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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. by
- B. in
- C. from
- D. on
Explanation: The fixed expression is “on foot,” meaning to travel by walking. “By foot” is sometimes heard informally, but standard examination English…
Correct answer: on- A. from
- B. by
- C. on
- D. at
Explanation: “From my grandmother” identifies the giver or source of the present. “By” would normally identify the person who made or sent it, not the…
Correct answer: from- A. on; on
- B. by; by
- C. in; on
- D. by; at
Explanation: The standard transport expressions are “by air” and “by sea.” The preposition by indicates the means of travel in both cases.
Correct answer: by; by- A. in; at
- B. so; that
- C. for; in
- D. for; during
Explanation: People travel “for a holiday,” which expresses purpose, and “in September,” which identifies a month.
Correct answer: for; in- A. at; on
- B. at; in
- C. in; on
- D. by; during
Explanation: At is used for an exact clock time, while on is used for a particular date. Thus, the sentence refers to 7 p.m. on 12 August 1989.
Correct answer: at; on- A. in
- B. over
- C. off
- D. up
Explanation: To pull over means to move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop, usually in response to a signal or danger.
Correct answer: over- A. between
- B. off
- C. of
- D. with
Explanation: Most of is used before a definite group such as “the tourists.” Most by itself is used before an unqualified plural noun, as in “most…
Correct answer: of- A. by
- B. among
- C. towards
- D. during
Explanation: During identifies a period within which an event occurs, so the development took place during the post-war years.
Correct answer: during- A. in
- B. by
- C. to
- D. on
Explanation: By introduces the method used to obtain the answer: the answer is obtained by adding one figure to another.
Correct answer: by- A. for
- B. by
- C. with
- D. to
Explanation: Co-operate with means to work jointly with a person or organisation. For would indicate purpose or benefit rather than collaboration with…
Correct answer: with- A. below
- B. on
- C. for
- D. in
Explanation: In is used with a period or section of a match, such as “in the first half.” On is used for specific days or dates, not halves of a game.
Correct answer: in- A. in
- B. on
- C. over
- D. around
Explanation: Houses are normally said to be on an island because an island is treated as a piece of land or surface.
Correct answer: on- A. on
- B. in
- C. at
- D. None of these
Explanation: The fixed expression is at the back of the queue, meaning in the last position.
Correct answer: at- A. About
- B. on
- C. for
- D. to
Explanation: Yield to means to give way to or surrender to something, including a temptation. About, on, and for do not form the required idiom.
Correct answer: to- A. Against
- B. For
- C. At
- D. On
Explanation: “Cautioned me for my spelling” means the teacher warned or reprimanded me because of my spelling.
Correct answer: For- A. from
- B. under
- C. through
- D. to
Explanation: “Through” indicates movement from one side of an enclosed passage to the other, which is exactly how a train travels in a tunnel.
Correct answer: through- A. of
- B. about
- C. by
- D. with
Explanation: The standard collocation is “full of,” meaning containing a large amount of something.
Correct answer: of- A. of
- B. for
- C. on
- D. with
Explanation: The fixed expression is “a source of happiness,” where “of” identifies what the source provides.
Correct answer: of- A. than
- B. To
- C. With
- D. from
Explanation: The adjective “superior” is followed by “to,” not “than”: “He is superior to me.” This construction is an exception to the common “-er…
Correct answer: To- A. of
- B. in
- C. about
- D. to
Explanation: The fixed expression is “take something to heart,” meaning to be deeply affected or upset by it.
Correct answer: to