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This memo shows what they will talk about at the meeting.

You said: True

The correct answer is True. The memo shows the "agenda" for the meeting and lists the
things they will talk about.

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They will talk about company cars at the meeting.

You said: False

The correct answer is False. "Company cars" are not mentioned on the agenda, so they
will not talk about these at the meeting.

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If you have something more to talk about at the meeting, you should call Clare.

You said: False

The correct answer is True. The memo says, "If you have anything to add to the
agenda, contact me as usual on Ext: 213," so if someone has something more to talk
about, you should call Clare.

Word formation
Suffixes

Suffixes: making nouns from verbs and adjectives

make an improvement

a management meeting

an investment opportunity

a weakness of the company

an election
a big organization

staff punctuality

have a discussion

poor spelling

You add -ment, -ation, -ion, or -ing to some verbs to make nouns.

improve→improvement

manage→management

invest→investment

elect→election

inform→information

discuss→discussion

spell→spelling

You add -ness or -ity to some adjectives to make nouns.

weak→weakness

punctual→punctuality

Note:
You sometimes need to add an a before -tion

organize→organization

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The correct answer is spelling. You use a noun after his/her.

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The correct answer is information. You use a noun after some/any.

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The correct answer is punctual. You use an adjective after very.

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The correct answer is weak. You use an adjective after very.

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The correct answer is invest. You use a verb after going to.

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The correct answer is improvement. You use a noun after the/a/an.

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The correct answer is manage. You use a verb between the subject (we) and the object
(it).

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The correct answer is discussion. You use a noun after the/a/an.

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The correct answer is election. You use a noun after the/a/an.

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The correct answer is attract. You use a verb after likes to

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The correct answer is stupidity. The key phrase is "I'm such a fool," so this is the most
logical answer. stupid is an adjective. You add -ity to make the noun.

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The correct answer is darkness. The key phrase is "when I turned out the lights," so this
is the most logical answer. dark is an adjective. You add -ness to make the noun.

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The correct answer is information. The key phrase is "get...from the Internet," so this is
the most logical answer. inform is a verb. You add -ation to make the noun. The correct
answer is driving. The key word is "accident," so this is the most logical
answer. drive is a verb. You add -ing to make the noun. Notice the spelling. For verbs
ending in -e, take way -e and add -ing.

The correct answer is arrangement. The key phrase is "to meet...in a restaurant
tonight," so this is the most logical answer. You say make an arrangement to +
infinitive. arrangeis a verb. You add -ment to make the noun.

You scored: 100%

This means you passed the test.

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The main of living in Europe is the mixture of cultures.

You said: attraction

The correct answer is attraction. You need a noun after the adjective main. You form
this noun by adding -ion to the verb attract.
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She doesn't have a big . She's very quiet.

You said: personality

The correct answer is personality. You need a noun after the adjective big. personis
incorrect because the key phrase "She's very quiet" describes her personality.

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The restaurant is under new .

You said: management

The correct answer is management. You need a noun after new. manager is a noun, but
it is incorrect because you need the article a or the before it. You form the noun by
adding -ment to the verb manage.

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When the sun went down, we were left in .

You said: darkness

The correct answer is darkness. You need a noun after in. You form this noun by
adding -ness to the adjective dark.

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This student's has not been good. He was late six times this month.

You said: punctuality

The correct answer is punctuality. You need a noun after student's. You form the noun
by adding -ity to the adjective punctual. punctualness is grammatically incorrect.

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The government is having about the problems in hospitals.

You said: discussions

The correct answer is discussions. You need a noun after having because you say to
have discussions. You form the noun by adding -ion to the verb discuss. The -smakes it
plural.
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Your is terrible — you drive too fast.

You said: driving

The correct answer is driving. You need a noun after Your. driver is a noun, but it is
incorrect because the phrase "you drive too fast" shows the first sentence is about the
way the person drives, not their driver. You form the noun by adding -ing to the
verb drive without the -e.

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If you have any new , then call me.

You said: information

The correct answer is information. You need a noun after the adjective new. You form
this noun by adding -ation to the verb inform.

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It was because of my own that I lost the keys to my house.

You said: stupidity

The correct answer is stupidity. You need a noun after the possesive adjective my. You
form this noun by adding -ity to the adjective stupid.

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My biggest problem in English is my .

You said: spelling

The correct answer is spelling. You need a noun after my. You form the noun by
adding -ing to the verb spell. spells can also be a noun, but it refers to magic spells, not
the spelling of words.

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"Was there any at the wedding?" "Yes, there was a jazz band."

You said: entertainment

The correct answer is entertainment. You need a noun after any. entertainer is a noun,
but this is incorrect because you need a plural noun after any or an uncountable noun
like entertainment. You form the noun by adding -ment to the verb entertain.

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Your plan has several , so we need to change it.

You said: weaknesses

The correct answer is weaknesses. You need a plural noun after several. You form this
noun by adding -ness to the adjective weak.

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I've seen a great in your English.

You said: improvement

The correct answer is improvement. You need a noun after a great. You form the noun
by adding -ment to the verb improve.

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What was his to the idea?

You said: reaction

The correct answer is reaction. You need a noun after his. You form the noun by
adding -ion to the verb react.

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I work for an that raises money for charity.

You said: organization

The correct answer is organization. You need a noun after an. You form the noun by
adding -a + -ion to the verb organize without the -e.

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I a very important business meeting last week.

You said: arranged

The correct answer is arranged. You need a verb after the subject I. The key phrase is
"last week," so you need the past simple. The past simple of arrange is arranged.

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Our company has increased its foreign this year.

You said: investment

The correct answer is investment. You need a noun after the adjective foreign. You
form investment by adding -ment to the verb invest. The other choices are all verb
forms.

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Her means it is difficult for her to enjoy parties and social events.

You said: shyness

The correct answer is shyness. You need a noun after Her. You form the noun by
adding -ness to the adjective shy.

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I like the school because the quality of the is so high.

You said: teaching

The correct answer is teaching. You need a noun after the. You cannot say the quality of
the teacher is high, but you can say the quality of the teaching is high. You form this
noun by adding -ing to the verb teach.

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I didn't vote in the last .

You said: election

The correct answer is election. You need a noun after the adjective last. elector is
incorrect because you vote in an election. You form election by adding -ion to the
verb elect.