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  2. Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English

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    Grammar section (16 multiple-choice questions): test takers read sentences, from which a word or phrase has been removed. Test takers complete the sentence by selecting the most appropriate word or phrase from four options. Cloze (20 multiple-choice questions): test takers read two passages, which each have ten deletions. Test takers must ...

  3. Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English

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    Test takers are asked to complete the sentence by selecting the most appropriate word or phrase from four options. Reading section (30 multiple-choice questions): the reading section has two parts. Part 1: test takers read two short reading passages. Each passage contains language from a formal written context and is typically no shorter than ...

  4. Errors and Expectations - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 4: Common errors. Shaughnessy provides examples in the primary problem areas of verbs, nouns, pronouns, and subject-verb agreement before discussing the discouragement felt by teachers and students alike as they approach the recurring common errors present in student writing.

  5. Pearson language tests - Wikipedia

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    PTE Young Learners (formerly known as LTEfC) is an English language exams for young children (aged from 7 to 12) who learning English as a foreign language. They test the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. PTE Young Learners exams are based around the adventures of the Brown family.

  6. Common English usage misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    Text from Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde featuring one-sentence paragraphs and sentences beginning with the conjunctions "but" and "and". This list comprises widespread modern beliefs about English language usage that are documented by a reliable source to be misconceptions.

  7. Police illegally sell restricted weapons, supplying crime

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    A CBS News investigation found dozens of law enforcement leaders — sheriffs, captains, lieutenants, chiefs of police — buying and illegally selling firearms, even weapons of war, across 23 U.S ...

  8. Anthony Edwards scores career-high 53 of Timberwolves' 105 ...

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    Anthony Edwards said Thursday he doesn't play basketball to pass when defenses are focusing on him. He showed it on Saturday. The Minnesota Timberwolves star scored a career-high 53 points on ...

  9. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Disect is an archaic word meaning "to separate by cutting", but has not been in common use since the 17th century. Standard: The Americas are bisected by the Panama canal. Standard: She dissected Smith's dissertation, pointing out scores of errors. Standard: We dissected the eye of a bull in biology class today.