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Hello friends..Below is the list of idioms that I came across while studying from official guide.
Each of them have come in an offcial guide and have been thoroughly searched for their meaning.
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Generalise "A preposition after an word (of,in,about etc)follows a noun or noun phrase(verbing)
"To" follows a VERB..for idioms its handy(Not validated ..just obesrved)" Note as is a preposition too
IDIOMS UASGE
Note:Instead of follows a noun or a verbing(noun phrase) but not a verb
1 Evidence of,evidence that Evidence of' is typically followed by a noun and Evidence that is followed by a 'clause' .
If we mean that we have found evidence of a noun, we use ‘evidence of’. If we mean that we have found evidence of a particular action, we use ‘evidence that’ followed
by a clause. 1
Evidence for Evolution It can be used with THEORY or IDEA
2 Evidence to "evidence to suggest.
3 EXAMPLES of Evidence "• Astronomers have discovered evidence of life on Mars.
CORRECT
• Scientists have discovered evidence of the dinosaurs being herbivores.
INCORRECT
• Scientists have discovered evidence that the dinosaurs were herbivores.
CORRECT
Ex-Evidence for reincarnation,aliens,big bang,Existence of god
evidence to suggest." 4
2 "persuade X to do Y(Right)
persuaded in ,persuade X that..is unidimatic
example persuade X IN claiming is worng
" persuade X in doing Y(INCORRECT) D18
3 Grow as big as--unidiomatic Grow to be 30 feet is fine
4 X is to Y what A is to B
5 "Claims that+Subordinate clause
OR Claims+the infinitive" Claims from a one page handwriting sample that..wrong…..>>>>>claims to be able to assesss see left one…more direct form
6 The ability to is correct Able to--Correct The ability of (Incorrect)
7 which Normally comma is rquired before which whenever we use which
8 ATTTRIBUTE TO(effect) "attribute X(effect) to Y(cause)…matlab to ke baad wala CAUSE hoga…
Wrong usage..Attribute X to be Y,Attrubute X to result from Y,Attribute X due to Y,Attribute X as the cause of Y.
"
9 AID IN(follows ING normally) AID for..aid to(follows noun) >>>https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmat-prepositions-and-idioms-in-and-by/
AID to VERB(wrong) AID to NOUN "aid to refugess,aid for victims(aid to follows recipient.stuff is verb below)
aid to stuff--wrong idiom..aid in stuffing>>>>>>>>>>aid to heal etc is incorrect
"
10 Consider X Y "The correct idiom is Consider x y and not consider x as y or consider x to be y or consider x as y or any other form.
Examples:Rita considers Tom to be a lagard(wrong). As a laggard --also wrong
Consider X Y is the correct idiom(Rita Considers Tom a laggard.)…Consider X to be Y is a suspect and it can be correct.(Obeseved in OG..only consider)
" "
"
11 "Prohibit X from Y (VERB-ing) or Prohibiting
Forbid X to Y((infinitive)
" "Proibit follows from as prepostion and Forbid follows 'to' though both are a little identical meaning..
Prohibit Akanksha from eating the ice cream/
I forbid you to speak another word."
12 Capable of,ablity to similar words meaning wise but diff prepostion
13 Effort To--correct Effort for and 'effort of' is incorectidiom 20th SEPT
14 substitute X for Y Substitute X in place of Y …Redundant also substitute is followed by preposton FOR
15 So X … So X that Y--CORRECT IDIOM to decribe.. >>>>Ryan walked so fast that no one could catch him
AS X AS Y--used for comparison is the correct idiom>>>>>>>>The economy is growing but not SO FAST Not equally X as Y or anything else
So much as Vs As much as diffrence is tested in OG18,738
16 Eating of highly processed foods and excelling at sports Eating of is incorrect idiom..Correct is Eating highly processes foods and excelling at sports >>>>>tested concept--VERBing paralleism vs VERBing of Noun(not parallel)
17 Connection between A and B is correct idiom Connection OF A and B is incorrect
18 Instead of/rather than instead of--substitute,rather than--preference >>>> Note:Instead of follows a noun or a verbing(noun phrase) but not a verb..Rather than is preferred over instead of..
19 X asks for help IN DOING Y. for help to buy stocks is unidiomatic
20 "from ---to,
So X that Y" "not from --up to,
So X to be Y ..--is incorrect idiom >>>> So ke baad that aayega --Like like this"
22 Advocates,advocating for --prepostion cannot come after this
23 Conceived of X as Y Conceived of X to be Y is wroNg
24 agree to be --unidiomatic agree to be a phenomenon is incorrect
Agree is fine.. agree to VERB/ADJECTIVE
5 Despite and Although Despite is prepostion/Although is conjunction
6 Simuleltanously with
7 evidence of gives evidence of the noun that follows
evidence that provides evidence in the clause that follows
8 Sufficient enough redundant
9 CDMA listing-the-xy-idioms-consider-xy-117328.html
Consider,declare,make,assume Correct : Rita considers tom a laggard. >>>>Correct : Please make my child a better singer.
doesn’t follow as Incorrect : Rita considers tom as a laggard.>>>>>>Incorrect : Please make my child as a better singer
"
Correct : Rebecca assumed Tony the strongest lad in college. Incorrect : Rebecca assumed Tony as the strongest lad in college
"
10 Aimed at ..aim of Verbing AIMED TO --incorrect idiom( I THINK AIM TO TOUCH THE STARS AND BRING GLORY)
We adopted new procedures AIMED AT reducing theft…We adopted new procedures WITH THE AIM OF REDUCING THEFT..
11 appear to be (implies)…appear as (visible as..)..The stars appear closer in full moon.
12 15 years efffort wrong The correct adjective term is--15 year of effort
13 Owed restitution to X for Y… owed restitution to X because y is wrong..
14 Independently of vs indendently from "independent of is used with processes that occur with little bearing on each other. for instance:
the decomposition of this particular chemical is independent of temperature. " https://english.stackexchange.com/quest ... ly-of-from
"Independent from is used for the independence of entities such as people or nations.
he may seem innocent, but he has been independent from his parents since he was 13.
Finland has ben independent from Russia since 1917."
15 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/gramma ... ar/for-ing
16 Information is singular Information shows
17 Admiration for --is correct idiom “admiration of” is an incorrect idiom. The correct idioms are “admiration for” and “admirer of”.
The noun “expert” and “authority so expert authority on redundant
18 Increase of ..Increase IN usage "an increase OF ten percent
To refer to something becoming larger or more prevalent, we use increase IN:
an increase IN the crime rate "
20 "Less than 30 thousand dollars(CORRECT)
Not fewer than 30 thousand dollars(INCORRECT)" "less than 5 miles, because it's possible to have something like 4.357 miles
fewer than 5 girls, because it's not possible to have something like 4.357 girls
10 items or less(INCORRECT) fewer than 10 items(correct)
Less than 60 seconds (CORRECT)"
21 "
Not Only X But Y ,NOT only BUT Also(CORRECT)
Not X But Rather Y(CORRECT)
NOT X YET Y(CORRECT)
Not X But Y(CORRECT)
" "Incorrect ..Not X But only Y
Incorrect..Not X rather Y"
22 "A return on--correct idiom,As a Return on--incorrect idiom
In return for" return on investment
23 The idiom both X as well as Y does not exist.
26 1. dated at correct idiom
2.Esimated to be
27 Allowed .. you might have spotted that choice (C) uses the construction allowed that. This is not the correct idiom. Use X allowed Y (to happen), not X allowed that Y (can happen). OG18,685
allowed for .. This is also correct..Allowed for (enabled)
Allowed that.. Check this idiom properly..TRY AVOIDING..
X allowed Y vs X allowed that Y X allowed Y conveys clearer meaning
28 whether X (will happen) and to what extent.
29 to research X vs to research On X "When ‘research’ is used as a verb, the object of the research should immediately follow the verb without any preposition. Therefore, “to research on the books” is incorrect. We need to have “to research the books”. (If ‘research’ is used as a noun, then ‘research on’ is fine e.g. He conducted research on fatty acids.) A bit of caution: these rules may not be universally applicable.
"
31 Expained AS vs
32 For help to But Not for help in Buying
33 ENDURED FOR is correct "ENDURED IN is incorrect idiom.
Also tradiotions that endured 6000 years is incorrect.A person can endure some kind of a trial for example:person endured a serios illness ..Traditions or people cannot endure a time period though .Rather something endures for a time period."
34 Plans for ,plans to It is possible to talk about plans for a noun ,the plans for the house..If you want talk about plans for an an action then that action should be in the verb form ..The plans to launch a new a product ..Plans to cut the debt ..plans for cutting is wrong..
35 Including X and Y It is acceptable to say including X and Y or ranging from X to Y, but including X to Y is not an idiom
36 "The verb expended
should be followed by the preposition on , not for."
37 immune to(correct) The correct idiom is Immune to,immune from is incorerct
38 the idiom as much as to indicate the upper limit of the amount that sperm whales can eat in a day.
39 The most natural idiom here is "while some do X, others do Y." The natural contrast of "some" is "others." The constructions "some others" and "the others" SOME X..Some others Y is incorrect OG745
40 Raising rates..raising of rates (incorrect)
41 Not so much x as Y Not so much X as……... BUT Y denim-jeans-were-originally-worn-not-so-much-as-a-fashion-136750.html
42 check can vs could vs would can could difference is tested in O18,738 https://gmatwithcj.com/sentence-correct ... rspersing/
43 with the ultimate goal to reduce..with the goal to ultimately reduce. The final goal is reduce ..the goal is finally to reduce..
44 in return for vs return on You might do X in return for Y; that is, in exchange for you doing X, someone else did (or gave you) Y. Alternatively, you could, for example, earn X as a return on your investment in Y; that is, you invest in Y, and you gain X as your return.
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Each of them have come in an offcial guide and have been thoroughly searched for their meaning.
They are must do and helpful!
Please refer the attachment for proper formatted file.
Generalise "A preposition after an word (of,in,about etc)follows a noun or noun phrase(verbing)
"To" follows a VERB..for idioms its handy(Not validated ..just obesrved)" Note as is a preposition too
IDIOMS UASGE
Note:Instead of follows a noun or a verbing(noun phrase) but not a verb
1 Evidence of,evidence that Evidence of' is typically followed by a noun and Evidence that is followed by a 'clause' .
If we mean that we have found evidence of a noun, we use ‘evidence of’. If we mean that we have found evidence of a particular action, we use ‘evidence that’ followed
by a clause. 1
Evidence for Evolution It can be used with THEORY or IDEA
2 Evidence to "evidence to suggest.
3 EXAMPLES of Evidence "• Astronomers have discovered evidence of life on Mars.
CORRECT
• Scientists have discovered evidence of the dinosaurs being herbivores.
INCORRECT
• Scientists have discovered evidence that the dinosaurs were herbivores.
CORRECT
Ex-Evidence for reincarnation,aliens,big bang,Existence of god
evidence to suggest." 4
2 "persuade X to do Y(Right)
persuaded in ,persuade X that..is unidimatic
example persuade X IN claiming is worng
" persuade X in doing Y(INCORRECT) D18
3 Grow as big as--unidiomatic Grow to be 30 feet is fine
4 X is to Y what A is to B
5 "Claims that+Subordinate clause
OR Claims+the infinitive" Claims from a one page handwriting sample that..wrong…..>>>>>claims to be able to assesss see left one…more direct form
6 The ability to is correct Able to--Correct The ability of (Incorrect)
7 which Normally comma is rquired before which whenever we use which
8 ATTTRIBUTE TO(effect) "attribute X(effect) to Y(cause)…matlab to ke baad wala CAUSE hoga…
Wrong usage..Attribute X to be Y,Attrubute X to result from Y,Attribute X due to Y,Attribute X as the cause of Y.
"
9 AID IN(follows ING normally) AID for..aid to(follows noun) >>>https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmat-prepositions-and-idioms-in-and-by/
AID to VERB(wrong) AID to NOUN "aid to refugess,aid for victims(aid to follows recipient.stuff is verb below)
aid to stuff--wrong idiom..aid in stuffing>>>>>>>>>>aid to heal etc is incorrect
"
10 Consider X Y "The correct idiom is Consider x y and not consider x as y or consider x to be y or consider x as y or any other form.
Examples:Rita considers Tom to be a lagard(wrong). As a laggard --also wrong
Consider X Y is the correct idiom(Rita Considers Tom a laggard.)…Consider X to be Y is a suspect and it can be correct.(Obeseved in OG..only consider)
" "
"
11 "Prohibit X from Y (VERB-ing) or Prohibiting
Forbid X to Y((infinitive)
" "Proibit follows from as prepostion and Forbid follows 'to' though both are a little identical meaning..
Prohibit Akanksha from eating the ice cream/
I forbid you to speak another word."
12 Capable of,ablity to similar words meaning wise but diff prepostion
13 Effort To--correct Effort for and 'effort of' is incorectidiom 20th SEPT
14 substitute X for Y Substitute X in place of Y …Redundant also substitute is followed by preposton FOR
15 So X … So X that Y--CORRECT IDIOM to decribe.. >>>>Ryan walked so fast that no one could catch him
AS X AS Y--used for comparison is the correct idiom>>>>>>>>The economy is growing but not SO FAST Not equally X as Y or anything else
So much as Vs As much as diffrence is tested in OG18,738
16 Eating of highly processed foods and excelling at sports Eating of is incorrect idiom..Correct is Eating highly processes foods and excelling at sports >>>>>tested concept--VERBing paralleism vs VERBing of Noun(not parallel)
17 Connection between A and B is correct idiom Connection OF A and B is incorrect
18 Instead of/rather than instead of--substitute,rather than--preference >>>> Note:Instead of follows a noun or a verbing(noun phrase) but not a verb..Rather than is preferred over instead of..
19 X asks for help IN DOING Y. for help to buy stocks is unidiomatic
20 "from ---to,
So X that Y" "not from --up to,
So X to be Y ..--is incorrect idiom >>>> So ke baad that aayega --Like like this"
22 Advocates,advocating for --prepostion cannot come after this
23 Conceived of X as Y Conceived of X to be Y is wroNg
24 agree to be --unidiomatic agree to be a phenomenon is incorrect
Agree is fine.. agree to VERB/ADJECTIVE
5 Despite and Although Despite is prepostion/Although is conjunction
6 Simuleltanously with
7 evidence of gives evidence of the noun that follows
evidence that provides evidence in the clause that follows
8 Sufficient enough redundant
9 CDMA listing-the-xy-idioms-consider-xy-117328.html
Consider,declare,make,assume Correct : Rita considers tom a laggard. >>>>Correct : Please make my child a better singer.
doesn’t follow as Incorrect : Rita considers tom as a laggard.>>>>>>Incorrect : Please make my child as a better singer
"
Correct : Rebecca assumed Tony the strongest lad in college. Incorrect : Rebecca assumed Tony as the strongest lad in college
"
10 Aimed at ..aim of Verbing AIMED TO --incorrect idiom( I THINK AIM TO TOUCH THE STARS AND BRING GLORY)
We adopted new procedures AIMED AT reducing theft…We adopted new procedures WITH THE AIM OF REDUCING THEFT..
11 appear to be (implies)…appear as (visible as..)..The stars appear closer in full moon.
12 15 years efffort wrong The correct adjective term is--15 year of effort
13 Owed restitution to X for Y… owed restitution to X because y is wrong..
14 Independently of vs indendently from "independent of is used with processes that occur with little bearing on each other. for instance:
the decomposition of this particular chemical is independent of temperature. " https://english.stackexchange.com/quest ... ly-of-from
"Independent from is used for the independence of entities such as people or nations.
he may seem innocent, but he has been independent from his parents since he was 13.
Finland has ben independent from Russia since 1917."
15 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/gramma ... ar/for-ing
16 Information is singular Information shows
17 Admiration for --is correct idiom “admiration of” is an incorrect idiom. The correct idioms are “admiration for” and “admirer of”.
The noun “expert” and “authority so expert authority on redundant
18 Increase of ..Increase IN usage "an increase OF ten percent
To refer to something becoming larger or more prevalent, we use increase IN:
an increase IN the crime rate "
20 "Less than 30 thousand dollars(CORRECT)
Not fewer than 30 thousand dollars(INCORRECT)" "less than 5 miles, because it's possible to have something like 4.357 miles
fewer than 5 girls, because it's not possible to have something like 4.357 girls
10 items or less(INCORRECT) fewer than 10 items(correct)
Less than 60 seconds (CORRECT)"
21 "
Not Only X But Y ,NOT only BUT Also(CORRECT)
Not X But Rather Y(CORRECT)
NOT X YET Y(CORRECT)
Not X But Y(CORRECT)
" "Incorrect ..Not X But only Y
Incorrect..Not X rather Y"
22 "A return on--correct idiom,As a Return on--incorrect idiom
In return for" return on investment
23 The idiom both X as well as Y does not exist.
26 1. dated at correct idiom
2.Esimated to be
27 Allowed .. you might have spotted that choice (C) uses the construction allowed that. This is not the correct idiom. Use X allowed Y (to happen), not X allowed that Y (can happen). OG18,685
allowed for .. This is also correct..Allowed for (enabled)
Allowed that.. Check this idiom properly..TRY AVOIDING..
X allowed Y vs X allowed that Y X allowed Y conveys clearer meaning
28 whether X (will happen) and to what extent.
29 to research X vs to research On X "When ‘research’ is used as a verb, the object of the research should immediately follow the verb without any preposition. Therefore, “to research on the books” is incorrect. We need to have “to research the books”. (If ‘research’ is used as a noun, then ‘research on’ is fine e.g. He conducted research on fatty acids.) A bit of caution: these rules may not be universally applicable.
"
31 Expained AS vs
32 For help to But Not for help in Buying
33 ENDURED FOR is correct "ENDURED IN is incorrect idiom.
Also tradiotions that endured 6000 years is incorrect.A person can endure some kind of a trial for example:person endured a serios illness ..Traditions or people cannot endure a time period though .Rather something endures for a time period."
34 Plans for ,plans to It is possible to talk about plans for a noun ,the plans for the house..If you want talk about plans for an an action then that action should be in the verb form ..The plans to launch a new a product ..Plans to cut the debt ..plans for cutting is wrong..
35 Including X and Y It is acceptable to say including X and Y or ranging from X to Y, but including X to Y is not an idiom
36 "The verb expended
should be followed by the preposition on , not for."
37 immune to(correct) The correct idiom is Immune to,immune from is incorerct
38 the idiom as much as to indicate the upper limit of the amount that sperm whales can eat in a day.
39 The most natural idiom here is "while some do X, others do Y." The natural contrast of "some" is "others." The constructions "some others" and "the others" SOME X..Some others Y is incorrect OG745
40 Raising rates..raising of rates (incorrect)
41 Not so much x as Y Not so much X as……... BUT Y denim-jeans-were-originally-worn-not-so-much-as-a-fashion-136750.html
42 check can vs could vs would can could difference is tested in O18,738 https://gmatwithcj.com/sentence-correct ... rspersing/
43 with the ultimate goal to reduce..with the goal to ultimately reduce. The final goal is reduce ..the goal is finally to reduce..
44 in return for vs return on You might do X in return for Y; that is, in exchange for you doing X, someone else did (or gave you) Y. Alternatively, you could, for example, earn X as a return on your investment in Y; that is, you invest in Y, and you gain X as your return.
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