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Professional Communication Skills Practice Test: Vocabulary - Basic Errors in Vocabulary
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Avg score: 81% Most missed: “The vowel u must always follow the consonant q.”
Some common errors in vocabulary are: Misplaced modifiers: A word, phrase, or clause that modifies another part of the sentence but isn't in the right place to do so effectively. Comma splice: Joining two complete sentences with a comma. While it's not an error, you may want to consider rewriting the sentence if it sounds awkward to read. Sentence fragments: Phrases that are missing a subject, a verb, or both. A complete sentence requires a subject and a predicate, or a verb clause, and expresses a complete thought. Wrong word: Errors that may convey a slightly different meaning than you... Show more
Professional Communication Skills Practice Test: Vocabulary - Basic Errors in Vocabulary
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10 Questions

1. Choose the correct statement:
2. The vowel u must always follow the consonant q.
3. Choose the correct statement:
4. Fill in the blank:
I ____ down for an hour every afternoon.
5. Fill in the blank :
My watch is five minutes _____.
6. Choose the correct statement:
7. Choose the correct statement:
8. Which of these words is correct?
9. Fill in the blank:
The thief has ____ all my belongings.
10. When a word ends with “y”, and the letter before “y” is a consonant; for the various other forms of the word, “y” is replaced with: