I'm just watching these idiom videos and Kevin's openings are awesome. It really puts me in a better mood to study after a long day of work. Well played Kevin.
@@kevinrocci3793 Hi Kevin started watching your videos today and I love the way you teach with a smile on your face. These videos are extremely helpful. Man you have amazing energy at a time like 4 pm also. Respect from India. Stay safe
Cedric Vongheer Great question! I would start with these videos for one! :D Also, I recommend that you check out the Magoosh Idiom flashcards. You can use them online or on your smartphone. :D You'll will see all the important idioms that might pop up on the test! :D gmat.magoosh.com/flashcards/idioms I hope that this helps!
Hi Kevin thank you for the wonderful videos. In the video you talked about expected, which always follows 'to' not 'to be'. I have got an og question, which does not follow this rule. The question is... Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last..... Last year.
Hi Kevin... as you wrote the sentence “Just as a healthy diet and exercise can improve health and prolong life, so too can cultivating curiosity and laughing” Here after “so too can” I was expecting “cultivate” instead of “cultivating “. Would you please explain??? Thank you :)
Hi Zhang Portia! Sure I can help! :D We have a parallel structure in this sentence: exercise *can* + phrase, so too *can* + phrase. So the "cultivating curiosity and laughing" is in parallel with "improve health and prolong life." It may see strange since we "cultivate" has "-ing" on the end of it, but it's okay. It's a present participle. :D I hope that this helps a little! :D
Hi Kevin, Thanks for the video.Quick question : If we get Expected...'to be' in any sentence, can we straightaway consider the sentence wrong ? Is there any exception where 'to be' can be used with Idiom 'Expected' ? While writing this comment, I was about to write "can we straightaway consider the sentence 'to be' wrong ?" I could immediately correct it to "consider the sentence wrong" due to this very video. :) Thanks again. Cheers, Ekansh.
Wow! Immediate improvement! That's awesome Ekansh! :D If you are answering questions on the GMAT, and you see "to be" paired with "expected" you can eliminate that answer choice. It will always be wrong. :D Happy Studying!
That works great, Marc! :D Here's another way to word the sentence too. The "with regard to learning" is an awkward construction so I wanted to provide a more succinct construction. "When it comes to learning idioms, I prefer Kevin from Magoosh to anyone else." Happy studying! :D
'expected to rise' is of the form 'expected [infinitive]'. So It seems like the 'expected to' idiom is equivalent 'expected [infinitive]'. Isn't 'expected to be' possible?
+enjay This is a great question! I love the way you are thinking about this phrase and looking for ways to fit it into a framework that you can use on the test. :D You are definitely on the right track too! "Expect" is a verb that can have an infinitive after it. We can also use "expect" in the form: "expect" + [object] + [infinitive]. Now I won't argue that it's impossible to find examples of the form "expect to be." This does occur and I found a few examples on the web after a quick search. That said, I am focusing strictly on what the GMAT wants. In the sentence correction section, the form "expect to be" will be wrong. A better way of saying this: there will be an answer choice that is more succinct and clear. Alarms should go off in your head if you see the construction "expected to be." Look for another possible answer. There's probably something better. :D
Hi Sayandeep Mitra ! Happy to help! :D When you are using "someone expects x to y" you would not want to include "to be." Just use "to" in these situations. For example, - "Scientists expect sea levels to rise." - "My mom expects me to finish cleaning before leaving the house." In these situations, we don't need the "be" either, so it is the same as the example sentence when using "expected." Does that make sense? Happy Studying!
Sayandeep Mitra Glad that makes sense! If you are struggling with Critical Reasoning, I recommend watching the videos I made on Critical Reasoning questions. Also, we have a ton of resources on our blog as well that will help a lot! :D magoosh.com/gmat/category/verbal/critical-reasoning/
Hi Neha! Great question! :D I wanted to end the videos with something positive. So I came up with "Be excellent to the universe!" That's it! Nothing more than wanting students to be positive and be a positive influence on those around them. :D
I'm just watching these idiom videos and Kevin's openings are awesome. It really puts me in a better mood to study after a long day of work. Well played Kevin.
Thanks +Robert Benavidez! That means I am doing something right! :D
@@kevinrocci3793 Hi Kevin started watching your videos today and I love the way you teach with a smile on your face. These videos are extremely helpful. Man you have amazing energy at a time like 4 pm also. Respect from India. Stay safe
@@nikhilverma1000 that's awesome! Glad you are enjoying the videos! Be excellent and happy studying! :D
Thanks for the Video Kevin! would have definitely goten all of these wrong ... how are you suppose to know which idioms/ things you need to learn?
Cedric Vongheer Great question! I would start with these videos for one! :D
Also, I recommend that you check out the Magoosh Idiom flashcards. You can use them online or on your smartphone. :D You'll will see all the important idioms that might pop up on the test! :D
gmat.magoosh.com/flashcards/idioms
I hope that this helps!
Hi Kevin thank you for the wonderful videos. In the video you talked about expected, which always follows 'to' not 'to be'. I have got an og question, which does not follow this rule. The question is... Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year than last..... Last year.
Hi Kevin... as you wrote the sentence “Just as a healthy diet and exercise can improve health and prolong life, so too can cultivating curiosity and laughing”
Here after “so too can” I was expecting “cultivate” instead of “cultivating “. Would you please explain??? Thank you :)
Hey Kevin...I'm not a native speaker...so I kinds of dont understand why "cultivating" can follow "can"...can you explain for me? Thanks a lot
Hi Zhang Portia! Sure I can help! :D We have a parallel structure in this sentence: exercise *can* + phrase, so too *can* + phrase. So the "cultivating curiosity and laughing" is in parallel with "improve health and prolong life." It may see strange since we "cultivate" has "-ing" on the end of it, but it's okay. It's a present participle. :D I hope that this helps a little! :D
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for the video.Quick question : If we get Expected...'to be' in any sentence, can we straightaway consider the sentence wrong ? Is there any exception where 'to be' can be used with Idiom 'Expected' ?
While writing this comment, I was about to write "can we straightaway consider the sentence 'to be' wrong ?" I could immediately correct it to "consider the sentence wrong" due to this very video. :) Thanks again.
Cheers,
Ekansh.
Wow! Immediate improvement! That's awesome Ekansh! :D
If you are answering questions on the GMAT, and you see "to be" paired with "expected" you can eliminate that answer choice. It will always be wrong. :D
Happy Studying!
I Prefer Kevin from Magoosh to anyone else with regard to learning idioms. (Is that correct)
That works great, Marc! :D Here's another way to word the sentence too. The "with regard to learning" is an awkward construction so I wanted to provide a more succinct construction.
"When it comes to learning idioms, I prefer Kevin from Magoosh to anyone else."
Happy studying! :D
'expected to rise' is of the form 'expected [infinitive]'. So It seems like the 'expected to' idiom is equivalent 'expected [infinitive]'. Isn't 'expected to be' possible?
+enjay This is a great question! I love the way you are thinking about this phrase and looking for ways to fit it into a framework that you can use on the test. :D
You are definitely on the right track too! "Expect" is a verb that can have an infinitive after it. We can also use "expect" in the form: "expect" + [object] + [infinitive].
Now I won't argue that it's impossible to find examples of the form "expect to be." This does occur and I found a few examples on the web after a quick search. That said, I am focusing strictly on what the GMAT wants. In the sentence correction section, the form "expect to be" will be wrong. A better way of saying this: there will be an answer choice that is more succinct and clear. Alarms should go off in your head if you see the construction "expected to be." Look for another possible answer. There's probably something better. :D
Kevin i did not get your point when someone expects something. X to Y. Can we write a 'to be' in there?
Hi Sayandeep Mitra ! Happy to help! :D
When you are using "someone expects x to y" you would not want to include "to be." Just use "to" in these situations. For example,
- "Scientists expect sea levels to rise."
- "My mom expects me to finish cleaning before leaving the house."
In these situations, we don't need the "be" either, so it is the same as the example sentence when using "expected." Does that make sense?
Happy Studying!
Ohh tht sounds great thanks kevin and i need a little help in critical reasoning questions as well. :)
Sayandeep Mitra Glad that makes sense!
If you are struggling with Critical Reasoning, I recommend watching the videos I made on Critical Reasoning questions. Also, we have a ton of resources on our blog as well that will help a lot! :D
magoosh.com/gmat/category/verbal/critical-reasoning/
Why you end all your videos with "Be excellent to the universe"?
Hi Neha! Great question! :D I wanted to end the videos with something positive. So I came up with "Be excellent to the universe!" That's it! Nothing more than wanting students to be positive and be a positive influence on those around them. :D