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I quibble with the answer key for:
With the "however" in there as a conjunction, what we really need here is a comma, not a semicolon. "The salad is tasty; the soup is even better" would be a better use of the semicolon.
After checking the answer key, I got two questions half-wrong according to it, out of 40, including the quibble above.
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I quibble with the answer key for:
30. The salad is tasty__ however, the soup tastes even __________.
a. : / best
b. : / better
c. ; / best
d. ; / better
The correct answer is ; / better.
With the "however" in there as a conjunction, what we really need here is a comma, not a semicolon. "The salad is tasty; the soup is even better" would be a better use of the semicolon.
After checking the answer key, I got two questions half-wrong according to it, out of 40, including the quibble above.
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Date: 2008-08-22 03:46 pm (UTC)From:Your result for The Commonly Confused Words Test...
English Genius
You scored 100% Beginner, 86% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 93% Expert!
Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it!
For the complete Answer Key, visit my blog: http://shortredhead78.blogspot.com/.
Take The Commonly Confused Words Test at HelloQuizzy
And I agree that it should have been a comma. :-)
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Date: 2008-08-22 07:43 pm (UTC)From:no subject
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