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GRE Unit 6: Syntax and Sentence Structure — practice questions

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Match active sentence with its passive formRead the answer and worked solution →Fill the correct passive formRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every word Fernald lists as an antonym of ALLEVIATERead the answer and worked solution →Tap every word Fernald lists as an antonym of PARDONRead the answer and worked solution →Match each word to its oppositeRead the answer and worked solution →Eases it, or worsens it?Read the answer and worked solution →Choosing the oppositeRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: antonymsRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the word that is not an oppositeRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: word with its oppositeRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Synonym or antonym?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the contrastRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: find the best antonymRead the answer and worked solution →Telling the two apartRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every antonym of ACRIMONY and ENMITYRead the answer and worked solution →More oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: more oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →Warm or hostile?Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that agrees rather than opposesRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: more oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →

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Match active sentence with its passive form

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    He sings a song
    Right
    A song is sung by him
  2. Left
    I killed a snake
    Right
    A snake was killed by me
  3. Left
    She has finished her work
    Right
    Her work has been finished by her

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Fill the correct passive form

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Missing parts
  1. Answer
    is sung
    Choices
    1. is sung
    2. was sung
    3. will sung
  2. Answer
    was killed
    Choices
    1. is killed
    2. was killed
    3. had killed
  3. Answer
    was written
    Choices
    1. was written
    2. is writing
    3. will write
Complete the statement
A song {0} by him. A snake {1} by me. A letter {2} by her.

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Tap every word Fernald lists as an antonym of ALLEVIATE

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  1. Items
    1. Text
      aggravate
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      increase
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      magnify
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      enlarge
      Matches the category
      Yes
    5. Text
      soothe
      Matches the category
      No
    6. Text
      ease
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    Antonym of ALLEVIATE
From the antonym entry for ALLEVIATE. Source: English Synonyms and Antonyms, Fernald (1896), public domain.

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