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I had this question during my interview. Now I would like to check myself with answers. Please suggest correct answers on this questions.

1.
Choose the option that correctly changes the original sentence from active voice to passive voice.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE:
That tall man is carrying a lot of lumber.
REWRITTEN SENTENCES:

a. The tall man carries a lot of lumber.
b. Is being carried by that tall man, the lumber.
c. The lumber is carried by the tall man.
d. A lot of lumber is being carried by that tall man.
2.
Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.

Does Jack wear that furry hat often?

a. No, he just liked to wear it for fun sometimes.
b. Yes, but don't said anything about it to him.
c. Yes, and it can so annoying!
d. No, he only wears it when his ears are cold.
3.
Which of the following sentences illustrates the proper use of commas?
a. Randy wanted to end the meeting, but Amy wanted to prolong it.
b. After pouring herself a glass ofwater in silence, Nicky answered my question.
c. The committee, which had failed to come to a consensus decided to meet again on Tuesday.
d. Mr. Bridges is never home on the weekends, he always goes to his home in the country.
e. a and b
f. All of the above

4.
Which of the following sentences illustrates correct pronoun usage?
a. To whom are your employees going to report while you're gone?
b. Each monkey had its own bunch of bananas to munch on.
c. Neither of us had any idea that the Robinsons were selling their beach house
d. Delilah congratulated herself on a job well done.
e. All of the above.

5.
Read the following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.
a. Will you be going to the company picnic this year?
b. Yes, I will have always gone every year.
c. No, unfortunately I didnt have time this year.
d. Yes, and I plan on swimming, fishing, and eating all day!
e. I might go if I had known about it sooner.

6.
Which of fhe following sentences illustrates proper sentence structure?

a. Walking down the street, my eyes were drawn to a diamond in a store window.
b. A small red car pulled up behind the woman with tinted windows.
c. The man in the black cape mounted his powerful stallion and it galloped away.
d. The cats chased the birds around the yard with the yellow beaks.
e. None of the above.
7.
Read lhe following question and choose the response that uses the correct corresponding verb tense.
Did you hear the weather report for tomorrow?
a. Yes, it will to clear up by noon.
b. No. I wasn’t listening to the radio.
c. Yes, they have said it will have snowed
d. No, but I think it had snowed.

8.
Which of the following sentences illustrates proper sentence structure?
a. Unless the world controls its population, mankind will continue to face one problem after the other.
b. Unless the world doesn’t control its population, mankind will continue to face one problem after the other.
c. Unless the world controls its population, until then mankind will continue to face one problem after the other.
d. Unless the world fails to control its population, mankind until then will continue to face one problem after the other.
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1. d
2. d
4. e
7. c
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