ENGLISH LANGUAGE

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence.

Had he known that it would rain, he ________ his umbrella with him.

• A) would have taking

• B) was going to take

• C) would be taking

• D) would have taken

• E) would take

Answer explanation

After have, has and had, the verb that will follows must be past participle.

Choose the one that best filling in the gap

Umaimah was taking his dog for a walk when the dog suddenly _______ from its chain and escaped

• A) broke through

• B) broke lose

• C) broke even

• D) broke loose

• E) broke away

Answer explanation

Loose is different from lose. Loose in this sense mean to break free from something, then lose means to have lost something, but here the dog loosed from the chain, i.e. to break free from the chain.

Choose the one that best filling in the gap.

I was still sleeping when the national news ________ this morning

• A) were broadcast

• B) were broadcasted

• C) was broadcast

• D) was broadcasted

• E) were being broadcasted

Answer explanation

The reason why 'was broadcast' is the answer is that the noun 'news' is uncountable and uncountable nouns usually go with singular verb. Was is the past tense of is which are both singular verbs while were is the past tense of are which are both plural. As a grammatical law of concord, a singular subject goes with a singular verb while a plural subject goes with a plural verb.

Choose the one that best filling the gap.

Each of the contestants ________ a chance to win

• A) has

• B) have

• C) get

• D) gets

• E) take

Answer explanation

'Each' and 'Every' do not necessarily refer to one. They refer to per unit of a group or member. They refer to one in many. Here are few rules.

When 'each' or 'every' is used alone as an adjective in qualifying nouns, a singular noun must follow it with a singular verb. E.g., each STUDENT IS expected to be studious. Every STUDENT IS expected to be studious.

But when 'each of', 'each one of', 'every of' or 'every one of' is used, the noun must be in a plural form while the verb remains in a singular form. E.g., each of the STUDENTS IS very studious. Every one of the STUDENTS IS very studious.

Choose the one that best filling the gap.

I gave the book to the library attendant ________ I think works in the evenings

• A) whom

• B) whose

• C) which

• D) who

• E) of whom

Answer explanation

'Whom' should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition. When in doubt, try this simple trick: If you can replace the word with “he”' or “'she,” use who. If you can replace it with “him” or “her,” use whom. Who should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence.

Choose the one that best filling in the gap.

The politicians are responsible for the ________ events have taken in this country

• A) course

• B) curse

• C) coarse

• D) cause

• E) corse

Answer explanation

Cause - the reason for something

Course - A path taker or a subject in the higher institution

Curse - A supernatural utterance meant to cause evil

Coarse - rough

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

The chief was GENEROUS in his award of university scholarships

• A) nobel

• B) considerate

• C) liberal

• D) mean

• E) honest

Answer explanation

Generous means kind, so the opposite or antonym of kind is mean.

To most people last Christmas was an AUSTERE period

• A) prosperous

• B) harsh

• C) severe

• D) sour

• E) stern

Answer explanation

Austere means: severe or strict in manner or attitude.

Prosperous means successful.

Chidi is naturally TACITURN

• A) friendly

• B) cheerful

• C) dumb

• D) lively

• E) garrulous

Answer explanation

Taciturn means not talkative or outspoken..someone who doesn't talk too much so the opposite of it is garrulous which means to talk too much i.e. talkative

He is loved for his ALTRUISM

• A) benevolence

• B) sincerity

• C) selfishness

• D) selflessness

• E) kindness

Answer explanation

Altruism means to be kind or selflessness so antonyms of selflessness will be selfishness