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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch20

The rapid growth of the digital economy has created an ______ demand for cybersecurity specialists, as enterprises of every size race to shield their data from sophisticated online threats.

  1. insignificant

  2. unprecedented

  3. erratic

  4. obsolete
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A demand that has emerged from the digital economy's rapid and transformative growth is by definition without historical parallel, making 'unprecedented' the most accurate descriptor.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch20

The committee's report was thorough in describing the problem but conspicuously ______ when it came to proposing actionable solutions, leaving policymakers without clear guidance.

  1. exhaustive

  2. vague

  3. decisive

  4. persuasive
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The contrast between 'thorough in describing the problem' and the absence of clear guidance for policymakers indicates that the solution section lacked specificity, which is precisely what 'vague' means.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch20

The historian argued that the treaty, rather than resolving the underlying tensions, merely ______ them, setting the stage for an even more destructive conflict a generation later.

  1. eliminated

  2. exposed

  3. deferred

  4. magnified
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The phrase 'setting the stage for an even more destructive conflict later' implies that the treaty did not remove the tensions but postponed them. 'Deferred' (meaning delayed or put off) is the most precise fit.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch20

After years of financial mismanagement, the company was on the verge of ______ until a consortium of investors stepped in with an emergency capital injection.

  1. expansion

  2. reform

  3. collapse

  4. revival
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Financial mismanagement followed by a rescue intervention implies the company was near failure or 'collapse'. The emergency nature of the capital injection reinforces that the situation was critical.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch20

The speaker's tone shifted noticeably mid-lecture from one of detached objectivity to something far more ______, as she began recounting her own experiences with the disease.

  1. clinical

  2. impartial

  3. emotive

  4. abstract
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Personal recollection of one's own experience with an illness typically introduces emotional intensity into a narrative. 'Emotive' describes content or delivery that arouses or expresses strong feeling, contrasting with the earlier detached objectivity.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch13

Find the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error: 'The package containing (A) / the documents and files (B) / were delivered to (C) / the wrong department. (D)'

  1. The package containing

  2. the documents and files

  3. were delivered to

  4. the wrong department.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The true subject is the singular noun 'package', so the verb must be the singular form 'was' rather than the plural 'were'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch13

Identify the segment containing an error: 'Neither the manager (A) / nor the employees was (B) / satisfied with the (C) / new workplace policy. (D)'

  1. Neither the manager

  2. nor the employees was

  3. satisfied with the

  4. new workplace policy.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it; since 'employees' is plural, the verb must be 'were', not 'was'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch13

Find the segment with a grammatical error: 'Despite of their (A) / best efforts, the (B) / team could not (C) / win the championship. (D)'

  1. Despite of their

  2. best efforts, the

  3. team could not

  4. win the championship.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Despite' is a preposition that stands alone and is never followed by 'of'; the correct form is simply 'Despite their' or alternatively 'In spite of their'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch13

Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: 'She walked slow (A) / down the corridor (B) / to avoid making (C) / any loud noise. (D)'

  1. She walked slow

  2. down the corridor

  3. to avoid making

  4. any loud noise.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The modifier here describes the manner of walking, which is a verb; therefore the adverb 'slowly' must be used instead of the adjective 'slow'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch13

Find the segment containing a grammatical error: 'Although he is (A) / very hardworking, but (B) / he rarely gets (C) / any appreciation. (D)'

  1. Although he is

  2. very hardworking, but

  3. he rarely gets

  4. any appreciation.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Although' and 'but' are both conjunctions joining contrasting clauses and cannot be used simultaneously; one must be removed to produce a grammatically correct sentence.