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In the passage “The British linguist David Crystal suggests that English fosters cultural opportunity” (l. 16 and 17), the word “that” can be omitted without this making the sentence grammatically incorrect.
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The fragment “prevent them from using” (l. 4 and 5) can be correctly replaced with prevent them to use.
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In “As long as a student chooses goals” (l. 7 and 8), “as long as” means after a long time.
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The verb phrase “has been matched” (l.7) is an example of a passive voice construction.
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In the sentence “Studies have shown that regular (…) and strengthen the immune system” (l. 9 to 11), the verb “have” could be omitted and the sentence would still be grammatically acceptable.
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If the word “followers” (l.12) were replaced by adepts, there would be a significant change in meaning in the sentence.
Based on the cartoon and the vocabulary and language used in it, judge the items below.
In the last balloon, “weird” is synonymous with strange, bizarre.
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The three verbs in the second square — “watch”, “put” and “push” — are in the imperative form.
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In the phrase “34-year-old man” (l.5), the noun “year” is in the singular because it is part of an adjective.
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In the sentence “This behavior, doctors warn, could damage your ears or even burst a brain aneurysm” (l. 3 and 4), the pronoun “your” could be substituted by one’s with no relevant change in meaning.