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1

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

Ignore the phrase between the subject and the verb when checking agreement.

A The list of names are posted on the board.

B The list of names is posted on the board.

C The list of names were posted on the board.

D The list of names being posted on the board.

2

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

"Each," "every," and "either" are always treated as singular.

A Each of the players have received a medal.

B Each of the players has received a medal.

C Each of the players were receiving a medal.

D Each of the players receive a medal.

3

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

With either/or and neither/nor, match the verb to the nearer subject.

A Neither the manager nor the employees was informed.

B Neither the manager nor the employees were informed.

C Neither the manager nor the employees is informed.

D Neither the manager nor the employees being informed.

4

Choose the sentence with no pronoun reference error.

Medium 1 Mark

When two people of the same gender are in a sentence, repeat the name instead of using a second pronoun.

A When Hina called Farah, she said she was busy.

B Hina called Farah and told her she was busy.

C Hina called Farah; Hina said she was busy.

D Hina, who called Farah, said she was busy.

5

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

For formal exams, treat "everyone," "anyone," and "someone" as singular.

A Everyone should bring his or her own laptop to the seminar.

B Everyone should bring their own laptop to the seminar.

C Everyone should bring its own laptop to the seminar.

D Everyone should bring our own laptop to the seminar.

6

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

Most collective nouns (government, team, jury) take singular pronouns unless members are acting individually.

A The government announced their new tax policy yesterday.

B The government announced its new tax policy yesterday.

C The government announced them new tax policy yesterday.

D The government announced it new tax policy yesterday.

7

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

Use past perfect for the earlier of two past actions.

A By the time we arrived, the movie already started.

B By the time we arrived, the movie had already started.

C By the time we arrived, the movie has already started.

D By the time we arrived, the movie was already starting.

8

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

General truths and scientific facts don't follow the normal backshift rule in reported speech.

A The teacher told the class that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

B The teacher told the class that water boiled at 100 degrees Celsius.

C The teacher told the class that water had boiled at 100 degrees Celsius.

D The teacher told the class that water was boiling at 100 degrees Celsius.

9

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

Country names usually take no article unless the name itself is plural or descriptive.

A The Pakistan is a beautiful country.

B Pakistan is a beautiful country.

C A Pakistan is beautiful country.

D The Pakistan is beautiful a country.

10

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

Abstract nouns used generally (not a specific instance) usually take no article at all.

A The honesty is the best policy.

B Honesty is the best policy.

C An honesty is the best policy.

D The honesty is best a policy.

11

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

Memorize "married to" as a fixed pair — it never changes.

A She is married with a doctor.

B She is married to a doctor.

C She is married at a doctor.

D She is married for a doctor.

12

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

You apologize "to" a person and "for" the mistake.

A He apologized me for being late.

B He apologized to me for being late.

C He apologized with me for being late.

D He apologized at me for being late.

13

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

"Consist of" is a fixed phrase meaning "made up of."

A This book consists with ten chapters.

B This book consists of ten chapters.

C This book consists in ten chapters.

D This book consists at ten chapters.

14

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

Words like "hardly," "scarcely," and "barely" already mean "almost not" — never add another negative.

A He can't hardly hear the announcement.

B He can hardly hear the announcement.

C He can't hardly heard the announcement.

D He cannot hardly hears the announcement.

15

Choose the correct sentence.

Medium 1 Mark

"No" alone is enough to make a sentence negative — don't add "isn't" or "doesn't" before it.

A There isn't no water left in the bottle.

B There is no water left in the bottle.

C There isn't any water left not in the bottle.

D There is not no water left in bottle.

16

Choose the sentence without redundancy.

Medium 1 Mark

"Outcome," "result," and "conclusion" already imply "final" — don't repeat it.

A The final outcome of the match surprised everyone.

B The outcome of the match surprised everyone.

C The final last outcome of the match surprised everyone.

D The end final outcome of the match surprised everyone.

17

Choose the sentence without redundancy.

Medium 1 Mark

"Repeat" already contains the meaning of "again" — don't add it separately.

A Please repeat that again for me.

B Please repeat that for me.

C Please repeat again that for me once more.

D Please say repeat that again for me.

18

Choose the sentence without redundancy.

Medium 1 Mark

"Discuss" is a transitive verb — it never needs "about" after it.

A They discussed about the new policy in the meeting.

B They discussed the new policy in the meeting.

C They discussed about regarding the new policy in the meeting.

D They had a discuss about the new policy in the meeting.

19

Choose the sentence with no modifier error.

Medium 1 Mark

Flowers can't walk — check whether the modifier logically matches the noun beside it.

A Walking through the park, the flowers smelled wonderful to me.

B Walking through the park, I noticed the flowers smelled wonderful.

C The flowers, walking through the park, smelled wonderful to me.

D Walking through the park, wonderful flowers were smelled.

20

Choose the sentence with no modifier error.

Medium 1 Mark

"Almost" should sit right next to the word or number it's actually limiting.

A She almost drove her car for two hours straight.

B She drove her car for almost two hours straight.

C She drove almost her car for two hours straight.

D Almost she drove her car for two hours straight.

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