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Question 1

Anybody
Anyone

Any people

Singular vs plural

Answer 1

Anybody anyone is singular

Any people =plural

Question 2

the case that never happened in the past

Answer 2

If past perfect, then Conditional Perfect..

So D is the one which fits this

Question 3

If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated, or even suspected, the impending sale of the Koniko kelp processing plant, they would have advised owners of Koniko stock to unload all shares immediately.
(A) If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated
(B) Had anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated
(C) If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated
(D) If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers had anticipated
(E) If anybody at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated

Answer 3

Anybody =singular
If past p.p ,would have pp

Not happened

Question 4

Due to

Rule?

Answer 4

It is cold due to a (x)
Storm is due to a (0)

Cold reason due to x
Noun modify due to (0)

Question 5

Because of

Modify verb vs noun?

Answer 5

Verb!

Ex) it is cold because of the wind

Question 6

Due to

Because of interchangeable?

Answer 6

No,

Due to =caused by
Modify noun

Because of modify verb

Question 7

The parent-teacher meeting was canceled due to heavy rains. – INCORRECT
‘Due to’ modifies the action in the preceding clause and hence is not used correctly.

The parent-teacher meeting was canceled caused by heavy rains. – INCORRECT
Note how when “due to” is replaced with “caused by”, the sentence no longer makes sense.

The parent-teacher meeting was canceled because of heavy rains. – CORRECT
‘because of’ modifies the action in preceding clause, indicating why the meeting was canceled.

The cancellation of parent-teacher meeting was due to heavy rains. – CORRECT
‘Due to’ modifies the noun – cancellation.

The cancellation of parent-teacher meeting was caused by heavy rains.- CORRECT
Note how when “due to” is replaced with “caused by”, the sentence makes complete sense.

Answer 7

Use ‘due to’ only to modify nouns.
Usage of ‘due to’ is correct, if the sentence makes sense when ‘due to’ is replaced with ’caused by’.
Use ‘because of’ to modify verbs.
‘Due to’ & ‘because of’ are not interchangeable.