Q. Choose the antonym of 'diligent'.
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A.
A) lazy
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B.
B) industrious
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C.
C) careful
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D.
D) meticulous
Solution
'Lazy' is the antonym of 'diligent', which means showing care and effort in work.
Correct Answer:
A
— A) lazy
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Q. Choose the correct form of the word: 'He is very _____ in his arguments.'
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A.
A. logic
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B.
B. logical
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C.
C. logically
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D.
D. logician
Solution
'Logical' is the correct adjective form to describe someone who uses logic in arguments.
Correct Answer:
B
— B. logical
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Q. Choose the correct form: 'Each of the players have their own locker.'
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A.
Each of the players
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B.
have
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C.
their own locker.
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D.
has
Solution
'Have' should be 'has' because 'each' is singular.
Correct Answer:
B
— have
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Q. Choose the correct form: 'He is one of those people who ____ always late.'
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A.
A. is
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B.
B. are
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C.
C. was
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D.
D. were
Solution
The correct form is 'is' because 'one' is singular, despite 'people' being plural.
Correct Answer:
A
— A. is
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Q. Choose the correct form: 'If I was you, I would take the offer.'
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A.
If I was
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B.
If I were
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C.
If I am
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D.
If I be
Solution
'If I were you' is the correct subjunctive form used for hypothetical situations.
Correct Answer:
B
— If I were
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Q. Choose the correct synonym for 'diligent':
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A.
A. lazy
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B.
B. industrious
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C.
C. careless
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D.
D. indifferent
Solution
'Industrious' means hardworking and is a synonym for 'diligent'.
Correct Answer:
B
— B. industrious
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Q. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'The committee reached a _____ decision after much debate.'
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A.
A) unanimous
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B.
B) unison
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C.
C) unity
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D.
D) unisonous
Solution
'Unanimous' means agreed upon by all, which fits the context of the sentence.
Correct Answer:
A
— A) unanimous
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Q. Choose the sentence that contains an error: 'He is as brave as a lion, but he is not very courageous.'
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A.
A. He is as brave as a lion
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B.
B. but he is not very courageous
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C.
C. He is not brave
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D.
D. He is courageous
Solution
The error is in option C. The sentence contradicts itself by stating he is brave as a lion but then saying he is not brave.
Correct Answer:
C
— C. He is not brave
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Q. Choose the sentence that contains an error: 'He is as brave as a lion, but he is also very timid.'
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A.
He is as brave as a lion.
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B.
He is also very timid.
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C.
He is brave.
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D.
He is a lion.
Solution
The phrase 'He is a lion' is incorrect as it implies he is literally a lion, which is not the intended meaning.
Correct Answer:
D
— He is a lion.
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Q. Choose the sentence that contains an error: 'He is as smart as his brother, but he is more hardworking.'
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A.
A. He is as smart as his brother.
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B.
B. He is more hardworking.
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C.
C. He is hardworking than his brother.
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D.
D. He is smart.
Solution
The correct form should be 'He is more hardworking than his brother.'
Correct Answer:
C
— C. He is hardworking than his brother.
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Q. Choose the sentence that contains an error: 'He is more smarter than his brother.'
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A.
A. He is more smarter than his brother.
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B.
B. He is smarter than his brother.
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C.
C. He is the smartest among his friends.
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D.
D. He is smart than his brother.
Solution
The correct form is 'He is smarter than his brother.' The use of 'more' is incorrect with the comparative 'smarter'.
Correct Answer:
A
— A. He is more smarter than his brother.
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Q. Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct: 'The committee have made their decision.'
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A.
A. The committee have
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B.
B. The committee has
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C.
C. The committee are
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D.
D. The committee is
Solution
In American English, 'committee' is treated as a singular noun, so 'has' is correct.
Correct Answer:
B
— B. The committee has
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Q. Choose the sentence with the correct usage of 'affect': 'The weather can greatly _____ our mood.'
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A.
affect
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B.
effect
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C.
affection
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D.
affective
Solution
'Affect' is the correct verb meaning to influence something.
Correct Answer:
A
— affect
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Q. Choose the synonym for 'diligent':
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A.
A. lazy
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B.
B. industrious
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C.
C. careless
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D.
D. indifferent
Solution
'Industrious' means hardworking and is a synonym for 'diligent'.
Correct Answer:
B
— B. industrious
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Q. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'He was _____ to finish the project on time.'
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A.
A. determined
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B.
B. determinate
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C.
C. determining
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D.
D. determination
Solution
'Determined' is the correct adjective to describe his resolve to finish the project.
Correct Answer:
A
— A. determined
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Q. Find the error in the following sentence: 'Each of the players have their own locker.'
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A.
A. Each
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B.
B. players
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C.
C. have
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D.
D. own
Solution
'Have' should be 'has' because 'each' is a singular subject.
Correct Answer:
C
— C. have
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Q. Find the error in the following sentence: 'Neither the manager nor the employees was aware of the changes.'
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A.
A. Neither
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B.
B. the manager
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C.
C. nor the employees
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D.
D. was
Solution
The correct verb should be 'were' because 'employees' is plural.
Correct Answer:
D
— D. was
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Q. Find the error in the following sentence: 'The committee have made their decision.'
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A.
A. committee
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B.
B. have
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C.
C. made
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D.
D. their
Solution
'Have' should be 'has' because 'committee' is a singular collective noun.
Correct Answer:
B
— B. have
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Q. Find the error in this sentence: 'Each of the students have completed their assignments.'
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A.
Each of the students
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B.
have completed
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C.
their assignments.
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D.
completed.
Solution
'Have' should be 'has' because 'each' is singular.
Correct Answer:
B
— have completed
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Q. Find the error in this sentence: 'Each of the students have submitted their assignments.'
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A.
Each of the students
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B.
have submitted
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C.
their assignments
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D.
None of the above
Solution
'Have' should be 'has' because 'each' is singular.
Correct Answer:
B
— have submitted
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Q. Find the error in this sentence: 'Neither the manager nor the employees was aware of the changes.'
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A.
A. Neither
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B.
B. the manager
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C.
C. nor the employees
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D.
D. was
Solution
The correct verb should be 'were' because 'employees' is plural.
Correct Answer:
D
— D. was
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Q. Find the error in this sentence: 'She don’t like to play tennis on weekends.'
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A.
She
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B.
don’t
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C.
like to play
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D.
on weekends
Solution
The correct form is 'doesn't' instead of 'don’t' because 'she' is singular.
Correct Answer:
B
— don’t
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Q. Find the error in this sentence: 'She sings more better than her sister.'
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A.
She sings
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B.
more better
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C.
than her sister.
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D.
sings better.
Solution
'More better' is incorrect; it should simply be 'better'.
Correct Answer:
B
— more better
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Q. Find the error in this sentence: 'The committee have made their decision.'
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A.
A. The committee
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B.
B. have
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C.
C. made
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D.
D. their decision
Solution
'Committee' is a collective noun and should take a singular verb: 'has'.
Correct Answer:
B
— B. have
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Q. Identify the error in the following sentence: 'Neither the manager nor the employees was aware of the changes.'
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A.
Neither the manager
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B.
nor the employees
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C.
was aware
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D.
of the changes.
Solution
The correct verb should be 'were' instead of 'was' because 'employees' is plural.
Correct Answer:
C
— was aware
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Q. Identify the error in the sentence: 'The committee have made their decision.'
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A.
The committee
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B.
have made
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C.
their decision.
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D.
made.
Solution
'Have' should be 'has' because 'committee' is a collective noun treated as singular.
Correct Answer:
B
— have made
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: 'Each of the players have their own locker.'
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A.
A. Each
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B.
B. of the players
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C.
C. have
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D.
D. their own locker
Solution
'Have' should be 'has' because 'each' is singular.
Correct Answer:
C
— C. have
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: 'Neither the manager nor the employees was aware of the changes.'
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A.
A) Neither
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B.
B) the manager
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C.
C) nor the employees
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D.
D) was aware
Solution
The error is in option D. It should be 'were aware' because 'employees' is plural.
Correct Answer:
D
— D) was aware
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: 'Neither the manager nor the employees was happy with the decision.'
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A.
A. Neither
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B.
B. manager
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C.
C. nor
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D.
D. was
Solution
'Was' should be 'were' because the subject is plural ('employees').
Correct Answer:
D
— D. was
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Q. Identify the error in this sentence: 'The committee have made their decision.'
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A.
A. The committee
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B.
B. have
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C.
C. made
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D.
D. their
Solution
The correct verb should be 'has' because 'committee' is a collective noun treated as singular.
Correct Answer:
B
— B. have
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