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  1. Choose the correctly written sentence:

    Answer: They're going to the conference next week.

    'They're' is the contraction for 'they are', which is correct here.

  2. Identify the grammatical error: 'The committee have reached a decision about the new policy.'

    Answer: 'have' should be 'has' in American English usage

    In American English, collective nouns like 'committee' take singular verbs: 'the committee has'.

  3. Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?

    Answer: Both A and B are correct

    Both A and B are correct: A shows singular possessive (one supervisor's office) and B shows plural possessive (multiple supervisors' offices).

  4. Find the error in this sentence: 'Please insure that all forms are completed before submitting the application.'

    Answer: 'insure' should be 'ensure'

    'Insure' relates to insurance policies. 'Ensure' means to make certain, which is the intended meaning.

  5. Which sentence is free of errors?

    Answer: He passed the documents to his colleague.

    'Passed' (past tense of 'pass') and 'colleague' (correct spelling) make Option B correct.

  6. Which word correctly completes this sentence: 'The office will be closed _____ the holiday.'

    Answer: due to

    'Due to' is the correct prepositional phrase meaning 'because of'.