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ABOUT
Worry... about (If you worry too much about the GMAT, you'll develop an ulcer.)
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AS
- Define...as (My GMAT teacher defines the conclusion as the main point of argument)
- Regard... as (Art historians regard the Mona Lisa as one of the greatest works of art.)
- Not so... as (He is not so much smart as cunning.)
- So ... as to be (She is so beautiful as to be exquisite.)
- Think of... as (Think of it more as a promise than a threat.)
- See... as (Many people see euthanasia as an escape from pain.)
- The same... as (Mom and Dad gave the same punishment to me as to you.)
- As... as (Memorizing idioms is not as fun as playing bingo.)
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AT
Target... at (The commercials were obviously targeted at teenage boys.)
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FOR
Responsible for (You are responsible for the child.)
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FROM
- Prohibit... from (He was prohibited from entering the public library after he...)
- Different... from (Democrats are not so different from Republicans in the United States.)
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OVER
Dispute over (The men had a dispute over money.)
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THAT
- So... that (He was so late that he missed the main course.)
- Hypothesis... that (The hypothesis that aspartame causes brain tumors... )
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TO BE
- Believe... to be (His friends do not believe the ring he bought at the auction to be Jackie O's; they all think he was tricked.)
- Estimate... to be (The time he has spent impersonating Elvis is estimated to be longer than the time Elvis ...)
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TO
- Forbid... to (I forbid you to call me before noon.)
- Ability... to (If you take the GMAT enough times, you might develop the ability to choose the credited responses)
- Attribute... to (Many amusing quips are attributed to Dorothy )
- Require ... to (Before you enter the house you are required to take off your hat)
- Responsibility to (You have a responsibility to take care of the child)
- Permit... to (I don't permit my children to play with knives in the living room)
- Superior... to (My pasta sauce is far superior to my mother-in-law's)
- Try... to (Try to stay awake during the essay section of the test)
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WITH
- Credit... with (Many people credit Christopher Columbus with the discovery of America, but)
- Associate... with (Most politicians prefer not to be associated with the Mafia)
- Contrast... with (My father likes to contrast my grades with my brother's)
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CONSIDER
- there is NO PREPOSITION for this. Just (Art historians consider the Mona Lisa)
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MORE THAN ONE PREPOSITION
- Distinguish... from (I can't distinguish day from night)
- Distinguish between... and (I can't distinguish between black and white)
- Native... of (The kangaroo is native to Australia)
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COMPARISONS
- Not only... but also (She is not only beautiful, but also smart)
- Not... but (The review was not mean-spirited but merely flippant)
- Either... or (I must have either chocolate ice cream or carrot cake)
- Neither... nor (She could neither leave the house nor use the phone)
- Both... and (I choose both ice cream and cake)
- More... than; Less... than (The dog is much more intelligent than the cat)
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