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1. If _________ free on Thursday we can meet at ten o'clock.

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We need the shortened form of 'you are' for this one, so 'you're' is correct. 'Your' means belonging to you.

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2. The system update does not ________ everyone.

Explanation

'Affect' is needed here, meaning 'to influence' or 'to impact upon'. 'Effect' is a result or outcome, or when used as an action word means to cause or bring about.

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3. What punctuation mark should replace the second and fourth commas in this sentence to make clear that the list contains four locations and not eight? The company has regional offices in Dallas, Texas, Phoenix, Arizona, Denver, Colorado and San Diego, California.

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A semicolon after Texas and Arizona would make clear to our reader that there are four sites on our list and not eight.

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4. _____ are a significant risk factor for stroke.

Explanation

No apostrophe needed here, as we're simply talking about more than one TIA with no ownership or possession.

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5. The success of Team GB in the Olympics will be _____________ on a number of factors.

Explanation

It's 'dependent' that is the action word needed here to mean 'reliant upon'. A 'dependant' is a person who relies on someone.

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6. Confucius said that everything has ____ beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Explanation

We need its without an apostrophe for this one. The apostrophe (between the t and the s, never after the s) is used when we're shortening 'it is' or 'it has' to 'it's'.

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7. Are you coming to lunch with Andy and _____?

Explanation

We need 'me' here to create the correct sense of person for this sentence.

Use 'myself' to reflect or refer back to an earlier mention of a person in the sentence:
'Andy made his lunch himself.'

Use 'I' when the word that follows is an action:
'Andy and I had lunch together.'

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8. The __________ reason for taking regular exercise is the health benefits it brings.

Explanation

In this case, principal is needed, meaning main, first, foremost. A principle is a rule, law or axiom.

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9. Each of these individuals _____ for the newsletter.

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In this sentence 'each' refers to the individuals singly, so the action word needed has to be singular also.

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10. Over 1000 prospective new _________ details were taken at the event.

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Donors' is correct for this sentence, with the apostrophe after the s showing that the details belong to more than one donor.

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If _________ free on Thursday we can meet at ten o'clock.
The system update does not ________ everyone.
What punctuation mark should replace the second and fourth commas in...
_____ are a significant risk factor for stroke.
The success of Team GB in the Olympics will be _____________ on a...
Confucius said that everything has ____ beauty, but not everyone sees...
Are you coming to lunch with Andy and _____?
The __________ reason for taking regular exercise is the health...
Each of these individuals _____ for the newsletter.
Over 1000 prospective new _________ details were taken at the event.
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