POST UTME UNIOSUN 2017 English | Objective

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Question 1
The passage below has been modified. Identify the grammatical error and suggest a correction.
A. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, were responsible for the project.' is grammatically correct.
B. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, were responsible for the project.' is grammatically incorrect.
C. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, was responsible for the project.' is grammatically correct.
D. The sentence 'The manager, along with his team, was responsible for the project.' is grammatically incorrect.
Question 2
The passage below has been modified. Identify the word that has been replaced with a synonym.
A. The original passage read: 'The teacher gave the students a lot of homework.'
B. The modified passage reads: 'The teacher assigned the students a plethora of homework.'
C. The word 'plethora' is a synonym for 'homework.'
D. The word 'homework' is a synonym for 'plethora.'
Question 3
The passage below has been modified from the original. Identify the word or phrase that has been changed.
A. The original passage read: 'The new policy aims to reduce pollution in our environment.'
B. The word 'reduce' has been changed to 'eliminate' in the modified passage.
C. The word 'environment' has been changed to 'ecosystem' in the modified passage.
D. The word 'pollution' has been changed to 'contamination' in the modified passage.
Question 4
The following sentence is in the passive voice. Identify the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
A. The ball was thrown by John.
B. The ball was thrown to John.
C. The ball was thrown with John.
D. The ball was thrown over John.
Question 5
Identify the word that is in the correct grammatical form in the sentence 'The manager of the company is very experienced.'
A. experienced
B. experiences
C. experiencing
D. experiences
Question 6
In the sentence 'The manager of the company is very experienced.', identify the word that is in the correct grammatical form.
A. experienced
B. experiences
C. experiencing
D. experiences
Question 7
The following sentence is an example of a _______ clause.
A. Independent clause
B. Dependent clause
C. Relative clause
D. Subordinate clause
Question 8
The following sentence is in the active voice. Identify the verb that is in the base form.
A. The new policy will be implemented.
B. The policy is being implemented.
C. The policy was implemented last year.
D. The policy has been implemented.
Question 9
In the sentence 'The new policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030', what type of verb is 'aims'?
A. Linking verb
B. Action verb
C. Auxiliary verb
D. Modal verb
Question 10
Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the present perfect tense.
A. I have been studying English for three years.
B. I have study English for three years.
C. I have been study English for three years.
D. I have studies English for three years.
Question 11
The following passage is an example of a legal register. Identify the correct word choice.
A. The defendant is guilty of the crime.
B. The defendant is culpable of the crime.
C. The defendant is responsible for the crime.
D. The defendant is accountable for the crime.
Question 12
In the sentence 'The manager of the company, who is responsible for the financial department, has been promoted.', identify the type of clause and explain its function.
A. Relative clause
B. Independent clause
C. Dependent clause
D. Subordinate clause
Question 13
The passage below has been modified. Identify the grammatical error and suggest a correction.
A. The passage has been modified.
B. The passage has been modified to make it more interesting.
C. The passage has been modified to make it more boring.
D. The passage has not been modified.
Question 14
The following text is an example of a _______ register.
A. Formal
B. Informal
C. Technical
D. Elevated
Question 15
In the following sentence, identify the correct form of the pronoun in the blank space.
A. The manager, along with his team, were responsible for the project.
B. The manager, along with his team, was responsible for the project.
C. The manager, along with their team, were responsible for the project.
D. The manager, along with their team, was responsible for the project.

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