Agreement/Concord - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 391:

• JAMB 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
He was not a very .... student when i first met him but the years .... his character ultimately

A. Mature/mature
B. Matured/mature
C. Mature/matured
D. Matured/matured

Question 392:

• JAMB 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Our manager has instructed that .... of customers must be barred from our bank

A. Those type
B. That type
C. That types
D. This types

Question 393:

• JAMB 1989

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
He regarded the betrayal of his friend as a stab .... the back

A. On
B. At
C. In
D. From

Question 394:

• JAMB 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
After Jerry had made the bed, he .... on it

A. Layed
B. Laid
C. Lied
D. Lay

Question 395:

• JAMB 1990

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Knowledge of figures of speech as well as idioms and lexical items .... in this section

A. Is tested
B. Have been tested
C. Are tested
D. Were tested