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Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. He has been ill from Monday.
B. He has been ill since Monday.
C. He is ill since Monday.
D. He was ill for Monday.
Correct Answer: B
'Since' is used with a starting point in time.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She is anxious of her result.
B. She is anxious about her result.
C. She is anxious from her result.
D. She anxious on her result.
Correct Answer: B
'Anxious about' is commonly used for worry concerning something.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He is fond for music.
B. He is fond of music.
C. He is fond with music.
D. He fond of music.
Correct Answer: B
'Fond of' is the correct collocation.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She has a good command over English.
B. She has a good command of English.
C. She has a good command on English.
D. She has good command to English.
Correct Answer: B
The standard phrase is 'a command of a language'.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He is preferable to stay at home.
B. It is preferable to stay at home.
C. It is preferable than stay at home.
D. It preferable to staying at home.
Correct Answer: B
'Preferable' commonly appears in impersonal structures such as 'It is preferable to...'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. This product is inferior than that one.
B. This product is inferior to that one.
C. This product is more inferior than that one.
D. This product is inferior from that one.
Correct Answer: B
'Inferior' takes the preposition 'to'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She is senior than me.
B. She is senior to me.
C. She is more senior than me in formal exam grammar.
D. She is senior from me.
Correct Answer: B
'Senior' is followed by 'to', not 'than'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. The officer ordered for an inquiry.
B. The officer ordered an inquiry.
C. The officer ordered to an inquiry.
D. The officer ordered about an inquiry.
Correct Answer: B
'Order' can directly take the thing ordered as its object.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He entered into the competition last year.
B. He entered the competition last year.
C. He entered in the competition last year.
D. He was entered into competition himself.
Correct Answer: B
'Enter' can directly take an event or competition as its object.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She lacks in confidence.
B. She lacks confidence.
C. She lacks of confidence.
D. She is lack confidence.
Correct Answer: B
'Lack' as a verb takes a direct object.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. We reached at the station on time.
B. We reached the station on time.
C. We reached to the station on time.
D. We did reached station on time.
Correct Answer: B
'Reach' is transitive and normally takes no preposition before its object.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He demanded for an explanation.
B. He demanded an explanation.
C. He demanded to an explanation.
D. He demanded about explanation.
Correct Answer: B
'Demand' can take the thing demanded directly as object.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She described me the incident.
B. She described the incident to me.
C. She described to me about the incident.
D. She described me about incident.
Correct Answer: B
'Describe' takes the thing described as object and the person after 'to'.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He mentioned about the problem.
B. He mentioned the problem.
C. He mentioned on the problem.
D. He mentioned regarding about the problem.
Correct Answer: B
'Mention' is transitive and does not take 'about'.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. The result was unexpected; nevertheless, we accepted it.
B. The result was unexpected, nevertheless we accepted it.
C. The result nevertheless; was unexpected, we accepted it.
D. The result was; unexpected nevertheless, we accepted it.
Correct Answer: A
A conjunctive adverb between two independent clauses is correctly punctuated with a semicolon and comma.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. After completing the exam, the students left quietly.
B. After completing the exam. The students left quietly.
C. After completing the exam; the students left quietly.
D. After, completing the exam the students left quietly.
Correct Answer: A
An introductory participial phrase should be attached to the main clause, usually with a comma.
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Which option is a fragment?
A. The candidates waited outside.
B. Although the candidates waited outside.
C. The candidates waited outside until noon.
D. The candidates waited because the room was closed.
Correct Answer: B
A clause beginning with 'although' is dependent and incomplete by itself.
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Choose the correct use of a semicolon.
A. The task was difficult; however, we completed it.
B. The task was difficult, however; we completed it.
C. The task; was difficult however, we completed it.
D. The task was difficult however; we completed it.
Correct Answer: A
A semicolon precedes a conjunctive adverb joining independent clauses, followed by a comma.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the sentence that avoids a comma splice.
A. The report was ready, we submitted it.
B. The report was ready, so we submitted it.
C. The report was ready, submitted it.
D. The report ready, we submitted it.
Correct Answer: B
A comma plus coordinating conjunction can join two independent clauses.
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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
A. My brother who lives in Quetta is a doctor, if I have several brothers.
B. My brother, who lives in Quetta, is a doctor.
C. My brother who, lives in Quetta, is a doctor.
D. My brother, who lives in Quetta is a doctor.
Correct Answer: B
A non-defining relative clause is set off with commas.