POST UTME NOUN 2024 English | Objective

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Question 1
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, will be attending the meeting' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Appositive Phrase
B. Relative Clause
C. Adverbial Phrase
D. Prepositional Phrase
Question 2
The phrase 'in order to' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Subjunctive Mood
B. Infinitive Phrase
C. Gerund Phrase
D. Participial Phrase
Question 3
In the sentence 'The manager, who was absent yesterday, has apologized for the delay', identify the type of clause used to provide additional information about the manager.
A. Independent Clause
B. Dependent Clause
C. Relative Clause
D. Subordinate Clause
Question 4
The sentence 'The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years.' is an example of a sentence with a specific grammatical structure. Identify the grammatical structure of the sentence.
A. Passive voice
B. Active voice
C. Conditional tense
D. Future perfect tense
Question 5
In the sentence 'The teacher asked the students to raise their hands before speaking.', which of the following words is an example of an idiomatic expression?
A. raise their hands
B. before speaking
C. asked the students
D. the teacher
Question 6
The following sentence contains a word with a specific grammatical function. Identify the word and its function.
A. The policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years.
B. The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years.
C. The policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years.
D. The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% within the next five years.
Question 7
The word 'allegedly' is an example of which grammatical term?
A. Adverb
B. Adjective
C. Noun
D. Verb
Question 8
In the field of medicine, the term 'register' refers to a specific type of medical record. Which of the following is an example of a medical register?
A. A patient's medical history
B. A doctor's prescription
C. A hospital's patient register
D. A medical research study
Question 9
The word 'allegedly' is an example of which grammatical term?
A. Adverb
B. Adjective
C. Noun
D. Verb
Question 10
The word 'who' is an example of which pronoun?
A. Personal Pronoun
B. Possessive Pronoun
C. Reflexive Pronoun
D. Interrogative Pronoun
Question 11
The phrase 'to cut one's teeth on' means to gain experience or skill in a particular activity by doing it for the first time. Which of the following sentences best illustrates this idiom?
A. She cut her teeth on playing the piano at the age of five.
B. He cut his teeth on writing novels at the age of twenty.
C. They cut their teeth on playing soccer at the age of ten.
D. It cut its teeth on marketing campaigns at the age of five.
Question 12
Which of the following words is a synonym of 'sophisticated'?
A. complicated
B. simplistic
C. refined
D. complex
Question 13
The passage below has been modified to test your comprehension skills. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
A. The original passage had a different tone.
B. The original passage was longer.
C. The original passage had a different structure.
D. The original passage had a different purpose.
Question 14
In the sentence 'The company's financial reports were affected by the economic downturn.', which of the following words is an example of a word with multiple meanings?
A. affect
B. financial
C. reports
D. downturn
Question 15
The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, will be attending the meeting' is an example of which grammatical structure?
A. Appositive Phrase
B. Relative Clause
C. Adverbial Phrase
D. Prepositional Phrase

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