Concordance and Parallelism

.................. jobless people has increased since 2009

• The number of

• A number of

• Various

• Amount of

Answer explanation

has = Verb singular.

In concordance =

- One of

- Each of

- Neither of

- None of

- The number of

Those as Subject should added with Vsingular.

The answer is The number of

................... Indonesian students have gotten chevening scholarship.

• The number of

• A number of

• Various

• Amount of

Answer explanation

In Concordance Plural Quantity.

- Many

- (a) few

- Several

- Various (adj)

- Other

- A number of

Those are Subject that should be added with Vplural

The answer is

A number of Indonesian Students have gotten chevening Scholarship.

Not only her brothers but also Windi ....... to bandung.

• Go

• Goes

• Going

• Went

Answer explanation

Not only her brothers but also Windi ..... to Bandung.

Her brothers = Subject 1

Windi = Subject 2

So, the answer is Goes.

All the time of my life ..... spent on the top of mountain.

• Is

• Are

• Was

• Were

Answer explanation

All the time of my life .... spent on the top of mountain.

all the time = uncountable noun.

So, the answer is "Is"

The president of Indonesia with some ministers ....... watching Motogp Mandalika tonight.

• Is

• Are

• Was

• Were

Answer explanation

The president of Indonesia with some ministers .... watching Motogp Mandalika tonight.

The president = Noun Singular

Of = Preposition

Verb which should consider is The president as Noun.

So, the answer is "Is"

Choose the one word or phrase which would not be appropriate in standard written English!

Ruthris is very kindly and friendly.

• Friendly

• And

• Kindly

• Is

Answer explanation

Ruthris is very kindly and friendly.

is = verb

kindly = adv

and = the conjunction of parallelism

friendly = adj

the correct answer is

Ruthris is very kind and friendly.

After attending her friends' wedding, carly continued ............ the meal and having dinner with her family.

• heated

• To heat

• To heating

• Heating

Answer explanation

After attending her friends' wedding, carly continued ............ the meal and having dinner with her family.

there's "having" after the word "and". So, the answer is "heating"

(Parallelism)

Mareena believes ...... Cal or Maven will win the war.

• Neither

• Either

• Nor

• Both

Answer explanation

Subject with correlative conjuction:

- Not only ...... but also

- Neither ..... nor ....

- Either ...... or .....

- Both ..... and ......

Neither Queen Elara ....... Prince Maven is able to harm Prince Cal.

• And

• Or

• Nor

• Either

Answer explanation

Subject with correlative conjuction:

- Not only ...... but also

- Neither ..... nor ....

- Either ...... or .....

- Both ..... and ......

The concert will be held in Surabaya, Jakarta, and ........

• In Kediri

• Will be in Kediri

• Kediri

• It will be in Kediri

Answer explanation

The concert will be held in Surabaya, Jakarta, and ......

Surabaya = noun

Jakarta = noun

the concept of concordance & parallelism is equality. The answer should be as noun as well.

So the answer is "Kediri"