Recently i have attended an exam and below is one the questions.
Almost seven days _________(1)week 8 years old Jane has to get up before dawn to _________(2) water for the household where she has been working as a maid for ________(3) year now. That is the start of her working day.She will work , do the washing, mopping _________(4) anything else required and about 11 O' clock _________(5) might when she lies down on the hard floor to sleep.
The options are:
1 A.Of B. In C. With D.Out
2 A.bring B. Brings C. Brought D. Bringing
3. A. A B. An C. The D. That
4. A. And B. But C. Or D. Though
5. A. That B. It C. This. D. Though
My answers are
1. Of
2.Bring
3.A
4.And
5.That
I am confident of all the answers except questions 1 and 5 .
Could you please confirm whether those are correct or incorrect along with explanations.
Thank you in advance.
Please help me in confirming the answers i gave correct or not
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Re: Please help me in confirming the answers i gave correct or not
Your answers 2, 3 and 4 are correct.
The others are hard to tell because the exam question itself is badly formed, I’m sorry to say. I will answer more fully soon.
The others are hard to tell because the exam question itself is badly formed, I’m sorry to say. I will answer more fully soon.
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For 1 the text should be:
Almost seven days a week
OR
Almost seven days of the week
Almost seven days a week
OR
Almost seven days of the week
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Jane should be described as:
8 year old Jane (NOT 8 years old Jane)
8 year old Jane (NOT 8 years old Jane)
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For 5 the text should be
about 11 o’clock might be when she lies down...
OR
about 11 o’clock, that might be when she lies down...
about 11 o’clock might be when she lies down...
OR
about 11 o’clock, that might be when she lies down...
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Poor Jane
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Re: Please help me in confirming the answers i gave correct or not
Thank you everyone for the replies!