11/20/2020 PEN0065 Grammar Quiz (20%)

PEN0065 Grammar Quiz (20%)

There are 2 parts to this quiz: Modifiers and Modal Verbs
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Modifiers
Examine the sentences below, and choose the best answers.

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5. 1. After checking my answers several times, my answers were ready to be

submitted by me. Identify the type of faulty modifier in the above sentence. *

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A misplaced modifier

A dangling modifier

6. 2. The police almost caught the robber, and he was sentenced to 5 years in jail.
Identify the type of faulty modifier in the above sentence. *

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A misplaced modifier

A dangling modifier

7. 3. Choose the correct sentence. *

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To find out the truth of the matter, a thorough investigation by the management
needs to be carried out.

To find out the truth of the matter, the management needs to carry out a thorough
investigation.

To find out the truth of the matter, carried out a thorough investigation the
management needs.

The management needs to find out the truth of the matter to carry out a thorough
investigation.

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8. 4. Chances are even if you don’t “follow” a social media influencer, you are likely
to understand the concept. Influencers are those individuals who have essentially
established credibility in a specific area or industry. To be successful, a large
audience needs to be accessed by them. Which sentence has a mistake in the
use of modifier(s)? *

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Chances are even if you don’t “follow” a social media influencer, you are likely to
understand the concept.

Influencers are those individuals who have essentially established credibility in a

specific area or industry.

To be successful, a large audience needs to be accessed by them.

9. 5. Which sentence below does not contain a misplaced modifier? *

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The Internet and platforms, provide social media influencers like Youtube, Twitter
and LinkedIn with a stage to communicate their expertise to a wider audience than if they
just wrote a book, for instance.

The Internet and platforms like Youtube, Twitter and LinkedIn, provide social media
influencers with a stage to communicate their expertise to a wider audience than if they
just wrote a book, for instance.

The Internet and platforms, provide social media influencers with a stage to
communicate their expertise like Youtube, Twitter and LinkedIn to a wider audience than
if they just wrote a book, for instance.

The Internet and platforms, provide social media influencers with a stage to
communicate their expertise to a wider audience than if they just wrote a book like
Youtube, Twitter and LinkedIn, for instance.

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10. 6. The Ministry of Health is reconsidering the possibility of placing returnees

from high-risk areas, either in hotels or quarantine centres. Currently, those can
undergo their mandatory 14-day quarantine at home, who test negative upon
arrival at the airport. Choose the correct sentence to correct the error found
above. *

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The Ministry of Health from high-risk areas is reconsidering the possibility of

placing returnees, either in hotels or quarantine centres.

The Ministry of Health either in hotels or quarantine centres is reconsidering the

possibility of placing returnees from high-risk areas.

Currently, those at home can undergo their mandatory 14-day quarantine, who test
negative upon arrival at the airport.

Currently, those who test negative upon arrival at the airport can undergo their
mandatory 14-day quarantine at home.

11. 7. Despite having initially tested negative for Covid-19 upon arrival at the airport,
a positive result was found in one recent patient in the "Novgord cluster".
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Despite having initially tested negative for Covid-19, a positive result was found in
one recent patient in the "Novgord cluster" upon arrival at the airport.

Despite having initially tested negative for Covid-19 upon arrival at the airport in
the "Novgord cluster", a positive result was found in one recent patient.

Despite having initially tested negative for Covid-19 upon arrival at the airport, one
recent patient in the “Novgord cluster” was found to have a positive result.

Despite having initially tested negative for Covid-19 upon arrival at the airport, one
in the “Novgord cluster” recent patient was found to have a positive result.

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12. 8. The official Twitter accounts of Apple, Bill Gates, Barack Obama and others
were hijacked on July 15 by scammers trying to dupe people into sending
cryptocurrency bitcoin, in a massive hack of the social media platform. This
sentence: *

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has a misplaced modifier.

has a dangling modifier.

has no errors in the use of modifiers.

does not contain any modifiers.

13. 9. By leveraging on TM’s fibre network infrastructure, Digi was planning to

extend its broadband footprint to more areas across the country, including
Sabah and Sarawak. This sentence: *

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has a misplaced modifier.

has a dangling modifier.

has no errors in the use of modifiers.

does not contain any modifiers.

14. 10. Which of the following sentences contains a faulty modifier? *

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By eating regularly, you will keep your blood sugar levels consistent.

When blood sugar drops, it leads to tiredness and irritability, and inconsistent
blood-sugar levels including depression and anxiety have even been linked to mood
disorders.

If your blood sugar spikes, this will be followed by a dip and you’ll be hit by these
issues.

So, eating erratically might be doing more harm than just leaving you with a rumbly
tummy.

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Modal verbs
Choose the best modal verbs to be filled in the blanks in the text.

The remote work experiment that upped productivity 13%.

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15. 1. Now, months into the global pandemic, an increasing number of companies
are asking: ______ (1) we work from home indefinitely? *

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must

might

should

would

16. 2. If they do decide to make major organisational changes about remote work,
______(2) they see similar leaps in productivity? *

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must

shall

should

could

17. 3. This piqued the interest of Bloom, whose work has long centred around the
question of whether big successful companies ______ (3) support home working
and still be productive. *

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can

had better

ought to

must

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18. 4. That surprised Bloom, who was expecting that efficiency _______ (4) , which
would have been the trade-off to saving money on office space. *

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might have dipped

had better dip

is supposed to dip

shall dip

19. 5. Bloom’s data suggests a staff _______(5) become much more productive
while working from home long term, but it’s not so straightforward. *

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could

had better

must

will

20. 6. In the Trip.com experiment, there were caveats as to who ______(6) volunteer
in the first place. *

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can

could

must

are supposed to

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21. 7. Participants ______(7) meet three requirements: have no kids, have a room
that wasn’t their bedroom and have quality broadband internet home. *

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may

will

had better

had to

22. 8. It’s an important consideration, because if large-scale working from home

becomes a reality, you ______(8) never see your colleagues in person again. *

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should

may

must

can

23. 9. She organises annual in-person meetings to compensate for this loss of in-
person interaction that ______ (9) potentially weaken morale or slow
productivity. *

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might

ought to

must

had better

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24. 10. Still, he is convinced that the gains we ______ (10) get from widespread WFH
in the long run are enormous, and the pros outweigh the cons. *

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were supposed to

will

must

had better

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