GMAT Foundations of Verbal: Practice Problems in Book (2020)

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Table of Contents
Gmat: Foundations of Verbal
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Strategy Guides
GMAT Foundations of Verbal
Introduction
PART ONE: Sentence Correction
Chapter 1: Words and Sentences
What Is Tested
Listening to Your Ear versus Learning Grammar
The Answer to the Question
Chapter 2: Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives
Nouns
Categories of Nouns
Singular and Plural
Nouns Wrap-Up
Pronouns
Antecedents
A Special Note about the Pronoun One
Pronouns Wrap-Up
Making Flash Cards
Adjectives
Absolute Adjectives
Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives Wrap-Up
Answers to Pop Quizzes
Answers to Drill Sets
Chapter 3: Verbs and Adverbs
Verbs
Gerunds
Infinitives
Subject–Verb Agreement
Has/Have Verbs

Had Verbs
Verbs Wrap-Up
Adverbs
Adverbial Phrases
Adverbs Wrap-Up
Answers to Pop Quizzes
Answers to Drill Sets
Chapter 4: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Mixed Drills
Prepositions
Prepositional Phrases
Prepositions Separating Subjects and Verbs
Ending a Sentence with a Preposition
Prepositions Wrap-Up
Conjunctions
Subordinating Conjunctions
Conjunctions Wrap-Up
Mixed Drill 4.7—Match the Word with the Part of Speech
Mixed Drill 4.8—Identify Parts of Speech in Sentences
Mixed Drill 4.9—Identify Pronoun Errors
Mixed Drill 4.10—Identify Certain Kinds of Errors
Answers to Pop Quizzes
Answers to Drill Sets
Chapter 5: Subjects & Predicates, Fragments and Run-Ons, and
Punctuation
Subjects & Predicates
Subjects & Predicates Wrap-Up
Sentence Fragments & Run-On Sentences
Fragments & Run-Ons Wrap-Up
Punctuation
Punctuation Wrap-Up
Answers to Pop Quizzes
Answers to Drill Sets
Chapter 6: Modifiers, Parallelism, and Comparisons
Modifiers
Modifiers Wrap-Up
Parallelism and Comparisons
Parallelism and Comparisons Wrap-Up

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Answers to Pop Quizzes
Answers to Drill Sets
Chapter 7: Idioms and Sentence Correction Wrap-Up
Idioms
Idioms Wrap-Up
Parts of Speech and Sentence Structure Wrap-Up
The Sentence Correction Process
Master Your New Skills
Answers to Pop Quiz
Answers to Drill Sets
PART TWO: Critical Reasoning
Chapter 8: Argument Structure
Argument Structure
Arguments and Conclusions
Building Blocks
Common Argument Types
Flaws in Arguments
Answers to Drill Sets
Chapter 9: Assumptions and Deconstructing Arguments
Assumptions & Deconstructing Arguments
Deconstructing Arguments
Answers to Drill Set
Chapter 10: Question Types and Trap Answers
Question Types & Trap Answers
Decoding the Question Stem
Trap Wrong Answers
Answers to Drill Sets
Chapter 11: Putting It All Together
Putting It All Together
Critical Reasoning “Hints”
Answers to Drill Set
Critical Reasoning Wrap-Up
PART THREE: Reading Comprehension
Chapter 12: How to Read on the GMAT
How to Read on the GMAT
Why GMAT Reading Comprehension Is Hard (Don’t Skip
This Intro!)

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Find the Simple Story
A Balanced Read
Practicing a Balanced Read
Chapter 13: Main Ideas and General Questions
Main Ideas & General Questions
General Questions
Answers to Drill Sets
Chapter 14: Specific Questions
Specific Questions
Inference Questions
GMAT Inferences
Specific Purpose Questions
Answers to Drill Sets
Chapter 15: How to Get Better at RC
How to Get Better at RC
How to Study from the Official Guides
Next Steps
Put It All Together: Four Full GMAT Passages and Questions
Put It All Together: Answers
PART FOUR: Vocabulary and RC Idioms
Chapter 16: Vocabulary and RC Idioms
Vocabulary & RC Idioms
How to Learn Vocabulary for the GMAT
Vocabulary List for the GMAT
Vocab Drill 16.1
Vocab Drill 16.2
Vocab Drill 16.3
Vocab Drill 16.4
Vocab Drill 16.5
RC Idioms for the GMAT
Answers to Drill Sets
Appendix
Appendix: Helpful Hints for Speakers of Non-American English
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Acknowledgements
A great number of people were involved in the creation of the book you are holding.
Our Manhattan Prep resources are based on the continuing experiences of our instructors and
students. The overall vision for this edition was developed by Daniel Fogel and Andrea Pawliczek,
who determined what strategies to cover and how to weave them into a cohesive whole.
For the Sentence Correction portion of the guide, Daniel Fogel was the primary author and Emily
Meredith Sledge was the primary editor. For the Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension
portions of the guide, Andrea Pawliczek was the primary author and Emily Madan was the primary
editor. Patrick Tyrrell deserves special mention as the source of multiple new ideas for the CR unit
of the guide. Helen Tan provided project management and Mario Gambino managed production for
all images.
Matthew Callan coordinated the production work for this guide. Once the manuscript was done,
Naomi Beesen, Stacey Koprince, and Emily Meredith Sledge edited and Cheryl Duckler proofread
the entire guide from start to finish. Carly Schnur designed the covers.
GMAT Foundations of Verbal
Retail ISBN: 978-1-5062-4989-6
Course ISBN: 978-1-5062-4991-9
Retail eISBN: 978-1-5062-4990-2
Course eISBN: 978-1-5062-4992-6
Copyright © 2020 MG Prep, Inc.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or by any
means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or web
distribution—without the prior written permission of the publisher, MG Prep, Inc.
GMAT® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council. Manhattan Prep
is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with GMAC.

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January 7, 2020
Dear Student,
Thank you for picking up a copy of Foundations of Verbal. I hope this book
provides just the guidance you need to get the most out of your GMAT
studies.
At Manhattan Prep, we continually aspire to provide the best
instructors and resources possible. If you have any questions or
feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email our Student Services team at gmat@manhattanprep.com or give us
a shout at 212-721-7400 (or 800-576-4628 in the United States or Canada).
We try to keep all our books free of errors, but if you think we’ve goofed,
please visit manhattanprep.com/GMAT/errata.
Our Manhattan Prep Strategy Guides are based on the continuing
experiences of both our instructors and our students. The primary authors
of this edition of the Foundations of Verbal guide were Daniel Fogel (SC)

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and Andrea Pawliczek (RC and CR). Project management and design were
led by Matthew Callan, Mario Gambino, and Helen Tan. I’d like to send
particular thanks to instructors Stacey Koprince, Emily Madan, Emily
Meredith Sledge, and Patrick Tyrrell for their content contributions.
Finally, we are indebted to all of the Manhattan Prep students who have
given us excellent feedback over the years. This book wouldn’t be half of
what it is without their voice.
And now that you are one of our students too, please chime in! I look
forward to hearing from you. Thanks again and best of luck preparing for
the GMAT!
Sincerely,
Chris Ryan
Executive Director, Product Strategy

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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to GMAT Foundations of Verbal!
This book will improve your English for the rest of your life.
This guide will also help you with the GMAT, of course, but its usefulness
isn’t limited to the GMAT. You’ll learn how sentences work, how arguments
are constructed, and how written English is used and understood in
business contexts.
The vast majority of this guide is helpful for both native and non-native
English speakers, though the section on vocabulary in Reading
Comprehension (RC) is primarily oriented toward English language
learners.
Either way, this book will open your eyes:
You may discover that words you thought you knew can be used in ways
you weren’t aware of. (Did you know that qualified can mean limited?)
You may also discover that passages you thought you understood
actually have additional meaning that you missed on a first reading.
And you may discover that the way even educated native speakers
communicate in spoken English is not actually considered correct in
written English. (Did you know that I have done more studying than has
he is correct, and I consider her to be a good friend is incorrect? It should

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This is certainly not the only book you will need in order to succeed on the
GMAT. You will also need the latest The GMAT® Official Guide, a book filled
with past official GMAT questions, which you are going to use to practice.
We also recommend that you “graduate” from this book to the Manhattan
Prep All the GMAT strategy guide series, which includes all of the Verbal,
Quantitative, Integrated Reasoning, and Analytical Writing Assessment
information you’ll need for the GMAT.
GETTING STARTED
If you’ve never been sure exactly how to identify the subject of a sentence,
if Quant is your natural strength and you dislike the Verbal section, or if
you’re a non-native English speaker who feels that you could use some
additional instruction on the fundamentals, then you’ll likely want to work
through this guide.
You may need only one or two of the major sections in this book before
you feel ready to move on to the more advanced All the Verbal strategy
guide. Alternatively, you may want to work through this book thoroughly
before you move to All the Verbal.
If you generally feel comfortable with your language, reading, and
reasoning skills, then you can move straight to the main All the Verbal
guide, but use this Foundations guide as a reference whenever needed. You
can look up adverbs here to remind yourself what they do. If you are
say I consider her a good friend.)

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struggling to find assumptions on Critical Reading (CR) or to articulate the
main idea of a reading passage, flip open this book to drill your
foundational skills.
If you aren’t sure whether you need the material in this book, try a few end-
of-chapter problems to see how you do. If you struggle with any of the
material, then make time to work through the relevant exercises in the
body of the chapter.
Finally, if you are planning to take a class, we recommend that you work
through any needed material in the GMAT Foundations of Verbal or GMAT
Foundations of Math strategy guides before starting your course, if at all
possible.
Let’s get started!

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