Paraguay President Under Criminal Investigation After Major Digital Bank Collapse

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Fill in the blank (dropdown), Single choice

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Read the complete sentence and notice the subject, verb form, time reference and word order before answering.

1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The announcement came hours after Peña’s resignation and impeachment, ___ to the available account.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. according
   2. accorded
   3. accordingly
   4. accordance
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   Blank 1

   according

   “According to” correctly introduces the source of information.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the sentence with correct subject–verb agreement.

   1. Chronology alone cannot show that one event caused the other.
   2. Chronology alone cannot shows that one event caused the other.
   3. Chronology alone do not show that one event caused the other.
   4. Chronology alone are unable showing that one event caused the other.
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   Answer

   Chronology alone cannot show that one event caused the other.

   The head noun “chronology” is singular and takes “cannot.”

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The account does not specify whether the investigation ___ the bank’s collapse directly.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. concerns
   2. does concern
   3. concern
   4. is concern
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   Blank 1

   concerns

   An indirect question takes statement word order after “whether.”

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

   1. Following Peña’s resignation, the announcement came hours later.
   2. Following Peña’s resignation, hours later the announcement come.
   3. Following Peña’s resignation, the announcement have came hours later.
   4. Following Peña’s resignation, the announcement coming hours later.
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   Answer

   Following Peña’s resignation, the announcement came hours later.

   The participial phrase correctly modifies the announcement.

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The account does not establish which issues, if any, ___ in this case.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. apply
   2. applies
   3. is applying
   4. has applied
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   Blank 1

   apply

   “Apply” agrees with the plural antecedent “issues.”

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the sentence with correct parallel structure.

   1. The account does not identify an offense, describe evidence, or establish a direct link.
   2. The account does not identify an offense, describing evidence, or establish a direct link.
   3. The account does not identifies an offense, describe evidence, or establish a direct link.
   4. The account does not identify an offense, describe evidence, or establishing a direct link.
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   Answer

   The account does not identify an offense, describe evidence, or establish a direct link.

   The coordinated verbs share the same base form after “does not.”

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

   1. An investigation is a formal inquiry; it does not establish wrongdoing by itself.
   2. An investigation is a formal inquiry, it does not establish wrongdoing by itself.
   3. An investigation is a formal inquiry; and it does not establish wrongdoing by itself.
   4. An investigation is a formal inquiry it; does not establish wrongdoing by itself.
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   Answer

   An investigation is a formal inquiry; it does not establish wrongdoing by itself.

   A semicolon joins two independent clauses without a conjunction.

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