Verbal Ability Flashcards
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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
Answer: It's a lovely day, isn't it?
'It's' is the contraction of 'it is,' and the question tag requires a question mark at the end.
The word 'ambiguous' means:
Answer: Open to more than one interpretation
Ambiguous means open to multiple interpretations or having an unclear meaning.
Fill in the blank: Neither the manager nor the employees ___ happy with the decision.
Answer: were
With 'neither…nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it — 'employees' is plural, so 'were' is correct.
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
Answer: He ran fast, but he was late.
A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction like 'but.'
Choose the word that is correctly used in the sentence: 'The board will ___ the proposal next week.'
Answer: review
'Review' means to examine or assess, which is the appropriate action for a board considering a proposal.
Rearrange to form a meaningful sentence: [carefully / should / one / read / contracts]
Answer: One should read contracts carefully
The correct sentence follows Subject-Modal-Verb-Object-Adverb order: 'One should read contracts carefully.'