Consider the excerpt below from two different genres:

(1) News report:

"Authorities confirmed that the bridge will remain closed until structural inspections are completed."

(2) Personal narrative:

"I remember standing by the bridge that morning, watching the workers check every beam as if the whole town depended on it."

Mark the alternative with the logical linguistic difference about these two genres:

Consider the following pair of sentences:

Active:

“Researchers conducted the experiment carefully.”

Passive:

“The experiment was conducted carefully (by researchers).”

Point the alternative that describes the functional difference between the active and passive constructions:

About the sentence:

“She had been working on the project before the manager arrived.”

Choose the alternative with the right tense–aspect combination used in the verb phrase “had been working”:

Consider the sentence:

“By the time she arrives tomorrow, they will have finished the report.”

Which option BEST explains the temporal relationship expressed by the verb forms?

Consider the following sentence:

“It was John who suggested changing the curriculum.”

Which option BEST explains the function of the cleft construction in terms of word order and focus?

In the sentence below, identify which option BEST explains the grammatical reason why the comparative structure is considered incorrect and should be rewritten:

‘This book is more preferable than the other.’