Please help me on these tests

[Lumia625]

Hello,

I have two tests that are so hard at least for me and i can't understand them. i have the answer sheet of them but the explanation for them is too short and it doesn't help me. i need a person to explain them for me completely.

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1- A suite of instruments called MUPUS that included a probe and hammer ...........

1 ) were on of the first to activate 2 ) which was the first to be activated

3 ) were activated first 4 ) was one of the first activated


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2- These speeches about equal opportunities raise all kinds of issues, but ...............

1 ) about what success takes are two ideas opposing at their heart.

2 ) what it lakes to succeed two opposing ideas are at their heart.

3 ) at their heart are two opposing ideas about what it takes to succeed.

4 ) about what success takes at their heart there are two opposing ideas.



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I will be appreciated if you explain for me that which of these choices are true and then give your reasons for your selections.

Thanks.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello,

I have two tests that are so hard (at least for me) and I can't understand them. ​I have the answer sheet [STRIKE]of[/STRIKE] for them but the explanation for them is too short and it doesn't help me. I need [STRIKE]a person[/STRIKE] someone to explain them [STRIKE]for[/STRIKE] to me completely.

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I will [STRIKE]be[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]appreciated[/STRIKE] appreciate it if you would explain [STRIKE]for[/STRIKE] to me [STRIKE]that[/STRIKE] which of these choices are [STRIKE]true[/STRIKE] correct and then give your reasons for your selections.

Thanks.

Welcome to the forum. :hi:

You said that you have the answer sheet for these tests. Please tell us what the answer sheet says is the correct answer for each question and give us the explanation which you say is too short. Then tell us why you don't understand the explanation or the correct answer and tell us which answer you would have chosen if you hadn't had the answer sheet. After that, we can try to help you understand them.

See my corrections above, marked in red.

 

[Lumia625]

Hello Teacher,

First, i appreciate your corrections. As you see above my writing is not good because i have nobody to communicate with him.

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here is the answer sheet :


the answer for question number 1 : choice ( 4 )

Subject- verb agreement : The real subject of the sentence is " MUPUS ", which is singular, so options (1 ) and ( 3 ) are wrong. Option ( 2 ) is also wrong because we already have a relative clause in the sentence and what we need is a main verb.

I selected number two. I think it is not wrong if we have two relative clauses in the sentence.



The answer for question number 2 : choice ( 3 )

Inversion : when an adverbial of place comes at the beginning of a sentence, the normal order of the sentence will be reversed.


I didn't answer this question. In addition i also didn't know what was the Inversion ! after that, i read some articles about Inversion but they had used simple examples but this question is hard and sophisticated ( at least for me ).




I want to say that my grammar is basically poor but I'm trying to improve it. In addition, These are some tests which have been come in MA exam.

I have a lot of these tests. I dont know can i put them here and ask my questions about them or not. unfortunately I couldn't find anyone in real life to be able to solve these questions ( even my teachers ! )


Thanks.

 

[Skrej]

Hello Teacher,

First, i appreciate your corrections. As you see above my writing is not good because i have nobody to communicate with him.

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here is the answer sheet :


the answer for question number 1 : choice ( 4 )

Subject- verb agreement : The real subject of the sentence is " MUPUS ", which is singular, so options (1 ) and ( 3 ) are wrong. Option ( 2 ) is also wrong because we already have a relative clause in the sentence and what we need is a main verb.

I selected number two. I think it is not wrong if we have two relative clauses in the sentence. It is a singular subject, requiring a singular verb, and only choice 4 offers a singular verb. Option #2 won't work because it doesn't begin with a verb. The number of clauses doesn't matter, but at some point you're going to need a main verb for the sentence. Choosing #2 still leaves the sentence without a main verb.



The answer for question number 2 : choice ( 3 )

Inversion : when an adverbial of place comes at the beginning of a sentence, the normal order of the sentence will be reversed.


I didn't answer this question. In addition i also didn't know what was the Inversion ! after that, i read some articles about Inversion but they had used simple examples but this question is hard and sophisticated ( at least for me ). An adverbial of place in this example is 'at their heart' - a prepositional phrase being used as an adverb, because it modifies the verb 'are'. It tells us where - at what place (at their heart) - the ideas are. Inversion refers to flipping the normal subject-verb word order to verb-subject. Of the four choices, only #1 and #3 have inversion, but only #3 begins with an adverbial of location. #1 isn't an adverbial of place because 'about what success takes' doesn't tell us anything about the place/location of the verb. Therefore the inversion on #1 isn't grammatical, since you can only invert when the sentence begins with an adverbial of place.




I want to say that my grammar is basically poor but I'm trying to improve it. In addition, These are some tests which have been come in MA exam.

I have a lot of these tests. I dont know can i put them here and ask my questions about them or not. unfortunately I couldn't find anyone in real life to be able to solve these questions ( even my teachers ! )


Thanks.

My comments above in blue - hope this helps.

If you choose to post more test questions, please do as emsr2d2 suggested - post the official answer, and your choice with the questions.

Not only does it clarify that we're free to help if you have the answers (since we don't help with tests or homework), but it's also useful from a teacher's perspective to see your train of thought.

 

[Lumia625]

First of all I thank you because of your answer. But still something about these tests are unclear for me. i hope that my questions don't get you tired.

Next, i do follow emsr2d2's suggestion. i just asked my questions here because i wanted to understand my mistakes.

Anyway as it has mentioned above i still have some questions. I know that my questions may be considered rudimentary ( or maybe absurd ) but please help me.

It is a singular subject, requiring a singular verb, and only choice 4 offers a singular verb. Option #2 won't work because it doesn't begin with a verb. The number of clauses doesn't matter, but at some point you're going to need a main verb for the sentence. Choosing #2 still leaves the sentence without a main verb.

Skrej, we know that # 1 and # 3 are wrong because they have "were" in their structures but the subject of our sentence is singular.

so only 2 choices are left. ( #2 and #4 )

u say that only #4 has main verb but I want to ask why #2 doesn't have main verb ?

"was" is the AUX and "Active" is our main verb. both #2 and #4 have main verbs. don't have ?

An adverbial of place in this example is 'at their heart' - a prepositional phrase being used as an adverb, because it modifies the verb 'are'. It tells us where - at what place (at their heart) - the ideas are. Inversion refers to flipping the normal subject-verb word order to verb-subject. Of the four choices, only #1 and #3 have inversion, but only #3 begins with an adverbial of location. #1 isn't an adverbial of place because 'about what success takes' doesn't tell us anything about the place/location of the verb. Therefore the inversion on #1 isn't grammatical, since you can only invert when the sentence begins with an adverbial of place.

I finally understood why #3 is correct. but u say that among the choices just #1 and #3 have inversion. but why #1? i can't see any adverb at the beginning of this sentence but when i look at the #4 i see an Adverb. ( about what success takes at their heart ...... )

And can you please explain when i should recognize ( for example in other questions ) that the question is about Inversion ?

if i see an Adverb takes place at the beginning of the sentence ( among choices ) i should understand that the question is about Inversion ?

Thanks indeed.

 

[Skrej]

[STRIKE]u[/STRIKE] You say that only #4 has a main verb but I want to ask why #2 doesn't have a main verb ?

"was" is the AUX and "Active" is our main verb. both #2 and #4 have main verbs, [STRIKE]don't have [/STRIKE] don't they?

All of #2 is a single clause, beginning with 'which' and ending with 'activated'. The verbs present in #2 (was and activated) are all part of that clause, so they can't function as the main verb of the sentence. All the words in the clause "which was the first to be activated" are just pieces of one single clause that can't be broken up. You can think of the clause as one single unit.

I finally understood why #3 is correct. But [STRIKE]u[/STRIKE] you say that among the choices just #1 and #3 have inversion. but why #1? i can't see any adverb at the beginning of this sentence but when i look at the #4 i see an Adverb. ( about what success takes at their heart ...... )

And can you please explain when I should recognize ( for example in other questions ) that the question is about Inversion ?

if i see an Adverb takes place at the beginning of the sentence ( among choices ) i should understand that the question is about Inversion ?

Thanks indeed.

No. First, you need to understand the difference between an adverb, and an adverbial clause. An adverb is a single word, and adverbial clause is a dependent clause which functions like an single adverb.

Normal word order in English is Subject - Verb- Object. One time you can change that is when the sentence begins with an adverbial of place. It can't be any adverb, and it can't be just any adverbial phrase. It has to be an adverbial of place. It also has to begin the sentence. Finally, if the subject is a pronoun, you can't have inversion.

For example:
Susan stood on the porch. (OK -regular S-V word order)
On the porch stood Susan. (Ok -inverted S-V word order because it's beginning with an adverbial of place)
On the porch stood she. (Wrong - because subject is a pronoun. Inversion not allowed)

So, you can recognize inversion by simply recognizing when a sentence has the verb coming before the subject.


Choice #1 does have inversion, but you are correct in that #1 doesn't begin with an adverbial of place. It's just a prepositional phrase. That's why it's incorrect for #1 it to have inversion - it's ungrammatical.

Sometimes, you'll see inversion done with an auxiliary verb in a yes/no question. Note that only the auxiliary or linking verb is inverted.
"Are you hungry?"
"Do you have a job?"
"Have you finished your homework?"

I wouldn't worry too much about inversion. Aside from yes/no questions, inversion is rarely used in English.


Finally - please note some of the other corrections I've made in red to your post. "u" is not a word in English. The pronoun "I" is always capitalized.

 

[Lumia625]

Hello Forum,

Again I have come here to ask another test that I couldn't solve it. :-D



Rising above the endless plains of Saskatchewan, Canada's Boundary Dam power plant looks like any other : giant boxes ............ and a mess of pipes and power lines.

1 ) are stripped with tall red and white chimneys.

2 ) tall red- and white-striped chimneys.

3 ) with chimneys so stripped to be as tall, red and white.

4 ) stripped with chimneys being tall, red and white.


The explanation of answer sheet : choice ( 2 )

parallel construction : A list of noun phrases.

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I selected # 1. Actually i don't know why I selected it but other choices were seem somehow odds to me especially # 3 and #4.

I also had problem in translating this sentence ! I couldn't understand the meaning of the test !

I didn't know what was the Parallel construction but when i searched about it I understood that I unconsciously use it in my sentences.

For example I always say :

I like swimming, reading and sleeping ! // I didn't know that it was related to Parallel construction but I use it spontaneously.

But I still couldn't get it why the number 2 is correct ! maybe it seems funny but can you please explain it again to me ?

P.S. Is it possible to translate the sentence in simple English.

Thanks

 

[tzfujimino]

Hi, Lumia.:-D

Are you really sure it's "stripped"?
Could you check the test question, please?

 

[Lumia625]

Hi, Lumia.:-D

Are you really sure it's "stripped"?
Could you check the test question, please?

Hello

The amazing thing is that just number 2 have got " striped " and other choices have " stripped "

 

[tzfujimino]

Hmm...
#1, #3 and #4 don't make sense to this non-native speaker of English.

What about all those periods/full stops in all of the four choices? Are you sure about them?

 

[Lumia625]

Hmm...
#1, #3 and #4 don't make sense to this non-native speaker of English.

What about all those periods/full stops in all of the four choices? Are you sure about them?

why don't they make sense ? Because of " stripped " ? or " parallel construction " or both of them ?

Yeah I'm sure about it.

Hey as a non-native speaker of English, what do u evaluate these tests ? ( I had asked 2 more tests before that )

 

[tzfujimino]

Well, it's probably because of my poor reading comprehension skills.

I think you need a comma after "giant boxes" and that it's definitely wrong to put a period/full stop at the end of each of those options.

I have to say that I don't like the quality of the test question.

(Edit)
For your reference: https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=r...9DIl9jYxgIVxJ-UCh2SNApS&biw=360&bih=511&dpr=3

http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/strip_1?q=strip
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/striped

 

[emsr2d2]

Why don't they make sense? Because of "stripped" or "parallel construction" or both of them?

Yeah, I'm sure about [STRIKE]it[/STRIKE] them.

[STRIKE]Hey[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]as[/STRIKE] I am a non-native speaker of English but [STRIKE]what[/STRIKE] how do you evaluate these tests? (I had asked about 2 more tests before [STRIKE]that[/STRIKE] this one.)

See above. I don't have time for the questions at the moment but see my corrections. Don't put a space before a question mark, after an opening quotation mark or before a closing question mark.

 

[Lumia625]

Hello Forum,

Underline the correct structure in the following sentences.


John thinks that he (has lost) (lost) (had lost) his history book last Tuesday when he (stops) (stopped) (had been stopping) at the gymnasium on his way home.

Based on the answer sheet the correct structures are : lost;stopped

I selected (lost) and (had been stopping). My reason for selecting these structures was because of Past Perfect Continuous.

I've been taught that if an action had been occurred before another one and if the action had been continuous we are allowed to use PPC structure.

I appreciate your guidance.

Thanks,

 

[Lumia625]

Hello Forum,

I want to complain that why nobody answered my previous question? I Know that it's not the teachers' duty to respond all of my questions, but it is important for me to know why am I wrong. Anyway hopefully I could receive my answer this time.

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Can you tell me when she ........ ?

A. has moved ----- B. had moved ------ C. moved ---- D. was moving

The correct answer is #3 and the reason is given for this option is "Past tense"


I'm confused. In Iran for the subject of "Tenses" some teachers and books have provided equivalences and corresponding.

In Persian It's true to put #1 #2 #3 and all of them make sense. and I have been taught to convert English Tenses into Persian ones.

I can't see any differences among these 3 choices. But I can't understand why just #3 is correct !

I do appreciate if you help me on this test.

Thanks,

 

[Lumia625]

I am not best pleased when people complain because other volunteers and I have not given up our unpaid free time to satisfy their needs.

I wanted to choose another word instead of "complain" because it has bad connotation but I couldn't manage to find any words.

If you see above I mentioned that I know it's not obligatory for teachers to answer my questions. but I had been waiting too much but finally I saw after 1 day all the people got their answers except me :-(

unfortunately, we are not permitted to transfer any money to abroad. so even if this forum was not free I could not pay money for using services.