GMAT Focus Practice Questions — All Questions

Select the option that makes the sentence grammatically correct: 'Neither the manager nor the employees ____ satisfied with the new schedule.'

• a.was
• b.were✓
• c.is being
• d.has been

With 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the nearer subject. The nearer subject, 'employees,' is plural, so the plural verb 'were' is correct.

Choose the version that corrects the misplaced modifier: 'Walking to the office, the rain soaked her coat.'

• a.Walking to the office, she felt the rain soak her coat.✓
• b.Walking to the office, her coat was soaked by the rain.
• c.The rain, walking to the office, soaked her coat.
• d.Her coat, walking to the office, was soaked by the rain.

The opening phrase 'Walking to the office' must modify the person doing the walking. Only 'she' can logically walk, so 'she felt the rain soak her coat' places the modifier correctly. The other versions illogically attach the walking to the rain or the coat.

Choose the option that keeps the list parallel: 'The consultant recommended cutting costs, hiring cautiously, and ____.'

• a.that inventory should be reduced
• b.a reduction of inventory
• c.reducing inventory✓
• d.to reduce inventory

The first two items are gerund phrases ('cutting costs,' 'hiring cautiously'), so the third must match that form. 'Reducing inventory' maintains parallel structure; the other options break the pattern.