CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She is dependent ___ her parents financially.
A. from
B. on
C. with
D. to
Correct Answer: B
'Dependent on' is the correct collocation.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He is competent ___ handling complex cases.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. for
Correct Answer: B
'Competent in' is a standard collocation.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
There are very ___ reasons to reject the proposal.
A. little
B. few
C. much
D. less
Correct Answer: B
'Reasons' is plural countable; 'few' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
There is very ___ evidence to support the claim.
A. few
B. little
C. a few
D. many
Correct Answer: B
'Evidence' is uncountable; 'little' means not much.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
___ of the two routes will take us there.
A. Either
B. None
C. Every
D. All
Correct Answer: A
'Either' means one or the other of two.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
___ of the three options is acceptable.
A. Neither
B. None
C. Either
D. Both
Correct Answer: B
'None' is used for not one of three or more.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
___ applicants must sign the declaration.
A. Every
B. All
C. Each
D. Much
Correct Answer: B
'All' is correctly followed by a plural noun.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
___ applicant must sign the declaration.
A. Every
B. All
C. Many
D. Few
Correct Answer: A
'Every' is followed by a singular count noun.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Only ___ participants completed the final stage.
A. a little
B. a few
C. much
D. less
Correct Answer: B
'Participants' is plural countable, so 'a few' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Only ___ of the water remained.
A. a few
B. a little
C. many
D. several
Correct Answer: B
'Water' is uncountable, so 'a little' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
There are ___ applicants this year than last year.
A. less
B. fewer
C. little
D. much
Correct Answer: B
'Applicants' is plural countable, so 'fewer' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
We have ___ information than before.
A. fewer
B. less
C. few
D. many
Correct Answer: B
'Information' is uncountable, so 'less' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
There is ___ chance that the plan will work.
A. few
B. a little
C. a good
D. many
Correct Answer: C
'A good chance' is a correct countable noun phrase.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He sat on ___ bed to read the letter.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: C
Here 'bed' refers to a specific piece of furniture, so 'the' is appropriate.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She goes to ___ bed early.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: D
When 'bed' is used for its normal purpose of sleeping, no article is used.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
We crossed ___ Sahara Desert by road.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: C
Names of deserts take the definite article.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
They climbed ___ Mount Kilimanjaro last year.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: D
Single mountain names normally take no article.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He is ___ FBI officer.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: B
The abbreviation 'FBI' begins with the vowel sound /ef/, so 'an' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She bought ___ uniform for the ceremony.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: B
'Uniform' begins with the consonant sound /j/, so 'a' is used.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He is ___ honorable man.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: B
'Honorable' begins with a vowel sound because the 'h' is silent.