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Choose the series of words that correctly completes the following
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21. Choose the series of words that correctly completes the following passage.
Stanley worked five hours _______ ________ last week in order to ________ the company's software. The new _________ is really great! I'm going to _________ some cake and champagne for him. Would you _______ the table in the conference room?
Answers:
• A - overtime, everyday, up grade, set up, pickup, setup
• B - overtime, every day, upgrade, setup, pick up, set up
• C - over time, everyday, upgrade, setup, pickup, set up
• D - overtime, everyday, up grade, set up, pick up, setup
22. Choose the option that corrects the parallelism error contained in the following sentence.
Not only does Rachel expect a promotion within the next year but also a significant increase in salary.
Answers:
• A - Not only does Rachel expect a promotion within the next year, but she also expects a significant increase in salary.
• B - Rachel expects not only a promotion within the next year but also a significant increase in salary.
• C - a and b
• D - None of the above—original sentence has no error
23. Choose the series of modifiers that best completes the following sentence.
________ enough, even though we mixed all those _________ ingredients together, the cake turned out remarkably ________; however, it did smell ________ while it was baking.
Answers:
• A - Strange, strange, good, strange
• B - Strangely, strange, well, strange
C - Strangely, strange, well, strangely
• D - Strangely, strangely, good, strange
24. Complete the following sentence by choosing the verbs that agree with the subject.
The clown with his accompanying unicyclists ________ surprised to find that the elephants or the zebra _______ chewing on his rubber noses in the dressing room.
Answers:
• A - were, were
• B - was, was
• C - were, was
• D - was, were
25. Identify the sentence that contains a verb tense error.
Answers:
• A - Oh, how the queen wished that she had not married the king!
• B - Jethro has lost his keys and does not remember where he last saw them.
• C - The hunter claimed that he killed more than a hundred lions in his life.
• D - Siobhan has been playing the harp for the last three years—and, boy, her fingers are tired!
Thanks for any help
21. Choose the series of words that correctly completes the following passage.
Stanley worked five hours _______ ________ last week in order to ________ the company's software. The new _________ is really great! I'm going to _________ some cake and champagne for him. Would you _______ the table in the conference room?
Answers:
• A - overtime, everyday, up grade, set up, pickup, setup
• B - overtime, every day, upgrade, setup, pick up, set up
• C - over time, everyday, upgrade, setup, pickup, set up
• D - overtime, everyday, up grade, set up, pick up, setup
22. Choose the option that corrects the parallelism error contained in the following sentence.
Not only does Rachel expect a promotion within the next year but also a significant increase in salary.
Answers:
• A - Not only does Rachel expect a promotion within the next year, but she also expects a significant increase in salary.
• B - Rachel expects not only a promotion within the next year but also a significant increase in salary.
• C - a and b
• D - None of the above—original sentence has no error
23. Choose the series of modifiers that best completes the following sentence.
________ enough, even though we mixed all those _________ ingredients together, the cake turned out remarkably ________; however, it did smell ________ while it was baking.
Answers:
• A - Strange, strange, good, strange
• B - Strangely, strange, well, strange
C - Strangely, strange, well, strangely
• D - Strangely, strangely, good, strange
24. Complete the following sentence by choosing the verbs that agree with the subject.
The clown with his accompanying unicyclists ________ surprised to find that the elephants or the zebra _______ chewing on his rubber noses in the dressing room.
Answers:
• A - were, were
• B - was, was
• C - were, was
• D - was, were
25. Identify the sentence that contains a verb tense error.
Answers:
• A - Oh, how the queen wished that she had not married the king!
• B - Jethro has lost his keys and does not remember where he last saw them.
• C - The hunter claimed that he killed more than a hundred lions in his life.
• D - Siobhan has been playing the harp for the last three years—and, boy, her fingers are tired!
Top answer
21. Right. 22.
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- Right.
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21. Right.
22. Right.
23. No, sorry. 'Smell' is a linking verb.
24. No. The subject is 'clown'.
25. No, but an argument could be made that all the sentences are OK.
22. Right.
23. No, sorry. 'Smell' is a linking verb.
24. No. The subject is 'clown'.
25. No, but an argument could be made that all the sentences are OK.
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Mister Micawber21. Right.22. Right.23. No, sorry. 'Smell' is a linking verb.24. No. The subject is 'clown'.25. No, but an argument could be made that all the sentences are OK.23. If 'smell' is a linking verb, the last word should be an adjective - STRANGE
• Strangely, strange, well, strange
24. If subject is 'clown' it is singular number, thus
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