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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He is suffering with fever.
B. He is suffering from fever.
C. He is suffering of fever.
D. He suffers to fever.
Correct Answer: B
'Suffer from' is the standard collocation for illness.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. The meeting comprises of ten members.
B. The committee comprises ten members.
C. The committee is comprise of ten members.
D. The committee comprises from ten members.
Correct Answer: B
'Comprise' can directly take the parts as its object; 'comprises of' is avoided in formal exam grammar.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He resembles to his father.
B. He resembles his father.
C. He is resembling with his father.
D. He resembles with his father.
Correct Answer: B
'Resemble' takes a direct object without a preposition.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She married with him last year.
B. She married him last year.
C. She married to him last year.
D. She was marry him last year.
Correct Answer: B
'Marry' as a verb takes a direct object without 'with' or 'to'.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He approached to the manager.
B. He approached the manager.
C. He approached at the manager.
D. He did approached the manager.
Correct Answer: B
'Approach' is transitive when it means move toward or speak to someone.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She explained me the procedure.
B. She explained the procedure to me.
C. She explained to me about the procedure.
D. She explained me about procedure.
Correct Answer: B
'Explain' takes the thing explained as direct object and the person after 'to'.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He lacks of confidence.
B. He lacks confidence.
C. He is lack confidence.
D. He lacks from confidence.
Correct Answer: B
'Lack' as a verb is transitive and takes a direct object.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She requested for a copy of the document.
B. She requested a copy of the document.
C. She requested to a copy of the document.
D. She requested about a copy.
Correct Answer: B
'Request' can take the thing requested directly as an object.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He emphasized on the need for reform.
B. He emphasized the need for reform.
C. He emphasized about the need for reform.
D. He emphasized to the need for reform.
Correct Answer: B
'Emphasize' is transitive and normally takes a direct object without 'on'.
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Choose the sentence that correctly joins the ideas.
A. He was tired however he continued working.
B. He was tired; however, he continued working.
C. He was tired, however he continued working.
D. He was tired however, continued working.
Correct Answer: B
A conjunctive adverb between two independent clauses is commonly preceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma.
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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
A. The officer said 'The report is complete.'
B. The officer said, 'The report is complete.'
C. The officer, said 'The report is complete'.
D. The officer said 'The report, is complete.'
Correct Answer: B
A reporting clause before a direct quotation is commonly followed by a comma.
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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
A. Although he was late he was allowed to enter.
B. Although he was late, he was allowed to enter.
C. Although, he was late he was allowed to enter.
D. Although he was late he, was allowed to enter.
Correct Answer: B
An introductory dependent clause is normally followed by a comma.
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Choose the best correction: 'The test was difficult many students passed it.'
A. The test was difficult; many students passed it.
B. The test was difficult many, students passed it.
C. The test difficult because many students passed.
D. The test was difficult, many students passed it.
Correct Answer: A
A semicolon can correctly join two closely related independent clauses.
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Which option is a sentence fragment?
A. The manager approved the proposal.
B. Because the manager approved the proposal.
C. The manager approved the proposal yesterday.
D. The proposal was approved by the manager.
Correct Answer: B
A dependent clause beginning with 'because' is incomplete without an independent clause.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She made him to apologize.
B. She made him apologize.
C. She made him apologized.
D. She made he apologize.
Correct Answer: B
'Make + object + base verb' is used in active causative structure.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. I got my car repair yesterday.
B. I got my car repaired yesterday.
C. I got repaired my car yesterday.
D. I got my car to repaired yesterday.
Correct Answer: B
'Get + object + past participle' is used when arranging for something to be done.
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Choose the correct passive form of 'They were questioning the suspect.'
A. The suspect was being questioned.
B. The suspect was questioned being.
C. The suspect is being questioned.
D. The suspect had questioning.
Correct Answer: A
Past continuous passive is 'was/were being + past participle'.
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Choose the correct passive form of 'People speak English worldwide.'
A. English speaks worldwide.
B. English is spoken worldwide.
C. English was speaking worldwide.
D. English has spoke worldwide.
Correct Answer: B
Simple present passive is 'is/am/are + past participle'.
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Choose the correct passive form of 'They will announce the result tomorrow.'
A. The result will announce tomorrow.
B. The result will be announced tomorrow.
C. The result is announce tomorrow.
D. The result will have announce tomorrow.
Correct Answer: B
Future passive uses 'will be + past participle'.
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Choose the correct passive form of 'Someone has stolen my wallet.'
A. My wallet has been stolen.
B. My wallet has stolen.
C. My wallet was stealing.
D. My wallet is stole.
Correct Answer: A
Present perfect passive is formed with 'has/have been + past participle'.