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Pramod Upadhyay Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Kindly evaluate my answers

1. Jack saw Marsha at the convention. He really didn't expect to ________ there.

(A)run her into

(B) run out to her

(C)run into her

(D)run to her

Ans: D

2. By the time I learn to use this computer, they __________a new model and this one will be outdated.

(A) are creating

(B) will have created

(C) create

(D) have created

Ans: B
3. The company ________ a controversial restructuring and the transition didn't go very smoothly.

(A) undergone

(B) is undergoing

(C)undergoes

(D)underwent

Ans: D

4. Eliot's at Lemore Industries now. He quit ________ for us nearly two years ago.

(A) working

(B) to working

(C) work

(D) to work

Ans: A

5. By the time the new clothing company finally rolled out their marketing campaign, many competitors ________ their new spring fashions.

(A) haven't already launched

(B) had already launched

(C) already launched

(D) have already launched

Ans: B

6. It won't be easy to close the deal with our new client, but I ________.


(A) look forward to the challenge

(B)look forward at the challenge

(C)look forward the challenge

(D) look the challenge forward

Ans: A

7. Sam _________ the company last June. Since then, I _________ to show him the ropes, but he still isn't learning very fast.


(A) joined|have tried

(B) joined|tried

(C) joining|had tried

(D) joins|try

Ans: A

8. I have to close a deal with an important multinational company in Tokyo, so it's crucial that I get on the next plane to Japan. What time ________?

(A) did it leave

(B) has it left

(C) does it leave

(D) will it have left

Ans: C

9. Jenna made a big blunder! She forgot ________ the advertisement to the magazine, so it didn't get published.

(A) send

(B)to sending

(C)sending

(D)to send

Ans: D

10. I need to talk to Randall about his inappropriate attitude at work, but I ________ the chance to broach the subject because he's never at his desk.

(A) have had

(B)won't have

(C)did have

(D)haven't had

Ans: B
  

Top answer

1. No, the idiom is run into . 10.

  • 1.
  • No, the idiom is run into .
  • 10.
  • Not grammatically wrong, but not the intended meaning either.
  • You haven’t had the chance to broach the subject yet .
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1. No, the idiom is run into.
10. Not grammatically wrong, but not the intended meaning either. You haven’t had the chance to broach the subject yet.
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Hi,

Are you sure about answer Of 4. It seems to me that it should be "To Work". I would appreciate if you could clear my doubt.
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Pramod UpadhyayIt seems to me that it should be "To Work".
Quit + to-infinitival is possible, but it wouldn’t make sense in this context. Note the difference:

Eliot's at Lemore Industries now. He quit working for us (he quit his job at our company) nearly two years ago.
Eliot used to work at Lemore Industries, but i

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