I 1 think everyone will be ready 2 in the family 3 for our plan 4 accept my…
2023
I
1 think everyone will be ready
2 in the family
3 for our plan
4 accept my mother
5 no error
Answer: D. accept my mother — The rule tested here is the distinction between 'accept' and 'except'. 'Accept' is a verb meaning to receive or agree to something. 'Except' is a…
- A.
think everyone will be ready
- B.
in the family
- C.
for our plan
- D.
accept my mother
- E.
No error
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Correct answer: D
The rule tested here is the distinction between 'accept' and 'except'. 'Accept' is a verb meaning to receive or agree to something. 'Except' is a preposition/conjunction meaning excluding or other than. In the sentence 'I think everyone will be ready in the family for our plan accept my mother': the phrase 'think everyone will be ready' correctly uses the present-tense verb matching the subject 'I'; the phrases 'in the family' and 'for our plan' use correct prepositions. The phrase 'accept my mother' is the error -- the sentence means everyone will be ready except (excluding) the mother, not that they 'accept' the mother, so 'accept' must be replaced by 'except'. Cross-check: substituting 'except' gives 'everyone will be ready in the family for our plan except my mother,' which reads coherently and confirms this phrase contains the error.