GMAT Practice Worksheet: Sentence Correction (Idioms)

GMAT Practice Worksheet: Sentence Correction
(IDIOMS)
Objective: The purpose of this worksheet is to give you practice solving GMAT
Sentence Correction problems using the knowledge and techniques learned in Game
Plan for the GMAT and taught in the video lesson “Sentence Correction - Part 2.”
Directions: Take as much time as you need to apply your grammar rules and answer
each question. Use the book and videos if necessary. Do not be concerned with time;
learning the techniques and relevant grammar rules is what is important.
1. For both his shorter and longer works of fiction, Gabriel García Márquez achieves the
rare feat of being accessible to the common reader while satisfying the most
demanding of sophisticated critics.
(A) For both his shorter and longer

(B) For both his shorter, and in his longer,
(C) In both his shorter and his longer
(D) Both in his shorter and his longer
(E) Both his shorter and longer
2. It was believed that a thorough knowledge of Latin would not only enable students to
read the classics, also enabling them to think clearly and precisely.
(A) It was believed that a thorough knowledge of Latin would not only enable
students to read the classics, also enabling them to think clearly and precisely.
(B) It had been believed that a thorough knowledge of Latin would not only
enable students to read the classics but rather enable them to think clearly and
precisely.
(C) It was believed that a thorough knowledge of Latin would not only enable
students to read the classics but also enabling them to think clearly and
precisely.
(D) It used to be believed that a thorough knowledge of Latin would enable a
student to be able to read the classics but also enable them to think clearly and
precisely.
(E) It was believed that a thorough knowledge of Latin would enable students not
only to read the classics, but also to think clearly and precisely.
3. It is characteristic of the Metropolitan Opera, as of every major international
company, that the casting is based more on the availability of singers as it is on the
tastes of the music director and the public.
(A) as of every major international company, that the casting is based more on
the availability of singers as it is
(B) as it is of every major international company, that the casting is based more
on the availability of singers than it is
(C) as it is of every major international company, that the casting had been based
more on the availability of singers as
(D) as about every major international company, that casting is based more on
the availability of singers than it was
(E) as it is of every major international company, where the casting is based more
on the availability of singers than it is
4. Many scientists believe that abnormalities in brain chemistry cause clinical

depression, but they have not established what these abnormalities are or how they
lead to illness.
(A) cause clinical depression, but they have not established what these
abnormalities are or
(B) cause clinical depression, but they have not established either what these
abnormalities are nor
(C) are the cause of clinical depression, but they have neither not established
what these abnormalities are or
(D) are the cause of clinical depression, but they have not established either what
these abnormalities are nor
(E) causes clinical depression, but they have not established what these
abnormalities are nor
5. The investigations of many psychologists and anthropologists support the

generalization of there being little that is a significant difference in the underlying
mental processes manifested by people from different cultures.
(A) of there being little that is a significant difference

(B) of there being little that is significantly different
(C) of little that is significantly different
(D) that there is little that is significantly different
(E) that there is little of significant differences
6. Retailers reported moderate gains in their November sales, as much because of their
sales of a year earlier being so bad as that shoppers were getting a head start on
buying their holiday gifts.
(A) of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that

(B) of their sales a year earlier having been as bad as because
(C) of their sales a year earlier being as bad as because
(D) their sales a year earlier had been so bad as because
(E) their sales of a year earlier were as bad as that
7. Antarctica receives more solar radiation than does any other place on Earth, yet the
temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts
during the summer; otherwise, the water levels of the oceans would rise 250 feet and
engulf most of the world’s great cities.
(A) is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,
(B) is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do
so,
(C) so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else
(D) reflective, so that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, or
(E) reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; if it did
8. In the mid-1960’s a newly installed radar warning system mistook the rising of the
mood as a massive missile attack by the Soviets.
(A) the rising of the mood as a massive missile attack by the Soviets
(B) moon rising to a massive missile attack by the Soviets
(C) rising of the moon for a massive Soviet missile attack
(D) moon as it was rising for a massive Soviet missile attack
(E) rise of the moon as a massive Soviet missile attack
9. No sooner had Andrea del Sarto traveled to france to work for the French king but his
wife persuaded him to return to Italy.
(A) but his wife persuaded him to return

(B) but his wife had him persuaded into returning
(C) than he was persuaded by his wife that he will return
(D) but he was persuaded by his wife into returning
(E) than his wife persuaded him to return
10. Most drivers know not only that excessive speeding on highways wastes gasoline,
but also that it is dangerous.
(A) know not only that excessive speeding on highways wastes

(B) know that excessive speeding on highways could be wasteful of
(C) are knowledgeable that excessive speeding on highways not only wastes
(D) have known that excessive speeding on highways wastes not only
(E) know that excessive speeding on highways not only by itself can waste
GMAT Sentence Correction Worksheet - Idioms:
ANSWER KEY
Note: Video answer explanations for each question on this worksheet can be found under the
“Worksheets” heading on your back-end member page. If you still have questions about
certain problems after watching the solution videos, contact your instructor or send an e-mail to
[email protected].
1. C
2. E
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. E
10. A

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(A) For both his shorter and longer

4. Many scientists believe that abnormalities in brain chemistry cause clinical

5. The investigations of many psychologists and anthropologists support the

(A) of there being little that is a significant difference

(A) of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that

(A) but his wife persuaded him to return

(A) know not only that excessive speeding on highways wastes

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