Choose the appropriate phrase/connector/conjunction from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences I and II which are given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences.
I.More students at the college are biking, walking, or carpooling.
II.The price of gasoline is continuing to rise.
(i) As soon as
(ii) Because
(iii) Not only – but also
I.More students at the college are biking, walking, or carpooling.
II.The price of gasoline is continuing to rise.
(i) As soon as
(ii) Because
(iii) Not only – but also
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In the following sentences some words or Idioms/ Phrases are BOLD and underlined.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. The boss examined my report with a fine teeth comb before submitting it to the senior management.
II. Now that we have completed all the legal formalities, let's get the show on the road.
III. An entrepreneur must keep his fingers on the pulse of the market to be successful.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. The boss examined my report with a fine teeth comb before submitting it to the senior management.
II. Now that we have completed all the legal formalities, let's get the show on the road.
III. An entrepreneur must keep his fingers on the pulse of the market to be successful.
Correct!
Wrong!
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In the following sentences some words or Idioms/ Phrases are BOLD and underlined.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. Painful as it might be, she was going to have to right any plans that included Justin out of her future.
II. By this fluctuation the pond asserts its title to a shore, and thus the shore is shorn, and the trees cannot hold it
by right of possession.
III. Darian had never felt threatened around her, even with his desire to find some reason to write her off as
another Claire.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. Painful as it might be, she was going to have to right any plans that included Justin out of her future.
II. By this fluctuation the pond asserts its title to a shore, and thus the shore is shorn, and the trees cannot hold it
by right of possession.
III. Darian had never felt threatened around her, even with his desire to find some reason to write her off as
another Claire.
Correct!
Wrong!
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In the following sentences some words or Idioms/ Phrases are BOLD and underlined.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the break lights of the woman's car as she drove down the driveway.
II. My friends did all they could to excite my curiosity by hints and half-spelled sentences which they pretended
to brake off in the nick of time.
III. Everybody was astonished, for that boy was the best scholar in the school, and he had never been known to
break a rule.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the break lights of the woman's car as she drove down the driveway.
II. My friends did all they could to excite my curiosity by hints and half-spelled sentences which they pretended
to brake off in the nick of time.
III. Everybody was astonished, for that boy was the best scholar in the school, and he had never been known to
break a rule.
Correct!
Wrong!
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In the following sentences some words or Idioms/ Phrases are BOLD and underlined.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. As soon as he finished all the registration formalities, he put the house on sale. He doesn't let the grass
grow under his feet.
II. The company bought in a lot of new computers. They no longer want the dead woods.
III. The management of various PSUs wanted to cut down on the man power. They offered a golden hand shake
to many of their aged employees.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. As soon as he finished all the registration formalities, he put the house on sale. He doesn't let the grass
grow under his feet.
II. The company bought in a lot of new computers. They no longer want the dead woods.
III. The management of various PSUs wanted to cut down on the man power. They offered a golden hand shake
to many of their aged employees.
Correct!
Wrong!
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In the following sentences some words or Idioms/ Phrases are BOLD and underlined.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. After seeing a mouse on the floor, I had a change of heart about eating at the restaurant.
II. Keith took it for granted that his girlfriend would always stay with him. Then, one day, she was gone.
III. The governments of Portugal and Greece are in the same boat. They both need financial assistance.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. After seeing a mouse on the floor, I had a change of heart about eating at the restaurant.
II. Keith took it for granted that his girlfriend would always stay with him. Then, one day, she was gone.
III. The governments of Portugal and Greece are in the same boat. They both need financial assistance.
Correct!
Wrong!
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In the following sentences some words or Idioms/ Phrases are BOLD and underlined.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. The professor told his students to keep in mind that they only have 50 minutes to complete the test.
II. I jump the gun and asked Gail to marry me. She said she wasn‘t sure what to say.
III. After seeing a mouse on the floor, I had a change in heart about eating at the restaurant.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. The professor told his students to keep in mind that they only have 50 minutes to complete the test.
II. I jump the gun and asked Gail to marry me. She said she wasn‘t sure what to say.
III. After seeing a mouse on the floor, I had a change in heart about eating at the restaurant.
Correct!
Wrong!
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In the following sentences some words or Idioms/ Phrases are BOLD and underlined.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. The coach told me that if I didn‘t get my act together, I‘d be kicked off the team.
II. Because of a grey area in his job description, Peter was not exactly sure what all of his responsibilities were.
III. Janice took a position as an administrative assistant to get her foot in the door at the famous fashion
company.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. The coach told me that if I didn‘t get my act together, I‘d be kicked off the team.
II. Because of a grey area in his job description, Peter was not exactly sure what all of his responsibilities were.
III. Janice took a position as an administrative assistant to get her foot in the door at the famous fashion
company.
Correct!
Wrong!
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In the following sentences some words or Idioms/ Phrases are BOLD and underlined.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. Natasha had no desire to go out anywhere and wandered from room to room like a shadow, idle and listless.
II. Until driven from Rome by the republican agitation of 1848 he was a popular idle, open to liberal political
views.
III. This speech made him the idol of the "silver" majority of the convention and brought him the Democratic
nomination for the presidency on the following day.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. Natasha had no desire to go out anywhere and wandered from room to room like a shadow, idle and listless.
II. Until driven from Rome by the republican agitation of 1848 he was a popular idle, open to liberal political
views.
III. This speech made him the idol of the "silver" majority of the convention and brought him the Democratic
nomination for the presidency on the following day.
Correct!
Wrong!
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In the following sentences some words or Idioms/ Phrases are BOLD and underlined.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. The professor told his students to kept in mind that they only have 50 minutes to complete the test.
II. I was going to return the library books today after work, but the thought slipped my mind.
III. Susan is really in a bind. She has two essays due tomorrow and she hasn‟t started either of them.
Identify the incorrect sentence and choose the alternative as your answer.
I. The professor told his students to kept in mind that they only have 50 minutes to complete the test.
II. I was going to return the library books today after work, but the thought slipped my mind.
III. Susan is really in a bind. She has two essays due tomorrow and she hasn‟t started either of them.
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Wrong!
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