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English grammar covers how words, phrases and clauses combine to form correct sentences. It includes tenses, parts of speech, prepositions, articles, voice, reported speech, agreement, infinitives, gerunds, adverb position, transitions, punctuation, sentence structure and inversion, with special attention to distinctions such as phrases versus clauses and active versus passive voice.
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- A. None of these
- B. They are living happily.
- C. They lived happily.
- D. They will live happily.
Explanation: The present tense is used to describe an action that is happening now, or a state that exists currently.
Correct answer: They are living happily.- A. Complex
- B. Simple
- C. Compound
- D. None of these options are correct
Explanation: Complex sentences are those with one independent and at least one dependent clause hence this sentence is complex.
Correct answer: Complex- A. Present
- B. Past
- C. Future
- D. None of these options are correct
Explanation: The sentence indicted something that has happened in the past with the word 'bought', hence this is the correct option.
Correct answer: Past- A. Complex
- B. Simple
- C. Compound
- D. Compound-complex
Explanation: A simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought.
Correct answer: Simple- A. The parcel had been delivered.
- B. The parcel will be delivered.
- C. The parcel was delivered.
- D. The parcel would have been delivered.
Explanation: Will is used to indicating future tense and the future of been is will be.
Correct answer: The parcel will be delivered.- A. Present
- B. Past
- C. Future
- D. None
Explanation: The tense used in the sentence "Everyone shall be reaching by tomorrow" is future.
Correct answer: Future- A. Declarative
- B. Imperative
- C. Interrogative
- D. Exclamatory
Explanation: The correct answer is: Exclamatory.The sentence "How beautiful she is!" is an exclamation, which is a type of sentence that expresses…
Correct answer: Exclamatory- A. Present
- B. Past
- C. Future
- D. None of these
Explanation: The sentence "I'll take you in my car" uses the future tense, specifically the future simple form.
Correct answer: Future2269. Demonstrate control of tenses and sentence structure We missed our plane because we were late.
- A. Complex
- B. Simple
- C. Compound
- D. Compound-complex
Explanation: This is a complex sentence as it has one independent clause (we missed our plane) and one dependent clause (because we were late).
Correct answer: Complex- A. Declarative
- B. Imperative
- C. Interrogative
- D. Exclamatory
Explanation: An imperative sentence is a sentence that gives the reader an instruction, makes a request, or issues a command.
Correct answer: Imperative- A. He walked
- B. He went
- C. He works
- D. He bought
Explanation: The past tense verb of 'work' is 'worked', not 'works'. Hence, C is the correct option.
Correct answer: He works- A. Present
- B. Past
- C. Future
- D. None of these options are correct
Explanation: This tense tells us about the expectation of the continuity of action in the future.
Correct answer: Future- A. Past
- B. Future
- C. Present
- D. None of these options are correct
Explanation: In the past tense, we use this structureSubject + second form of verb + ObjectI went to school yesterday.This sentence follows the above…
Correct answer: Past- A. Declarative
- B. Imperative
- C. Interrogative
- D. Exclamatory
Explanation: The given sentence is imperative. Imperative sentences form a command or request.
Correct answer: Imperative2275. In the following question, demonstrate the control of tenses and sentence structure:Go at once.
- A. Declarative
- B. Imperative
- C. Interrogative
- D. Exclamatory
Explanation: Given sentence is imperative. An imperative sentence forms a command or request.
Correct answer: Imperative- A. Arrived
- B. Will arrive
- C. Shall arrive
- D. Arrive
Explanation: B is the most suitable answer for this, considering it mentions time.
Correct answer: Will arrive- A. Complex
- B. Simple
- C. Compound
- D. Compound-complex
Explanation: When two independent clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction, the sentence is called compound sentence.Independent Clauses:"Our…
Correct answer: Compound- A. Present indefinite tense
- B. Present perfect tense
- C. Present continuous tense
- D. Present perfect continuous tense
Explanation: Present continuous tense is formed through the subject + present form of the verb ('working') + present participle of the verb…
Correct answer: Present continuous tense- A. Complex
- B. Simple
- C. Compound
- D. Compound-complex
Explanation: This sentence contains only one clause, with a single subject and predicate therefore it is a simple sentence.
Correct answer: Simple- A. Present
- B. Past
- C. Future
- D. None
Explanation: As the sentence uses the words 'we will' it shows that it will take place in the future as they will/ are planning to perform an activity.
Correct answer: Future