Agreement/Concord - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 141:

• JAMB 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Have you paid your taxes up to date? The tax collector inquired if ....

A. You have paid your taxes up to date
B. I had paid my taxes up to date
C. I paid my taxes up to date
D. Have I paid my taxes up to date
E. I have paid my taxes up to date

Question 142:

• JAMB 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Do you want me to buy her anything? She asked Asman. She asked Asman if .....

A. She wants her to buy her anything
B. You want to buy anything
C. She wanted to buy anything
D. I wanted her to buy anything
E. She wanted her to buy her anything.

Question 143:

• JAMB 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
He devoted himself .... homeless children.

A. To helping
B. To help
C. By helping
D. With helping
E. Helping.

Question 144:

• JAMB 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Although the problem was simple .... Students were able to solve it.

A. Little
B. Small
C. Few
D. A few
E. A lot of.

Question 145:

• JAMB 1981

fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
We talked quietly .... waked the baby.

A. So that not
B. In order to
C. So as to
D. So as not to
E. So not.