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Lesson: Sentence Correction Challenging - 12

Idioms

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You may recall that idioms are words or phrases that derive from standard usage. Idioms are not governed by specific grammatical rules.

There are three types of idioms that you'll see on the Exam:

  1. word pairs that go together
  2. prepositions and the verbs that use them
  3. standard expressions.

Word Pairs

as…as The movie was as long as it was boring.
more…than
less…than
greater….than
The module was more thrilling than anything I'd ever done.
not only…but (also) She was not only exhausted but (also) famished as well.
so…that The apartment was so expensive that no self-supporting student could afford it.
(just) as…so (Just) as it is the duty of employees to contribute to the well-being of the company, so it is the duty of the company to contribute to the well-being of its employees.
neither…nor
either…or
Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

If you're a native speaker of English, you may recognize many idioms intuitively, but it still pays you to learn these commonly tested idioms. And if English is not your first language be sure to learn these by test day!


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