Read and Answer The Following Questions.: Section C: Grammar
Read and Answer The Following Questions.: Section C: Grammar
Read and Answer The Following Questions.: Section C: Grammar
One of the books _____ missing. A was B were 2. Half of the tables _____ occupied. A is B are 3. Neither the guests nor their host was happy. A was B were 4. Five miles _____ an average distance for me to run. A is B are 5. Much of the book _____ relevant to this study. A seem (b) Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers: 10. I hope to sometime hear one of the student symphony concerts this semester. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. He ordered some auto parts from a company in Vancouver which cost RM 700.00. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. After studying all the evidence, it is clear that Alfie did the right thing. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13. My parents decided when I was still in grade school to move to Chicago. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Forgetting that the microphone was on, the whole audience heard the singer's fight with his wife. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 15. After painting all day, the bright new watercolor was drying in the sunshine. ____________________________________________________________________________________ (c) Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement: B seems 6. The poor _____ many hardships. A face B faces 7. A number of students _____ late. A was B were 8. France, as well as other European countries, _____ a tip-included policy. A has B have 9. Either John or his brother _____ going to make dinner. A is B are
16. Each of the suspects had _____own alibi. A his B their 17. Did Simon or James announce _____ intent to run for president? A his B their 18. The state of Florida does not treat _____ public employees fairly. A its B their 19. Both of the women have made _____ opinions known. A her B their 20. Every teacher must turn in _____ grades by December 18. A his or her B their
21. Neither of the candidates wore clothing suitable for _____ interview. A his or her B their 22. Joe didn't think (he, they) should have to retake the test. A he B they 23. _______ make regular contributions to their church. A Jack B Jack and Mary 24. If any one of the students has misplaced (his or her, their) lunch ticket, (he or she, they) can ask for a replacement from the Ms. Ima Hungry, the lunch lady. A his or her, they B his or her, he or she C their, they D their, he or she
Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D to fill the numbered blank.
It was late in the evening. A boy walking by a river was feeling quite warm. He decided to remove __________(1) clothes and have a swim. The water turned out to be colder and much __________ (2) than it had appeared. The boy __________(3) problems staying afloat when he __________ (4) sight of a passer-by. Help! Help! shouted the boy. Im drowning! Save __________ (5)! Instead of leaping __________ (6) the water to rescue the boy, the man called out to him, You foolish boy, dont you realise that this __________ (7) not the time to be swimming at all? __________ (8) would your mother say if she knew that you were in the river at this time of the day? I have a good mind to report you Oh, save me now, sir, interrupted the struggling boy, and read me the lecture afterwards! 25. A B C D 26. A B C D 27. A B C D 28. A B C D her his their our deep deeper deepest the deepest have has having was having catch catches catching caught 29. A B C D 30. A B C D 31. A B C D 32. A B C D me him them us onto into over at is was are were Which Where What How
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(19) __________are you off to, Ariff? You seem to be in a hurry. I'm on my way to Mr. Yong's house _____ (20) a tuition class for English. The PMR exam is just six months away. I don't believe in taking English tuition. The _________ (21) way to improve English is by reading a lot. That's where you are wrong, Noreen. The 2007 paper is a vast ________ (22) from the previous papers. I'm _____________ (23) for a distinction for English. You do not seem to see __________ (24) point, Ariff. If you read extensively, you will improve your grammar and vocabulary. Isn't this enough for you to score well in the English paper? You are too __________ (25) of yourself. Your _________ (26) English may be good but what about your written English? Well, if I have a wide range of vocabulary and understand the mechanics of grammar, I doubt if I'll face ____________ (27) problems. Alright smart girl, tell me the meaning of 'rendezvous'. You don't have to know the meaning of big bombastic words to score a distinction in English. That's not a bombastic word. It merely _________ (28) 'a meeting place'.
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