Nvidia shares fall as company investigates alleged link involving CEO Jensen Huang

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Practice level

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Question formats

Fill in the blank (dropdown), Single choice

How to approach this practice

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 allegation, together with the market response, ___ unresolved in the account.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. remain
   2. remains
   3. are remaining
   4. have remained
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   Blank 1

   remains

   The singular head noun takes a singular verb despite the intervening phrase.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

   1. No findings were supplied in the account.
   2. No findings was supplied in the account.
   3. No findings were supply in the account.
   4. No findings have supplied in the account.
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   Answer

   No findings were supplied in the account.

   The passive construction requires “were” before the past participle.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The inquiry may clarify the claim, ___ it cannot guarantee a market recovery.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. despite
   2. because
   3. although
   4. unless
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   although

   “Although” correctly introduces a contrast between possibility and limitation.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the correct completion: “The account gives no figure ___ the decline.”

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to
   2. at
   3. with
   4. for
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   Blank 1

   for

   “For” is the idiomatic preposition with “figure” in this meaning.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the sentence with correct subjunctive formality.

   1. The board recommended that the inquiry is conducted independently.
   2. The board recommended that the inquiry be conducted independently.
   3. The board recommended that the inquiry was conducted independently.
   4. The board recommended that the inquiry has conducted independently.
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   Answer

   The board recommended that the inquiry be conducted independently.

   Mandative “that” clauses take the base verb in formal English.

6. Question 6 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   If the account ___ more detail, readers could assess the market reaction more fully.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. provided
   2. provides
   3. will provide
   4. would provide
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   Blank 1

   provided

   A hypothetical present condition takes past simple in the if-clause.

7. Question 7 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the correct reduced relative clause: “The woman ___ of spying is unnamed.”

   Choices for blank 1

   1. accusing
   2. accused
   3. was accused
   4. has accused
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   Blank 1

   accused

   A passive reduced relative clause uses the past participle.

8. Question 8 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The article reports the timing, ___ it does not establish causation.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. because
   2. unless
   3. yet
   4. so that
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   Blank 1

   yet

   “Yet” links two contrasting independent clauses.

What to review next

After checking an answer, explain the rule in your own words and write a new sentence using the same pattern. Revisit any rules you could not explain.

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