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English Usage Test

ENGLISH USAGE TEST

100 QUESTIONS
90 MINUTES

In each of the sentences below, four words or phrases have been underlined.
Select the underlined part which consists an error in usage, grammar or
punctuation. If there is no error, mark answers space e.
Sample Answer

Example: When I is / six years old / I was /
a b c
sent to school. No error a b c d e
d e
Explanation: The sentence should be “when I was / six years old / I was / sent to school.”
Hence the error. i.e. use of ‘is’ in place of ‘was’ is in group a. Therefore the
answer is ‘a’.
Here is another example.
Example: The proposed regulations require pension plans, including those covering
a b
many college faculty members, provided not only for equal contributions
by men and women performing similar jobs in the same organisation, but
c
but also for equal periodic benefits for members of both sexes. No Error.
d e
Explanation: In this case that must appear after require to show that plans is not the direct object of
the verb require but rather the subject of a relative clause in which the verb is provide.
In choice (d), but also for idiomatically completes the construction that begins not
only for. Essentially, the sentence says, “The regulations require that plans provide
not only for contributions but also for benefits”.

1. Many themes considered sacrilegious in the 4. We need further information before we can accede
a a b c
nineteenth century are treated casually on today’s to your request. No Error.
b c d d e
stage. No Error.
e 5. Just between you and I these theories won’t work.
a b c d
2. The colour of his eyes are brown. No Error. No Error.
a b c d e e

3. My experience as a reporter of sports events indicate 6. If you would have gone into the hall, you
a a b c
that the San Francisco Giants cannot possibly lose would have met your friends. No Error.
b c d d e
the pennant. No Error.
e

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