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A compound subject must be connected by the word ____________, and is always ________ (singular/plural) |
Acompound subject must be connected by the word and, and is always plural. Lin and Guy drive to work. Lin, aswell as Guy, drives to work. |
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If you spot an answer switching back and forth between the adjective and adverb forms of the same word, what should you think? i.e. corresponding vs. correspondingly usual vs. usually |
-如果intended meaning修饰名词用形容词 (i.e. corresponding, usual) -如果intended meaning修饰名词之外的词用形容词 (i.e. correspondingly, usually) |
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Correct? The country’s economy is unstable, the result of a stock market crash occurring ten years ago. |
任何ING modifiers的时间都与主句被修饰句子的time frame 相同 Wrong: The country’s economy is unstable, the result of astock market crash occurring ten years ago. Right: The country’s economy is unstable, the result of astock market crash that occurred ten years ago. |
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Slipping on the ice, she broke her ankle.
Breaking her ankle, she slipped on the ice.
She slipped on the ice, breaking her ankle. |
记：前因后果 1）两者要有关系 (basketball example) 2）前面是原因，后面是结果
Whichever statement comes first in the sentence, whether modifier ormain clause, is the instigating (发起) action, and whichevercomes second, is the effect or result.
Slipping on the ice, she broke her ankle.(correct)
Breaking her ankle, she slipped on the ice.(illogical：breaking her ankle does not cause slipping on the ice)
She slipped on the ice, breaking her ankle.(correct) |
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Countable or Uncountable? amount |
Uncountable |
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Countable or Uncountable? more |
both |
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Countable or Uncountable? most |
both |
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Countable or Uncountable? great |
uncountable |
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Countable or Uncountable? numerous |
countable |
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unit nouns such as dollars, gallons, pounds use few or less? |
for unit nouns --> we use less less than 20 dollars |
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The dealer was asked to sell a painting by Picasso. |
The dealer was asked to sell a painting by Picasso. Ambiguity 1) dealer was asked by Picasso? 2) Or this is the painting by Picasso Meaning is KING – so that’s why the sentence is WRONG. |
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I want to retire to a place WHERE I can relaxand I pay low tax. I want to retire to a place WHERE I can relaxand WHERE I pay low tax. |
这也反应了GMAT SC的本质是要求句子的意思表达清楚，第一句之所以错是因为有歧义： I want to retire and I pay low tax?? |
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in order to use past perfect, the sentence must contain? |
verb in the simple past tense OR a time marker that occurred in the past butlater than the past perfect tense By 1945, the US HAD BEEN at war for several years. |
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Laura LOCKED the deadbolt before she LEFT for work. |
Correct. 先后顺序明确的话我们不需要past perfect |
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When you see: within the past 10 years; in thelast 20 years; what do you think?? |
The time phrase 包括了现在, we use present perfect tense. |
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When you see: in 2007 what do you think?? |
the time phrase 不包括现在，we do not use present perfect |
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Look for the relationships for modifiers After many years of difficult negotiations, a deal has been reached that will lower tariffs and end many subsidies,potentially changing the lives of millions of people in both the developed and the developing word. |
Modifier太长可以放到最后 （不遵循就近原则） After many years of difficult negotiations, a deal has been reached that will lower tariffs and end many subsidies, potentially changing the lives of millions of people in both the developed and the developing word. PREP: Aftermore than four decades of research and development, a new type of jet engine isbeingtested that could eventually propel aircraft anywhere in the world within twohours or help boostcargoes into space at significantly lower costs than current methods permit. |
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What is absolute phrase? What does it modify? |
absolute phrase = noun + modifier the phrase does not have to modify what they touch; rather,they modify the main clause in some way. |
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Correct? I enjoyed drinking the water AND the wine tasting. |
带有冠词的gerund和带有冠词的gerund平行不带冠词的gerund和不带冠词的gerund平行 [WRONG] I enjoyed drinking the water AND the winetasting. [RIGHT] I enjoyed drinking the water AND tastingthe wine. |
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The rebels demanded the withdrawal of government forces from disputed regions, significant reductions in overall troop levels, raising the rebel flag on holidays, AND a general pardon. |
没有the的gerund只能和没有the的gerund平行，也就是有冠词的gerund不能和没有冠词的gerund或者action noun平行。
IN ADDITION, 只有有冠词的gerund才能和action noun (eruption, withdraw, development, etc) 平行 [RIGHT] The rebels demanded the withdrawal ofgovernment forces from disputed regions, significant reductions inoverall troop levels, the raising of the rebel flag on holidays, AND ageneral pardon. |
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The rebels demanded the withdrawing of government forces from disputed regions AND the releasing of certain political prisoners. |
如果合理的action noun存在，就不要用gerund The rebels demanded the withdrawal of government forces from disputed regions AND the release of certain political prisoners. |
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Like vs. As 区别 |
Like: 后面只能有noun或者pronoun like Sam // Like him As: 1) 表示like的意思: as后面要加完整一句话或者介词短语 2) 不表示like的意思: 可以直接加名词或者其他。 As your leader, I’m in charge. |
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Mary’s job is in jeopardy because she made too many mistakes. |
错 she不能对应Mary's |
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Unlikely case in the future 造句 |
If I went back to China next week, I would go to visit my grandparents. (it is UNLIKELY that I will go back to China next week) |
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Case that never happened in the past 造句 |
If I had passed GMAT last year, I would have gone back to China. (it did not pass GMAT last year and I did not go back to China) |
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The French is/are…. The poor is/are…. The rich is/are…. The Chinese is/are…. |
The French are…. The poor are…. The rich are…. The Chinese are…. |
