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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The other shirt (will cost) you more.

A) would cost B) will be costing
C) could be costing D) no improvement

Answer:   D) no improvement



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Q:

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

A) We had gone to the party last night B) I have seen him yesterday
C) The hen has laid 10 eggs D) She is sleeping for 2 hours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The hen has laid 10 eggs

Explanation:

In the above given sentences, only option C) The hen has laid 10 eggs is gramatically correct.

 

A) Not correct - We had gone to the party last night

Correct - We went to the party last night

 

B) Not correct - I have seen him yesterday

Correct - I saw him yesterday (We do not use the present perfect tense with past time expressions.)

 

D) Not correct - She is sleeping for 2 hours

Correct - She has been sleeping for two hours. (We use the present perfect continuous tense to show duration.)

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Q:

A symbol that represents a speech sound

A) Phonemes B) Grapheme
C) Phonics D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Grapheme

Explanation:
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Q:

One who is fond of fighting

A) Militant B) Aggressive
C) Bellicose D) Belligerent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bellicose

Explanation:

The person one who is fond of fighting is known as Bellicose.

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Q:

Which of the following is an example of plagiarism?

A) A student is expected to write a book report about a book that his teacher has assigned. The student doesn't want to read the book and is bored with the subject. He visits websites that provide reviews and book reports and he copies from each of the diffe B) A writer decides that he wants to create an Internet website to generate ad revenue. Instead of writing his own articles, he visits twenty other websites that have articles on the topic in which he is interested. He copies each of the articles, changes th
C) When a writer reuses a mix of word, phrases, and ideas from a source without indicating which words and ideas have been borrowed and/or without properly citing the source. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Duplicating the content or Copying words or ideas from someone else WITHOUT giving credit is called Plagiarism.

Plagiarism can be a violation of copyright laws and can be considered cheating.

  

Types of Plagiarism :: 

 

1. Direct Plagiarism

 

2. Mosaic Plagiarism

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Q:

Which of the following is not true about listening?

A) It involves conscious psychological action. B) Attention and meaning given to sounds turns hearing in to listening.
C) It is a passive, constant process. D) It is an active and selective process.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It is a passive, constant process.

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Q:

What does submissive mean in a relationship?

Answer

Being submissive to somebody is to acknowledge somebody to be in a greater authority than you are.


Submissive mean in a relationship is you obey that person without complaining or arguing about it.


 


In short, a submissive is a person who enjoys giving control of themselves to their life partners.

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Q:

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

A) Covered in fluffiness, the couple played with the kitten. B) While playing, Lancaster jumped on the feathers.
C) While eating a croissant, Latha waved to the crowd. D) Having eaten lunch, the girl turned on the laptop.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Covered in fluffiness, the couple played with the kitten.

Explanation:

When modifiers are misplaced or put in the wrong place, things can get quite confusing. A modifier adds detail or limits or changes the meaning of another word or phrase. 

 

Here Option A) "Covered in fluffiness, the couple played with the kitten" is the ony sentence contains a misplaced modifier. In the sentence, it gives the meaning that the couple are fluffy not the kitten.

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Q:

Which of these lines contains a metaphor?

A) You light up my life. B) She was fishing for compliments.
C) He broke my heart. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

A metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common.

 

In all the given options we have Metaphors.

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