English Grammar and Vocabulary Practice

In a job context, 'personnel' refers to staff/employees (the department), while 'personal' means private/individual. The sentence is making a point that addressing your application to the wrong type of manager (personnel vs personal) would be inappropriate for an English professor position. This tests a commonly confused word pair.

'Licensed' is the adjective meaning having official permission (the correct form here). 'License' is the verb form (to grant permission) and 'licence' is the noun (the permission document itself). The construction 'Are you [adjective] to run this shop?' requires the adjective form 'licensed'. The -ce/-se pattern is consistent: advice/advise, practice/practise.

In formal British English, 'inquiry' refers to a formal investigation while 'enquiry' refers to a general question. For a scandal investigation, 'inquiry' is the correct term. American English uses 'inquiry' for both. The other options are wrong - 'query' is too minor, 'acquire' doesn't fit the context.

'Criteria' is the plural of 'criterion' (a standard for judgment). The sentence asks about multiple requirements for certifications, so the plural form is needed. 'Requirement' is singular, 'criterias' is not a valid word (criteria is already plural), and 'method' doesn't capture the meaning of standards for evaluation.

'Principal' as an adjective means 'main' or 'primary' - the correct sense here. 'Principle' is only a noun meaning a fundamental rule or truth. 'Priority' and 'important' don't fit grammatically or semantically. The sentence says bringing order was her main/primary goal.

'Beside' is a preposition meaning 'at the side of' or 'next to'. In both instances, the sentence refers to physical location (next to Monica and next to the candy stand). 'Besides' means 'in addition to' or 'apart from', which does not fit the spatial context of the sentence.

The verb 'recommend' is followed by a that-clause (subjunctive), not by an infinitive with 'to'. 'I recommend that you go' is correct. 'I recommend you to go' is a common error but grammatically incorrect. Adding 'should' or 'must' creates unnecessary redundancy - the subjunctive 'that you go' already conveys the recommendation.

Effect is a noun meaning a result or influence. Affect is primarily a verb meaning to impact. The sentence structure requires a noun after strange, so effect is correct. Affection means caring feelings, and reflect means to show an image, neither fits here.

Lonely describes the emotional feeling of isolation or disconnection, even when physically around people. Alone refers to being physically by oneself. The sentence contrasts many people with an internal feeling, so lonely captures that emotional paradox.

Better is the correct comparative form of good. More nice is incorrect because nice becomes nicer. More better is a double comparative error. Best is superlative but the sentence needs comparative (make it better, not best).

One of requires a plural noun because it means one person from a group. Friends is the only plural option. One of my friends is grammatically correct. Friend, best friend, and good friend are all singular.

Hair can be treated as a collective singular noun meaning hairstyle or hair mass, so was tied agrees with singular hair. Were tied would need hairs (individual strands). Is tied creates tense mismatch with fashionable implying description. Was tide is a spelling error.

Every one means each individual person when each person is emphasized. Every one of you stresses each individual. Everyone and everybody are interchangeable compound words. All doesn't capture the individual emphasis the idiom requires.

Each is correct because $50 was given to every boy individually. Both would mean $100 total divided between just two boys. Some and all are vague and don't specify that every single boy got the amount.

To solve this question, the user needs to have knowledge of grammar rules and be able to identify the correct verb tense and spelling for the sentence.

The correct answer is:

A. advised, canvass

Option A is the correct answer because "advised" is the correct past tense form of "advise," which means to give advice or to recommend. "Canvass" means to solicit votes or opinions, which is the intended action in the sentence. Therefore, "advised" and "canvass" are the appropriate verb forms to use in the sentence.

Option B is incorrect because "adviced" is not a word in the English language. The correct spelling is "advised."

Option C is incorrect because "canvas" is not the correct verb form. The sentence requires the infinitive form "canvass."

Option D is incorrect because "adviced" is not a word in the English language, and "canvas" is not the correct verb form. The correct spelling and verb form are "advised" and "canvass," respectively.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

The Answer is: A. advised, canvass

Practice is the noun (the football practice), and practise is the verb meaning to do repeatedly. The sentence needs verb then noun: I practise the violin after my football practice. British English distinguises these; American English uses practice for both.

Licensed is the correct adjective/past participle meaning having a license. Licence is the noun (British spelling). License as a noun is American spelling. Licenced is an uncommon spelling variant. The sentence needs the adjective form.

Recommend takes different patterns: recommend that someone do something, or recommend doing something. Recommend you to is incorrect. Recommend you should and you must are grammatically wrong. Recommend that you go is the proper subjunctive construction.

This is a duplicate of question 128967. Effect is correct because it's a noun meaning result or influence. Affect is a verb. Affection means caring, reflect means to mirror. The strange ___ on me requires the noun effect.