE

EM–dash

MODIs

Question 3

Dependent Clause Words (9)

Answer 3

*DC *

Since; If; Because;

Despite; While; Whereas

Though

Although “SUBJECT”

Even Though

DC

Question 4

Types of Parallelism (4)

Answer 4

1. ) Comparison Words
2. ) Multi-part Idioms
3. ) List of 3 of more
4. ) No comma FANBOYS

Question 5

List some comparison words

Answer 5

Than (more than/less than)
As
Similar to
Like/Unlike

Question 6

Minor Idioms

Major Idioms

Answer 6

Minor:
Absence of
As X is to Y
Between/Both X and Y
Credited with
Estimate to be
Identical with
In contrast to 
Independent of (regardless) VS Independent with (not identical)
Help in (not with)
Not only X but also Y
Rate for (financial) VS Rate of (non-financial)
So “adjective” that
Try to

Major = context dependent

Question 7

Present Perfect vs Past Perfect

Answer 7

Present Perfect = a foot in the past and one in the present (eg: have taught)

Past Perfect (eg: had been) = two events in the past, older one gets the had. Conveys sequence of events.

Question 8

Amount vs Number in a sentence

Answer 8

“…amount” = uncountable

“a number” = countable

“The Amount of happiness (uncountable) depends upon the number of hours (countable) of hard work.”

a number = plural

the number = singular