Monday, July 31, 2006

Brutus' et tu

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.
1. To resolve the conflict to the satisfaction of both parties,
it is important that the mediator be (disinterested,
uninterested).
2. Post of list of (dos and don'ts, do's and don't's) to
guide everybody.
3. Mechanics use a (dolly, hand truck) to get under a car
quickly and easily.
4. The (dominate, dominant) baboon tends to (dominate,
dominate) all other baboons.
5. I doubt (that, whether ) Tim has really locked the door
as he has claimed.
6. I doubt (that, whether) Larios will last the whole twelve
rounds against Pacquiao.
7. You have (doubtless, doubtlessly) seen the speed,
power, and stamina of Pacquiao.
8. As soon as they got to the resort, the shrieking kids
(dived, dove) into the swimming pool.
9. The patient showed a (dramatic, drastic) improvement
in his vital signs.
10. Put the laundry in the (drier, dryer), will you?
11. Don't (dribble, drivel) the ball too much. Pass it.
12. I won't put up with your (dribble, drivel); shut up or
I'll make you shut up.
13. Instead of the largesse that the politician promised,
all that the people got was aid in (dribs and drabs,
drips and drabs).
14. At the height of the SARS scare, (duck, duct) tapes
sold like hotcake.
15. Each of the students (has, have) to memorize a
passage from the book.
16. May peace reign on (earth, Earth). (non-fiction)
17. Improperly discarded refrigerators harm the (ecology,
environment).
18. The students proposed to their teacher an (economical,
economic) plan to see the world.
19. The (economic, economical) effect on the world of
recent banking lending malpractices in China is yet to
be known.
20. Which sentence is correct?
a) His father either wanted to climb Mt. Everest or K2.
b) His father wanted to climb either Mt. Everest or K2.

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