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    With affection and humor,poet Phyllis McGinley_____of ordinary life.

    • Praises the virtues
    • The virtues praises
    • Praising the virtues
    • The virtues praised
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These questions focus on the simple present and simple past tenses. There are 10 questions, and you have 7minutes.

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  • 2. 

    Princess Grace of Monaco was a famous American  motion-picture  actress before she _____ Prince Rainer III of Monaco in 1956.

    • Marries

    • Married

    • Marrying

    • Has married

    • Has marryied

    Correct Answer
    A. Married
    Explanation
    Princess Grace of Monaco was a famous American motion-picture actress before she married Prince Rainer III of Monaco in 1956. This implies that the marriage between Princess Grace and Prince Rainer III has already taken place in the past. Therefore, the correct answer is "married".

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    Typically, _____ in meadows or damp woods and boom in the spring.

    • Wild violets grow

    • Wild violets growth

    • Growing wild violets

    • The growth of wild violets

    Correct Answer
    A. Wild violets grow
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "wild violets grow." This is because the sentence is describing the typical behavior of wild violets, which is to grow in meadows or damp woods and to thrive in the spring. The other options do not accurately convey this information.

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    Find the incorrect underlined word.The poet Marianne Moore was initially associated with the imagist movement, but later develops her own rhyme patterns and verse forms.

    • Poet

    • Associated

    • Develops

    • Own

    • Verse

    Correct Answer
    A. Develops
    Explanation
    The incorrect underlined word in the given sentence is "develops". The correct word should be "developed" to maintain tense consistency in the sentence. Since the sentence is in the past tense ("was associated"), the verb "develop" should also be in the past tense to match the timeline of the action.

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  • 5. 

    Choose the incorrect underlined wordA narcotic is a substance that was having a strong depressant effect on the human nervous system.

    • A

    • Was

    • Was having

    • On the

    Correct Answer
    A. Was having
    Explanation
    The word "was having" is incorrect because it creates a redundancy in the sentence. The correct word to use would be "has" instead of "was having" to convey the intended meaning that a narcotic is a substance that has a strong depressant effect on the human nervous system.

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  • 6. 

    Fins the incorrect underlined wordA Norway rat weighed about one pound, and its body is between eight and eighteen inches long.

    • Weighted

    • One

    • Its

    • Between

    • Long

    Correct Answer
    A. Weighted
    Explanation
    The word "weighted" is incorrect in the given sentence. The correct word should be "weighed" as it is the past tense form of the verb "weigh."

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    Chose the incorrest word. Abraham Lincoln delivers his  most famous address at the dedication of the soldiers` cementary in Gettysburg in 1863

    • Delivers

    • Soldiers`

    • Most famous

    • Dedication

    Correct Answer
    A. Delivers
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "delivers" because the sentence should be in the past tense to match the time frame mentioned (1863). Therefore, the correct word should be "delivered" instead of "delivers".

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  • 8. 

    The Hawaiian alfhabet, introduced by missionaries in the 1820s, _____ and only seven consonants.

    • The five vowels consist of

    • Consisting of five vowels

    • That consisted of five vowels

    • Consists of five vowels

    Correct Answer
    A. Consists of five vowels
    Explanation
    The Hawaiian alphabet, introduced by missionaries in the 1820s, consists of five vowels and only seven consonants.

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    Write the incorrect underlined wordThe barnacle has been describied as a shimplike animal that stands on its head in a limestone house and kicking food into its mouth  with its feet.

    • Has been described

    • Stands

    • Its

    • Kicking

    • Feet

    Correct Answer
    A. Kicking
    Explanation
    The incorrect underlined word is "kicking". The correct word should be "collecting" as barnacles do not kick food into their mouths with their feet. Instead, they use their feather-like appendages called cirri to collect food particles from the water and bring them into their mouths.

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    The Jay Treaty , signed in 1794, addressed disputes that _____ between the United States and Great Britain after hte revolutionary War in Amrerica ended.

    • Arise

    • Arose

    • Have been arising

    • Arised

    Correct Answer
    A. Arose
    Explanation
    The Jay Treaty, signed in 1794, addressed disputes that arose between the United States and Great Britain after the Revolutionary War in America ended.

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