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Identify the grammatical error: 'Neither the manager nor the employees was satisfied with the new policy.'
Correct Answer:
A. 'was' should be 'were'
EXPLANATION
With 'neither...nor', when the second noun is plural (employees), the verb should be plural ('were').
Which of the following is closest in meaning to 'METICULOUS'?
Correct Answer:
C. Painstaking
EXPLANATION
Meticulous means showing great attention to detail and care. Painstaking conveys the same meaning of careful, thorough work.
Arrange the sentences in correct order:
A) The researcher discovered a new species of butterfly.
B) She spent months in the rainforest collecting samples.
C) Her findings were published in a prestigious journal.
D) This discovery opened new avenues for conservation efforts.
A) The researcher discovered a new species of butterfly.
B) She spent months in the rainforest collecting samples.
C) Her findings were published in a prestigious journal.
D) This discovery opened new avenues for conservation efforts.
Correct Answer:
A. B, A, C, D
EXPLANATION
The logical sequence is: preparation (B) → discovery (A) → publication (C) → impact (D).
What is the meaning of 'PERNICIOUS'?
Correct Answer:
B. Harmfully persistent and insidious
EXPLANATION
Pernicious means having a harmful effect in a subtle way; destructive yet seemingly innocent.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'LAUDABLE'?
Correct Answer:
C. Reprehensible
EXPLANATION
Laudable means worthy of praise. Reprehensible means deserving criticism or disapproval, making it the opposite.
Choose the correct form: 'If I _____ known about the event, I would have attended.'
Correct Answer:
A. had
EXPLANATION
The correct form of past conditional is 'If + had + past participle', so 'had known' is correct.
Identify the error in the sentence: 'The committee have decided to postpone the meeting until next week.'
Correct Answer:
B. 'have' should be replaced with 'has'
EXPLANATION
Committee is a collective noun treated as singular in British English; hence 'has' is correct instead of 'have'.
