Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
Question:
Students are forbidden to bring electronic devices into the exam room. There is no exception whatsoever.
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A.
Under no circumstances are students allowed to bring electronic devices into the exam room. -
B.
By no means were students allowed to bring electronic devices into the exam room. -
C.
At no time are students banned from bringing electronic devices into the exam room. -
D.
On no occasion are students banned from bringing electronic devices into the exam room.
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: A
Knowledge: Island language
Explain:
Under no circumstances + aux + S + V: in any case, not in any case
By no mean + aux + S + V: impossible
At no time + aux + S +V: never = Never
On no occasion + aux + S + V: never
Translation:
Students are prohibited from bringing cell phones into the exam room. There aren’t any exceptions.
A. Students are not allowed to bring cell phones into the exam room for any reason.
B. Wrong tense of the verb (the original sentence conjugates the present, this option conjugates the past)
C. There is no way a student is prohibited from bringing a cell phone into the exam room. => wrong meaning
D. Students are never prohibited from bringing cell phones into the examination room. => wrong meaning
Choose A.
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