Vocabulary & Grammar Flashcards
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The scheduled press conference was _____ because the CEO was unavailable.
Answer: called off
'Call off' means to cancel a planned event; the other phrasal verbs carry entirely different meanings.
The linguist, _____ groundbreaking research transformed the field, retired last year.
Answer: whose
'Whose' is the possessive relative pronoun showing that the research belongs to the linguist.
Exposure to a second language from an early age can positively _____ cognitive development.
Answer: affect
'Affect' is the verb meaning to have an influence on something; 'effect' is most commonly used as a noun.
The committee chair suggested _____ the vote until all members could be present.
Answer: delaying
The verb 'suggest' must be followed by a gerund (-ing form), not a bare infinitive or to-infinitive.
_____ the considerable expense, most participants rated the training programme as worthwhile.
Answer: Despite
'Despite' is a preposition followed by a noun phrase; 'although' would require a full subject-verb clause.
When writing academically, researchers must always take _____ account the study's limitations.
Answer: into
'Take into account' is the fixed academic collocation meaning to consider or acknowledge something.
The documentary used _____ language to challenge viewers' assumptions about urban poverty.
Answer: provocative
The adjective 'provocative' correctly modifies the noun 'language'; 'provocated' is not a standard English word.