GMAT Idioms Exam Success Simplified: Comprehensive Guides for Testing Exams

On the GMAT, compare with is the generally preferred form. Use compare to to point out an abstract or figurative likeness, and compare with to consider likenesses and differences in general. Connection ___ Connection between Consequence ___ Consequence of Consider "I consider you a very good friend" Continue ___ Continue to Contrast ___ Contrast with Credit ___ Credit with Debate ___ Debate over Decide ___ Decide to Define ___ Define as Different ___ Different from Difficult ___ Difficult to Dispute ___ Dispute over Distinguish ___ ... and ... Distinguish between ... and ... Distinguish ... ___ ... Distinguish ... from ... Double vs. Twice On the GMAT, double is only used as a verb; when making a comparison, the preferred form is twice. He promised to double the company's profits in less than a year. I ate twice as much as you did. Each other vs. One another In GMAT English, each other is used to refer to two things, and one another is used for three or more. Either ... ___ ... Either ... or ... -er ___ -er than Extent __ ____ Extent to which Estimate __ ____ Estimate to be Fewer vs. Less Use fewer to describe countable things, like jelly beans or people, and less to describe an uncountable quantity, like soup or love. Forbid ___ Forbid to From ... ___ ... From ... to ... Just as ... __ ___ .... Just as ... so too .