General English and Comprehension Flashcards
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Choose the word that best replaces the underlined word without changing the meaning: The commander's *voluble* speech before the operation boosted the soldiers' morale.
Answer: Garrulous
Voluble means speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently; 'garrulous' similarly means excessively talkative.
Read the sentence: 'Though outgunned, the platoon refused to yield.' What is the function of 'Though outgunned' in this sentence?
Answer: A concessive adverbial phrase
'Though outgunned' is a concessive adverbial phrase that acknowledges a contrasting condition before presenting the main action.
Which sentence correctly uses a colon?
Answer: He excelled in three areas: leadership, marksmanship, and navigation.
A colon is correctly used after a complete independent clause to introduce a list; option B has a complete clause before the colon.
Read this passage: 'Courage in battle is admired universally, yet it is moral courage — the willingness to do what is right when it is unpopular — that truly defines character.' The author implies that:
Answer: Moral courage is a rarer and more meaningful form of bravery.
The passage elevates moral courage above physical courage by calling it the defining characteristic of true character.
Which of the following sentences is free of dangling modifiers?
Answer: After completing the march, the soldiers were overcome by exhaustion.
In option B, the subject 'the soldiers' logically performs the action in the introductory phrase, avoiding a dangling modifier.
The word 'equivocate' most nearly means:
Answer: To use vague language to avoid commitment
To equivocate means to use ambiguous or unclear expressions to avoid committing to a position or to deceive.
Which option correctly fills in the blank? The recruits' performance in the field test was ________ to expectations — they far exceeded what the evaluators predicted.
Answer: contrary
'Contrary to expectations' means opposite to what was expected, which fits since the recruits far exceeded predictions.