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AP English Language and Composition Unit 8A: Contextual Vocabulary and Word Formation — practice questions

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Choose the correct form: 'By the time we arrived, the movie ___.'Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the error: 'One of my friend / has invited me / to his birthday party / next week.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the BEST replacement for the underlined part: 'The committee MEMBERS HAS DECIDED to postpone the meeting.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the BEST replacement: 'If I WAS YOU, I would accept the offer immediately.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the BEST replacement: 'The plane took off DESPITE OF the bad weather.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the BEST replacement: 'He plays cricket WELL THAN his brother.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the BEST replacement: 'She is one of the best STUDENT in the class.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in the blank: 'The detective looked ___ the matter carefully.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in the blank: 'He has not heard ___ his friend since last week.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in the blank: 'The committee consists ___ five members.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in the blank: 'She is good ___ singing classical music.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in the blank: 'I prefer tea ___ coffee.'Read the answer and worked solution →For an IELTS Writing band of 7.0+, a candidate should:Read the answer and worked solution →Which sentence uses correct article usage? '_____ tiger is _____ endangered animal.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the option with correct subject-verb agreement: 'The list of items _____ very long.'Read the answer and worked solution →Which idiom is correct in formal IELTS English? 'The findings are quite _____ those of the earlier study.'Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the correct collocation? 'She has to _____ a presentation in class today.'Read the answer and worked solution →The TOEFL iBT exam typically has how many sections?Read the answer and worked solution →The TOEFL Reading section's recommended pacing per passage (with 10 questions) is approximately:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is a TOEFL-favourite synonym pair?Read the answer and worked solution →The phrasal verb 'put up with' means:Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct option: 'The team _____ winning the championship for years.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: '_____ honest student deserves a reward.'Read the answer and worked solution →Convert to passive: 'Rohit wrote a letter to the editor.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct preposition: 'The student is preoccupied _____ his upcoming exams.'Read the answer and worked solution →The SYNONYM of 'rapid' is most likely:Read the answer and worked solution →The one-word substitution for 'one who hates women' is:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each note-taking abbreviation to its meaning.Read the answer and worked solution →SSC CGL · One-Word SubstitutionRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Words Often ConfusedRead the answer and worked solution →

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Choose the correct form: 'By the time we arrived, the movie ___.'

  1. started
  2. starts
  3. had started
  4. has started
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Correct answer: C. had started

For an action completed BEFORE another past action, use past perfect ('had started'). 'By the time we arrived' = past event the movie starting was earlier.

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Spot the error: 'One of my friend / has invited me / to his birthday party / next week.'

  1. To his birthday party
  2. Next week
  3. One of my friend
  4. Has invited me
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Correct answer: C. One of my friend

After 'one of', the noun must be PLURAL: 'One of my friends'. Verb stays singular because the subject 'one' is singular.

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Choose the BEST replacement for the underlined part: 'The committee MEMBERS HAS DECIDED to postpone the meeting.'

  1. Member had decided
  2. Members has decided
  3. Members have decided
  4. Members had decided
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Correct answer: C. Members have decided

'Members' (plural) requires plural verb: 'have decided'. 'Had decided' shifts to past perfect unnecessarily. 'Member' (singular) doesn't match 'committee members'.

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