Considering the standard English pronunciation rules, plural nouns ending in -s can be pronounced as follows: /s/, as in “routes” (l. 33), /z/, as in “celebrations” (l. 31), or as /ɪz/, as in “carriages” (l. 20). Which alternative below shows a plural noun pronounced as /ɪz/?

Analyze the following sentence:

“Wooden bridges were erected so royal entourages could pass through.”

Mark the correct interrogative form of the adapted excerpt in the same verb tense.

Which word can replace “as” in the sentence “This was a significant peace treaty between Louis XIV of France and Philip IV of Spain, as it ended the 30-year Franco-Spanish War” (l. 13-15) with no significant changes in meaning?

In the sentence “Few people have heard of the island” (l. 12), what does the phrasal verb “heard of” mean?

In which of the sentences below is the use of articles INCORRECT?

Mark the correct alternative in which the sentence contains a relative clause.

Which verb tense is mainly used throughout the second paragraph, and why is it used?

Mark the alternative that contains the prepositions that fill in, correctly and respectively, the blanks in the first paragraph.

Mark the INCORRECT statement about Pheasant Island.

Analyze the statements below about the text and mark T, if true, or F, if false.

( ) A monolith on the island has inscriptions in both French and Spanish.
( ) The Treaty of the Pyrenees was signed 30 years after the Franco-Spanish war ended.
( ) The island is part of the official Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.
( ) Not many people have heard about the island that periodically changes its nationality.

The correct order of filling in the parentheses, from top to bottom, is: