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    Question

    The mandate of higher education is to nurture

    critical thinking that entail questioning; that includes a multiplicity of thoughts; and, most importantly , that offers multiplicity of choice. In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One these words printed in bold might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is your answer. If the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E), i.e. 'All Correct', as your answer.
    A mandate Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B entail Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C nurture Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D importantly Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Explanation: The word ‘entail’ should be replaced with ‘entails’, because we are talking about ‘critical thinking’, which is singular. The mandate of higher education is to nurture critical thinking that entails questioning; that includes a multiplicity of thoughts; and, most importantly, that offers multiplicity of choice.

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