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3641. He could scarcely walk, and it was a hardly job getting him down the streep track to Wasdale.
- A. Scarcely
- B. Hardly
- C. Getting him down
- D. Track to
Explanation: Analysis: The word "hardly" is incorrectly used in this context. The correct word should be "hard." "Hardly" means "barely" or "almost not," while "hard" describes the difficulty of the job.Conclusion: This option contains the error. Hardly: This option is the correct one to mark, as "hardly" is incorrectly used. The correct word should be "hard."Explanation:"Scarcely" is correctly used to indicate that he could barely walk."Hardly" is incorrect; "hard" is the correct word to describe the difficulty of the job."Getting him down" is correctly used to describe the action."Track to" is correctly used to indicate the destination.So, the correct answer is B) Hardly.
Correct answer: Hardly3642. He knew that she had got the job when we saw her excited talking on the phone.
- A. Had got
- B. Saw
- C. Excited
- D. Talking on the phone
Explanation: Analysis: The word "excited" is incorrectly used. The correct word should be "excitedly," an adverb that describes how she was talking on the phone.Conclusion: This option contains the error.cited: This option is the correct one to mark, as "excited" is incorrectly used. The correct word should be "excitedly."Explanation:"Had got" is correct, particularly in British English."Saw" is correctly used as the past tense of "see.""Excited" is incorrect; "excitedly" is the correct adverb to describe how she was talking."Talking on the phone" is correctly used to describe the action.So, the correct answer is C) Excited
Correct answer: Excited3643. Chose the correct sentence.
- A. Sometimes we write songs too slowly that we never get around to recording them.
- B. Sometimes we write songs so slowly that we never get around to recording them.
- C. Sometimes we write songs very slowly that we never get around to recording them.
- D. Sometimes we write songs much slowly that we never get around to recording them.
Explanation: This option is correct. It means that the pace of writing songs is very slow, to the extent that they are never recorded. "So slowly" is used correctly here to emphasize the slowness of the writing process.
Correct answer: Sometimes we write songs so slowly that we never get around to recording them.3644. Chose the correct sentence.
- A. We mainly have hard floors so I usually just sweep up rather then lug the hoover around.
- B. We mainly have hard floors so I usually just sweep up rather than lugged the hoover around.
- C. We mainly have hard floors, so I usually just sweep up rather than lug the hoover around.
- D. We mainly have hardly floors so I usually just sweep up rather than lug the hoover around.
Explanation: This option is correct. It correctly uses "rather than" to indicate the preference for sweeping up over using the hoover (vacuum cleaner). The verbs "sweep" and "lug" are in the correct form (present tense).
Correct answer: We mainly have hard floors, so I usually just sweep up rather than lug the hoover around.3645. Chose the correct sentence.
- A. It's shut a tight way , it's alive and there's a pearl in it, worth at least three hundred dollars.
- B. It's tight shut, it's alive and there's a pearl in it, worth at least three hundred dollars.
- C. It's shut tight , it's alive and there's a pearl in it, worth at least three hundred dollars.
- D. It's shut a tight way , it's alive and there's a pearl in it, worth than at least three hundred dollar.
Explanation: This option is correct. It uses "shut tight," which is the correct phrase. The sentence structure is clear and grammatically correct, and the value "three hundred dollars" is correctly expressed.
Correct answer: It's shut tight , it's alive and there's a pearl in it, worth at least three hundred dollars.3646. Chose the correct sentence.
- A. Amir finished his science essay ; meanwhile, he worked on his math problems.
- B. Amir finished his science essay meanwhile he worked on his math problems.
- C. Amir finished his science essay : meanwhile, he worked on his math problems.
- D. Amir finished his science essay ; meanwhile he worked on his math problems.
Explanation: This option correctly uses a semicolon before "meanwhile" to separate two related but independent clauses. It maintains correct punctuation and clarity.
Correct answer: Amir finished his science essay ; meanwhile, he worked on his math problems.3647. Chose the correct sentence.
- A. The teacher gives. instructions at the end of the day loudly in the classroom as the students prepare to go home.
- B. The teacher gives instructions in the classroom loudly at the end of the day as the students prepare to go home.
- C. The teacher gives instructions loudly in the classroom at the end of the day as the students prepare to go home.
- D. The teacher gives instructions in the classroom at the end of the day loudly as the students prepare to go home.
Explanation: This option is correct. It places "loudly" next to "gives," which is a more common placement for adverbs of manner. The sentence is clear and well-structured.
Correct answer: The teacher gives instructions loudly in the classroom at the end of the day as the students prepare to go home.3648. Chose the correct sentence.
- A. He measured the floor exactly. They proved to be perfectly exact measurements.
- B. He measured the floor exact. They proved to be perfectly exact measurements.
- C. He measured the floor exactly. They proved to be perfect exact measurements.
- D. He measured the floor exactly. They proved to be perfectly exactly measurements.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Exactly" is used correctly to modify "measured," indicating precision. "Perfectly exact measurements" is grammatically correct and conveys the precise nature of the measurements.
Correct answer: He measured the floor exactly. They proved to be perfectly exact measurements.3649. Chose the correct sentence
- A. And he chuckled momentarily, forgetting that he was in Ralston's study and not in his own friendly room.
- B. And he chuckled momentarily, forgetting that he was in Ralston's study and not in his own friend room.
- C. And he chuckled momentarious, forgetting that he was in Ralston's study and not in his own friendly room.
- D. And he chuckled momentarily, forgot that he was in Ralston's study and not in his own friendly room.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Momentarily" is used correctly to mean "for a moment." The sentence structure is clear and coherent.
Correct answer: And he chuckled momentarily, forgetting that he was in Ralston's study and not in his own friendly room.3650. Chose the correct sentence
- A. They were still lost in their new acquired happiness when suddenly, once again, they heard a knock.
- B. They were still lost in their newly acquired happiness when sudden, once again, they heard a knock.
- C. They were still lost in their newly acquired happy when suddenly, once again, they heard a knock.
- D. They were still lost in their newly acquired happiness when suddenly, once again, they heard a knock.
Explanation: This option is correct. It uses "newly acquired happiness" to describe their emotional state correctly. "Suddenly" is used correctly as an adverb to describe the suddenness of hearing the knock.Therefore, after analyzing each option, the correct answer is D) They were still lost in their newly acquired happiness when suddenly, once again, they heard a knock.
Correct answer: They were still lost in their newly acquired happiness when suddenly, once again, they heard a knock.