Which of the following sentences uses the active voice?
A. Last year, our production units were run at their optimum capacity.
B. Your order will be shipped by the end of this month.
C. A safety video will be watched by the staff every year.
D. The company improved the product to increase its market share.
Ques. 2Which of the following examples is most effective in the context of the you-attitude conveyed through word usage?
A. I can wait for your response till Friday evening.
B. You can give me your response by Friday evening.
C. You cannot give me your response after Friday evening.
D. I expect your response before Friday evening.
Ques. 3Which of the following practices is preferred by writers in order to write effective sentences?
A. Using negative words
B. Using the passive voice
C. Using the you-attitude
D. Using excessive repetition of certain vowel or consonant sounds
Ques. 4In which of the following statements is the which clause misplaced?
A. Mark predicted that the stock price would increase, which is precisely what happened.
B. Janet is taking a five-month course in accounting, which will help her get a promotion.
C. Further economic crises will depreciate the value of your building, which neither of uswants.
D. His recent book, which was sold for 18, has pictures of the Royal Palace.
Ques. 5When the suffix ed is added to the word mix the final consonant is not doubled because the:
A. suffix begins with a vowel.
B. vowel sound i in the last syllable is short.
C. word ends with an x.
D. accent is on the last syllable of the word.
Ques. 6Which of the following words does not require the doubling of the final consonant when adding the suffix ing to it?
A. Fix
B. Plan
C. Tap
D. Ship
Ques. 7In forming the past tense of the word plan you double the final n because:
A. the accent is on the first syllable of the word.
B. it is a multisyllabic word.
C. it contains a short a sound.
D. the suffix is too short.
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