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Did you see the several _________ on the aquarium at the lounge?

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D were A thousand pesos __________ not enough compensation and you _________
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The student badly needs her teacher’s ___________. B are – know

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general rules of grammar, choose the correct and effective sentence from the B no error
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set of sentences. C Before
A She only walked fifteen miles when her legs gave out. D will come back
B She had only walked for about fifteen miles when her legs gave out. E that
C She has walked only fifteen miles when her legs gave out.
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According to Arsene Dumont, people have an irresistible urge to _________
Question 26 the social ladder.
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Procter and Gamble __________ a lot of products. One of these products D is
___________ the famous bath soap Safeguard. Question 38
A produce – are Each year, the House members always _____________ the UP budget.
B produce – is A cuts
C produces – is B have cut
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Sakuragi did a slam dunk and the crowd roared ___________ approval. Question 39

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I ___________ sick in bed last month. Question 40

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B laid ___________ Quezon City.
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John and Susie own that yacht. _____________ yacht is a beauty.
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B John and Susie’s Among all the girls at the party, she was the ________________.
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A farthest [C] CORRECT AND EFFECTIVE EXPRESSION Considering the
B further general rules of grammar, choose the correct and effective sentence from the
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B My sister is going to take a little trip to Europe in Italy in June next year.
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Lolita is going to Switzerland ___________ May next year. Particularly, she Question 49
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I felt _________ after the spectacle I made of myself in school.

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B bad He is going directly home, ___________?
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set of sentences. You smell very ___________.
Father jogs exuberantly to the park every morning before breakfast to A good
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exercise his heart. B none of the above
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