Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: 'A child is not yet old enough to know what is healthy for ____.'

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Question 1 of 5

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: 'A child is not yet old enough to know what is healthy for ____.'

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is 'him or her' because it agrees with the singular noun 'child.' When referring to a singular subject of unknown gender, 'him or her' is a suitable pronoun choice to maintain grammatical correctness. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as they do not match the singular form of 'child.' Using 'them' (B) would be plural, 'it' (C) is not appropriate for a person, and 'she or he' (D) is unnecessarily wordy and less commonly used in modern English.

Question 2 of 5

Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct: 'While he was an apprentice, Steve ____ a great deal of time in the studio.'

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: 'Spent' is the correct past tense of 'spend.' In this sentence, the action of spending time in the studio already happened while Steve was an apprentice, requiring the past tense 'spent.' 'Spends' is present tense, 'spended' is not a valid word, and 'spend' is present tense without matching the past context of the sentence.

Question 3 of 5

Select the word that correctly completes the following sentence: 'The intern was surprised by the ____ of pain he was in after his first day of work.'

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is 'amount.' In this context, 'amount' is used to describe the intensity or level of pain, which is an uncountable noun. 'Frequency' (B) refers to how often something occurs, 'number' (C) is used for countable objects, and 'amplitude' (D) is typically used in the context of sound or waves, not pain.

Question 4 of 5

What word is used incorrectly in the following sentence: 'Whoever wrote the letter forgot to sign their name.'

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: 'The child's fever was ____ high for him to lie comfortably in bed.'

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct word is 'too,' which indicates an excessive amount. In this sentence, 'too high' describes the fever being excessively high, making it difficult for the child to lie comfortably. The other options do not fit the context: 'to' is a preposition, 'much' describes quantity but not excessiveness, and 'more' indicates a comparison, which is not relevant here.

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