Varieties

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• 2/3 of the apple was eaten by the worms.

• Two-thirds of the apple was eaten by the worms.

• Two thirds of the apples were eaten by the worms.

• 2/3 of the apples were eaten by the worms.

Change the active sentence to passive sentence.

The snake did not bite the boy.

• The boy has not bitten by the snake.

• The boy was not bitten by the snake.

• The boy is not bitten by the snake.

Change the active sentence to passive sentence.

She wrote the report.

 

• The report has written by her

• The report is written by her.

• The report was written by her.

In the space provided, change the passive sentence to active sentence.

Christmas was stolen by the Grinch.

Change the passive sentence to active sentence.

The first telephone call was made by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.

• Alexander Graham Bell make the first telephone call in 1876.

•   In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call.

• The first telephone call has been made by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.

Feasibility study and research fall under --

• formal register

• informal register

• neutral register

Which of the following sentences uses contraction correctly?

• I shan't forget the day I met you.

• They're is a bird in the tree.

• I have never been in he's place.

International conferences and lectures are examples of --

• local every day oral

• local specialized oral

• global every day oral

• global specialized oral

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A regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties.

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___ refers to the way a speaker uses language differently

in different circumstances