GMAT语法常用词组大盘点(二).

　　GMAT语法部分的常用词组有哪些呢?澳际留学于近期总结了一批GMAT语法的常用词组，并推荐给广大考生，目前正在积极备战GMAT考试的同学不妨参考一下。

　　15 one of NOUN (this noun will always be plural) + PLURAL VERB

　　16 Great usually describes nouns which express feelings or qualities.

　　e.g. great admiration, great anger, in great detail

　　Large is often used with nouns concerning numbers and measurements. It is not usually used with uncountable nouns.

　　e.g. a large amount, a large number (of), a large population, a large proportion

　　17 Usage of Where and When

　　where can be used in the sense of whereas, as can while. However, if you have to choose between while and whereas, you should go with whereas (or where in this case) if while can be ambiguous in the sentence, since it can mean whereas or at the same time that.

　　Here‘s an example of a sentence in which while can have an ambiguous meaning:

　　Diana prers to eat at McDonald‘s while Tomo eats at Burger King.

　　If while means although here, then we have the simple meaning of contrast--one prers X, but the other prers Y.

　　If while means at the same time that here, then we have a somewhat strange sentence that says that Diana enjoys eating at McD‘s when Tomo goes to Burger King. In other words, something like Diana will enjoy it only when Tomo is doing something else, kind of an illogical sentence.

　　18 equal vs equivalent

　　The new resort hotel will serve 20,000 tourists at its maximum capacity, equaling the capacity of a large stadium.

　　(A) equaling the capacity of a large stadium

　　(B) which equals a large stadium

　　(C) which equals that of a large stadium‘s

　　(D) the equivalent of that of a large stadium‘s

　　(E) the equivalent of a large stadium‘s

　　Well, GMAT has written in one of their explanations that equal should be used only in its strictest sense, for example,

　　4 + 3 is equal to 5 + 2.

　　equivalent, GMAT says, is prerable when we are saying that two things are not entirely identical, but are almost equal. For example, Country X spent $XX on something, equivalent to the GDP of Country Y.

　　19. whether vs if

　　A proposal has been made to trim the horns from rhinoceroses to discourage poachers; the question is whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after their horns are trimmed.

　　(A) whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after their horns are

　　(B) whether tourists will continue to visit game parks to see one once their horns are

　　(C) whether tourists will continue to visit game parks to see rhinoceroses once the animals‘ horns have been

　　(D) if tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses once the animals‘ horns are

　　(E) if tourists will continue to visit game parks to see one after the animals‘ horns have been

　　The real focus of the question here is whether vs. if. There is a little rhyme to help you remember:

　　If you see whether and if... whether is better

　　Of course, this rhyme is just to help you remember, it doesn‘t explain the rule.

　　We use if for conditions: I will help you if I can.

　　and for things that might happen:

　　If you need a hand, please let me know.

　　We use whether when we have two options:

　　We will have the picnic whether or not it rains. (Two options: rain/no rain.)

　　Another way to think of this is if we can add or not, then we MUST use whether. (Of course, you‘ll remember that GMAT does NOT like to add or not; GMAT considers the or not redundant.)

　　Furthermore, in this sentence

　　question... is...

　　we are missing a noun complement.

　　Strictly speaking, we should NOT use an adjective clause as a noun complement; we should use a noun clause.

　　You will recall that if can NEVER be used in noun clauses (only in adverb clauses), but whether CAN be used in noun clauses.

　　20. for all vs along with

　　Second, for all means despite, and along with means in addition to. I‘m sure you‘ll agree that the meanings are different, right?

　　以上对GMAT语法常用词组进行了较为详细的归纳，考生可以据此进行针对性的记忆，并通过阅读及练习熟练掌握GMAT语法的常用词组，从而在短期内提升GMAT语法成绩。 相关链接：

1.GMAT语法常用词组大盘点(一)

2.GMAT语法句子改错要点简析

3.非常实用的GMAT语法备考要点归纳

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