英文版笔试题目及答案

英文版笔试题目及答案

EnglishWrittenTestQuestionsandAnswers

I.MultipleChoiceQuestions(30points)

1.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisgrammaticallycorrect?

A.Neitherofthestudentswereabletosolvetheproblem.

B.Eachofthestudentswereabletosolvetheproblem.

C.Eitherofthestudentswasabletosolvetheproblem.

D.Noneofthestudentswereabletosolvetheproblem.

Answer:C

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisCbecausewhenusing"either"asasubject,ittakesasingularverb.InsentenceA,"neither"shouldbefollowedbyasingularverb"was"insteadof"were".InsentenceB,"each"shouldalsobefollowedbyasingularverb"was"insteadof"were".InsentenceD,"none"cantakeeitherasingularorpluralverbdependingonthecontext,but"was"wouldbemoreappropriatehere.SentenceCcorrectlyuses"was"after"either".

2.Identifythecorrectusageofthesubjunctivemoodinthefollowingsentence:

A.IfIwasyou,Iwouldaccepttheoffer.

B.IfIwereyou,Iwouldaccepttheoffer.

C.IfIamyou,Iwouldaccepttheoffer.

D.IfIbeyou,Iwouldaccepttheoffer.

Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecausewhenexpressingahypotheticalsituationcontrarytofact,thesubjunctivemood"were"shouldbeusedafter"if"regardlessofthesubject.InsentenceA,"was"isincorrectinthiscontext.InsentenceC,"am"istheindicativemoodanddoesn'texpressthehypotheticalnature.InsentenceD,"be"isnotthecorrectformofthesubjunctiveinthisconstruction.SentenceBcorrectlyuses"were"toexpressthehypotheticalsituation.

3.Whichsentenceproperlyusesthepastperfecttense?

A.Bythetimewearrived,themoviealreadystarted.

B.Bythetimewearrived,themoviehadalreadystarted.

C.Bythetimewearrived,themoviealreadystarts.

D.Bythetimewearrived,themoviealreadywillstart.

Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecausethepastperfecttense("had+pastparticiple")isusedtoindicateanactionthatwascompletedbeforeanotheractioninthepast.Inthissentence,"hadalreadystarted"showsthatthemoviebeganbefore"wearrived".SentenceAusesthesimplepasttense,whichdoesn'tclearlyshowthesequenceofevents.SentenceCusesthesimplepresenttense,whichisincorrectforpastevents.SentenceDusesthefuturetense,whichisalsoincorrectinthiscontext.Thepastperfecttenseisessentialforshowingthecorrecttimerelationshipbetweenthetwopastevents.

4.Choosethesentencewiththecorrectpunctuation:

A.Theconference,whichwasheldinParis,lastyear,wasagreatsuccess.

B.Theconference,whichwasheldinParislastyear,wasagreatsuccess.

C.Theconference,whichwasheldinParislastyearwasagreatsuccess.

D.TheconferencewhichwasheldinParislastyear,wasagreatsuccess.

Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecausethenon-restrictiveclause"whichwasheldinParislastyear"shouldbesetoffbycommasonbothsides.InsentenceA,thereisanunnecessarycommaafter"Paris"andbefore"lastyear".InsentenceC,thereisamissingcommaaftertheclause.InsentenceD,thecommasareincorrectlyplaced.SentenceBcorrectlyplacescommasbeforeandafterthenon-restrictiveclause,properlypunctuatingthesentence.

5.Whichsentencedemonstratescorrectsubject-verbagreement?

A.Theteamofscientistsareconductingimportantresearch.

B.Theteamofscientistsisconductingimportantresearch.

C.Theteamofscientistsconductsimportantresearch.

D.Theteamofscientistshasconductedimportantresearch.

Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecausewhenacollectivenounlike"team"isfollowedbyaprepositionalphrase("ofscientists"),theverbshouldagreewiththecollectivenoun,nottheobjectofthepreposition.Therefore,thesingularverb"is"iscorrect.InsentenceA,"are"isincorrectbecauseitsuggeststheindividualmembersratherthantheteamasaunit.SentenceCusesthesimplepresenttense"conducts,"whichcouldbeacceptableinsomecontextsbutislessnaturalthanthecontinuousform"isconducting"foranongoingaction.SentenceDusesthepresentperfecttense,whichdoesn'tfitthecontextofanongoingaction.SentenceBcorrectlyusesthesingularverb"is"withthecollectivenoun"team."

6.Identifythesentencewiththecorrectuseof"affect"and"effect":

A.Thenewpolicywillhaveapositiveaffectonthecompany'sprofits.

B.Thenewpolicywilleffectapositivechangeinthecompany'sprofits.

C.Thenewpolicywillhaveapositiveeffectonthecompany'sprofits.

D.Thenewpolicywillaffectthecompany'sprofitspositively.

Answer:C

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisCbecause"effect"asanounmeans"aresultorconsequence,"while"affect"asaverbmeans"toinfluence."InsentenceA,"affect"isincorrectlyusedasanoun;itshouldbe"effect."InsentenceB,"effect"isusedcorrectlyasaverbmeaning"tobringabout,"butthephrasingislessnaturalthaninsentenceC.InsentenceD,"affect"iscorrectlyusedasaverb,buttheadverbplacementislessnaturalthaninsentenceC.SentenceCcorrectlyuses"effect"asanountomeantheresultofthepolicyonprofits.

7.Whichsentencecorrectlyusesthecomparativeformoftheadjective"good"?

A.Sheismoregooderatmathematicsthanherbrother.

B.Sheismoregoodatmathematicsthanherbrother.

C.Sheisbetteratmathematicsthanherbrother.

D.Sheisgooderatmathematicsthanherbrother.

Answer:C

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisCbecausethecomparativeformof"good"is"better,"not"moregood"or"gooder."InsentenceA,"moregooder"isgrammaticallyincorrectasitcombinestwocomparativeforms.InsentenceB,"moregood"isincorrectbecause"good"hasanirregularcomparativeform"better."InsentenceD,"gooder"isnotastandardEnglishword.SentenceCcorrectlyuses"better"asthecomparativeformof"good."

8.Choosethesentencewithcorrectpronounusage:

A.BetweenyouandI,theprojectisunlikelytosucceed.

B.Betweenyouandme,theprojectisunlikelytosucceed.

C.Betweenyouandmyself,theprojectisunlikelytosucceed.

D.Betweenyouandmy,theprojectisunlikelytosucceed.

Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecausewhenapronounfollowsapreposition(inthiscase,"between"),theobjectivecaseshouldbeused."Me"istheobjectiveformof"I,"while"myself"isareflexivepronounand"my"isapossessiveadjective.InsentenceA,"I"isthesubjectivecaseandisincorrectafterapreposition.InsentenceC,"myself"isareflexivepronounandisnotappropriatehere.InsentenceD,"my"isapossessiveadjectiveanddoesn'tfitthegrammaticalstructure.SentenceBcorrectlyusestheobjectivepronoun"me"afterthepreposition"between."

9.Whichsentencedemonstratescorrectuseofthepassivevoice?

A.TheletterwaswrotebyJohnyesterday.

B.TheletterwaswrittenbyJohnyesterday.

C.TheletteriswrotebyJohnyesterday.

D.TheletterhaswrotebyJohnyesterday.

Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecausethepassivevoicestructurerequiresthepastparticipleformoftheverbafter"was."InsentenceA,"wrote"isthesimplepastform,notthepastparticiple.InsentenceC,"iswrote"usesthepresenttensewithanincorrectverbform.InsentenceD,"haswrote"combinesthepresentperfecttensewithanincorrectverbform.SentenceBcorrectlyusesthepastparticiple"written"inthepassivevoiceconstruction.

10.Identifythesentencewithcorrectparallelstructure:

A.Sheenjoysreading,hiking,andtoswim.

B.Sheenjoysreading,hiking,andswimming.

C.Sheenjoystoread,tohike,andtoswim.

D.Sheenjoysreading,tohike,andswimming.

Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecauseparallelstructurerequiresthatitemsinaseriesfollowthesamegrammaticalform.Inthiscase,allitemsshouldbeinthesameform-eitherallgerundsorallinfinitives.InsentenceA,"reading"and"hiking"aregerundswhile"toswim"isaninfinitive,creatinganinconsistency.InsentenceC,allitemsareinfinitives,whichisparallelbutlesscommonafter"enjoys"thangerunds.InsentenceD,theformsareinconsistent.SentenceBcorrectlyusesallgerunds,creatingparallelstructure.

11.Whichsentencecorrectlyusesthesemicolon?

A.Theexperimentfailed;however,welearnedvaluablelessonsfromit.

B.Theexperimentfailed;howeverwelearnedvaluablelessonsfromit.

C.Theexperimentfailed,however;welearnedvaluablelessonsfromit.

D.Theexperimentfailed,however,welearnedvaluablelessonsfromit.

Answer:A

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisAbecauseasemicolonisusedtoconnecttwoindependentclausesthatarecloselyrelated.Inthissentence,"Theexperimentfailed"and"however,welearnedvaluablelessonsfromit"arebothindependentclauses,andthesemicoloncorrectlyconnectsthem.InsentenceB,thereshouldbeacommaafter"however"whenitbeginsthesecondindependentclause.InsentenceC,thesemicolonisincorrectlyplacedafter"however."InsentenceD,acommaisinsufficienttoconnecttwoindependentclauses;asemicolonorconjunctionshouldbeusedinstead.SentenceAcorrectlyusesthesemicolontoconnectthetwoindependentclauses.

12.Choosethesentencewithcorrectcapitalization:

A.Thepresidentoftheunitedstateswillvisitfrancenextweek.

B.ThePresidentoftheUnitedStateswillvisitFrancenextweek.

C.ThepresidentoftheUnitedstateswillvisitFrancenextweek.

D.ThePresidentoftheunitedStateswillvisitFrancenextweek.

Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecausepropernounsandtitlesrequirespecificcapitalization."President"shouldbecapitalizedwhenitreferstoaspecificheadofstate,and"UnitedStates"and"France"arepropernounsthatshouldbefullycapitalized.InsentenceA,"united"and"states"shouldbecapitalizedastheyarepartofthepropernoun"UnitedStates."InsentenceC,"states"shouldbecapitalized.InsentenceD,"united"shouldbecapitalized.SentenceBcorrectlycapitalizesallpropernounsandthetitle"President"whenreferringtoaspecificposition.

13.Whichsentencecorrectlyusesthecommawithanon-restrictiveclause?

A.Thebook,thatIboughtyesterday,isveryinteresting.

B.ThebookthatIboughtyesterdayisveryinteresting.

C.Thebook,whichIboughtyesterday,isveryinteresting.

D.ThebookwhichIboughtyesterdayisveryinteresting.

Answer:C

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisCbecauseanon-restrictiveclause(onethatprovidesadditionalinformationbutisnotessentialtoidentifyingthenoun)shouldbesetoffbycommas.InsentenceA,"that"isusedincorrectlyforanon-restrictiveclause;"which"shouldbeusedinstead.InsentenceB,therearenocommas,makingtheclauserestrictiveratherthannon-restrictive.InsentenceD,therearenocommas,makingtheclauserestrictive.SentenceCcorrectlyuses"which"foranon-restrictiveclauseandsetsitoffwithcommas.

14.Identifythesentencewithcorrectuseof"who"and"whom":

A.ThepersonwhomIspoketoisthemanager.

B.ThepersonwhoIspoketoisthemanager.

C.ThepersonwhomIspokeisthemanager.

D.ThepersonwhoIspokeisthemanager.

Answer:A

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisAbecause"whom"istheobjectivecasepronounusedastheobjectofaverborpreposition,while"who"isthesubjectivecasepronounusedasthesubjectofaverb.InsentenceA,"whom"iscorrectlyusedastheobjectofthepreposition"to."InsentenceB,"who"isincorrectlyusedastheobjectofthepreposition"to."InsentenceC,"whom"isincorrectlyusedastheobjectoftheverb"spoke"(itshouldbe"towhomIspoke").InsentenceD,"who"isincorrectlyusedastheobjectoftheverb"spoke."SentenceAcorrectlyuses"whom"astheobjectofthepreposition"to."

15.Whichsentencecorrectlyusestheapostrophe?

A.Thestudents'projectswereallimpressive.

B.Thestudent'sprojectswereallimpressive.

C.Thestudents'projectwasallimpressive.

D.Thestudents'projects'swereallimpressive.

Answer:A

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisAbecausetheapostropheisusedtoindicatepossession.InsentenceA,"students'"showsthatmultiplestudentsowntheprojects,whichiscorrect.InsentenceB,"student's"indicatesthatasinglestudentownstheprojects,whichcontradictstheplural"projects."InsentenceC,"students'"indicatesmultiplestudentsownasingleproject,whichisgrammaticallycorrectbutsemanticallyoddgiventhepluralverb"were."InsentenceD,"projects's"isincorrectbecausewhenanounalreadyendsin"s,"onlyanapostropheisneededforthepossessiveform.SentenceAcorrectlyusestheapostrophetoshowthatmultiplestudentsownmultipleprojects.

16.Choosethesentencewithcorrectverbtensesequence:

A.Shesaidthatshewillcometotheparty.

B.Shesaidthatshewouldcometotheparty.

C.Shesaidthatshecomestotheparty.

D.Shesaidthatshehascometotheparty.

Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecausewhenreportingspeechthatisinthefuturetensefromtheperspectiveoftheoriginalspeaker,thetenseshouldbeshiftedtothefutureinthepast("would")inreportedspeech.InsentenceA,"will"isincorrectbecauseitmaintainstheoriginalfuturetensewithoutshifting.InsentenceC,"comes"isthesimplepresenttense,whichdoesn'taccuratelyreflectthefutureintention.InsentenceD,"hascome"isthepresentperfecttense,whichindicatesacompletedactionratherthanafutureintention.SentenceBcorrectlyuses"would"toindicateafutureintentionfromtheperspectiveoftheoriginalspeaker.

17.Identifythesentencewithcorrectuseof"fewer"and"less":

A.Therearefewerpeopleinthisroomthaninthenextone.

B.Therearelesspeopleinthisroomthaninthenextone.

C.Thereisfewerwaterinthisglassthaninthatone.

D.Thereislessbottlesonthisshelfthanonthatone.

Answer:A

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisAbecause"fewer"isusedwithcountablenouns(like"people"),while"less"isusedwithuncountablenouns.InsentenceA,"fewer"correctlymodifiesthecountablenoun"people."InsentenceB,"less"isincorrectlyusedwiththecountablenoun"people";"fewer"shouldbeusedinstead.InsentenceC,"fewer"isincorrectlyusedwiththeuncountablenoun"water";"less"shouldbeusedinstead.InsentenceD,"less"isincorrectlyusedwiththecountablenoun"bottles";"fewer"shouldbeusedinstead.SentenceAcorrectlyuses"fewer"withthecountablenoun"people."

18.Whichsentencecorrectlyuses"it's"and"its":

A.Thedogwaggedit'stailwhenitsawitsowner.

B.Thedogwaggeditstailwhenitsawit'sowner.

C.Thedogwaggedit'stailwhenitsawitisowner.

D.Thedogwaggeditstailwhenitsawitsowner.

Answer:D

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisDbecause"it's"isacontractionof"itis,"while"its"isthepossessiveformof"it."InsentenceA,"it's"isincorrectlyusedasapossessivepronoun;"its"shouldbeusedinstead.InsentenceB,"it's"isincorrectlyusedasapossessivepronoun;"its"shouldbeusedinstead.InsentenceC,"itis"iswrittenoutbutisstillincorrectinthiscontextasitshouldbe"its."SentenceDcorrectlyuses"its"asthepossessivepronounforthedog'stailand"its"asthepossessivepronounfortheowner.

19.Choosethesentencewithcorrectuseof"lie"and"lay":

A.Ineedtolaydownforawhile;Ifeeltired.

B.Ineedtoliedownforawhile;Ifeeltired.

C.Ineedtolaydownforawhile;Ifeeltired.

D.Ineedtoliedownforawhile;Ifeeltired.

Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecause"lie"isanintransitiveverbthatmeanstorecline,while"lay"isatransitiveverbthatmeanstoputsomethingdown.InsentencesAandC,"lay"isincorrectlyusedasanintransitiveverb;itshouldbe"lie"sincethereisnodirectobject.InsentenceD,"lie"iscorrectlyusedasanintransitiveverb,butthesentenceisduplicatedintheoptions.SentenceBcorrectlyuses"lie"asanintransitiveverbtomeanrecliningwithoutadirectobject.

20.Identifythesentencewithcorrectuseof"than"and"then":

A.Sheistallerthenherbrother.

B.Sheistallerthanherbrother.

C.Sheistallerthenherbrotheris.

D.Sheistallerthanherbrotheris.

Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecause"than"isusedforcomparison,while"then"referstotimeorsequence.InsentenceA,"then"isincorrectlyusedforcomparison;"than"shouldbeusedinstead.InsentenceC,"then"isincorrectlyusedforcomparison;"than"shouldbeusedinstead.InsentenceD,"than"iscorrectlyusedforcomparison,buttheadditionof"herbrotheris"isunnecessarysincethecomparisonisalreadyclear.SentenceBcorrectlyuses"than"forthecomparisonbetweenherheightandherbrother'sheight.

II.FillintheBlanks(20points)

1.The__________(correctformof"good"asasuperlative)studentintheclassreceivedascholarship.

Answer:best

Explanation:Thesuperlativeformof"good"is"best,"whichisusedtoindicatethehighestdegreeofqualityamongthreeormoreitems.Inthissentence,"best"isusedtodescribethestudentwhohasthehighestqualityamongallstudentsintheclass.Theincorrectformscouldinclude"goodest"(whichisnotastandardEnglishword)or"better"(whichisthecomparativeform,usedforonlytwoitems).

2.IfI__________(correctformof"be"inthesubjunctivemood)you,Iwouldapologizeformymistake.

Answer:were

Explanation:Inthesubjunctivemood,whichisusedforhypotheticalorcontrary-to-factsituations,theform"were"isusedwithallsubjects,including"I."Inthissentence,thespeakerisimaginingahypotheticalsituationwheretheyaresomeoneelse,sothesubjunctivemood"were"isrequiredratherthantheindicativemood"was."Theincorrectform"was"wouldbegrammaticallyincorrectinthiscontext.

3.Neitherofthestudents__________(correctverbform)abletosolvetheproblem.

Answer:was

Explanation:Whenusing"neither"asasubject,ittakesasingularverbform.Inthissentence,"was"isthecorrectsingularverbformtoagreewith"neither."Theincorrectpluralform"were"wouldsuggestthatbothstudentswereabletosolvetheproblem,whichcontradictsthemeaningof"neither."Thesingularverbform"was"correctlyindicatesthatnotoneofthestudentswasabletosolvetheproblem.

4.Thecommittee__________(correctformof"make")adecisiononthematteryesterday.

Answer:made

Explanation:Thepasttenseformoftheirregularverb"make"is"made."Inthissentence,"made"isusedtoindicatethatthecommitteecompletedtheactionofmakingadecisioninthepast.Theincorrectformscouldinclude"maked"(whichisnotastandardEnglishpasttenseform)or"make"(whichisthebaseformandwouldnotindicatepastaction).

5.She__________(correctformof"go"inpresentperfecttense)tothestorethreetimesthisweek.

Answer:hasgone

Explanation:Thepresentperfecttenseisformedusing"has/have"+pastparticiple.Fortheverb"go,"thepastparticipleis"gone."Inthissentence,"hasgone"isusedtoindicateanactionthatstartedinthepastandhasrelevancetothepresent(shewenttothestorethreetimesthisweek,andshemaygoagain).Theincorrectformscouldinclude"went"(whichissimplepastanddoesn'tconnecttothepresent)or"haswent"(whichisgrammaticallyincorrectas"went"isnotthepastparticiple).

6.Thebook,__________(correctrelativepronounfornon-restrictiveclause)Iboughtyesterday,isveryinteresting.

Answer:which

Explanation:Inanon-restrictiveclause(onethatprovidesadditionalinformationbutisnotessentialtoidentifyingthenoun),"which"isusedastherelativepronoun.Inthissentence,"which"introducesthenon-restrictiveclausethatprovidesadditionalinformationaboutthebook.Theincorrectpronoun"that"istypicallyusedforrestrictiveclauses,notnon-restrictiveones.Using"that"inthiscontextwouldbegrammaticallyincorrect.

7.Betweenyouand__________(correctpronounform),Ithinktheprojectwillfail.

Answer:me

Explanation:Whenapronounfollowsapreposition(inthiscase,"between"),theobjectivecaseshouldbeused."Me"istheobjectiveformof"I,"while"myself"isareflexivepronounand"my"isapossessiveadjective.Theincorrectsubjectiveform"I"wouldbegrammaticallyincorrectafterthepreposition"between."

8.The__________(correctformof"many"withuncountablenoun)waterinthereservoirhasdecreasedduetothedrought.

Answer:amountof

Explanation:"Many"isusedwithcountablenouns,while"much"or"amountof"isusedwithuncountablenouns.Inthissentence,"water"isanuncountablenoun,so"amountof"isthecorrectphrasetouse.Theincorrectform"many"wouldbegrammaticallyincorrectwithanuncountablenounlike"water."

9.Thecompany'sprofits__________(correctverbform)increasedby20%lastquarter.

Answer:have

Explanation:Whenusingatimeexpressionlike"lastquarter,"whichreferstoacompletedperiodoftime,thesimplepasttenseistypicallyused.Inthissentence,"increased"isthesimplepastformoftheverb,anditcorrectlyfollowsthesubject"profits."Thepresentperfectform"haveincreased"wouldbeincorrectbecause"lastquarter"indicatesacompletedtimeperiodinthepast,notaperiodthatextendstothepresent.

10.Ifshe__________(correctformof"study")harder,shewouldpasstheexam.

Answer:studied

Explanation:Inthesecondconditional,whichisusedforhypotheticalsituationsinthepresentorfuture,thepastsimpletenseisusedinthe"if"clause.Inthissentence,"studied"isthepastsimpleformof"study"andiscorrectlyusedinthe"if"clausetoexpressahypotheticalcondition.Theincorrectpresentsimpleform"studies"wouldnotexpressthehypotheticalnatureofthecondition.

11.Theprofessoradvisedthatthestudent__________(correctsubjunctiveform)theessaybyFriday.

Answer:submit

Explanation:Incertainconstructionsthatexpressadvice,recommendation,orrequirement,thesubjunctivemoodisused.Inthissentence,"submit"(thebaseformoftheverb)isusedinthesubjunctivemoodfollowing"advisedthat."Theincorrectpastform"submitted"wouldnotbeappropriateinthissubjunctiveconstruction.Thesubjunctivemoodisusedheretoexpresstheprofessor'sadviceaboutwhatthestudentshoulddo.

12.Thedata__________(correctverbform)clearlyshowsacorrelationbetweenthetwovariables.

Answer:clearlyshows

Explanation:"Data"canbetreatedaseitherasingularorpluralnoun,butwhenreferringtoacollectionofinformationasasingleentity,itisoftentreatedassingularandtakesasingularverb.Inthissentence,"shows"isthesingularverbformthatagreeswith"data"treatedasasingularentity.Theincorrectpluralform"show"wouldsuggestthateachpieceofdataindividuallyshowsacorrelation,whichmaynotbetheintendedmeaning.

13.Neithertheteachernorthestudents__________(correctverbform)responsibleforthedelay.

Answer:are

Explanation:Whenusingacompoundsubjectwith"neither...nor,"theverbshouldagreewiththesubjectclosertoit.Inthissentence,"students"isclosertotheverb,andsince"students"isplural,thepluralverb"are"iscorrect.Theincorrectsingularform"is"wouldnotagreewiththepluralsubject"students."

14.Thecompany'snewpolicy__________(correctverbform)implementednextmonth.

Answer:willbe

Explanation:Thefuturepassivevoiceisformedusing"willbe"+pastparticiple.Inthissentence,"willbeimplemented"correctlyexpressesthatthepolicywillundergotheactionofbeingimplementedinthefuture.Theincorrectform"willimplement"wouldbeactivevoiceandwouldsuggestthatthecompanyitselfwillimplementthepolicy,whichisnottheintendedmeaninginthiscontext.

15.Theresearchteam__________(correctverbform)conductingtheexperimentforthreeweeksnow.

Answer:hasbeen

Explanation:Thepresentperfectcontinuoustenseisformedusing"has/havebeen"+presentparticiple(-ingform).Inthissentence,"hasbeenconducting"correctlyexpressesanactionthatstartedinthepastandhasbeencontinuinguptothepresent.Theincorrectsimplepresentform"conducts"wouldnotexpresstheongoingnatureoftheaction,andtheincorrectpastform"conducted"wouldsuggestthattheactioniscompleted.

III.TrueorFalseQuestions(10points)

1."Whom"shouldbeusedastheobjectofaverborpreposition,while"who"shouldbeusedasthesubjectofaverb.

Answer:True

Explanation:Thisstatementiscorrect."Whom"istheobjectivecasepronounusedastheobjectofaverborpreposition,while"who"isthesubjectivecasepronounusedasthesubjectofaverb.Forexample,in"Towhomdidyouspeak?""whom"iscorrectlyusedastheobjectofthepreposition"to."In"Whospokeattheconference?""who"iscorrectlyusedasthesubjectoftheverb"spoke."Acommonmistakeisusing"who"when"whom"isrequired,particularlyinformalwriting.

2."Farther"isusedforphysicaldistance,while"further"isusedformetaphoricaldistanceoradditionaldegree.

Answer:True

Explanation:Thisstatementiscorrect."Farther"typicallyreferstophysicaldistance,asin"Thelibraryisfartherdownthestreet.""Further"isusedformetaphoricaldistanceoradditionaldegree,asin"Weneedtodiscussthisfurther."Whilethereissomeoverlapinusage,thisdistinctionhelpsmaintainclarityincommunication.Acommonmistakeisusing"further"whenreferringtophysicaldistance,where"farther"wouldbemoreprecise.

3."Amount"isusedwithcountablenouns,while"number"isusedwithuncountablenouns.

Answer:False

Explanation:Thisstatementisincorrect."Amount"isusedwithuncountablenouns,while"number"isusedwithcountablenouns.Forexample,wesay"alargea