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Which sentence correctly punctuates the opening participial phrase?
A. Having completed the report she, emailed it to the manager.
B. Having completed, the report she emailed it.
C. Having completed the report, she emailed it to the manager.
D. Having completed the report she emailed, it to the manager.
Correct Answer: C
An introductory participial phrase is normally followed by a comma.
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Which sentence correctly uses a nonessential appositive?
A. Mr. Ali our science teacher is, absent today.
B. Mr. Ali, our science teacher, is absent today.
C. Mr. Ali our science teacher, is absent today.
D. Mr. Ali, our science teacher is absent today.
Correct Answer: B
A nonessential appositive phrase is normally set off by commas on both sides.
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Choose the sentence with the correctly formed gerund phrase.
A. Learning new skills takes time.
B. To learning new skills takes time.
C. Learn new skills taking time.
D. Learned new skills takes time.
Correct Answer: A
"Learning new skills" is a gerund phrase functioning as the subject.
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Choose the sentence with the correctly formed infinitive phrase.
A. She hopes to completed the course this year.
B. She hopes completing to the course.
C. She hopes to completes the course.
D. She hopes to complete the course this year.
Correct Answer: D
After infinitive marker "to," the base form of the verb is used: "to complete."
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Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
A. The man wearing a blue jacket are my teacher.
B. The man wear a blue jacket is my teacher.
C. The man wearing a blue jacket is my teacher.
D. The man wearing a blue jacket my teacher.
Correct Answer: C
"Wearing a blue jacket" is a correctly formed participial phrase modifying "man," and the singular subject agrees with "is."
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Choose the correct use of "at loggerheads".
A. They are cutting logs with their heads.
B. The two departments are at loggerheads over the new policy.
C. It means they fully agree.
D. They are standing near a forest.
Correct Answer: B
"At loggerheads" means in strong disagreement.
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Which sentence correctly uses "a far cry from"?
A. The final product was a far cry from the original design.
B. He cried from very far away.
C. The bird gave a far cry every morning.
D. It means exactly the same as.
Correct Answer: A
"A far cry from" means very different from.
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Choose the correct use of "take the bull by the horns".
A. She bought a bull by holding its horns.
B. It means postpone a difficult decision.
C. It means avoid all risks.
D. She took the bull by the horns and confronted the problem directly.
Correct Answer: D
"Take the bull by the horns" means face a difficult situation directly and decisively.
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Which sentence correctly uses "turn a deaf ear"?
A. He physically turned his ear because he was deaf.
B. She turned the radio off with her ear.
C. The authorities should not turn a deaf ear to public complaints.
D. It means listen with great care.
Correct Answer: C
"Turn a deaf ear" means refuse to listen or pay attention.
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Choose the correct use of "read between the lines".
A. Read only the blank spaces between printed lines.
B. You must read between the lines to understand what the writer is implying.
C. It means skip every second line.
D. The phrase means read aloud.
Correct Answer: B
"Read between the lines" means infer a meaning that is suggested but not directly stated.
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Which sentence has the correct idiomatic use of "make both ends meet"?
A. With rising prices, many families struggle to make both ends meet.
B. He joined both ends of the rope to meet.
C. It means to organize two meetings.
D. Both roads ended at the market.
Correct Answer: A
"Make both ends meet" means manage expenses within available income.
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Choose the sentence with an adverb phrase of manner.
A. The polite student answered.
B. Her answer was polite.
C. The student in the room answered.
D. She answered extremely politely.
Correct Answer: D
"Extremely politely" modifies "answered" and tells how she answered.
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Choose the sentence with an adjective phrase modifying a noun.
A. The student studied very carefully.
B. The student arrived after class.
C. The student eager to improve asked many questions.
D. The student wants to improve.
Correct Answer: C
"Eager to improve" describes the noun "student."
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Choose the sentence with a noun phrase as subject.
A. She spoke very softly.
B. The tall man in the corner is my uncle.
C. He arrived after lunch.
D. Running quickly, he escaped.
Correct Answer: B
"The tall man in the corner" is a noun phrase functioning as the subject.
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Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase functioning adverbially?
A. She waited at the station.
B. The woman at the station is my aunt.
C. The station near the bridge is old.
D. The train from Karachi was late.
Correct Answer: A
"At the station" modifies the verb "waited" by telling where she waited.
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Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase functioning adjectivally?
A. The books fell on the desk.
B. We met after lunch.
C. She spoke with confidence.
D. The books on the desk belong to me.
Correct Answer: D
"On the desk" modifies the noun "books," so it functions adjectivally.
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Which sentence contains an absolute phrase?
A. After the match finished, the spectators left.
B. The spectators left the finished match.
C. The match finished, the spectators left the stadium.
D. Finishing the match, the spectators left.
Correct Answer: C
"The match finished" is a non-finite absolute construction giving background circumstances to the main clause.
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Which sentence contains an appositive phrase?
A. Lahore attracts many visitors every year.
B. Lahore, the cultural heart of Punjab, attracts many visitors.
C. Visitors travel to Lahore in winter.
D. The visitors from Lahore arrived.
Correct Answer: B
"The cultural heart of Punjab" renames Lahore and is therefore appositive.
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Which sentence uses a gerund phrase as the object of a preposition?
A. She succeeded by working hard.
B. Working hard brings success.
C. She enjoys working hard.
D. Her habit is working hard.
Correct Answer: A
"Working hard" follows the preposition "by" and is therefore its object.
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Which sentence uses a gerund phrase as the subject?
A. She likes reading good books.
B. He talked about reading good books.
C. Her hobby is reading good books.
D. Reading good books improves vocabulary.
Correct Answer: D
"Reading good books" appears before the predicate and functions as the subject.