Verbal - Mistakes

Question 1

Not as X, but as Y

Answer 1

CORRECT

Question 2

Not as X, rather as Y

Answer 2

CORRECT

Question 3

“So weak as” or “as weak as” ?

Answer 3

as weak as

Question 4

“Although” must be followed by a subject

Answer 4

“She likes milk although she never drinks it”. Note the “she” after “although” ! ! !

Question 5

“Her high score was due to diligent study”

Answer 5

when using “Due to”, you must modify a noun. Ex: “due to” modifies high score. This makes sense. Sometimes GMAT will try and trip you up into modifying something that does not make sense.

Question 6

“whether or not”

Answer 6

INCORRECT. “Whether” already means “whether or not”. redundant.

Question 7

“depends on if it can…”

Answer 7

INCORRECT. cannot use “depends on if it can”. Could use “depends on its ability to” or “depends on whether it can..”

Question 8

“X against Y”

Answer 8

INCORRECT!

Question 9

Premise and conclusion indicators:

Answer 9

Question 10

Premise

Answer 10

Explains WHY

Question 11

Conclusion:

Answer 11

Proposal, judgement, prediction, opinion

Question 12

Correct? Y/N:
She simply bought a condo in boston instead of paying for a hotel room for several months.

Answer 12

No. “instead of” cannot be used with verbs. should be “rather than”