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GMAT Vocabularyincontext — practice questions

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Match each pair of words to the distinctionRead the answer and worked solution →Fewer or less?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: commonly misused wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Compare to, or compare with?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the shall and will ruleRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every expression Strunk says to avoid or cutRead the answer and worked solution →Due to, and other trapsRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Noun or verb?Read the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: word with its meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: more usage entriesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: fix a misused wordRead the answer and worked solution →Choosing the right wordRead the answer and worked solution →

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Match each pair of words to the distinction

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    affect
    Right
    to influence
  2. Left
    effect (verb)
    Right
    to bring about, accomplish
  3. Left
    effect (noun)
    Right
    a result
  4. Left
    fewer
    Right
    for things you can count
  5. Left
    less
    Right
    not to be used where fewer belongs
Strunk's entries state each distinction exactly. Source: The Elements of Style, Strunk (1918), Words Commonly Misused.

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Fewer or less?

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Questions
  1. Question
    'He had ___ men than before' takes
    Choices
    1. less
    2. either
    3. fewer
    Correct choice
    fewer
  2. Question
    'affect' means
    Choices
    1. to influence
    2. a result
    3. to accomplish
    Correct choice
    to influence
  3. Question
    'effect' as a noun means
    Choices
    1. to influence
    2. a result
    3. to delay
    Correct choice
    a result
  4. Question
    'effect' as a verb means
    Choices
    1. to influence
    2. to reduce
    3. to bring about
    Correct choice
    to bring about
Strunk is blunt: less should not be misused for fewer. Source: The Elements of Style, Strunk (1918), Words Commonly Misused.

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True or false: commonly misused words

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Questions
  1. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    'Different than' is not permissible; use 'different from'.
  2. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    'All right' is always written as two words.
  3. Statement is true
    No
    Statement
    'Can' may freely replace 'may'.
  4. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    'Can' means am, is or are able.
  5. Statement is true
    Yes
    Statement
    'As to whether' is better shortened to 'whether'.
Each line is one of Strunk's entries. Source: The Elements of Style, Strunk (1918), Words Commonly Misused.

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