CPCA English Language & Grammar 3

Question 1

What does the suffix '-itis' indicate?

Accepted Answer

Inflammation

Answer

The suffix '-itis' means inflammation, as in 'appendicitis' (inflammation of the appendix).

Question 2

Which word is the correct plural form of 'diagnosis'?

Accepted Answer

Diagnoses

Answer

Words ending in '-sis' form their plural by changing '-sis' to '-ses', giving 'diagnoses'.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of an active voice sentence?

Accepted Answer

The surgeon performed the appendectomy.

Answer

Active voice has the subject performing the action; 'the surgeon' (subject) performed (verb) the action.

Question 4

What does the prefix 'brady-' mean?

Accepted Answer

Slow

Answer

'Brady-' means slow, as in bradycardia (abnormally slow heart rate).

Question 5

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

Having reviewed the X-ray, a fracture was suspected.

Answer

A dangling modifier occurs when the implied subject of the modifier doesn't match the sentence's subject; 'a fracture' did not review the X-ray.

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