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45 Cards in this Set
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Worry...
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Worry...About
If you worry too much about the GMAT... |
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Define...
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Define...as
My GMAT teacher defines the conclusion as... |
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Regard...
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Regard...as
Art historians regard the Mona Lisa as... |
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Not so...
He is not so much smart ___ |
Not so...as
He is not so much smart as... |
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So...
She is so beautiful ___ |
So...as to be
She is so beautiful as to be exquisite. |
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Think of...
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Think of...as
Think of it more as a promise |
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See...
Many people see euthanasia ___ |
See...as
Many people see euthanasia as an escape... |
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The same...
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The same...as
Mon and Dad gave the same punishment to me as to you. |
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As...
is not as fun ___ |
As...as
Memorizing idioms is not as fun as playing bingo |
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Target...
The commercials were targeted |
Target...at
The commercials were targeted at |
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Responsible...
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Responsible...for
You are responsible for |
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Prohibit...
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Prohibit...from
You are prohibited from |
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Different...
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Different...from
Democrats are not so much different from |
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Dispute...
The men had a dispute ___ |
Dispute...over
The men had a dispute over |
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So...
He was so late ___ |
So...that
He was so late that he missed the train. |
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Hypothesis...
The hypothesis ___ aspartame is bad... |
Hypothesis...that
The hypothesis that aspartame is bad... |
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Believe...
His friends do not believe the ring he bought ____ |
Believe...to be
His friends do not believe the ring he bought to be... |
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Estimate...
The damage is estimated ___ |
Estimate...to be
The damage is estimated to be |
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Forbid...
I forbid you ___ |
Forbid...to
I forbid you to |
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Ability...
He has the ability ___ |
Ability...to
He has the ability to |
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Attribute...
Many problems are attributed ___ |
Attribute...to
Many problems are attributed to... |
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Require...
You are required ___ |
Require...to
You are required to... |
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Responsibility...
You have a responsibility ___ |
Responsibility...to
You have a responsibility to |
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Permit...
I do not permit you ___ |
Permit...to
I do not permit you to |
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Superior...
He is superior ___ |
Superior...to
He is superior to |
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Try...
Try ___ stay awake during the lecture. |
Try...to
Try to stay awake during the lecture. NOT "Try and" |
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Credit...
Many people credit Columbus ___ |
Credit...with
Many people credit Columbus with the discovery |
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Associate...
Many people associate him ___ |
Associate...with
Many people associate him with |
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Contrast...
My father likes to contrast my grades ___ |
Contrast...
My father likes to contrast my grades with his. |
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Consider...
Art historians consider the Mona Lisa ____ one of the greatest works of art. |
Consider...(nothing)
Art historians consider the Mona Lisa one of the greatest works of art. |
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Distinguish...
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Distinguish...from
I cant distinguish day from night. |
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Distinguish between...
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Distinguish between...and
I cant distinguish between day and night. |
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Native...
Mel Gibson is a native ___ Australia. |
Native...of
Mel Gibson is a native of Australia. |
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Native...
The roo is native ___ australia. |
Native...roo
The roo is native to australia. |
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Not only...
She is not only pretty... |
Not only...but also
She is not only pretty but also smart. |
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Either...
I must have either chocolate ___ |
Either...or
I must have either chocolate or |
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Both...
When given the choice, I choose both ice cream ___ cake. |
Both...and
When given the choice, I choose both ice cream and cake. |
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More...
Less... The monkey is much more intelligent ___ the turtle. |
More...than
Less...than The monkey is much more intelligent than the turtle. |
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As vs Like
He did not vote for Bush __ I did. Her coat is just ___ mine. |
As vs Like
As is used to compare actions. Like is used to compare nouns. He did not vote for Bush as I did. Her coat is just like mine. |
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Like vs such as
The mule, ___ the donkey, is dumb. Many of my favorite flavors, ____ chocolate chip... |
Like vs such as
Like means similar to. Such as means for example. The mule, like the donkey, is dumb. Many of my favorite flavors, such as chocolate chip... |
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The more...
The more you hate me... |
The more... -er
The more you hate me the better I get. |
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From...
Scores on the GMAT range from 200 ___ 800. |
From...to
Scores on the GMAT range from 200 to 800. |
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Just as...
Just as I crossed over to the dark side, ___ __ will you. |
Just as...so too
Just as I crossed over to the dark side, so too will you. |
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Each vs all or both
___ of the women went to Bryn Mawr for the undergraduate degree. ___ of the letters received before January 15 went into the drawing. ___ of the doctors has his own specialty. |
Each vs all or both
Each is used when you want to emphasize the separateness of the items. Both is used when you want to emphasize the togetherness of two things. All is used when you want to emphasize the togetherness of more than 2 things. ___ of the women went to Bryn Mawr for the undergraduate degree. ___ of the letters received before January 15 went into the drawing. ___ of the doctors has his own specialty. |
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Whether vs if
Eduardo wasn't sure ___ he could make it. ___ Eduardo comes to the party, he will bring beer. |
Whether vs if
Use whether when there are two possibilities. Use if in conditionals. Eduardo wasn't sure ___ he could make it. ___ Eduardo comes to the party, he will bring beer. |
