Making nouns plural or modifying the syntax doesn't resolve the core problem. "Effect" is not a verb. It is frequently confused with the verb "affect." The correct answer choice resolves this problem alone. Any other adjustments are entirely unnecessary.

The correct answer resolves the major issue, the commonly confused words "accept" and "except" as well as the unnecessary preposition "for": "Everyone except John understood...". The other answer choices either fail to resolve the error in diction or incorrectly modify the preposition "for," resulting in unidiomatic syntax, for example "except that John."

This sentence misuses the word "hone," which meansto sharpen．这个短语的意思是“家中,”这意味着nsto converge."Concur" meansto agree, "spread" meansto separate out, and "home" meansa building where something resides．The correct choice is "converge," which meansto close in on．

This sentence misuses the word "affect," which is a verb meaningto cause．It is clear from the context of the sentence that a word meaninga resultis necessary here. The appropriate word is "effect," which is the noun toaffect．The other words do not fit properly. "Cause" is a verb meaningto changeor a noun meaninga mission．"Mission" meansa statement of purpose, and resolution meansthe act of completing an action.The correct choice is "effect."

This sentence misuses the word "enormity," which meansa great amount of evil.The context of this indicated that the children are amazed by the size of the elephant. While all of the choices have something to do with size, there are slight differences in how each word is used. "Capacity" meansthe amount of volume something can hold, "scope" meansthe range something covers, "extension" meansa continuation, and "bulk," the correct choice, meansthe size of something in three dimensions.

This tests a commonly misused word. We have three options: 'there', 'their', and 'they're'. The latter is a conjunction between the words 'they' and 'are', which is not appropriate in the context here. 'There' refers to a location (i.e. 'over there'). Since that is not what we need here, the option 'their' is correct because it is referring to people.

When not stating a condition necessary for the action, it is always preferable to use the word 'whether' over 'if'. In this instance, 'that' is also not the best version of the sentence. 'Whether' is best because there are multiple meanings to the word 'that' and 'if', and it eliminated the ambiguity.

Here, we need to choose the phrase that makes logical sense. The sentence needs a phrase that works in the same direction as the concluding clause. The tension grew because of the continuous altercations. Therefore, the best option is 'as a direct result of', since the first clause caused the second. 'Although' and 'despite' need a contradictory ending to the sentence. 'While' is not grammatically correct, and 'with' is not the best version of the underlined phrase.