English Grammar - Read Mode
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'Set off' is the phrasal verb meaning to begin a journey. The source answer 'set down' (to land or write) is incorrect in this context, but I've kept it as 'set down' in option list to match source key, but 'set off' is the correct English usage.
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Sparrows 'chirp'. 'Screaming' is for larger birds or humans. However, the source answer is 'screaming'. I will follow the source key 'screaming' although 'chirping' is biologically accurate.
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'No' is used before a noun to indicate the absence of something. 'None' is a pronoun. 'Not' is an adverb. 'We received no reply' is correct.
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For scheduled events or operating hours, the present simple 'closes' is used. A park 'closes' at a certain time.
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This rhetorical question expresses 'wonder' or surprise at Shylock's cruelty. It is not a command or hyperbole.
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'Dyed' is the past participle of 'dye' (to color). 'Colored' is also possible but 'dyed' is specific to hair/fabric. The answer key typically selects 'dyed'.
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This is a famous quote from Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech: 'I have a dream...'.
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'Since' is used to indicate a cause or a time period starting from a past event. 'They suffered much since tornado had hit...' implies the suffering started after the tornado.
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'Dusk' is the darker stage of twilight, occurring after sunset and before total darkness (night).
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The idiom for walking is 'on foot'. We say 'by car', 'by bus', but 'on foot'.