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Choose the sentence that incorrectly uses a nonstandard idiom or expression. |
| | A) | Her coat kept falling off of the hook. |
| | B) | Her coat kept falling from the hook. |
| | C) | Her coat kept falling off the hook. |
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Choose the sentence that incorrectly uses a nonstandard idiom or expression. |
| | A) | I'd driven the car a half a mile when it broke down. |
| | B) | I'd driven the car a half mile when it broke down. |
| | C) | I'd driven the care half a mile when it broke down. |
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Choose the sentence that incorrectly uses a nonstandard idiom or expression. |
| | A) | Where did you leave the tools at? |
| | B) | Did you leave the tools at work? |
| | C) | Where did you leave the tools? |
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Choose the sentence that incorrectly uses a nonstandard idiom or expression. |
| | A) | This time I'm going to try to beat Bobby at his own game. |
| | B) | This time I'm going to try and beat Bobby at his own game. |
| | C) | This time I'm going to beat Bobby at his own game. |
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Choose the sentence that incorrectly uses a nonstandard idiom or expression. |
| | A) | These days, many people have to drive over an hour to work. |
| | B) | Anymore people have to drive over an hour to work. |
| | C) | People rarely drive less than an hour to work anymore. |
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Choose the sentence that effectively avoids slang, regionalisms, and nonstandard expressions. |
| | A) | Our manager told the regional office that men and women deserve equal pay. |
| | B) | The store manager was all, like, men and women should get equal pay. |
| | C) | The manager said men and women should get paid the same and stuff. |
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Choose the sentence that is most suitable for formal writing. |
| | A) | Yes we want 2 go 2 dinner! LOL :) |
| | B) | Indeed, we would of a certainty be interested in seeking an evening of entertainment of the dining persuasion. |
| | C) | Yes, we would like to have dinner. |
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Choose the sentence that does not contain spelling errors. |
| | A) | Their leaving for Yellowknife first thing in the morning. |
| | B) | There leaving for Yellowknife first thing in the morning. |
| | C) | They're leaving for Yellowknife first thing in the morning. |
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Choose the sentence that does not contain spelling errors. |
| | A) | Scientists are finding out more and more about hereditary diseases by studying jeans. |
| | B) | Scientists are finding out more and more about hereditary diseases by studying genes. |
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Choose the sentence that does not contain spelling errors. |
| | A) | Parents often teach their children to be weary of strangers. |
| | B) | Parents often teach their children to be wary of strangers. |
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Choose the sentence that does not contain spelling errors. |
| | A) | When the weather is bad, I like to get my exercise by riding on a stationary bicycle. |
| | B) | When the weather is bad, I like to get my exercise by riding on a stationery bicycle. |
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Choose the sentence that does not contain spelling errors. |
| | A) | Emilia keeps her favourite cloths on the left side of her closet and her socks in her drawers. |
| | B) | Emilia keeps her favourite clothes on the left side of her closet and her socks in her drawers. |
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Choose the sentence that does not contain spelling errors. |
| | A) | By around 1500 BC, people known as Aryans had emigrated from central Asia to India and Europe. |
| | B) | By around 1500 BC, people known as Aryans had immigrated from central Asia to India and Europe. |
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Choose the sentence that does not contain spelling errors. |
| | A) | She knew his entire story was a lie. |
| | B) | She knew his entire story was a lye. |
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Choose the sentence that does not contain spelling errors. |
| | A) | The gruff old prospector was kind-hearted, though his manners were coarse. |
| | B) | The gruff old prospector was kind-hearted, though his manners were course. |
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Choose the sentence that does not contain spelling errors. |
| | A) | The committee was altogether uncertain whether it could agree on the proposed policy. |
| | B) | The committee was all together uncertain whether it could agree on the proposed policy. |
| | C) | The committee was all together uncertain weather it could agree on the proposed policy. |
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Choose the sentence that does not contain spelling errors. |
| | A) | I think Joe is probably a good candidate for the job, among you and me. |
| | B) | I think Joe is probably a good candidate for the job, between you and me. |
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Choose the sentence that does not contain spelling errors. |
| | A) | Boston cream pie and rocky road ice cream are just two of my favourite deserts. |
| | B) | Boston cream pie and rocky road ice cream are just two of my favourite desserts. |
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Choose the sentence that does not contain spelling errors. |
| | A) | After the assassination of JFK, the entire nation was in morning. |
| | B) | After the assassination of JFK, the entire nation was in mourning. |
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