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Sentence Correction Flashcards

1
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The cat sitting by the stairs

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Wrong: siting is not a working verb (a verb that can function by itself)
Right: That cat is sitting by the stairs.

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2
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GMAT often puts a lot of words in front of subject

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In these situations ignore the warmup.

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3
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Dependent clauses

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begin with connecting words such as who or because

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4
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That

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Wrong: the teacher is confident her students mastered the lesson.
Wrong: I know Mery streep is an actor

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5
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Two complete sentences can be connected using a comma plus a conjuction

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Remeber FANBOYS

Cannont connect two sentences only using a comma

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6
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Semi Colon

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You can also connect two indpendent clauses using a semi colon. Each statment must be able to stand alone as independent clauses

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7
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Semi Colon often followed by

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however, therefore, or in addition

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8
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Modifers

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adjective modifies only a noun or pronoun

whereas an adverb modifies almost anything but a noun

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9
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Ending a sentence with a preposition

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some times list only contains one item

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10
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the colon : comes before a list or explanation

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the part before the colon must be able to stand alone

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11
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Opening modifiers

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when sentence begins with a warmup followed by a comma the thing being described should come directly after the coma

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12
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Incorrect: Filled with one million tons of trash, the mayor suggested that a new landfill be built

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Correct:Full of one million tons of trash, the landfill was cited by the mayor as sorely in need of expansion

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13
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Incorrect: Hiking through the woods, my backpack was stolen by bears

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Correct: Hiking through the woods, I had my backpack stolen by bears.

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14
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Dont use that or which for people instead who
use when only for times
where only for places

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Incorrect: Young Professionals that go to business school hope to,…..
Incorrect: First degree murder is when the killing was premeditated
Incorrect: Algebra II was where I learned to factor

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15
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Parallesim and comparison

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When when you list or compare two or more thing make sure you list and comparison are both logically and granatically parallel

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16
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Incorrect: The theories of astronoer johannes Kepler superseded his teacher and colleague Tycho brah

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supersceded THOSE OF ….

17
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Dont use that or which for people instead who
use when only for times
where only for places

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Incorrect: Young Professionals that go to business school hope to,…..
Incorrect: First degree murder is when the killing was premeditated
Incorrect: Algebra II was where I learned to factor

18
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Common Subordinates

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Although, Before, Unless, Because, That, So That, If, Yet , After, While, Since, When

19
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Which vs the present participle ing

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Wrong: Crime has recently decreased in our neighborhood, which has led to a rise in property values.
-When ever you use which you must be refering to a noun

20
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Two long nonessential modifiers in a row can lead to an akward or incorrect pharasing

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better to put 1 non essential placed before the noun and the other is placed after the noun.

21
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Uncountable Modifiers

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Much patience
Little Merchandise
Less Money
Least greed
Amount of furniture
Great courage
22
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More most enough and all

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work with both countable and uncountable nouns

23
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Which vs the present participle ing

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Wrong: Crime has recently decreased in our neighborhood, which has led to a rise in property values.
-When ever you use which you must be refering to a noun

24
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Wrong: There were less Numidian Kings than Roman Empierors

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There were fewer numidian Kings that roman emperors

25
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Uncountable Modifiers

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Much patience
Little Merchandise
Less Money
Least greed
Amount of furniture
Great courage
26
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Use between only with two things or people

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when talking about three or more things or ppl use among.

27
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If you make a comparison using the word numers use greater than not more than

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Right: Its numbers are now suspected to be much greater than before.

28
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Wrong: People that are well informed know that borddaux ifs a french region whose most famous export is wine which bears its name

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People WHO….

Wine THAT bears its name

29
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Wrong: People who talk loudly on their cell phones in crowded trains, show little respect for other passengers

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there shouldnt be a comma because its makes the clause a nonessential clause. The logic of the sentince calls for an essential clause

30
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Wrong: Of all the earthquakes in European history the at earthquake, which destroyed lisbon in 1755, is perhaps the most famous

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Correct: the earthquake that destroyed lison

-comma that encloses clause makes it a nonessential clause the logic of the sentence calss for an essential clause.

31
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contable modifers

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Many hat
few stores
fewer childern
fewest shoes
number of chairs
numerous books
32
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parallism

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structure of comparable parts have to be identical
nouns vs nouns….
wrong:the employes were upset by the company low poor working conditions and that they did not have enough outlets for thier creativity

33
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Parrallel marker

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and or rather than, both/and, either/or, not/but, but/also , from/to

34
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It was important to leave the money in the drawer rather than on the table

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preposition being compared

35
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Wrong: I want to retire to a place Where I can relax and I pay low taxes

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Right: I want to retire to a place Where I can relax and where I pay low taxes

36
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Wrong: Ralph likes both those who are poplular and who are not as well like

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Right: Ralph likes both those who are poplular and those who are not as well like

37
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some verbs or verbs derieved (was opening can lose to increase) you can split apart these expressions

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ie. the division WAS opening offices hiring staff and investing

38
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RULE

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noun with noun, action noun w/ action noun (eruption and destruction), gerun w/ gerund, gerund w/ action noun (the uprising and the escape

39
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You can pair working verbs in different tenses

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right: she eats apples all the time and drank some apple juiceyesterday

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