Clause and sentence patterns - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 141:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
Very few students have satisfactory .... these days because the student population has increased tremedously

A. Acommondation
B. Accomodation
C. Accommodation
D. Acommoddation
E. Acommodation

Question 142:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The old politicians were discredited because they tried to .... the people's ignorance

A. Cash in on
B. Catch in with
C. Catch in on
D. Cash in with
E. Cash in by

Question 143:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The plane overshot the .... in a minor accident.

A. Railway
B. Hanger
C. Tarmac
D. Run way
E. Road

Question 144:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The single .... was enough to spoil a whole lifetime of good living

A. Occurence
B. Ocurence
C. Occurrence
D. Occurrense
E. Ocurrence

Question 145:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
the court ordered the lorry driver to pay for the .... to my car

A. Damages
B. Heavy damages
C. Destruction
D. Many damages
E. Damage