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The word 'postulate' means:
1. suggest
2. argue
3. aver
4. speculate
If I change all the words in what a writer says but keep the sense, I do not need to credit the author.
1. True
2. False
3. But I do need to put the reference in the bibliography
In "It is conceivable that this may be due to ..." we have two examples of:
1. ambiguity of expression
2. unacceptable vagueness
3. acceptable hedging
4. tautology
What's wrong with "The group of students was phased by being asked to pour over the text."?
1. It should be 'fazed'
2. It should be 'pore'
3. It should be 'fazed' and 'pore'
4. It should be 'were', 'fazed' and 'pore'
Bullet points:
1. should always be used for list of more than two items
2. should be explained as well as used
3. should be used to save words
4. should not be used
In: "The students are mostly young on the other hand they have had some international experience." we have:
1. a misused conjunction
2. a run-on sentence
3. a hanging participle
4. a misused conjunct
et al. and et seq. mean:
1. and others and and the following respectively
2. allowed and and the following respectively
3. the same
4. and others and elsewhere respectively
What's wrong with writing: "This is a fun activity which is great for practising the forms."
1. It is not clear what 'This' refers to
2. 'fun' is not an attributive adjective and 'great' has little meaning
3. It is an overuse of simile
4. The word 'practising' is misspelt