Language Test: Answer Key
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23. Choose the sentence that uses the words CORRECTLY. (There are in fact two technically acceptable answers, but please pick the most widely accepted choice for full points.)
- A. If you're prejudice, you're likely to be close-minded as well.
- B. If you're prejudiced, you're likely to be close-minded as well.
- C. If you're prejudice, you're likely to be closed-minded as well.
- D. If you're prejudiced, you're likely to be closed-minded as well.
B is the best answer. People can be "prejudiced" and "close-minded." People cannot be "prejudice" since that is a noun and not an adjective, but there is a less accepted version of "close-mindedness," which would be "closed-mindedness." It does seem to make more logical sense, but when the term was coined, it was "close-minded," and it has been that way ever since.
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