KPMG Past Questions And Answers


Some or all parts of the sentence is underlined, the first option simply repeat the underlined part. The other four option alternate to rephrase the underlined part. Choose the answer that produce clear and exact sentence


196)

In years past, teenagers typically passed notes to their friends in class rather than electronic instant messages today.

Choice C corrects the ungrammatical construction by linking tow independent
clauses with a semicolon.
Answer: C
197)

Being that he is that kind of a boy, he should not be blamed for his
mistakes.
A. Being that he is that kind of a boy,
B. Being that he is that kind of boy,
C. Since he is that kind of boy,
D. Since that he is that sort of a boy,
E. Because he is that sort of a boy,
 

Errors in following convention. There are two errors in underlined portion of
this sentence: the expression being that is nonstandard, and the phrase kind of
(or sort of) should not be followed by a or an.
Answer: C
198)

It is typical of military service for a skilled technician to be inducted and then you spend your whole tour of duty peeling potatoes and cleaning latrines

Error in pronoun-number agreement. The pronoun you and your in the second clause of the sentence refer to technician, which is a third person singular noun. The pronoun, therefore, should be the third person singular her.
Answer: E
199)

A person’s true character, it seems, is revealed in a situation which is similar to this.

Lack of precision and clarity. Choice A creates an awkward and needlessly
word sentence. In Choice B and D, the preposition like is used incorrectly as a
conjunction. The use of ‘from’ in Choice E is idiomatically incorrect.
Answer: C
200)

He interviewed several candidates who he thought had the experience and qualifications he required

Choice A is correct because the subject of the verb ‘had’ must be ‘who’, not ‘whom’. which in Choice E should not be used to refer to a person

Answer: 

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