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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. extensive shades
- B. falling water
- C. was
- D. an amphitheatre
Explanation: "Was" is a linking verb, specifically a past tense of the verb "to be", connecting the subject "This garden" to the descriptive phrase "in…
Correct answer: was- A. Most of the stars
- B. so large
- C. hundred of thousands
- D. could be packed
Explanation: "hundred of thousands" is a noun phrase, specifically a quantifier phrase, indicating a large but indefinite number.In this context…
Correct answer: hundred of thousands- A. leaf and gravy
- B. which
- C. everybody
- D. water
Explanation: "Everybody" is a pronoun, specifically a singular indefinite pronoun, functioning as the subject of the verb "mouth water".In this…
Correct answer: everybody- A. group
- B. bundle
- C. band
- D. collection
Explanation: A "collection" is a set of items gathered and kept together, often because of their rarity, beauty, or sentimental value.
Correct answer: collection- A. Man's three pounds
- B. Man three's pound
- C. man three pounds
- D. Man's three pound
Explanation: The sentence should read: "Man's three-pound brain is the most complex."This phrase is referring to the human brain, which weighs…
Correct answer: Man's three pounds- A. herd
- B. pack
- C. bundle
- D. band
Explanation: A "herd" is a group of animals, especially large mammals like buffaloes, that live and move together.
Correct answer: herd3127. CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION
- A. My mother's-in-law recipe for meatloaf is my husband's favourite.
- B. My mother-in-law recipe for meatloaf is my husband's favourite.
- C. My mother-in-law's recipe for meatloaf is my husband's favourite.
- D. My mother-in-law recipe for meatloaf is my husband favourite.
Explanation: -"Mother-in-law" is a possessive compound noun, so it needs an apostrophe to show ownership (i.e., the recipe belongs to my…
Correct answer: My mother-in-law's recipe for meatloaf is my husband's favourite.- A. in cash
- B. my trousers
- C. my saving
- D. silver dollars
Explanation: The correct sentence would be:"I keep my money in cash in my trousers and my savings in silver dollars in a sock."
Correct answer: my saving- A. marriage to
- B. maid-of-honours
- C. a period
- D. the summer
Explanation: The correct phrase should be "maid of honour", but since it's a plural noun in this context (referring to multiple maids of honour), the…
Correct answer: maid-of-honours- A. does make
- B. punctuations
- C. commas
- D. my writing
Explanation: The correct phrase should be "punctuation", not "punctuations". Punctuation is an uncountable noun, so it doesn't have a plural form.
Correct answer: punctuations3131. SPOT THE ERRORSThe Company's profits(A) rose(B) by 11%( C) in the fourth quarters(D) of the year.
- A. company's profile
- B. rose
- C. by 11%
- D. the fourth quarters
Explanation: The correct phrase should be "the fourth quarter", not "the fourth quarters".
Correct answer: the fourth quarters- A. only
- B. five can of juice
- C. left
- D. that isn't enough
Explanation: The correct phrase should be "five cans of juice", not "five can of juice".
Correct answer: five can of juice- A. common noun
- B. proper noun
- C. countable noun
- D. abstract noun
Explanation: Performance is an abstract noun because it refers to an intangible concept or idea, rather than a physical object or a specific…
Correct answer: abstract noun- A. neuter
- B. common
- C. masculine
- D. feminine
Explanation: Rooster is a masculine noun because it refers to a male chicken. In English, nouns that refer to male animals or people are often…
Correct answer: masculine- A. Ellen's and Kate's
- B. Ellen's and Kate
- C. Ellen and Kate's
- D. Ellen and Kate
Explanation: This is because the possessive form "Ellen's" and "Kate's" indicates that each of them has their own matric result card, and they were…
Correct answer: Ellen's and Kate's- A. school
- B. herd
- C. swarm
- D. pen
Explanation: A group of whales is commonly referred to as a "school" of whales. This is a collective noun specifically used for whales, as well as…
Correct answer: school- A. pride
- B. school
- C. stump
- D. swarm
Explanation: A group of lions is indeed called a "pride" of lions. This is a collective noun specifically used for lions, and it's a well-known term in…
Correct answer: pride- A. Public speaking is one of the most feared form of communication
- B. Public speaking is one of the most feared forms of communications
- C. Public speaking is one of the most feared forms of communication
- D. Publics speaking is one of the most feared forms of communication
Explanation: This option is grammatically correct and uses the correct plural form "forms" to refer to different types of communication.
Correct answer: Public speaking is one of the most feared forms of communication- A. He gathered some woods to build a fire.
- B. He gathered some woods to build fire.
- C. He gathered some wood to build fire.
- D. He gathered some wood to build a fire.
Explanation: This option is grammatically correct and uses the correct noun "wood" (uncountable) to refer to the material for building a fire.
Correct answer: He gathered some wood to build a fire.- A. Summon was served upon the defendant.
- B. A summon was served upon the defendant.
- C. A summons were served upon the defendant.
- D. A summons was served upon the defendant.
Explanation: A "summons" is a legal document that requires someone to appear in court, and it's a singular noun.
Correct answer: A summons was served upon the defendant.