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Worry

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Worry about
Concern about

Information about
Confusion about

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View

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I viewed this process AS a mistake

I viewed this process TO BE a mistake(or LIKE) a mistake—-wrong

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Variation

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Variation in

There are VARIATIONS IN sunspot frequency and strength over time

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Try

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TRY TO

They will TRY TO build a company

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Train

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Train to run

Trained for running—wrong

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Targeted

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Targeted at

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Succeed

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Succeed in

She succeeded I reaching the summit

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Substitute

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Substitute for

We substituted Parmesan cheese for mazzarrella

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So that

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Purpose

She gave money SO THAT the school could offer scholarships

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SO….AS TO

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Wrong….

The sauce was SO hot AS TO burn my mouth—-wrong

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Show

Show that
Shows

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A discovery SHOWS THAT an object IS strange

A discovery SHOWS an object TO BE strange

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Should

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((((Obligation))))

A car SHOULD BE TAKEN to the mechanic frequently

A car SHOULD pass every 2 hrs–(probability)…wrong

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Seem

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Seems to demonstrate

Seems that

Seems as if

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Require

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She REQUIRES time TO WRITE

She requires her friend to do work

Require that —
subjunctive
(Require that X be Y)

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Request

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Subjunctive

I request that he be removed

I request him to be removed

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Regard

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Regard as

He regards the gold ring as costly

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Rather than vs instead of

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GMAT always avoid INSTEAD OF even when it is correct

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Rate

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Rates for—-price
The rates for bus tickets are good for commuters

Rate of—-frequency or speed
Rate of theft has fallen

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Rank

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Ranks as

This problem ranks as one of the worst we have seen

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Range

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His emotions RANGED FROM anger TO joy

His WIDELY RANGING emotions are hard to deal with(–changing over time)

His WIDE RANGE of accomplishments is impressive(–a variety)

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Persuade

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Persuade to

He persuaded her to go with him

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Prohibit

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Prohibit from

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Pronounce

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Pronounce XY
DECLARE XY
CONSIDER XY

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Only

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Only should be placed just before the words it is meant to modify

Usually we tend to use only before the verb—-
This usage is incorrect as in GMAT,SC rarely means that the verb is the only action of the subject

Her performance is exceeded ONLY by theirs—-(modifies BY THEIRS)-correct

Her performance is ONLY exceeded by theirs—-(modifying EXCEEDED ie verb)-incorrect

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Loss
I've suffered LOSS OF strength------(decline of quality) They have suffered LOSS IN Euro---(decline of an investment)
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Interaction
Interaction of>>>>interaction between
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Hold
She HOLDS that jaywalking is illegal
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Expend
Expend energy on
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Found
The scientists found that rxn was usual---correct Scientist found rxn to be unusual---suspect Scientists found rxn was unusual---wrong
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Forbid
Forbid to
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Estimate
Estimate to be
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Expect
Expect that.....will verb Or We expect the price to fall
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Distinguish
Distinguish between trends and fads Distinction
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Discovery
Discovery that
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Difference Differ/different
Difference in Differs from Different from
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Determined
Determined by | The winner was determined by a coin toss
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Depend
Depend on The outcome depends on whether he can make friends---correct The outcome depends on his ability to make friends---incorrect
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Dated
Dated at
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Credit
Credit with Hugo credits Sally with good taste
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Contrast
In contrast with | In contrast to
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Continue
Continue to grow The danger will continue its growth-incorrect The danger will continue growth-incorrect
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Contend
Contend that Contend that they can decipher the code
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Connection
Connection between...and
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Conceive
Conceive of X as Y
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Confidence
Confidence that
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Compared/comparison
In comparison with In comparison to Compared to Compared with
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Comparable
Comparably--correct To a comparable extent-incorrect
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Claim
Claim that. Claim to be They claim that they can read minds-correct They claim to be able to read minds-correct
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Chance
I have ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND OF WINNING tonight
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Believe
Believe x to be y Believe that She believes Gary to be right
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Begin
The movement began AS a protest(was born as) The movement began WITH a protest(protest was the first part) The protest began a movement (caused)
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Ban
They passed a ban prohibiting us from carrying books--correct They passed a ban that we can't carry books--incorrect
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As....as
As much...as Not so much....as
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Appear
Appears as Imperfections appear as tiny cracks(-show up as) He appears confused(-seems) Appears to have been Appears that
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Allow
Allow to(-permits) Holiday allows Maria to watch the movie today Allows for(-permits the existence of) Demolition of the building allowed for new construction
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Aim
Aimed at reducing theft With the aim of reducing theft
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Aid
She aids her neighbour She provides aid to victims Aid for victims is available Her aid in walking the dog was appreciated
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Agree
They agree that electrons exist Electrons are particles that physicists agree exist
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Aggravate v/s aggravating
Aggravate---correct Aggravating---incorrect
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Affect vs effect
Affect---verb Effect---noun
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Act
The bay acted as a funnel(-functioned as) My friend acted like a fool(-behave in a similar manner)
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Ability
Ability to
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Resemblance
Resemblance between x and y
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Enough
This book was short enough to read in a night---correct This book was short enough for me to read in a night---correct Short enough that--incorrect Short enough so that--incorrect Short enough as to be -- incorrect
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As....as As....so So....as
``` As great as Not as great as As many as As much ...as Not so much...as As much....so hard....as ``` As u practice,so shall u play(in the same way or manner) Just as u practice,so shall u play(in the same way or manner) Just as u practice regularly,u should study regularly(in the same way;situations are analogous) So...as---incorrect

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