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UTME / JAMB 1997
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Solution
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The principal warned the students not to take the....... hands.
A
law into their
B
laws into their
C
law into their own
D
laws into their own
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
If someone takes the law into their own hands, they punish someone or do something to put a situation right, instead of waiting for the police or the legal system to take action. it would be totally incorrect if the ''Law'' is in the plural form because the sentence is specific and denotative. (the law only applies to one (specific) school).
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10868)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Those men helped Duped and ......?
A
myself
B
I
C
me
D
we
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10869)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Clauses, Phrases, Voice & Reported Speech
Solution
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
I had hardly ...... down to sleep when I heard the gunshot.
A
lay
B
lied
C
lain
D
laid
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The verb "lie" (meaning to recline) has the past participle "lain". The phrase "had hardly... when" indicates the past perfect tense, which requires the past participle "lain".
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10871)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
My shoes are worn out; I must see my ...... ?
A
grocer
B
tanner
C
cobbler
D
hosier
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10872)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
A sterile range of mountains, broken at intervals by deep ravines ...... almost the whole of this small state?
A
enclose
B
encloses
C
cover
D
covers
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10874)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Kunle was annoyed for arriving late ..... put him out of temper?
A
also Kemi's insolent manner
B
also that Kemi's insolent manner
C
and Kemi's rather insolent manner also
D
and Kemi's is also insolent which
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10875)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The protesters, unable to pull down the statue,.... it from its fixtures.
A
wrenched
B
pushed
C
towed
D
burnt
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Wrenched means to pull or twist something violently and with great force, often causing it to come loose from where it is fixed. So the sentence becomes:
“The protesters, unable to pull down the statue, wrenched it from its fixtures.”
The expression “wrench something from its fixtures” is appropriate because the protesters are trying to forcibly detach the statue from its fixed position.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10877)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
...... been no official reaction to your request yet?
A
There's
B
Theres'
C
Theirs
D
Their's
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10878)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
His looks portend that ....... would be unpleasant?
A
some news
B
a news
C
news
D
the news
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10879)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
By January 1999, I ..... ten years in the service of this institution?
A
should have been
B
would be
C
can be
D
must be
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The sentence refers to a future point in time (January 1999) and an action or duration that will have been completed by then—this calls for the future perfect tense. "Should have been" This is a form of future perfect. It expresses that by a certain time in the future, something will have happened.
"By January 1999, I should have been ten years in the service..." (meaning: by that time, I will have completed 10 years.)
"would be is conditional/future in the past, but it does not express completion by a future time. "can be" is about ability, and doesn’t suit the context. "must be" implies necessity or strong certainty, and doesn’t convey the idea of completed time.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10884)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The accused is optimistic of regaining his freedom because there is no witness to ..... his story?
A
correct
B
chanllenge
C
corroborate
D
contradict
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10886)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Don't ...... said the leader 'I want a decision now?
A
prevaricate
B
prediccate
C
precipitate
D
be pejorative
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10887)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Most of the missing jewelry were___________ by the police?
A
found
B
taken
C
kept
D
recovered
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10889)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
All the cattle on Lamidi's farm ...... ?
A
is tick-free
B
are tick-free
C
is ticks-free
D
are ticks-free
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10891)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1997
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
He saw the play and so ....... ?
A
was she
B
had she
C
should she
D
did she
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10892)