Use of English 1991 Section C Questions 80 to103
KEY:
S.S.: sentence structure (1)
Gram: Grammar (12)
Exp: Expression (6)
W: Confused word (1)
V: no error (4)
Analysis:
| Q | Explanation | Skills tested |
| 80 | The verb has to parallel to `has halted' and `extended'. Therefore, "strengthens" has to change to "strengthened". | Past participle |
| 81 | `Even though' is an expression to show the adverb clause of concession. As a result, the word `though' is added. |
Adverb clause of concession. |
| 82 | The word `expertise ' is a verb, but here it needs a noun, `experts'. |
Part of speech |
| 83 | "Between sth and sth' is an expression to show a range, it is similar to the expression `from a point to a point'. |
Common expression |
| 84 | It needs a relative pronoun, `who' to introduce a subject of the adjective clause. |
Relative pronoun |
| 85 | `Raise' refers to a physical actions that the movement can be seen, like `raise your hand'.However, the word `rise' refers to the natural phenomenon of the world, such as `the sun rises in the East, or the price rises. |
Confused words |
| 86 | It needs a relative pronoun `which' to introduce a subject of the adjective clause |
Relative pronoun |
| 87 | tick | |
| 88 | The word `Government' can form a `compound noun'. It cannot be a possessive adjective. The use of possessive adjective can be applied to living organis |
Compound noun |
| 89 | It takes an adjective after `smoking is fashionable' not a noun. |
Part of speech |
| 90 | The third person singular in number after the subject, a singular verb is used,`the latest campaign includes. |
Present tense |
| 91 | The conjunction `that' should be omitted because it is followed by a phrase only a clause `young women in a discotheque rejecting prospective dance pattern'. In the extract, there is no verb. |
Conjunction |
| 92 | `Put off' means postponed, and put out means extinguished. | Common Expression |
| 93 | The verb `emphasize' is a transitive verb, it directly takes the object. If, it is the noun `emphasis', the preposition `on' is likely to follow, such as `The school put a heavy emphasis on the teaching and learning English.' |
transitive verb |
| 94 | tick | |
| 95 | It needs a full verb here, not a participle. The sentence should be `A new law states that ...... |
Vern form |
| 96 | `If' is added before that statement `their premises are used for the display of advertisements promoting smoking' because it gives a condition of fine or imprisonment. |
Conditional sentence |
| 97 | tick | |
| 98 | `Applies for' sth means ask for sth. such as apply for jobs. `Apply to' means concern. Here, the prohibition concerns shops. Therefore, `for' is replaced by `to'. |
Phrasal verb |
| 99 | The subject of the sentence is `the advertising' not `cigarettes',therefore, a singular verb `is ' is used. |
Singularity |
| 100 | The preposition `on' cannot be omitted after the phrase `the radio'. |
Preposition |
| 101 | `Even if' introduces the adverb clause of concession, and the adverb ` even' is emphatic. Since it is an emphatic here, the word `if' should be omitted. |
Emphatic |
| 102 | tick | |
| 103 | After to infinitive, it cannot be followed by a participle, but a verb stem |
Infinitive |