Hi
I found this very usedful , top 10 . this is from
Magoosh.com blog so credits to author , posting for wider consumption .
Require that X be YType (Command Subjunctive ): Bossy verb + that + subject + verb + subject2
Correct: The new regulations require that prospective employees be subjected to rigorous screening.
Incorrect: The new regulations require prospective employees to be subjected to rigorous screening.
Estimate to beType (Command Subjunctive : infinite)
Correct: The fossils are estimated to be more than 65 million years old.
Incorrect: The fossils are estimated as more than 65 million years old.
Prohibit X from YCorrect: The ban will prohibit those without adequate documentation from purchasing guns.
Incorrect: The ban will prohibit those without adequate documentation to purchase handguns.
Believe X to be YType (Command Subjunctive : infinite)
Correct: Astrophysicists believe the recent disturbances in radio transmissions to be a result of solar flares.
Incorrect: Astrophysicists believe that the recent disturbances in radio transmissions to be a result of solar flares.
Consider X Y (no ‘to be’)Type : Non Infinitives
Correct: Most musicologists consider Joseph Hayden the father of the sonata.
Incorrect: Most musicologists consider Joseph Hayden to be the father of the sonata.
Incorrect: Most musicologists consider Joseph Hayden as the father of the sonata.
X expected to YType : expect and be are same , similar to ' has to be X' is wrong ' be X'
Correct: Tax rates are expected to increase next year.
Incorrect: Tax rates are expected to
beincreasing next year.
Not only…but also…Correct: Idioms are not only difficult to memorize but are also easy to mix up.
Incorrect: Idioms are not only difficult to memorize but are easy to mix up.
Neither…nor…Correct: Studies show that neither studying alone nor in groups is optimal.
Incorrect: Studies show that neither studying alone or in groups is optimal.
Just as…so too…Correct: Just as caffeine can boost arousal so too can vigorous walking.
Incorrect: Just as caffeine can boost arousal vigorous walking can also.
Prefer X to YType :
Correct: The blue macaw prefers lush tropical habitats to the dry climate found in the southeastern part of Brazil.
Incorrect: The blue macaw prefers lush tropical habitats over the dry climate found in the southeastern part of Brazil.
Doubt : is 'Prefer X to be Y' correct ? As my ears says its wrong , but why ?
can comeone give gyan on when to use be and when not to use be ?Orignal Link :
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2011/top-ten-mo ... at-idioms/ , all credits to authors