Question | Answer |
Are people countable ? | YES |
Are animals uncountable ? | NO |
Are liquids countable ? | NO |
Are materials countable ? | No. exception: when they stand for objects they are countable. exmaple: a stone |
Are names countable ? | NO |
What is uncountable ? | Names, Materials, Substances, Liquids |
Indefinite article for a singular countable? | "a" |
Indefinite article for a plural countable ? | "some"/"any" |
Definite article for a plural countable ? | "the" |
Definite article for a singular uncountable ? | "the" |
Indefinite article for a singular uncountable ? | "some"/"any" |
Is that ok?
"advices" | No. advice is uncountable. |
Is that ok?
"sugars" | Might be. If we're talking on different kinds of sugar. |
What's the equivalent of "many" for singular uncountable nouns ? | Much |
For uncountable nouns we say "a little" (e.g. a little different). What's the equivalent for plural countable nouns ?
"______ students" | "a few" |
Building A has 4 windows. Building B has 10 windows. Building A has _____ windows than building B.
1. fewer.
2. less | 1. fewer |
You need to put the same _____ of water in the cake as you put in the bread.
1. number
2. amount | 2. amount |
The ______ of students in this class is the greatest.
1. number
2. amount | 1. number |
What words describe amount and number ? | great, small, large |
What words describe percent, percentage, score, rate ? | high, low |
In order to get a _____ score, you need to study hard. | high |
Correct the sentence: "There are less applicants this year." | replace "less" with "fewer" |
Correct the sentence: "Souvenir helps one to remember a past occasion." | A souvenir helps one to remember a past occasion. |
How to check if the word with "ing" is a gerund ? | Replace it with a noun and see if it fits the sentence well. |
T/F - gerunds are always uncountable. | TRUE |
Which one is correct ?
(A) We object to him leaving the meeting.
(B) We object to his leaving the meeting. | B is correct.
replace the gerund with the noun "departure" and check if it fits. |
Which one is correct ?
(A) Solving the mathematics problems did not take him much time.
(B) Solving of the mathematics problems did not take him much time. | A is correct.
remove the "ing" and check if it fits. |
If you do not know whether the verb takes 'of', choose the option with no 'of'.
except: _______, _______, _______ and _______. | approve, confess, consist, dispose. |
Which one is correct:
(A) We are not able to even remember the first days of our lives.
(B) We are not able even to remember the first days of our lives. | B is correct. (infinitives)
never split the "to" from the verb. |
Which one is correct:
(A) I'm happy to buy a cat.
(B) I'm happy to have bought a cat. | Both!
A - there's an infinitive after the verb and it's something that's going to happen in the future.
B - there's a perfective infinitive after the verb and it's something that happened in the past. |
Which on is correct ?
(A) Approving of the license is a necessary procedure.
(B) Approving the license is a necessary procedure. | A is correct.
remove the "ing" from the gerund and see if it makes sense.
we say "approve of" |
What are the pronouns ? | (1st), (2nd), (3rd)
Singular: (I), (you), (he, she, one, it)
Plural: (we), (you), (they) |
What words cannot be used in the passive voice ? | evolve, derive, originate and graduate |
Which one is correct ?
(A) Plants evolved from simpler forms of life.
(B) Plants were evolved from simpler forms of life. | A is correct.
evolved cannot be used in the passive voice. |
Which one is correct ?
(A) Plants developed by scientists in the early 90s.
(B) Plants were developed by scientists in the early 90s. | B is correct. |
Which one is correct ?
(A) The word derives from the Latin root.
(B) The word is derived from the Latin root. | A is correct.
you can't use "derive" in the passive voice. |
Which one is correct ?
(A) The results of the tests will be obtained tomorrow.
(B) We will obtain the results of the tests tomorrow. | A is correct.
B changes the meaning. |
Which one is correct ?
(A) They speak French in Guadeloupe.
(B) French is spoken in Guadeloupe. | B is correct.
you can't start a sentence with "they". |
Which one is correct ?
(A) In the last lesson, we have learned a lot.
(B) In the last lesson, a lot has been learned by us. | A is correct.
Both are correct grammatically. B is using the passive voice. |
Adjective: fast
Adverb: ______ | fast |
Adjective: good
Adverb: ______ | well |
Adjective: ______
Adverb: well | good |
Adjective: hard
Adverb: ______ | hard - same meaning
hardly - "almost not" |
Adjective: deep
Adverb: ______ | deep - same meaning
deeply - "very much" |
Adjective: flat
Adverb: ______ | flat - same meaning
flatly - exactly |
Adjective: mere
Adverb: ______ | mere - a little
merely - simply |
Which one is correct ?
(A) He has been playing the violin merely five years.
(B) He has been playing the violin a mere five years. | A - wrong (merely five years =simply five years)
B - correct ( a mere five years - as little as five years) |
Which one is correct ?
(A) merely + number
(B) a/mere + number | B is correct.
(merely is simply) |
What are the adverbs of frequency ? | constantly, always, often, frequently, usually, permanently, regularly, sometimes, temporarily, occasionally, rarely, seldom, never.
+ gradually/eventually (exceptional adverbs of manner that work according to the rules of adverbs of frequency) |
What adverbs of manner work according the rules of adverbs of frequency ? | gradually & eventually |
What are the adverbs of degree ? | only, nearly, merely, hardly, scarcely, barely, certainly, definitely, even, just, typically, virtually, almost, totally, fully, specifically, originally, primarily. |
Which one is correct ?
(A) phrases that answers the question "where?" comes before those that answer the question "when?".
(B) phrases that answers the question "when?" comes before those that answer the question "where?". | A is correct. |
Adjectives comes before:
_______ and _______. | nouns / gerunds |
Adjectives comes after:
_______ and _______. | verbs / verbs of senses |
Adverbs of manner comes after:
_______ and _______. | verbs / participles |
Adverbs of manner comes before:
_______ and _______ and _______. | adjectives / adverbs / participles |
Adverbs of frequency comes before:
_______ and _______. | verbs / participles |
Adverbs of intensity comes before:
_______ and _______ and _______. | adjectives / adverbs / participles |
Adverbs of degree comes before:
_______. | any pare of speech. depends on logic. |
What adverbs can come after what they describe ? | ONLY adverbs of manner |
Say some common conjunctions ... | and, but, because, since, therefore, however, thus, although, even though, though, nevertheless, so, that, when, as, while, after, before, if, yet, for, nor, thereby. |
This is correct: We think that she is right.
Is this correct?
We think she is right. | YES. you can omit "that" after "think". |
T/F - It is allowed to omit a "that" in GMAT ! | FALSE !!!! |
Say some prepositions ... | of, in, at, from, for, off, to, without, among, between, between and , by, throughout, after, before, while, on, upon, beside, but, except for, in spite of, despite, because of, instead of, due to, like, as, including, regarding, concerning, according to. |
Is that correct ?
Despite of the heavy traffic, we arrived on time. | NO.
"despite of" |
Prepositions:
1. __ ________ of
2. ________
3. ________ of
4. ________ | 1. In spite of
2. Despite
3. Because of
4. but |
Conjunctions (equivalent to prepositions):
1. ________
2. ________ ________
3. ________
4. ________
5. ________ | 1. although
2. even though
3. though
4. because
5. but |