communication Online Quiz - 165

Arthur Fagg is the only cricketer to score double centuries in both innings of a first-class match, achieving 244 and 202 for Kent against Essex in 1938. Albert Trott was a great all-rounder, Alan Lamb a South African-born English batsman, and Brad Haddin an Australian wicket-keeper, none of whom achieved this feat.

During the 2005 Ashes, Glenn McGrath stepped on a stray cricket ball during a warm-up game of touch rugby. Brad Haddin was the player who threw the ball that McGrath stepped on, causing the ankle injury that changed the course of the series.

The idiom 'same difference' is used ironically to suggest that the difference between two options is not significant or important. The speaker is downplaying the distinction between forty and thirty years. Option A takes the phrase literally, while option C is nonsensical.

To 'zero in' on something means to direct all your attention to it or to aim a camera or weapon directly at a specific target. 'To look at' is too general, while 'to aim directly' captures the precision implied by the phrasal verb.

'Off like a shot' is an idiom meaning to leave very quickly or rapidly, similar to how a shot travels. The phrase describes the speed of departure, not the speed of eating. Option A incorrectly interprets it as eating quickly.

'Went bananas' is an informal idiom meaning to become extremely excited, agitated, or crazy. In this context, it describes an overwhelmed reaction to workload. Options B and C incorrectly suggest positive emotions rather than the stressed/crazy meaning.

The idiom 'see eye to eye' means to agree with someone. The sentence states the managers 'never' see eye to eye, meaning they never agree. Therefore, the phrase itself represents agreement, making the stored answer correct in context of the idiom's definition.

The idiom 'hold someone's feet to the fire' means to exert pressure on someone to ensure they fulfill a commitment or tell the truth. It originates from historical methods of torture used to extract confessions or force compliance.

After a preposition like 'of', we use the object pronoun 'us'. When a possessive meaning is intended (friends of ours = our friends), the possessive pronoun 'ours' is correct. 'We' is a subject pronoun, 'our' is a possessive adjective that needs a noun after it.

To solve this question, the user needs to know the definition of the terms "revolve" and "rotate" and their usage in the context of astronomy.

The correct answer is:

The Answer is: A

Option A, "revolves," is the correct answer. The sentence is describing the Earth's daily motion around its own axis, which is known as rotation. The verb that describes the Earth's rotation is "revolves." Therefore, option A is the correct choice.

Option B, "revolve," is incorrect. The verb "revolve" describes a celestial body's movement around another body in space. For example, the Earth revolves around the Sun. In this sentence, the Earth's motion around its own axis is being described, not its motion around another body. Therefore, option B is incorrect.

Option C, "None of the above," is incorrect. Option A is the correct answer, and option B is an incorrect answer. Therefore, option C cannot be the correct choice.

Option D, "Both a and b," is incorrect. While option A is the correct answer, option B is not a correct answer. Therefore, option D cannot be the correct choice.

To solve this question, the user needs to have knowledge of subject-verb agreement. In a sentence, the subject and verb must agree with each other in number. If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural.

In the given sentence, the subject is "Neither the teacher nor the students." This subject is singular because "neither" indicates a negative singular subject. Therefore, the verb must also be singular.

Now, let's go through each option:

A. want: This option is correct because "want" is the correct form of the verb to agree with the singular subject "Neither the teacher nor the students."

B. wants: This option is incorrect because "wants" is the singular form of the verb, which is not appropriate for the given subject.

C. None of the above: This option is incorrect because option A is correct.

D. Both a and b: This option is incorrect because only option A is correct.

Therefore, the answer is: A. want.

To solve this question, the user needs to know the difference between singular and plural forms of verbs.

In the given sentence, the subject is "New Orleans," which is a singular noun. When using a singular noun as the subject, the verb should also be in its singular form. Therefore, the correct verb to use in this sentence is "ranks," which is the singular form of the verb "rank."

Option A, "rank," is incorrect because it is the plural form of the verb and does not agree with the singular subject.

Option B, "ranks," is correct because it is the singular form of the verb and agrees with the singular subject.

Option C, "None of the above," is incorrect because option B is the correct answer.

Option D, "Both a and b," is incorrect because option A is not a correct answer.

Therefore, the answer is: B. ranks.

The subject of the sentence is 'items', which is plural. Therefore, the verb must be 'cost' (plural) rather than 'costs' (singular) to ensure proper subject-verb agreement. The prepositional phrase 'bought before 1940' does not change the plural nature of the subject.

To solve this question, the user needs to have knowledge of subject-verb agreement. In this sentence, the subject is "houses built before World War II," which is plural. Therefore, the correct verb form should also be plural.

Now let's go through each option and explain why it is right or wrong:

A) "have" - This option is correct because "have" is the correct plural form of the verb "to have". Therefore, "houses built before World War II have lower costs than more modern homes do" is grammatically correct.

B) "has" - This option is incorrect because "has" is the singular form of the verb "to have". It does not agree with the plural subject "houses built before World War II".

C) "None of the above" - This option is incorrect because option A is the correct answer.

D) "Both a and b" - This option is incorrect because option A is correct, and option B is incorrect.

Therefore, the answer is: A) have.

When a sentence begins with 'Never' (negative adverb), the subject and auxiliary verb are inverted. The true subject is 'weather' (singular uncountable), so 'has' is correct, not 'have'. The phrase 'in the months of June and July' is a prepositional phrase, not the subject.

To solve this question, the user needs to know subject-verb agreement. In this sentence, the subject is "much of the machinery" which is a singular noun phrase, so the correct verb form should be singular as well.

Now, let's go through each option and explain why it is right or wrong:

A. are: This option is incorrect because "are" is a plural verb form, which does not agree with the singular subject "much of the machinery."

B. None of the above: This option is incorrect because there is a correct answer, which is option D.

C. Both a and b: This option is incorrect because there is only one correct answer, which is option D.

D. is: This option is correct. Since "much of the machinery" is a singular noun phrase, the correct verb form to use is the singular "is." Therefore, the correct sentence is "Much of the machinery on these farms is unusable."

The Answer is: D

The subject 'The large companies' is plural. Therefore, the verb must also be in the plural form 'need' to maintain subject-verb agreement. 'Needs' is the singular form used for a single company.

To solve this question, the user needs to know the subject-verb agreement rules in English grammar.

The subject in this sentence is "there", which is a dummy subject. The verb should agree with the complement of the sentence, which is "no doubt". "No doubt" is a singular noun phrase, so the correct verb to use is "is".

Option A is incorrect because it uses the plural verb "are", which does not agree with the singular noun "no doubt".

Option B is correct because it uses the singular verb "is", which agrees with the singular noun "no doubt".

Option C is incorrect because option B is the correct answer.

Option D is also incorrect because "both a and b" does not accurately describe the situation.

Therefore,

The Answer is: B. is

To solve this question, the user needs to know the correct preposition to use with the verb "accustomed". The correct preposition is "to".

Option A, "with", is incorrect because it is not the appropriate preposition to use with "accustomed".

Option B, "to", is the correct answer. "Accustomed to" is a common phrase used to indicate a person's usual behavior or habit.

Option C, "by", is not appropriate to use with "accustomed".

Option D, "from", is also not appropriate to use with "accustomed".

Therefore, the answer is: B) to

The adjective 'anxious' is followed by the preposition 'about' when referring to the source of worry or concern. 'Anxious about an examination' is the standard usage. 'From', 'of', and 'with' are not used with 'anxious' in this way.