{"id":11015,"date":"2012-04-18T22:48:01","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T05:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=11015"},"modified":"2012-04-18T11:26:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-18T18:26:00","slug":"frequently-confused-words-on-the-gmat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/frequently-confused-words-on-the-gmat\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Confused Words on the GMAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Knewton-175x50_full-color.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9362\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Knewton \" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Knewton-175x50_full-color.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By Jen Rugani<\/p>\n<p>Certain words are very commonly confused for each other; this is by design. Here\u2019s a core content piece you\u2019d find in our course.<\/p>\n<p>The preposition\u00a0<em>among\u00a0<\/em>takes an object made up of more than two items, while the\u00a0preposition\u00a0<em>between<\/em>\u00a0takes an object make up of exactly two items.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We divided our winnings\u00a0<em>among<\/em>\u00a0the\u00a0<em>three\u00a0<\/em>of us.<\/li>\n<li>I cannot choose\u00a0<em>between\u00a0<\/em>the\u00a0<em>cake\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0<em>pie<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>As<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>like<\/em>\u00a0can both be used to suggest similarity between two words or word groups.\u00a0 However, certain situations require the use of\u00a0<em>like,\u00a0<\/em>and others require the use of\u00a0<em>as.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Like\u00a0<\/em>draws a comparison between two nouns and functions as a preposition meaning \u201csimilar to.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Joe felt\u00a0<em>like<\/em>\u00a0a fool when he answered the question incorrectly.<\/li>\n<li>There is nothing\u00a0<em>like<\/em>\u00a0biking on a warm autumn day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>As\u00a0<\/em>indicates a similarity between clauses, two phrases containing both a subject and a verb.\u00a0<em>As\u00a0<\/em>also introduces an adjective that is used in a comparison or a noun that indicates status.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0The cod was marinated in white wine,\u00a0<em>as<\/em>\u00a0a proper seafood dish should be.<\/li>\n<li>The teacher is very lenient, but the principal will not be\u00a0<em>as\u00a0<\/em>kind.<\/li>\n<li>I work\u00a0<em>as<\/em>\u00a0a librarian.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The adjective\u00a0<em>fewer<\/em>\u00a0properly modifies nouns that express quantities that\u00a0<em>can be counted<\/em>;\u00a0<em>less<\/em>modifies nouns that express quantities that\u00a0<em>cannot be counted<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<em>Fewer<\/em>\u00a0people are living in the city.<\/li>\n<li>Please put\u00a0<em>less<\/em>\u00a0sugar in my tea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Effect<\/em>\u00a0is most commonly used as a noun meaning \u201cresult,\u201d but may also function as a verb meaning \u201cbring about.\u201d\u00a0<em>Affect<\/em>\u00a0is most commonly used as a verb meaning \u201cchange.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0The weather\u00a0<em>affected<\/em>\u00a0the outcome of the football game.<\/li>\n<li>The failure of the major bank had a major\u00a0<em>effect<\/em>\u00a0on the stock market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are several other pairs and sets of words that are commonly confused. 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