STYLE IN WRITTEN ENGLISH



1.The defendant refused to answer the prosecutor's questions ....
    a.Because he was afraid it would incriminate him
    b.For fear that they will incriminate him
    c.Because he was afraid that his answers would incriminate him
    d.Fearing that he will be incriminated by it
ANSWER : the correct answer is A because the dependent clause expressed in the past  tense and the verb used is verb2 so the main clause using present tense

2.Mrs.Walker has returned ...

   a.A wallet back to its original owner
   b.To its original owner the wallet
   c.The wallet to its originally owner
   d.The walllet to its original owner
ANSWER :  the correct answer is D because the dependent clause expressed in the past  tense and the verb used is verb2 so the main clause using present tense



3.The hospital owes ....... the construction of the new wing.

    a.The government twenty million dollars
    b.For the government twenty million dollars
    c.To the government twenty million doll.ars
    d.Twenty million of dollars to the government
ANSWER : the correct answer is C because after the information is needed to clarify the object of the sentence

4.Sarah ........ that she could not attend clasess next week.

   a.Told to her professors
   b.Said her professors
   c.Told her professors
   d.Is telling her professors
ANSWER : the correct answer is C after the object is needed to clarify the subject of the sentence before it enters the future

5.The artist was asked to show some paintings at the contest because .......

    a.He painted very good
    b.They believed he painted well
    c.Of their belief that he was an good artist 
    d.The judges had been told of this talents
ANSWER : the correct answer is A, which contains the reasons to enhance the sentence by stating (immediate past forming a clause)

6.If motorist do not observe  the traffic regulation,they will be stopped,ticketed,and
                            A             B                                C
have to pay a fine.
       D                                                 
ANSWER : D is not correct because the word had to pay a fine in the sentence should be replaced with have paid a fine

7.Fred,who usually conducts the choir rehearsals,did not show up last night because
                                                             A                        B
he had an accident  on his way to the practice.
      C                                      D
ANSWER: C in the sentence incorrect and should be replaced with have


8.A short time before her operation last month,Mrs.Carlyle dreams of her daughter
A                                            B                                  C
who live overseas.
               D

ANSWER: C word is incorrect and should be replaced with the word dreamed that sentence because the past tense

9.The atmosphere in Andalucia is open,warm,and gives a welcome feeling to all who
                                     A                                               B                                 C
have the good fortune to visit here.
              D

ANSWER: B is incorrect because there is a parallel to the word gives a welcome feeling and should be replaced with the word and the word welcome eliminated give or giving

10.Some of the people were standing in the street watched the parade,while others
                A                             B                               C                                   D

were singing songs.
                 

ANSWER: C is incorrect because paralel structure and should be replaced with the word watching

              

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