Tag: softskills

"Near the surface" is the only logical choice for turtles sleeping while suspended in water. "On" would mean resting on top of the surface, which contradicts "suspended." "Along" and "at" don't convey the correct spatial relationship of being just below the water's surface.

The standard collocation is "victims of" followed by the cause. Examples include "victims of war," "victims of crime," and "victims of natural disasters." "Victims for" changes the meaning to suggest purpose. "Victims due to" and "victims because of" are grammatically awkward constructions.

In the given sentence, the correct preposition to fill in the blank would be "in."

The correct answer is C. in.

The sentence would then read: "Do you trust in computers to make the world a better place?"

This sentence requires a possessive relative pronoun to show ownership. "Whose" is the only option that indicates possession: "the girl whose mother" means "the mother of whom." "Who's" is a contraction of "who is," "who has" would need to be followed by a verb phrase, and "which" is used for things, not people.

The verb "unite" is correctly followed by the preposition "in" when describing participation in a collective effort. The phrase "unite in the attempt to solve" is idiomatic. "Unite towards" is not standard English. "Unite on" suggests agreement on a specific point, and "unite for" would indicate purpose but doesn't collocate well here.

"Hair" referring to the collective mass on someone's head is an uncountable noun, requiring the singular verb "was" not "were." The past tense "was tied" matches the likely context of a description. "Is tied" would be present tense and could work depending on context, but the past form is more common in narrative. "Was tide" uses the wrong word entirely.

"Principal" can be an adjective meaning "main" or "most important." A "principal aim" is a primary goal. "Principle" is only a noun meaning a fundamental rule or belief, so it cannot modify "aim." "Priority" is a noun, and "important" is an adjective but doesn't convey the sense of "main" or "primary" as precisely as "principal."

After "to" we need the base form of a verb. "Lose" is a verb meaning to fail to keep something. "Loose" is an adjective meaning not tight. "Loosen" is a verb but means to make something less tight. "Lost" is the past tense of "lose" and cannot follow "to" in this infinitive construction. "Not to lose faith" is the correct expression.

"Beside" means "next to" and indicates physical position. "Besides" means "in addition to" or is a conjunctive adverb. The first blank describes where the speaker sat relative to Monica ("sat beside" = sat next to). The second blank describes the guy's position relative to the candy stand ("beside the candy stand" = next to it). Both require "beside."

"Buy" means to purchase. "Bring" means to transport something with you. The sentence suggests the speaker regrets not purchasing ("should've bought") the sweets that they ended up transporting ("brought") yesterday. This creates a coherent meaning: I should have purchased what I ended up carrying.