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Writing skills cover sentence construction, spelling, word usage and the editing of written English. The work includes finding fragments, run-on sentences, faulty coordination, misplaced modifiers, misspellings, confusing word pairs and errors that proofreading should correct without changing the intended meaning.
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- A. Guliver travels was written to Swift.
- B. Guliver travels was written at Swift.
- C. Guliver's Travels was written by Swift.
- D. Gulivers' Travel was written by Swift.
Explanation: Option A and Option B are incorrect since the apostrophe + 's' ('s) is absent which is needed after the noun "Gulliver" to indicate the…
Correct answer: Guliver's Travels was written by Swift.- A. (A) He is very weak too walk.
- B. (B) He is to weak too walk.
- C. (C) He is too weak too walk.
- D. He is too. weak to walk.
Explanation: The sentence "He is too weak to walk" is grammatically correct. It follows a common structure where "He" is the subject, "is" is the…
Correct answer: He is too. weak to walk.- A. Vaccinate
- B. Vaccinnate
- C. Vacinate
- D. Vaccinat
Explanation: Vaccination is the act of administering a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.
Correct answer: Vaccinate- A. Thout
- B. Thought
- C. Thot
- D. Thoght
Explanation: Thought is the correct spelling of the word.
Correct answer: Thought- A. to, too
- B. too, to
- C. two, to
- D. too, two
Explanation: The correct answer is A) to, too. "To" is a preposition that indicates purpose or direction, and "too" is an adverb that means also or…
Correct answer: to, too- A. In the end, they found there money over they're by the ATM.
- B. In the end, they found they're money over their by the ATM.
- C. In the end, they found their money over there by the ATM.
- D. In the end, they found there money over their by the ATM.
Explanation: In this sentence, we have two homophones-their and there. In this first instance, we need to show possession, so the correct form is…
Correct answer: In the end, they found their money over there by the ATM.- A. No star is brighter than the moon.
- B. No star is more bright than the moon.
- C. No star is brighter then the moon
- D. No star is brighter than moon.
Explanation: More bright is wrong since, in the comparative verb form, bright becomes brighter. "Than" should be used instead of then.
Correct answer: No star is brighter than the moon.- A. Entripreneur
- B. Enterpreneur
- C. Entrepreneur
- D. Entreprineur
Explanation: The correct spelling is entrepreneur. It refers to a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of…
Correct answer: Entrepreneur- A. howre
- B. howr'e
- C. ho'wre
- D. how're
Explanation: The apostrophe is always placed where the letter has been removed. For example couldn't, don't, isn't, you're, she's, it's- which is "it…
Correct answer: how're- A. Arround
- B. Arond
- C. Arund
- D. Around
Explanation: Around are the correct spellings. It means situated or located on every side
Correct answer: Around- A. theseve'
- B. thes'eve
- C. these've
- D. the'seve
Explanation: Letters are emitted in the contraction and replaced by an apostrophe. An apostrophe is where the letters would be if the words were…
Correct answer: these've- A. We're
- B. Were
- C. Wer'e
- D. Were'
Explanation: Option A: This is the correct option because we're is a contraction of the phrase we are, the apostrophe stands for the omitted letter…
Correct answer: We're- A. I'd
- B. Id
- C. Id'
- D. l'hd
Explanation: The apostrophe is always placed where the letter has been removed. So, in the case of ' I had ', the correct contraction is ' I'd '.
Correct answer: I'd- A. Prettiest
- B. Prettyest
- C. Pretiest
- D. Preetiest
Explanation: The prettiest is the correct spelling. Prettiest is the superlative degree of pretty i.e. pretty, prettier, the prettiest.
Correct answer: Prettiest- A. Wont
- B. Won't
- C. Wont'
Explanation: When we say won't, we are actually saying will not. The form with the apostrophe is a contraction, like "don't" and "can't."We owe the "o"…
Correct answer: Won't- A. Would'nt
- B. Wouldn't
- C. Woul'dnt
- D. Wouldnt'
Explanation: 'Wouldn't' is the contraction of 'would not' which is used to say that something did not happen.
Correct answer: Wouldn't- A. Cite
- B. Slight
- C. Sight
- D. Site
Explanation: The given statement explicitly states construction, and the definition of 'site' is "an area or ground on which a monument is…
Correct answer: Site- A. Comitte
- B. Commite
- C. Committee
- D. Commitee
Explanation: This question tests vocabulary. The correct spelling is "committee", Option C.
Correct answer: Committee- A. Shekspeare
- B. Shakspare
- C. Shakespare
- D. Shakespeare
Explanation: It tests vocabulary so correct spelling is shakespeare
Correct answer: Shakespeare- A. Robbed
- B. Taken
- C. Stolen
- D. Taken away
Explanation: The word "stolen" indicates theft as implied by the word "thief" in the given sentence and correctly refers to the subject of the sentence…
Correct answer: Stolen