If you
are weak in Sentence Correction, it is important to familiarize yourself with
the list below.
Even
if you are reasonably confident in the SC section, it still makes sense to look
at the
Idioms
marked with the asterix.
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A able + infinitive access to as agree on + noun agree on + gerund agree to aid + person/thing allows for appeal to *as....as ask + infinitive ask + person + infinitive *associate with *attribute to B *base on begin + infinitive boom in built by C care about care for centers on + person/thing choose + infinitive to be + composed of + thing consistent with contend that *consider + person/thing continue + infinitive contrast A with B convert to *compare A to B *compare A with B *count on + person/thing to credit with give credit for D are in danger of + gerund decide + infinitive decide on + thing/person delighted by depend on *different from difficult + infinitive disclose to + person/organization *distinguish between X and Y *distinguish X from Y draw on (take out) draw + thing to be drawn to + thing/person *dream of/about dwindle from E easy to elect to elect + person emerges from *enable + person + infinitive *encourage + person + infinitive escape from to be + essential to + person/thing except for + person/thing except for + gerund explain to expose to F fail to flee from *forbid to force + thing/person + infinitive focus on + thing/person G get credit for/give credit for grow from grow out of H help + thing/person + infinitive I indicate that indicate to + person inherit from invest in L leads to localized in M Manage to *make + thing/person + verb (simple form) *mistake + thing/person + for N *native to *a native of need to to be + necessary + infinitive O Originate in P *permit + thing/person + infinitive prized as prized for *prohibit from + gerund promise of + thing promise to published by published in R *range from X to Y refer to *regard as require + thing/person + infinitive resemble + thing/person results in results from rivalry between X and Y *the rivals X and Y S Save for save from seek + infinitive seek + thing/person seem + infinitive sleep with speak to + person speak with + person T Take advantage of teach + person + infinitive teach + person + thing tell + person tie to transmit to U Use + person/thing + infinitive used + infinitive to be + used to + gerund W
to be + willing + infinitive |
Tom is
able to play the guitar with his toes. Steve
never has access to his dad's bank account. Tom
acts as a scout for GQ here in South America. We
agreed on the plan. We
agreed on going to town. We
agreed to go away. The
magnifying glass aided his search. Your
schedule does not allow for much time. He
wants to appeal to my good sense. She is
as tired as I am. He
asked to go home. He
asked me to go home. We
never associate with Steve – he is far too tacky! His tackiness can be attributed to too many comic books as a child. I
think that the movie Star Wars is based on a true story. It
soon began to rain. There
was a boom in the sale of yellow polka-dot bikinis as soon as Natalia Paris
tried one on. The
Avro Arrow was built by proud Canadians. Who
cares about that? I
don't care for your tone. The
story centers on the struggle for meaning in a chaotic universe. I do
it because I choose to do it. The
atom is composed of various parts. Your
story is not consistent with Joel's story. Joel
contends that you are lying. I
consider you a friend. If you
continue to do that we will not be friends. If you
contrast Bill with you Bob, you find.... The
new device will convert matter to energy. Caliban
is compared to a beast in Shakespeare's The Tempest. (compare
to stresses similarities). Compared
with you, I cannot sing well at all. (compare
with stresses differences). I
count on you for the correct answers. Columbus
is credited with discovering the Americas. I have
to give you credit for working so hard. The
robber was in danger of being captured. We
decided to leave the party early. We
decided on the all-meat pizza. Steve
was delighted by the new findings. Steve
depends on Joel for financial support. Canadians
are very different from Americans. Steve
finds it difficult to dance to Latin music. Joel
decided to disclose to the world the truth about Steve's crazy ideas. I want
to distinguish between London and Paris. If you
distinguish London from Paris.... Unlike
Felix, Steve can draw on funds from Joel's bank account. The
tattoo artist drew a lovely flower on Joel's left bicep. Women
are drawn to Steve's bulging muscles. Natalia
Paris often dreams about Steve. Mr.
Bolton's bank account dwindled from one thousand dollars to less than half
that in less than a week. It's
easy to see why Mark is so popular. Mark
will be elected to the Congress in 2016. We
elected Steve as our office "gopher". The
snail emerges from its shell. My job
enables me to travel. We
encouraged him to paint. Steve
wishes to escape from grinding poverty. Coffee
is essential to me, especially in the morning. Everyone
is here except for the teacher. Except
for being handsome, he wasn't very special. Juan
explained to Steve the difference between salsa and merengue. Steve
is exposed to intense ridicule every day of his life. We
fail to see the humor in these sentences. Steve
fled from their sharp criticisms. We
forbid you to go. This
mishap forces me to plan ahead. I want
to focus on our mutual problem. I have
to give you credit for your good work. Joel
predicts that Test Tutor will grow from a small company to a major
multinational within five years. Steve
grew out of his overalls just last year. Music
helps me to think. Studies
indicate that people with gray hair are smarter than the majority. Steve's
constant worrying over his gray hair indicates to me a serious self-esteem
problem. Steve
inherits his gray hair from his mother's family. Steve
should invest in hair dye. Lack
of exercise leads to obesity. The
pain is localized in my left foot. You've
managed to screw this up again, Steve. Chocolate
makes me think of Switzerland. I'm
sorry. I mistook you for someone else. Penguins
are native to the Antarctic. Steve
is a native of Canada. Steve
needs to think of some better sentences. It is
necessary to be creative. Liberalism,
as we know it, originated in 17th century England. Money
permits us to live a comfortable life. Stephen
is prized as a teacher in Bogota. Stephen
is prized for his ability to dance the salsa. In
school, we were prohibited from fighting. The
promise of success drove us to the mountain's peak. I
promise to tell the truth more often – I swear. Joel's
first novel Love and the GMAT is published by ETS. Steve's
first novel will be published in March. His
clients range from multinationals to the smallest businesses. I wish
to refer to the latest work by Foucault.... She is
regarded as an expert. My
work requires me to travel. Steve
resembles a young Charles Atlas. Rough
play often results in injuries. Injuries
often result from rough play. The
rivalry between Joel and Enrique Iglesias is legendary. The
rivals Enrique and Joel quarreled often. Save
for that inconvenience, the trip was a success. They
saved me from another boring party. He
seeks to save your soul. I seek
the truth. You
seem to be sleepy today. I can
sleep with whoever I want! I
spoke to my secretary about the report I wanted. I
spoke with my colleague about the upcoming report. Steve
loves to take advantage of those around him. She
taught Jim to dance. She
taught Jim the lambada. She
told him that he was a terrible dancer. The
rope is tied to the chair. We
transmitted the e-mail to him. I use
a light to read. Years
ago, he used to walk every day to work. He is
used to walking to work. Fortunately,
he was willing to help us. |
Some
More idioms
a
debate over
a lot
a
responsibility to
a
result of
a
sequence of
agree
with
as an
instance of
as
good as/or better than
as
great as
as
good as...or better than
as
much as
attend
to (someone)
attribute
X to Y/X is attributed to Y
based on
believe
X to be Y
both X
and Y
centers
on
concerned
with
conform
to
created
with
defined
as
depends
on whether
depicted
as
different
from/differ from
distinguishes
between X and Y
distinguish
from
doubt
that
either...or
enable
to
fascinated
by
forbid
X to do Y
identical
with
in
contrast to
independent
from
indifferent
towards
modeled
after
(no)
more...than/(no) less...than
more
than ever
neither...nor
not
only...but also
not so
much...as
prohibits
X from doing Y
potential
to
range
from X to Y
regard
as
regardless
responsible
for
resulting
in
retroactive
to
so X
as to be Y
so
(adjective) that
subscribe
to
such...as
the
same to X as to Y
to
contrast X with Y
to
mistake X for Y
to
result in
to
sacrifice X for Y