VERSANT Dictation

Question 1

Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.

Accepted Answer

The list of items on the desk is long.

Answer

The correct sentence is 'The list of items on the desk is long.' The subject is 'list' (singular), so the verb must be 'is' (singular).

Question 2

Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.

Accepted Answer

The weather will not affect our plans.

Answer

'Affect' is a verb meaning 'to influence', while 'effect' is a noun meaning 'a result'. The sentence requires a verb.

Question 3

Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.

Accepted Answer

He gave me several pieces of good advice.

Answer

The correct sentence is 'He gave me several pieces of good advice.' 'Advice' is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form 'advices'. We use 'pieces of' to count it.

Question 4

Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.

Accepted Answer

Please put the book over there on the shelf.

Answer

The correct sentence is 'Please put the book over there on the shelf.' 'There' refers to a place, 'their' is a possessive pronoun, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'.

Question 5

Listen to the sentence and choose the one that is written correctly.

Accepted Answer

I have lived here since 2010.

Answer

The correct sentence is 'I have lived here since 2010.' The present perfect tense ('have lived') is used with 'since' to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

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