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Things To Remember

This document provides tips for proper grammar and style usage on the GMAT exam, including: 1) Using "like" to compare nouns and "as" to compare clauses. 2) Using "like" to express similarity and "such as" to list examples. 3) Checking for redundancy if two words mean the same thing. 4) Making sure verbs agree in number with the nearest noun. 5) Treating collective nouns as singular. 6) Presenting events in chronological order for clarity.

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Things To Remember

This document provides tips for proper grammar and style usage on the GMAT exam, including: 1) Using "like" to compare nouns and "as" to compare clauses. 2) Using "like" to express similarity and "such as" to list examples. 3) Checking for redundancy if two words mean the same thing. 4) Making sure verbs agree in number with the nearest noun. 5) Treating collective nouns as singular. 6) Presenting events in chronological order for clarity.

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Things to remember-:

1. "Like" vs "As"
Like - used to compare two nouns.
e.g
Incorrect - Gita and Sita, as their mother Reema, are extremely
smart.
Correct - Gita and Sita, like their mother Reema, are extremely
smart.
As - used to compare two clauses. (A clause is a phrase
that includes a verb).
Incorrect - Just like swimming is good exercise, running is a
way to burn calories.
Correct - Just as swimming is good exercise, running is a way
to burn calories.
Note : Do not use Like when you mean for example.
2. Like vs Such as
Like is used to express "similar to" whereas such as is used to
list examples.
This is incorrect:
Joe likes to play sports like baseball, football, and soccer.
(This means that Joe doesn't like to play baseball, football, or
soccer, only those sports that are similar to it, like cricket,
rugby, and water polo.)
This is correct:
Joe likes to play sports such as baseball, football, and soccer.
(This means that baseball, football and soccer are among the
sports Joe likes to play.)
According to the GMAT, like cannot introduce examples
(such as must be used instead).
3. If two words in a GMAT sentence mean the same thing,
check the sentence for redundancy. Only one of the words
may be necessary.

4. Find the noun nearest to the verb, and make sure that the
verb agrees in number with this noun.
Neither the coach nor the players ARE gojng to the beach.
Neither the players nor the coach IS gojng to the beach.
{Note that when the words either or neither are in a
sentence alone (without or nor), they are considered
singular and take only singular verbs.)
5. On the GMAT, collective nouns are almost always considered
singular and therefore require singular verb forms.
6. The clearest, most efficient way to express any sequence is
to present the events in chronological order, as they
occurred.
7. As much because x as because y
8.

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