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Verbal Ability Answer Key Set 1 1

This document contains an answer key for a verbal ability test on identifying errors in sentences. It provides the correct answer and a detailed explanation for each of the 20 questions in the test. The answers focus on identifying errors related to subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, logical comparisons, incorrect verb tenses and prepositions. The purpose of the document is to help test-takers understand the reasoning behind the correct answers.

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Verbal Ability Answer Key Set 1 1

This document contains an answer key for a verbal ability test on identifying errors in sentences. It provides the correct answer and a detailed explanation for each of the 20 questions in the test. The answers focus on identifying errors related to subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, logical comparisons, incorrect verb tenses and prepositions. The purpose of the document is to help test-takers understand the reasoning behind the correct answers.

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Verbal Ability Set 1:

Answer Key Identifying Errors

1. Answer: B
Explanation: The subject “student body” is used in the sentence as one unit and is therefore
considered singular requiring a singular form of verb (i.e., continues).

2. Answer: B
Explanation: The subject is plural (i.e., pictures) hence the plural form of the verb, have
received, must be used.

3. Answer: D
Explanation: Everyone is an indefinite pronoun that must be treated as singular so the
singular form of the verb (i.e., needs) should be used. To remember this key rule, you can
convert “Everyone” in your mind into “Every single one” as in “Every single one needs…”

4. Answer: B
Explanation: The location of AIM most likely remains in Makati unless it moved recently.
Therefore, the present tense of the verb is more logical.

5. Answer: E
Explanation: The sentence contains no errors.

6. Answer: A
Explanation: Although grapes are in and of itself plural, in this case, it is part of the title of a
single book. As per rules of subject-verb agreement, a singular subject requires the singular
form of the verb.

7. Answer: D

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Verbal Ability Set 1:
Answer Key Identifying Errors

Explanation: “Had nurtured” implies that you nurture a plant before you even plant it which is
impossible. You can only nurture the flowers once they are already planted. Therefore, a
compound verb, “I planted and nurtured” is a more logical replacement.

8. Answer: B
Explanation: If used as a subject, the phrase “a number of” must follow a plural verb. Hence
it should be “remain” instead of “remains”.

9. Answer: B
Explanation: The indefinite pronoun “no one” is a singular pronoun that requires a singular
verb so it should be “pursues” instead of “pursue”. The adjectives “wicked” and “righteous” are
both used as nouns in the sentence and therefore require plural verbs.

10. Answer: B
Explanation: The correct pronoun is his since a widower is a male.

11. Answer: C
Explanation: The subject, “drivers”, is plural but the pronouns “he or she” are both singular
(and is considered as one unit because of the use of “or”) and therefore not congruent with the
former. In order to correct the sentence, “he or she is” should be replaced with “they are”.

12. Answer: E
Explanation: The sentence contains no errors.

13. Answer: A
Explanation: When you object or disapprove of someone or something, you either “protest
against” or “protest about” it. In this test item, the verb “protest” takes the preposition “against”.
“Protest on” is not grammatically correct nor is it suitable for this sentence.

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Verbal Ability Set 1:
Answer Key Identifying Errors

14. Answer: D
Explanation: The pronoun “their” must correspond to or agree with the noun to which it
refers. In this case, the noun “committee” is considered as a single unit and is therefore singular
that requires a singular pronoun as well. Hence, the sentence can be corrected as follows: After
hours of futile debate, the committee has decided to postpone further discussion of the
resolution until its next meeting.

15. Answer: C
Explanation: The noun “right” is singular so it must be followed by “is” instead of “are”.

16. Answer: E
Explanation: The sentence contains no errors.

17. Answer: D
Explanation: The sentence is making a comparison between letter-writing campaigns and
public demonstrations. This comparison is introduced using the adverb “more” and should have
been accompanied by the conjunction “than” instead of “and not”. The sentence can be
corrected as follows: The students have discovered that they can address issues more
effectively through letter-writing campaigns than through public demonstrations.

18. Answer: D
Explanation: This is a case of illogical comparison because it compares two completely
different things: Mohammed’s insightful interpretation and the other performers. The first part of
the statement specifically mentions “Mohammed’s insightful interpretation” and not Mohammed
himself. So, to correct the statement, Mohammed’s interpretation should be compared to other
performers’ interpretations, as in At the music recital, Alexandra enjoyed listening to her friend
Mohammed's insightful interpretation, which she thought was more sophisticated than the
interpretations of the other performers.

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Verbal Ability Set 1:
Answer Key Identifying Errors

19. Answer: C
Explanation: The singular noun “quality” must be followed by an equally singular verb “was”
instead of “were”.

20. Answer: C
Explanation: “Heavy” in this sentence is used to modify the participle “veiled” so it should
be in the form of an adverb instead of an adjective. The sentence can be corrected as follows:
Maude Adams, after her spectacular triumph as the original Peter Pan, went about heavily
veiled and was accessible to only a handful of intimate friends.

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