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MICAT Verbal Ability — practice questions

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Which option correctly maintains subject-verb agreement? 'The collection of old coins _____ in the family for generations.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the option with the correct verb-preposition pairing (formal English): 'The committee's findings are very _____ those of the earlier panel.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the option that follows correct gerund-vs-infinitive usage: 'She decided _____ the project after the team meeting.'Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which option correctly maintains subject-verb agreement? 'The collection of old coins _____ in the family for generations.'

  1. has stayed in the locker
  2. have stayed in the locker
  3. stay regularly each year
  4. remain forever in safety
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Correct answer: A. has stayed in the locker

The subject is 'collection' (singular), not 'coins'. **The verb must be singular:** 'has stayed'. The prepositional phrase 'of old coins' between subject and verb distracts but does not change the subject.

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Choose the option with the correct verb-preposition pairing (formal English): 'The committee's findings are very _____ those of the earlier panel.'

  1. different than mentioned
  2. different from those
  3. different with regards
  4. different to those
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Correct answer: B. different from those

In formal English, the idiom is 'different from', not 'different than' (a colloquialism) or 'different to' (British informal). 'Different with' is not idiomatic.

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Choose the option that follows correct gerund-vs-infinitive usage: 'She decided _____ the project after the team meeting.'

  1. abandoning the broken plan
  2. for abandoning the plan
  3. on to abandon the work
  4. to abandon the project
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Correct answer: D. to abandon the project

The verb 'decide' takes the INFINITIVE (to + verb), not the gerund. So 'decided to abandon'. 'Decided abandoning' or 'decided for abandoning' breaks the verb pattern.

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