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Flashcards: Idiomatic Usage

Jimmy is annoyed at the video game that he was playing. For one thing, there was not nearly enough interesting characters suspenseful moments or exciting escapes in the game to satisfy him. For another, it was incredibly hard while playing the game to control the cars. It always wanted to veer to the left when he tried to steer to the right. But the ending of the game was worst. By the time he got to the end, the hero had decided to stop chasing rogue spies and therefore marry his girlfriend, a surprise attack resulted in her being kidnapped, and the hero must go on a final mission to save her before the game can be completed. That would of been fine, except it involved tracking the enemy using a helicopter, and Jimmy much to his chagrin never mastered flying the helicopter.

Choose the option that best corrects the bolded and underlined section of the text.

would've

will have

(no change)

would

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Choose the option that best corrects the bolded and underlined section of the text.

Your answer:

will have

Your answer:

(no change)

Your answer:

would

Correct answer:

would've

Explanation:

Often people think they hear the phrase "would of," what they're actually hearing is "would've," the contracted form of "would have," which is the appropriate choice here. There is a verb needed after "would" in these cases, "of" will never suffice.

Flashcards: Idiomatic Usage

1 The recruitment of elite athletes by American universities has recently reached new levels of both sophistication and it is very competitive. The benefits of having top-quality athletic programs are obvious: massive television revenues, marketing deals with major corporate sponsors, and increased alumni donations. However, the desire to achieve these riches led many colleges to sanction practices that are both ethically and legally questionable.

2 Colleges have traditionally made allowances in their admission standards for athletes who might not have otherwise been academically qualified. In recent years, however, several cases of outright academic fraud have been uncovered at major American universities. These include fraudulent transcripts, fictitious online coursework, and the increasingly common practice of having a star athlete repeat a grade or two in order to achieve a higher grade point average.

3 The recruitment of potential college athletes is also starting at a much earlier age as it was before. Some football and basketball players have been given scholarship offers before they enroll in high school. The presence of various types of social media also plays a large role in the recruiting process. Of course, the offers are non-binding, and oftentimes, the athletes in question do not actually attend the school at all.

4. It would be a good idea for the leaders of American universities to remind themselves of the academic mission of their institutions before they allow the pursuit of money and fame to corrupt them. Success on the playing fields is a noble goal, but not if it comes at the cost ignoring the true purpose of higher education.

Which choice best replaces the bolded and underlined phrase?

than it was before.

before.

than they were before.

as in the time before.

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Which choice best replaces the bolded and underlined phrase?

Your answer:

before.

Your answer:

than they were before.

Your answer:

as in the time before.

Correct answer:

than it was before.

Explanation:

The word "earlier" signals a comparison of inequality, making "than" necessary to complete the comparison correctly. Since the sentence compares "the recruitment", which is singular, "it" is the appropriate pronoun for this sentence.

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