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Question 2 MCQ · 2.0 marks
**Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse**
**markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most**
**fitting answer for every blank.**
[A conversation in a family of rabbits. The chatter and laughter of baby rabbits are heard.]
Flopsy Bunny: Mopsy, don’t push the basket so. [i] _____, Mama said I could carry the basket.
Mopsy Bunny: Mama, Mama, she pulled my ears!
Mother Rabbit: [ii] _____, that will do! Now, my dears, you may go into the fields…
[Peter Rabbit comes out of the burrow humming a tune. Mother Rabbit picks him up and stands
him next to his siblings– Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail.]
Mother Rabbit: …or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden. Your father had an
accident there.
Peter [resignedly]: He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.
Mother Rabbit [with emphasis]: He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor. [iii] _____, run along.
And don’t get into mischief! I am going out.
[The little bunnies scamper off.]
Flopsy Bunny to Peter: Peter! Come along, Peter!
Peter Rabbit [while running away from the rest]: Not likely! I am off to the garden!
Mother Rabbit [coming out of the burrow with a basket, on her way to the baker’s]: Now then, a
loaf of brown bread, and, [iv] _____…one, two, three, four, five currant buns.
Peter Rabbit [sneaking into Mr. McGregor’s garden]: Mama will never find out. [v] _____, I’m quite
sure I can outrun Mr. McGregor!
Transcribed and adapted from: “Cartoon Only: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - The Tale of
Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny.”
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Fill in blank [i] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.
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By all means
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Even though
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Recently
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Anyway
Published solution
The speaker returns to her main claim: Mama said she could carry the basket. **Anyway** resumes that claim despite the interruption.
A: Grants permission, whereas Flopsy is defending a previous instruction.
B: Introduces a subordinate concessive clause, not this independent remark.
C: Refers to time and does not connect the argument.
D: Resumes or reinforces the main point despite the interruption.
**Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse**
**markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most**
**fitting answer for every blank.**
[A conversation in a family of rabbits. The chatter and laughter of baby rabbits are heard.]
Flopsy Bunny: Mopsy, don’t push the basket so. [i] _____, Mama said I could carry the basket.
Mopsy Bunny: Mama, Mama, she pulled my ears!
Mother Rabbit: [ii] _____, that will do! Now, my dears, you may go into the fields…
[Peter Rabbit comes out of the burrow humming a tune. Mother Rabbit picks him up and stands
him next to his siblings– Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail.]
Mother Rabbit: …or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden. Your father had an
accident there.
Peter [resignedly]: He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.
Mother Rabbit [with emphasis]: He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor. [iii] _____, run along.
And don’t get into mischief! I am going out.
[The little bunnies scamper off.]
Flopsy Bunny to Peter: Peter! Come along, Peter!
Peter Rabbit [while running away from the rest]: Not likely! I am off to the garden!
Mother Rabbit [coming out of the burrow with a basket, on her way to the baker’s]: Now then, a
loaf of brown bread, and, [iv] _____…one, two, three, four, five currant buns.
Peter Rabbit [sneaking into Mr. McGregor’s garden]: Mama will never find out. [v] _____, I’m quite
sure I can outrun Mr. McGregor!
Transcribed and adapted from: “Cartoon Only: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - The Tale of
Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny.”
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Fill in blank [ii] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.
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Besides
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Come, come
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Instead
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Likewise
Published solution
Mother Rabbit is stopping the children's quarrel. **Come, come** is an idiomatic calming or mildly reproachful expression before 'that will do'.
A: Adds another argument rather than calming the children.
B: A conventional expression used to calm or rebuke someone.
C: Introduces a replacement, but no alternative is proposed.
D: Expresses similarity, which is absent here.
**Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse**
**markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most**
**fitting answer for every blank.**
[A conversation in a family of rabbits. The chatter and laughter of baby rabbits are heard.]
Flopsy Bunny: Mopsy, don’t push the basket so. [i] _____, Mama said I could carry the basket.
Mopsy Bunny: Mama, Mama, she pulled my ears!
Mother Rabbit: [ii] _____, that will do! Now, my dears, you may go into the fields…
[Peter Rabbit comes out of the burrow humming a tune. Mother Rabbit picks him up and stands
him next to his siblings– Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail.]
Mother Rabbit: …or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden. Your father had an
accident there.
Peter [resignedly]: He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.
Mother Rabbit [with emphasis]: He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor. [iii] _____, run along.
And don’t get into mischief! I am going out.
[The little bunnies scamper off.]
Flopsy Bunny to Peter: Peter! Come along, Peter!
Peter Rabbit [while running away from the rest]: Not likely! I am off to the garden!
Mother Rabbit [coming out of the burrow with a basket, on her way to the baker’s]: Now then, a
loaf of brown bread, and, [iv] _____…one, two, three, four, five currant buns.
Peter Rabbit [sneaking into Mr. McGregor’s garden]: Mama will never find out. [v] _____, I’m quite
sure I can outrun Mr. McGregor!
Transcribed and adapted from: “Cartoon Only: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - The Tale of
Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny.”
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Fill in blank [iii] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.
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It seems to me
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Apparently
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Now
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Unless
Published solution
The warning is complete and Mother Rabbit moves to the next action: **Now, run along.** 'Now' signals a transition to an instruction.
A: Introduces an opinion rather than a direct instruction.
B: Marks uncertain or reported information, not a transition.
C: Moves the conversation to the next instruction.
D: Requires a conditional clause and cannot stand alone here.
**Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse**
**markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most**
**fitting answer for every blank.**
[A conversation in a family of rabbits. The chatter and laughter of baby rabbits are heard.]
Flopsy Bunny: Mopsy, don’t push the basket so. [i] _____, Mama said I could carry the basket.
Mopsy Bunny: Mama, Mama, she pulled my ears!
Mother Rabbit: [ii] _____, that will do! Now, my dears, you may go into the fields…
[Peter Rabbit comes out of the burrow humming a tune. Mother Rabbit picks him up and stands
him next to his siblings– Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail.]
Mother Rabbit: …or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden. Your father had an
accident there.
Peter [resignedly]: He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.
Mother Rabbit [with emphasis]: He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor. [iii] _____, run along.
And don’t get into mischief! I am going out.
[The little bunnies scamper off.]
Flopsy Bunny to Peter: Peter! Come along, Peter!
Peter Rabbit [while running away from the rest]: Not likely! I am off to the garden!
Mother Rabbit [coming out of the burrow with a basket, on her way to the baker’s]: Now then, a
loaf of brown bread, and, [iv] _____…one, two, three, four, five currant buns.
Peter Rabbit [sneaking into Mr. McGregor’s garden]: Mama will never find out. [v] _____, I’m quite
sure I can outrun Mr. McGregor!
Transcribed and adapted from: “Cartoon Only: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - The Tale of
Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny.”
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Fill in blank [iv] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.
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let me see, uh
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In fact
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After all
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As long as
Published solution
Mother Rabbit pauses to recall and count the buns. **Let me see, uh** represents thinking aloud and hesitation.
A: Naturally introduces hesitation while remembering the number.
B: Introduces a correction or stronger factual statement, not a counting pause.
C: Supplies a justification, which is not needed.
D: Introduces a condition requiring another clause.
**Read the speech segment given below and fill in the blanks with the appropriate discourse**
**markers. Observe the tone and the punctuation of the passage and choose only the most**
**fitting answer for every blank.**
[A conversation in a family of rabbits. The chatter and laughter of baby rabbits are heard.]
Flopsy Bunny: Mopsy, don’t push the basket so. [i] _____, Mama said I could carry the basket.
Mopsy Bunny: Mama, Mama, she pulled my ears!
Mother Rabbit: [ii] _____, that will do! Now, my dears, you may go into the fields…
[Peter Rabbit comes out of the burrow humming a tune. Mother Rabbit picks him up and stands
him next to his siblings– Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail.]
Mother Rabbit: …or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden. Your father had an
accident there.
Peter [resignedly]: He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.
Mother Rabbit [with emphasis]: He was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor. [iii] _____, run along.
And don’t get into mischief! I am going out.
[The little bunnies scamper off.]
Flopsy Bunny to Peter: Peter! Come along, Peter!
Peter Rabbit [while running away from the rest]: Not likely! I am off to the garden!
Mother Rabbit [coming out of the burrow with a basket, on her way to the baker’s]: Now then, a
loaf of brown bread, and, [iv] _____…one, two, three, four, five currant buns.
Peter Rabbit [sneaking into Mr. McGregor’s garden]: Mama will never find out. [v] _____, I’m quite
sure I can outrun Mr. McGregor!
Transcribed and adapted from: “Cartoon Only: The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends - The Tale of
Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny.”
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Fill in blank [v] with the most fitting discourse marker among the options given below.
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Accordingly
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And in any case
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Insofar as
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While
Published solution
Peter adds a second reason for ignoring the warning: he believes he can outrun Mr McGregor. **And in any case** introduces that further justification.
A: Would introduce a consequence rather than an additional reason.
B: Adds a further reason that holds regardless of the preceding claim.
C: Needs a clause expressing degree or limitation.
D: Introduces a subordinate temporal or contrast clause.
**Given below is a write-up from The Guardian that makes an argument decrying the**
**inequalities in maternal healthcare for women of colour. Go through the paragraph and**
**answer the subquestions:**
Institutional racism is _____ visible in healthcare. A recent example comes from a report published
by the Women and Equalities Committee, which finds that black women are almost four times
more likely to die as a result of childbirth than white women. MPs behind the report have rightly
denounced the government’s failure to address this gulf.
The statistic is not news. Racial inequalities in maternal healthcare have been _____ for at least two
decades. Serena Williams recently drew attention to this phenomenon in the US when writing
about the birth of her daughter. The tennis player, who was at risk of blood clots, was told when
requesting a scan that medicine was making her “talk crazy”. Once the scan was granted, it
revealed what Ms. Williams had suspected. The clots had returned. The resistance she faced is not
uncommon. Research from the US shows how racist assumptions that black patients can endure
more pain have resulted in doctors being less likely to grant them adequate treatment. In Britain,
black women report being denied pain relief, feeling unsafe and seeing their concerns ignored by
midwives and doctors.
When politicians and parts of the media promote the idea that racism is a matter of bad apples
rather than _____ failures, it should be no surprise that the role of systemic racism in health is
ignored. Many of the problems faced by women of colour in maternity wards are rooted in
unconscious biases. Midwives still use the Apgar score, a 1952 tool that checks the health of new-
borns by the colour of their skin. Textbooks and equipment are still based around white bodies:
pulse oximeters are prone to inaccurate readings when gauging the oxygen levels of people with
darker skin. Ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in clinical trials.
The NHS (National Health Service) founded the independent Race and Health Observatory in 2021,
and local maternity services have made progress on adopting equality plans, but leadership from
the top is needed to adequately address and rectify the issue. So long as politicians trivialise
systemic racism and pretend that the journey towards equality is complete, the causes of these
health disparities will go undiagnosed.
Fill in the blank with the most fitting adverb.
Institutional racism is _____ visible in healthcare.
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Meagrely
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Particularly
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Appropriately
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Beautifully
Published solution
The passage singles out healthcare as an area where institutional racism is especially evident. **Particularly visible** expresses that emphasis.
A: Means scantily; it weakens rather than highlights the visibility.
B: Means especially, matching the emphasis on healthcare.
C: Means suitably and would wrongly suggest the situation is appropriate.
D: Expresses aesthetic approval, incompatible with the criticism.
**Given below is a write-up from The Guardian that makes an argument decrying the**
**inequalities in maternal healthcare for women of colour. Go through the paragraph and**
**answer the subquestions:**
Institutional racism is _____ visible in healthcare. A recent example comes from a report published
by the Women and Equalities Committee, which finds that black women are almost four times
more likely to die as a result of childbirth than white women. MPs behind the report have rightly
denounced the government’s failure to address this gulf.
The statistic is not news. Racial inequalities in maternal healthcare have been _____ for at least two
decades. Serena Williams recently drew attention to this phenomenon in the US when writing
about the birth of her daughter. The tennis player, who was at risk of blood clots, was told when
requesting a scan that medicine was making her “talk crazy”. Once the scan was granted, it
revealed what Ms. Williams had suspected. The clots had returned. The resistance she faced is not
uncommon. Research from the US shows how racist assumptions that black patients can endure
more pain have resulted in doctors being less likely to grant them adequate treatment. In Britain,
black women report being denied pain relief, feeling unsafe and seeing their concerns ignored by
midwives and doctors.
When politicians and parts of the media promote the idea that racism is a matter of bad apples
rather than _____ failures, it should be no surprise that the role of systemic racism in health is
ignored. Many of the problems faced by women of colour in maternity wards are rooted in
unconscious biases. Midwives still use the Apgar score, a 1952 tool that checks the health of new-
borns by the colour of their skin. Textbooks and equipment are still based around white bodies:
pulse oximeters are prone to inaccurate readings when gauging the oxygen levels of people with
darker skin. Ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in clinical trials.
The NHS (National Health Service) founded the independent Race and Health Observatory in 2021,
and local maternity services have made progress on adopting equality plans, but leadership from
the top is needed to adequately address and rectify the issue. So long as politicians trivialise
systemic racism and pretend that the journey towards equality is complete, the causes of these
health disparities will go undiagnosed.
“A recent example comes from a report published by the Women and Equalities Committee, which
finds that black women are almost four times more likely to die as a result of childbirth than white
women.”
The given statement is significant to the argument that the essay makes because
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It provides statistical evidence to substantiate the argument
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It brings maternal health into the essay’s focus
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It cites a report by the Women and Equalities Committee, which provides a
verifiable source for the data
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All of these
Published solution
The quotation gives a numerical disparity, focuses on maternal healthcare, and names a report that can be checked. Therefore **all three observations** support the passage's argument.
A: Correct observation: the numerical comparison provides evidence.
B: Correct observation: the example concerns childbirth and maternal health.
C: Correct observation: the named committee report is a checkable source.
D: Best answer because A, B and C are all supported by the passage.
**Given below is a write-up from The Guardian that makes an argument decrying the**
**inequalities in maternal healthcare for women of colour. Go through the paragraph and**
**answer the subquestions:**
Institutional racism is _____ visible in healthcare. A recent example comes from a report published
by the Women and Equalities Committee, which finds that black women are almost four times
more likely to die as a result of childbirth than white women. MPs behind the report have rightly
denounced the government’s failure to address this gulf.
The statistic is not news. Racial inequalities in maternal healthcare have been _____ for at least two
decades. Serena Williams recently drew attention to this phenomenon in the US when writing
about the birth of her daughter. The tennis player, who was at risk of blood clots, was told when
requesting a scan that medicine was making her “talk crazy”. Once the scan was granted, it
revealed what Ms. Williams had suspected. The clots had returned. The resistance she faced is not
uncommon. Research from the US shows how racist assumptions that black patients can endure
more pain have resulted in doctors being less likely to grant them adequate treatment. In Britain,
black women report being denied pain relief, feeling unsafe and seeing their concerns ignored by
midwives and doctors.
When politicians and parts of the media promote the idea that racism is a matter of bad apples
rather than _____ failures, it should be no surprise that the role of systemic racism in health is
ignored. Many of the problems faced by women of colour in maternity wards are rooted in
unconscious biases. Midwives still use the Apgar score, a 1952 tool that checks the health of new-
borns by the colour of their skin. Textbooks and equipment are still based around white bodies:
pulse oximeters are prone to inaccurate readings when gauging the oxygen levels of people with
darker skin. Ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in clinical trials.
The NHS (National Health Service) founded the independent Race and Health Observatory in 2021,
and local maternity services have made progress on adopting equality plans, but leadership from
the top is needed to adequately address and rectify the issue. So long as politicians trivialise
systemic racism and pretend that the journey towards equality is complete, the causes of these
health disparities will go undiagnosed.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate verb.
Racial inequalities in maternal healthcare have been _____ for at least two decades.
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Invited
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Archived
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Documented
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Negotiated
Published solution
The passage says the inequality has been known and recorded for decades. **Have been documented** means evidence of it has been recorded.
A: Inequalities are not invited in the sense required here.
B: Can mean stored away, but does not convey the intended history of recorded evidence as directly.
C: Means formally recorded or supported by evidence, fitting the passage.
D: Means discussed to reach agreement, not recorded as an inequality.
**Given below is a write-up from The Guardian that makes an argument decrying the**
**inequalities in maternal healthcare for women of colour. Go through the paragraph and**
**answer the subquestions:**
Institutional racism is _____ visible in healthcare. A recent example comes from a report published
by the Women and Equalities Committee, which finds that black women are almost four times
more likely to die as a result of childbirth than white women. MPs behind the report have rightly
denounced the government’s failure to address this gulf.
The statistic is not news. Racial inequalities in maternal healthcare have been _____ for at least two
decades. Serena Williams recently drew attention to this phenomenon in the US when writing
about the birth of her daughter. The tennis player, who was at risk of blood clots, was told when
requesting a scan that medicine was making her “talk crazy”. Once the scan was granted, it
revealed what Ms. Williams had suspected. The clots had returned. The resistance she faced is not
uncommon. Research from the US shows how racist assumptions that black patients can endure
more pain have resulted in doctors being less likely to grant them adequate treatment. In Britain,
black women report being denied pain relief, feeling unsafe and seeing their concerns ignored by
midwives and doctors.
When politicians and parts of the media promote the idea that racism is a matter of bad apples
rather than _____ failures, it should be no surprise that the role of systemic racism in health is
ignored. Many of the problems faced by women of colour in maternity wards are rooted in
unconscious biases. Midwives still use the Apgar score, a 1952 tool that checks the health of new-
borns by the colour of their skin. Textbooks and equipment are still based around white bodies:
pulse oximeters are prone to inaccurate readings when gauging the oxygen levels of people with
darker skin. Ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in clinical trials.
The NHS (National Health Service) founded the independent Race and Health Observatory in 2021,
and local maternity services have made progress on adopting equality plans, but leadership from
the top is needed to adequately address and rectify the issue. So long as politicians trivialise
systemic racism and pretend that the journey towards equality is complete, the causes of these
health disparities will go undiagnosed.
Which of the following options illustrates the unconscious biases in maternity wards?
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Apgar score, accurate readings of pulse oximeters, clinical trials with well-
represented ethnic minorities
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Apgar score, inaccurate readings of pulse oximeters, underrepresentation of
minority groups in clinical trials
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Apgar score, pulse oximeters that accurately gauge the oxygen levels of
people with darker skin
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Apgar score, the founding of Race and Health Observatory
Published solution
The passage lists three concerns: skin-colour assessment in the Apgar score, inaccurate oximeter readings on darker skin, and underrepresentation in trials. **Option B** includes all three.
A: Claims accurate readings and representative trials, contrary to the passage.
B: Matches all three examples described in the passage.
C: Describes accurate measurement, whereas the passage identifies inaccurate readings.
D: The Observatory is a response to inequality, not an example of unconscious bias.
**Given below is a write-up from The Guardian that makes an argument decrying the**
**inequalities in maternal healthcare for women of colour. Go through the paragraph and**
**answer the subquestions:**
Institutional racism is _____ visible in healthcare. A recent example comes from a report published
by the Women and Equalities Committee, which finds that black women are almost four times
more likely to die as a result of childbirth than white women. MPs behind the report have rightly
denounced the government’s failure to address this gulf.
The statistic is not news. Racial inequalities in maternal healthcare have been _____ for at least two
decades. Serena Williams recently drew attention to this phenomenon in the US when writing
about the birth of her daughter. The tennis player, who was at risk of blood clots, was told when
requesting a scan that medicine was making her “talk crazy”. Once the scan was granted, it
revealed what Ms. Williams had suspected. The clots had returned. The resistance she faced is not
uncommon. Research from the US shows how racist assumptions that black patients can endure
more pain have resulted in doctors being less likely to grant them adequate treatment. In Britain,
black women report being denied pain relief, feeling unsafe and seeing their concerns ignored by
midwives and doctors.
When politicians and parts of the media promote the idea that racism is a matter of bad apples
rather than _____ failures, it should be no surprise that the role of systemic racism in health is
ignored. Many of the problems faced by women of colour in maternity wards are rooted in
unconscious biases. Midwives still use the Apgar score, a 1952 tool that checks the health of new-
borns by the colour of their skin. Textbooks and equipment are still based around white bodies:
pulse oximeters are prone to inaccurate readings when gauging the oxygen levels of people with
darker skin. Ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in clinical trials.
The NHS (National Health Service) founded the independent Race and Health Observatory in 2021,
and local maternity services have made progress on adopting equality plans, but leadership from
the top is needed to adequately address and rectify the issue. So long as politicians trivialise
systemic racism and pretend that the journey towards equality is complete, the causes of these
health disparities will go undiagnosed.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate adjectives
When politicians and parts of the media promote the idea that racism is a matter of bad apples
rather than _____ failures, it should be no surprise that the role of systemic racism in health is
ignored.
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Wider organisational
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Narrower institutional
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Wider vocational
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Steeper recreational
Published solution
The author contrasts blaming individual 'bad apples' with failures across institutions. **Wider organisational failures** matches that systemic argument.
A: Captures failures extending beyond isolated individuals.
B: Narrower contradicts the emphasis on wider systemic problems.
C: Vocational concerns occupations or training and misses institutional failure.
D: Recreational concerns leisure and has no relevant meaning here.
**Match the content in List A to their corresponding figures of speech in List B. Study List A**
**with specific attention to the sections marked in bold, wherever applicable, before choosing**
**your answer.**
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Best safety lies in fear
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Simile
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Antithesis
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Pun
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Oxymoron
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Metaphor
Published solution
The line places **safety** and **fear** in contrast: fear can encourage caution and thus preserve safety. Among the listed figures, this opposition is **antithesis**; the whole assertion also has a paradoxical effect.
A: No explicit comparison using like or as appears.
B: The juxtaposition of safety and fear creates a contrast.
C: No word is used for a double-meaning joke.
D: Unlike a compact contradictory phrase, the opposition is developed across the statement.
E: The line is not principally a comparison identifying one thing with another.
**Match the content in List A to their corresponding figures of speech in List B. Study List A**
**with specific attention to the sections marked in bold, wherever applicable, before choosing**
**your answer.**
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
**I am a venereal sore in the private part of language.**/ The living spirit looking out/ of hundreds
of thousands of sad, pitiful eyes/ has shaken me.
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Simile
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Antithesis
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Pun
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Oxymoron
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Metaphor
Published solution
The speaker directly identifies himself with a sore in language. This transfers the image of a physical affliction to the speaker's relationship with language, making it a **metaphor**.
A: The comparison is direct, without like or as.
B: The highlighted sentence does not organize contrasting ideas in parallel.
C: There is no double-meaning wordplay.
D: The central effect is identification through comparison, not a contradictory word-pair.
E: Directly identifies the speaker with a figurative physical affliction.
**Match the content in List A to their corresponding figures of speech in List B. Study List A**
**with specific attention to the sections marked in bold, wherever applicable, before choosing**
**your answer.**
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Without rancor, rather with a **bitter tenderness**, he said: ‘Now you’ll pay for our twenty dead
men.’
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Simile
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Antithesis
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Pun
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Oxymoron
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Metaphor
Published solution
**Bitter tenderness** joins apparently conflicting qualities within one short phrase. That compressed contradiction is an **oxymoron**.
A: No like/as comparison is made.
B: The contrast is compressed into a single phrase rather than opposed clauses.
C: No humorous double meaning is used.
D: Combines apparently contradictory terms within one phrase.
E: The main device is the contradictory combination rather than a direct comparison.
**Match the content in List A to their corresponding figures of speech in List B. Study List A**
**with specific attention to the sections marked in bold, wherever applicable, before choosing**
**your answer.**
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
A gravestone inscription reads thus: Here lies **John Yeast. Sorry for not rising.**
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Simile
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Antithesis
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Pun
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Oxymoron
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Metaphor
Published solution
**Rising** means both returning from the dead and the rising of dough caused by **yeast**. The gravestone exploits those meanings for a **pun**.
A: No explicit comparison appears.
B: The joke depends on meanings of words rather than a balanced contrast.
C: The name Yeast and the double meaning of rising create the wordplay.
D: There is no contradictory word-pair.
E: The central effect is double meaning, not a figurative identification.
**Match the content in List A to their corresponding figures of speech in List B. Study List A**
**with specific attention to the sections marked in bold, wherever applicable, before choosing**
**your answer.**
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Come **like a light in the white mackerel sky**,/ come **like a daytime comet**/ with a long
unnebulous train of words
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Simile
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Antithesis
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Pun
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Oxymoron
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Metaphor
Published solution
The repeated **like** explicitly compares the addressee with a light and a comet. An explicit comparison of this kind is a **simile**.
A: Both comparisons are introduced by like.
B: The comparisons do not primarily contrast opposite ideas.
C: There is no relevant double-meaning joke.
D: No contradictory word-pair drives the lines.
E: Metaphor makes a direct identification; these comparisons explicitly use like.
“Magical realism” is an example of paradox. This statement is ____.
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True
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False
Published solution
**False.** In this rhetorical classification, 'magical realism' brings together apparently opposing descriptors and is treated as an **oxymoron**. A paradox is normally a fuller apparently self-contradictory assertion.
A: Confuses an oxymoronic phrase with a paradoxical assertion.
B: Correct in the intended distinction: the phrase is classified as an oxymoron.
When speaking the following sentence, if emphasis is laid on the word marked in bold, what
would it mean? Choose the most appropriate answer from the given options.
Jiva to Mina: Did you **enjoy** the excursion on Tuesday?
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Did Mina, as opposed to anyone else, enjoy the excursion on Tuesday?
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Did Mina actually enjoy the excursion on Tuesday or did she just go along with
it?
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Did Mina enjoy the excursion on Tuesday, as opposed to those on any other
days?
Published solution
Stress on **enjoy** contrasts genuine enjoyment with merely taking part. It does not contrast Mina with another person or Tuesday with another day.
A: Would normally require emphasis on you, not enjoy.
B: Matches the contrast created by stressing enjoyment itself.
C: Would normally require emphasis on Tuesday.
In everyday conversation, it would be very difficult to guess the emotions of a person if there were
no modulation such as intonation and stress.
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True
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False
Published solution
**True.** Intonation and stress convey attitudes such as surprise, doubt, irritation or enthusiasm. Without those cues, interpreting emotion in conversation becomes harder, although wording and context can still help.
A: Prosodic cues make emotional interpretation easier, as the statement says.
B: Incorrect: removing intonation and stress removes useful emotional cues.
Which of the following sentences uses a discourse marker for confirmation of clarity?
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First of all, there are no white elephants
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Red meat is very healthy. That said, too much of anything is bad
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You need to solve this equation and find the value of x. Did you get that?
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Overall, the event was a great success
Published solution
**Did you get that?** checks whether the listener understood the instruction. That is confirmation of clarity.
A: First of all organizes the start of a discussion.
B: That said introduces a qualification or contrast.
C: Explicitly checks the listener's understanding.
D: Overall introduces a summary rather than checking comprehension.
‘He is extremely talented’, here the word ‘extremely’ is ___.
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Adjective
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Degree adverb
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Verb
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Preposition
Published solution
**Extremely** modifies the adjective **talented**, indicating the degree of that quality. It is a **degree adverb**.
A: Talented is the adjective; extremely modifies it.
B: Correct: it intensifies the degree of talented.
C: It does not express an action or state.
D: It does not introduce a prepositional phrase.
“Even at that distance, I could recognise most of the mourners as they went their solemn way.”
The scope of the focus adverb in this sentence is limited to
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At
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That
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Distance
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At that distance
Published solution
The focusing word **even** highlights the whole phrase **at that distance**: recognition occurred despite the surprising distance. Its scope is not restricted to one word inside that phrase.
A: Only the preposition is too narrow a scope.
B: Only the determiner is too narrow a scope.
C: Distance alone omits the complete focused prepositional phrase.
D: The complete phrase is what even presents as surprising.
In the sentence below, apparently is a comment adverb that is used to convey likelihood.
The plane apparently overshot the runway after landing.
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True
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False
Published solution
**True.** 'Apparently' comments on the speaker's evidence or assessment: the plane seems to have overshot the runway. It qualifies the proposition rather than describing how the plane moved.
A: Correct: apparently presents the event as seeming likely or evident.
B: Incorrect: it is a comment on the claim, not a manner of overshooting.
Choose the appropriate adverb to complete the following sentence.
The decision to restructure the department was __________ received by the staff.
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Academically
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Negatively
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Interminably
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Euphemistically
Published solution
**Negatively received** means the staff reacted unfavourably to the decision. It is the natural collocation describing their reception of the restructuring.
A: Refers to scholarship and does not naturally describe staff reception here.
B: Naturally expresses an unfavourable reaction.
C: Means endlessly and does not sensibly describe how a decision was received.
D: Concerns softened wording, not the reaction described in this construction.
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence.
There are intricate sculptures in that temple.
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Sculpture
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Intricate
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Temple
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That
Published solution
**Intricate** describes the sculptures and is the descriptive adjective. In modern grammatical terminology, **that** is a demonstrative determiner before temple.
A: Sculptures is a noun naming objects.
B: Describes the complexity of the sculptures.
C: Temple is a noun naming a place.
D: A demonstrative determiner here; some traditional systems call it a demonstrative adjective, but the source uses the determiner distinction.
Which of the following is true about the given sentence?
“Matt Spireng collected thousands of arrowheads and spearheads.”
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Matt Spireng is both the grammatical subject and the logical subject of this
sentence
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Matt Spireng is the grammatical subject of this sentence, but not the logical
subject
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Matt Spireng is the logical subject of this sentence, but not the grammatical
subject
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None of these
Published solution
**Matt Spireng** is the grammatical subject of the active clause and the person doing the collecting, so he is also the logical subject or agent.
A: Both the grammatical subject and the agent are Matt Spireng.
B: Incorrectly denies his role as the agent of collecting.
C: Incorrectly denies his grammatical subject role.
D: A is true, so none of these is not appropriate.
The sentence “Sharanya was learning French” is an example of active voice.
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True
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False
Published solution
**True.** Sharanya performs the learning. **Was learning** is past continuous in the active voice; a form of be alone does not make a verb passive.
A: The subject is the learner and the construction is active progressive.
B: A passive would require a passive participle construction, not was learning.
Fill in the blank with verbs that are in the present perfect continuous tense.
Poongodhai and Zara ______ the dream.
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Is living
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Has been living
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Have been living
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Lives
Published solution
The subject **Poongodhai and Zara** is plural. Present perfect continuous uses **have/has + been + -ing**; the plural subject therefore takes **have been living**.
A: Is is singular and the construction is present continuous, not perfect continuous.
B: Has is singular and does not agree with the coordinated plural subject.
C: Has the required tense-aspect form and plural agreement.
D: Simple present, with singular agreement, rather than present perfect continuous.
Identify the tense and aspect from the following sentence.
We have been waiting for two hours at the counter.
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Past continuous
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Present perfect continuous
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Past perfect continuous
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Simple past
Published solution
**Have been waiting** has the pattern **have + been + -ing**. It is **present perfect continuous**, describing waiting that started earlier and continues up to the present context.
A: Would use was/were waiting.
B: Matches have been waiting.
C: Would use had been waiting.
D: Would use waited.
The sentence “I have typed an essay now” is an example of the present perfect aspect.
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True
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False
Published solution
**True.** **Have typed** consists of present-tense have plus the past participle typed. That is present perfect, presenting a completed action with present relevance.
A: Correct: have plus the past participle forms present perfect.
B: Incorrect: the verb phrase explicitly contains the perfect construction.
Einstein, whose well-known theorems are part of the university syllabus, was a German-born theoretical
physicist. Here, the relative pronoun is
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Whose
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Part
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Well-known
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No relative pronoun
Published solution
**Whose** links Einstein to his theorems and introduces a relative clause expressing possession.
A: A possessive relative pronoun referring back to Einstein.
B: Part is a noun inside the relative clause.
C: Well-known is an adjective modifying theorems.
D: Incorrect: whose introduces the relative clause.
What John did surprised everyone. Here the noun clause functions as ___.
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Subject
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Apposition
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Object
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No noun clause
Published solution
Ask what surprised everyone: **what John did**. The whole nominal clause occupies the subject position before **surprised**.
A: The nominal clause is the thing that caused the surprise.
B: It does not rename an adjacent noun phrase.
C: Everyone is the object of surprised; the nominal clause precedes the verb as its subject.
D: What John did is a nominal clause, so this is incorrect.
In the following sentence, identify the nature of the adjective. The adjectives are underlined.
“The Jewish community in Kochi is ancient.”
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Attributive, predicative
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Predicative, attributive
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Indicative, attributive
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Imaginative, predicative
Published solution
**Jewish** occurs before and modifies **community**, so it is attributive. **Ancient** follows the linking verb **is** and describes the subject, so it is predicative.
A: Gives the two adjective functions in the correct order.
B: Reverses the two functions.
C: Indicative is not the appropriate adjective-position category here.
D: Imaginative is not an adjective-position category.
‘The vegetables, which I bought only yesterday, are beginning to spoil.’ The independent clause is
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The vegetables which I bought only yesterday
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The vegetables are beginning to spoil
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Which I bought only yesterday
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Which I bought only yesterday are beginning to spoil
Published solution
Remove the supplementary relative clause **which I bought only yesterday**. The remaining complete statement is **The vegetables are beginning to spoil**.
A: Lacks the main predicate are beginning to spoil.
B: Contains the main subject and predicate and stands alone.
C: A dependent relative clause, not an independent clause.
D: Incorrectly joins the relative-clause subject to the main predicate.
Rocky, who is the CEO of CITFAN, launched a new product. Here, the subordinate clause is:
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Rocky, who is the CEO of CITFAN
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who is the CEO of CITFAN
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launched a new product
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no subordinate clause
Published solution
**Who is the CEO of CITFAN** is the subordinate relative clause. It supplies extra information about Rocky and depends on that antecedent.
A: Includes the main-clause subject Rocky in addition to the relative clause.
B: Is exactly the relative clause introduced by who.
C: Is the main predicate rather than the subordinate relative clause.
D: Incorrect: the who-clause is subordinate.
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
I want to lose weight, __ I eat fast food daily.
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Nor
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And
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Yet
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So
Published solution
Wanting to lose weight conflicts with eating fast food daily. **Yet** joins the clauses while expressing that unexpected contrast.
A: Usually follows a negative and adds another negative clause.
B: Adds information without expressing the intended contrast.
C: Expresses contrast despite the expectation raised by the first clause.
D: Expresses a consequence, but eating fast food is not the expected consequence here.
In the following sentence, identify the adjunct.
“Stuart will bowl tomorrow.”
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Stuart
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Will
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Bowl
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Tomorrow
Published solution
**Tomorrow** gives optional information about when Stuart will bowl. It is the temporal adjunct.
A: The subject, not an adjunct.
B: An auxiliary verb forming the future expression.
C: The lexical verb, not an adjunct.
D: Adds optional time information and is the adjunct.
“He put the cake in the oven.”Identify the adjunct in the sentence.
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He
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The cake
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In the oven
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There is no adjunct
Published solution
**No adjunct** is present. In the placement meaning of **put**, the location **in the oven** is a required complement: 'He put the cake' is incomplete in that sense.
A: The subject of the clause.
B: The direct object of put.
C: A location complement selected by put, rather than an optional adjunct.
D: Correct: the subject, object and required location complement leave no adjunct.
