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Daw Hnin Mar Lar

B. Com (Hons) (MEUE)
M. Com (MEUE)
M. A (Economics) (IDEC, Hiroshima University, Japan)
Commerce Department
Meiktila University of Economics
 Strategy for Grammar Questions

1. Train yourself with all the skills you need to understand the
fundamentals of grammar
2. Never rewrite question in your brain and look for the
options matching in the choices
3. Take the hints from the answers and remove the wrong
sentences
4. Use power of elimination to remove the choices very
carefully
5. When reduced into two choices don’t leave the question at
that point, get it done to a 100% (the destination is nearby so
don’t give up)
 Five important points for Sentence Correction

1. Don’t rewrite sentence in mind and look for match, but

use power of elimination
2. Learn Grammar to catch grammatical errors
3. Get rid of choices with same error ( keep looking and
fine-tuning and improving your scope)
4. USE POE (process of elimination)
5. If you are down to two choices , find flaw in wrong one
 Subject Verb Agreement
1. According to scientists, human expansion and the human appropriation of Earth’s
finite resources is the cause of what may be the most sweeping wave of species
extinctions since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

(A)expansion and the human appropriation of Earth’s finite resources is

(B)expansion and human appropriation of Earth’s finite resources are
(C)expansion and its appropriation of Earth’s finite resources is
(D)expansion, along with their appropriation of Earth’s finite resources, is
(E)expansion, along with their appropriation of Earth’s finite resources, are
 Subject Verb Agreement

2. Recently, hopes that the European Central Bank will reach a deal to help Spain and Italy
borrow at cheaper rates has nudged financial markets higher.
(A) Spain and Italy borrow at cheaper rates has nudged financial markets higher
(B) Spain and Italy borrow at cheaper rates have nudged financial markets to higher
levels
(C) Spain and Italy borrow at cheaper rates has nudged financial markets to higher
levels
(D) Spain and Italy borrow at cheaper rates nudged financial markets to higher levels
(E) Spain and Italy borrow at cheaper rates nudged financial markets higher
 Subject Verb Agreement

3. Since the mid-1990s, the central government of Botswana has been forcibly removing native
Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve; the government justifies their actions by
stating that it is too costly to provide such basic services like medical care and schooling to such
a remote area.
(A) justifies their actions by stating that it is too costly to provide such basic services like
(B) justifies their actions by stating it is too costly and expensive to provide such basic
services as
(C) justify their actions by stating that it is too costly to provide basic services like
(D) justify its actions by stating that it is too costly and expensive to provide such a basic
service as
(E) justifies its actions by stating that it is too costly to provide such basic services as
 Parallelism

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7. The vineyards of Napa Valley are at once breathlessly vibrant, symmetrical, and the
green is profound.
(A) and profoundly green.
(B) and the green is profound.
(C) and its green is quite profound.
(D) and it is profoundly green.
(E) and so profound green.
 Parallelism

8. The new legislation is intended to help unemployed laborers by providing training in

computer science, leadership techniques, and managing accounts.

(A) computer science, leadership techniques, and managing accounts.

(B) computer science leadership techniques and managing accounts.

(C) the science of computing, leadership techniques, and managing accounts.

(D) computer science, leadership techniques, and account management.

(E) computer science; leadership techniques; and managing accounts.

 Parallelism

9. Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be equally likely to exceed the proposed
speed limit as the current one.

(A) equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as

(B) equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are

(C) equally likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as

(D) as likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as

(E) as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are

10. The professor’s consistent late arrival is offset somewhat by the remarkable quality of his Modifier

lectures.
(A) The professor’s consistent late arrival
(B) The consistent late arrival of the professor
(C) The professor’s consistently late arrival
(D) Lately, the professor’s arriving consistently
(E) The professor’s consistent late arriving

11. Before its independence in 1947, Britain ruled India as a colony and they would relinquish power only
after a long struggle by the native people.
(A) Before its independence in 1947, Britain ruled India as a colony and they would relinquish power
(B) Before independence in 1947, Britain had ruled India as a colony and relinquished power
(C) Before its independence in 1947, India was ruled by Britain as a colony and they relinquished power
(D) Before independence in 1947, India had been ruled as a colony by Britain, which relinquished power
(E) Before independence in 1947, India had been a colony of the British, who relinquished power
 Modifier

12. Despite smartphones and easy accessibility for social networks, almost half of the
millennials – people reaching young adulthood in the 21st century – are feeling
isolated and lonely.

(A) Despite smartphones and easy accessibility for social networks,

(B) Although having smartphones and accessing social networks easily,
(C) Despite them using smartphones and easily accessing social networks,
(D) Despite their smartphones making access to social networks easy,
(E) Although there is an increasing use of smartphones and easy accessibility for
social networks,
 Dangling Modifier

13. When only 10 years old, the boy’s father and mother sent him away to boarding school to
expose him to a more rigorous academic environment.

(A) the boy’s father and mother sent him away to boarding school, a more rigorous
academic environment, to expose him
(B) the boy was sent away to a boarding school, exposed to a more rigorous academic
environment, by his father and mother
(C) the boy’s father and mother sent him away to boarding school to expose him to a more
rigorous academic environment
(D) the boy was sent away to boarding school by his father and mother to be exposed to a
more rigorous academic environment
(E) the boy’s father and mother, exposing him to a more rigorous academic environment,
sent him away to boarding school.
14. Pronoun
It is likely that you and I will not irritate she and John as they are very tolerant people.

A) you and I will not irritate she and John

B) you and me will not irritate she and John
C) you and I will not irritate John and her
D) you and me will not irritate John and her
E) you and myself will not irritate John and she

15. Congress is debating a bill requiring certain employers provide workers with unpaid leave so as to care
for sick or newborn children.

(A) provide workers with unpaid leave so as to

(B) to provide workers with unpaid leave so as to
(C) provide workers with unpaid leave in order that they
(D) to provide workers with unpaid leave so that they can
(E) provide workers with unpaid leave and
 Pronoun

16. Thieves steal Hondas and Toyotas from the 1990s more than other models because they can chop them
up and sell them for parts that are worth more than the car.
(A) more than other models because they can chop them up and sell them for parts that are worth more
than the car
(B) more than they steal other models because they can chop them up and sell them for parts that are
worth more than the car
(C) more than they do other models because they can dismantle the cars and sell the parts that are worth
more than the car
(D) more than other models because they can chop the cars up and sell them for parts that are worth
more than the car
(E) more than other models because they can dismantle them up and sell the parts that are worth more
than the car
 Verb Form
17.
18. Verb Form
19.
20.
 Comparison

21.
 Comparison

22.
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23. Numerous studies have shown that the income levels of working adults who were
students of average academic ability often surpass the income levels of those adults
who were once students of exceptional academic abilities.

(A) the income levels of those adults who were once students of exceptional academic
abilities

(B) those of adults who had been exceptionally able students academically

(C) those of adults who were students of exceptional academic ability

(D) adults who were students of exceptional academic ability

(E) the incomes of adults who had been students of exceptional academic ability
 Comparison

24.
 Preposition Preposition

25. Jack has to go to the superstore in addition to the car wash.

(A) along with
(B) and
(C) in addition to
(D) also

26. She never goes out ……. make up. 27. Do you have some fruits …..the refrigerator?
(A) before (A) on
(B) without (B) at
(C) until (C) in
(D) along with (D) under
 Preposition

28. The young man had many run-ins with the law at one point in his life, but has
not been arrested since a long time.

(A) but has not been arrested since a long time.

(B) but has not been arrested about a long time.
(C) but has not been arrested on a long time.
(D) but has not been arrested for a long time.
(E) but has not been arrested from a long time.

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 Preposition

29. While I really enjoy studying the French language, I would also like to try
and learn some Portuguese as well.

(A) I would also like to try learning some Portuguese.

(B) I would also like to try to learn some Portuguese.
(C) I would also like to try and learn some Portuguese.
(D) I would also like to try and learn some Portuguese as well.
(E) I would also like to try to learn some Portuguese as well.

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 Conjunction

30. The best labor negotiators are the ones that have the ability of
settling even the most irreconcilable stalemates.

(A) the ones that have the ability of settling even

(B) them that are able even to settle
(C) those who have the ability to settle even
(D) those that are able to even settle
(E) the ones who have the ability of even settling

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 Conjunction

31. The Iroquois were primarily planters, but supplementing their

cultivation of maize, squash, and beans with fishing and hunting.

(A) but supplementing

(B) and had supplemented
(C) and even though they supplemented
(D) although they supplemented
(E) but with supplementing

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 Conjunction

32. The company was not even publicly traded until 1968, when the owner and founder sold it
to Peter J. Harrison, a private investor, who took the company public and established a
long and generous policy to stock options for valued employees.
(A) who took the company public and established a long and generous policy of stock
options for
(B) who, taking the company public, established a long and generous policy of stock
options to
(C) who, when he took the company public, established a long and generous policy of
stock options to
(D) who had taken the company public, establishing a long and generous policy of stock
options as
(E) taking the company public and establishing a long and generous policy of stock
options for
 Logical Prediction

33. The company is fortunate to have excellent relationships among its employees:
they each have a relationship of respect for all the others.

(A) they each have a relationship of respect for all the others
(B) they have respect for one another
(C) each one has respect for one another
(D) they each have a relationship of respect for each other
(E) they and the others respect each other

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 Logical Prediction

34. The World Wildlife Fund has declared that global warming, a phenomenon most
scientists agree to be caused by human beings in burning fossil fuels, will create havoc
among migratory birds by altering the environment in ways harmful to their habitats.
(A) a phenomenon most scientists agree to be caused by human beings in burning
fossil fuels,
(B) a phenomenon most scientists agree that is caused by fossil fuels burned by human
beings,
(C) a phenomenon that most scientists agree is caused by human beings’ burning of
fossil fuels,
(D) which most scientists agree on as a phenomenon caused by human beings who
burn fossil fuels,
(E) which most scientists agree to be a phenomenon caused by fossil fuels burned by
human beings,
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 Logical Prediction

35. Abnormal weather in the months beforehand a wine harvest can cool vineyards in the
Bordeaux region enough to affect the overall size of the grapes themselves, create
unwanted moisture that can cause mold in some grape varieties and deterioration in
others.
(A) to affect the overall size of the grapes themselves, create
(B) to affect the overall size of the grapes themselves and create
(C) that the overall size of the grapes themselves are affected, create
(D) that it affects the overall size of the grapes themselves, creates
(E) that the size of the grapes are affected and creates
 Article a / an / the

36. The articles in the English language are - the and a / an.

• 1. The only sport we enjoy is ...... hockey.

• 2. I left it at ...... office.
• 3. He is .... doctor.
• 4. He drives at a speed of 90 miles ...... hour.
• 5. I don't like ..... milk.
• 6. It's ...... third road on the left.
• 7. The River Yamuna is .... longest river of all.
• 8. We're having fish for.....dinner.
• 9. ...... price of petrol keeps rising.
• Answers
• 1) no article needed, 2) the, 3) a, 4) an, 5) no article needed, 6) the, 7) the, 8) no article
needed, 9) the
 Practice Question
37. The concerto sounds more sophisticatedly in the 200-year-old concert
hall than it did in the practice room, which has decidedly inferior
acoustics.

(A) sounds more sophisticatedly

(B) sound more sophisticatedly
(C) sounds with greater sophistication
(D) sounds more sophisticated
(E) sound more sophisticated

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 Practice Question
38. His coworkers praised both his determination and the way he paid
attention to detail.

(A) and the way he paid attention to detail

(B) and also praised his attention to detail
(C) and his attention to detail
(D) they praised the way he paid attention to detail
(E) also they praised his attention to detail

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 Practice Question

39. Richard is not only a terrific pianist, but also great at playing hockey.

(A) Richard is not only a terrific pianist, but also great at playing
hockey.
(B) Richard not only is a terrific pianist, but is also great at playing
hockey.
(C) Not only great at playing hockey, Richard also is a terrific pianist.
(D) Richard is not only a terrific pianist, but also a great hockey player.
(E) Also great at playing hockey, Richard is a terrific pianist.

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 Practice Question

40. The art studio is spacious, pleasantly cluttered, and has good lighting.

(A) and has good lighting

(B) and being well-lit
(C) and is lit well
(D) and well-lit
(E) and the lighting is good

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 Practice Question
41. I don’t remember whom has the most stock.

(A) whom has the most stock

(B) who have the most stock
(C) whom have the more stock
(D) who has the most stock
(E) whose the most stock

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 Practice Question
42. Some of the many renovations set for Memorial Field in the
coming years include building additional seating, improving
safety, and the construction of a new varsity athletics center.

(A) and the construction of a new varsity athletics center

(B) and constructing a new varsity athletics center
(C) and also the construction of a new varsity athletics center
(D) and a new varsity athletics center
(E) and a new varsity athletics center under construction

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 Practice Question

43. The marketing strategy of Company X was not only more aggressive
than Company Y but also more effective, resulting in a significant
increase in sales and market share.

A) more aggressive than Company Y but also more effective,

B) more aggressive than that of Company Y but also more effective,
C) more aggressive than that of Company Y, but also more effective.
D) more aggressive than that of Company Y but also more effective;
E) more aggressive than Company Y, but also more effective;

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 Practice Question
44. Marston was an early seventeenth-century dramatist, and it is likely that
him and Shakespeare borrowed ideas from each other.

(A) it is likely that him and Shakespeare borrowed ideas from each other
(B) they likely borrowed ideas from each other
(C) him and Shakespeare likely borrowed ideas from each other
(D) it is likely that himself and Shakespeare borrowed ideas from each other
(E) it is likely that he and Shakespeare borrowed ideas from each other

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 Practice Question
45. The public are receiving the new mayor well though she was mostly
unheard of prior to the election.

(A) The public are receiving the new mayor well though she was
(B) The public receive the new mayor well though she was
(C) The public is receiving the new mayor well though she was
(D) The public is receiving the new mayor well though she is
(E) The public are receiving the new mayor well though she is

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 Practice Question

46. Being that she was the first to arrive at the cabin, Bey didn’t hear the
stories we told in the car.
(A) Being that she was the first to arrive at the cabin,
(B) Because she was the first to arrive at the cabin,
(C) Being that Bey was the first to arrive at the cabin,
(D) Being that she was the first to arrive upon the cabin,
(E) Being that she would have been the first to arrive at the cabin,
 Practice Question
47. Some members of the tribe has been protesting the recent passage of
hunting laws applying to indigenous populations.

(A) members of the tribe has been protesting

(B) members of the tribe have been protesting
(C) tribe members has been protesting
(D) tribe members will have been protesting
(E) members of the tribe, having protested

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 Practice Question
48. Almost like clones in their similarity to one another, the cheetah species’
homogeneity makes them especially vulnerable to disease.

(A) the cheetah species’ homogeneity makes them especially vulnerable to disease
(B) the cheetah species is especially vulnerable to disease because of its
homogeneity
(C) the homogeneity of the cheetah species makes it especially vulnerable to
disease
(D) homogeneity makes members of the cheetah species especially vulnerable to
disease
(E) members of the cheetah species are especially vulnerable to disease because of
their homogeneity

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 Practice Question

49. Liu felt that the exhaust fan in the first examination room was more
effective than the second.
(A) more effective than the second.
(B) more effective that she expected.
(C) more effective than the exhaust fan in the second examination room.
(D) the most effective exhaust fan.
(E) more effective than what she had noticed in the second examination
room.
 Practice Question

50. I’m trying to determine the better of the two routes suggested,
because I want to find the better way to travel to Dublin.
(A) I’m trying to determine the better of the two routes suggested,
because I want to find the best way to travel to Dublin.
(B) I’m trying to determine the best of the two routes suggested,
because I want to find the best way to travel to Dublin.
(C) I’m trying to determine the best of the two routes suggested,
because I want to find the very best way to travel to Dublin.
(D) I’m trying to determine the better of the two routes suggested,
because I want to find the better way to travel to Dublin.
(E) I’m trying to determine the best of the two routes suggested,
because I want to find the better way to travel to Dublin.
 Answer Key
1. B 12. D 22. D 32. A 42. B
2. B 13. D 23. C 33. B 43. C

3. E 14. C 24. E 34. C 44. E

4. A 15. D 25. C 35. B 45. C

5. C 16. C 26. B 36. ------- 46. B

6. D 17. E 27. C 37. D 47. B

18. E 28. D 38. C 48. E
7. A
19. C 29. B 39. D 49. C
8. D
20. E 30. C 40. D 50. A
9. E
21. A 31. D 41. D
10. C
11. E
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