Read the passage and correct the number 14 underlined words or phrases.
Danny and Carla (1) were being married for two years. For (2) there honeymoon, they (3) had gone to the Grand Cayman Island for a nice, relaxing vacation at a luxury beach resort. But their honeymoon turned out to be anything but relaxing. When (4) they were arriving at the airport, they hailed a taxi. The taxi driver strapped the suitcases to the top of the car and sped off towards the resort. Along the way, the taxi driver swerved (5) to avoid hit a cat on the road. This caused (6) Carla' suitcase to fly off the car and crash in the road. Her clothes, shoes, and personal items (7) had flown everywhere. She yelled (8) anger at the driver to stop immediately. Danny and Carla rushed out of the cab to gather her belongings. Once they collected everything they (9) can find, they started again for the resort. When they finally arrived, the driver charged them for the time spent collecting the things on the road. Irate, Danny made sure not to tip him. Exhausted, Danny and Carla checked into their room. When they got to the room, they noticed they did not have a beachfront view as they (10) had been promised. They were also in a smoking room even though they had requested a non-smoking room. Danny asked to switch rooms, but the concierge (11) apollageticaly replied that they were booked for the rest of the week. (12) "Its a popular week for tourists, sir," she replied. Nothing (13) could be done. Danny,
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that was trying to stay positive, told Carla not to worry. As long as they kept the windows open, the smell of cigarettes would not be (15) to much of a bother. The next day, they (16) waked up early to fish and then go to the beach. They walked (17) at the beach and found a small table, two chairs, and a large umbrella. Then, they rented a boat to fish. Carla caught only one fish, but Danny (18) catched several fishes. When they got back, they took a nap on the beach. They finally felt peaceful. A few minutes later, a large family with six kids took a space right next to them. The kids were loud. Some of the kids were arguing, while some ran around squealing in delight. Danny and Carla were unable to sleep, so Danny suggested they (19) went for a walk together. Not paying attention to where they were walking, Carla suddenly jumped up and screamed in agony. She had stepped on a jellyfish and (20) had got stung. She was in pain and couldn't walk, so Danny (21) had carried her all the way back to the room. Back (22) into the room, Danny (23) realizing they had left their things at the beach. Just as he was about to get them, it started to (24) poor. Danny hoped the umbrella would keep their things dry, but the wind
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was knocked the umbrella over and everything (26) were soaked. Their books, phones, and wallet
(27)
was ruinned. To make matters worse, the rain didn't stop. Two days (28) went by. They had to stay in their smelly room, Carla was still in pain, and Danny was in a bad mood. Needless to say, they (29) gone home early. They thought they might be able to get their money back from the travel agent, but that was also (30) unsuccessfull.
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Change this sentence from passive to active voice:
"Over the course of the year, many mistakes were made by our crew."
A. Though mistakes were made, they are being rectified.
B. If mistakes were made, we are unaware of them.
C. Many mistakes have been made throughout the year.
D. We made many mistakes over the course of the year.
The words over and done may be combined to form a compound word.
What is the proper way to create this compound word?
A. overdone
B. over-done
C. doneover
D. done-over
"Adelaide and Maddie were eager to go to the party, sisters and best friends."
How should this sentence be rearranged to improve clarity?
A. Sisters Adelaide and Maddie and best friends were eager to go to the party.
B. Best friends and sisters were Adelaide and Maddie, eager to go to the party.
C. Eager to go to the party were best friends Adelaide and Maddie, and sisters.
D. Adelaide and Maddie, sisters and best friends, were eager to go to the party.
"The backpack in the chair is his, but the lunchbox on the floor is hers."
In this sentence, which two words are examples of pronouns?
A. chair, floor
B. in, on
C. his, hers
D. backpack, lunchbox
Which of these sentences is a compound sentence?
A. Because of his sales experience, Joshua applied for the management position, and he feels confident that he will get the job.
B. Joshua worked in sales for many years, so he applied for the management position.
C. A salesperson named Joshua applied for the management position.
D. Joshua applied for the management position because of his sales experience.
Which of these is an indicator of the second person point of view?
A. a story that is composed in the past tense
B. use of the word "you"
C. a story that is composed in the present tense
D. use of the word "I"
"__________ I love to read, spending my entire Saturday in the library was not ideal."
Choose the best transitional word to fill the blank.
A. therefore
B. because
C. since
D. although
The campaign is focusing on awareness and prevention as many as early detection and treatment.
A. awareness and prevention as many as early detection
B. awareness and prevention as much as early detection
C. awareness and prevention as more as early detection
D. awareness and prevention as most as early detection
E. awareness and prevention as early detection
Driven by demand, the IT industry is trying hard to find ways and means to keep the employee motivate and bind them to the organization.
A. employee motivates and binds them to the organization
B. employee motivation and bind them to the organization
C. employee motivating and bind them to the organization
D. employee motivating and binds them to the organization
E. employee motivated and bind them to the organization