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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. himself
- B. him
- C. his
- D. he
Explanation: The correct answer is himself. The sentence should read: "The little boy tied his shoelaces himself." The reflexive pronoun "himself"…
Correct answer: himself- A. who
- B. whose
- C. whom
- D. which
Explanation: The correct answer is B. whose. The sentence should read: "The couple whose child died donated his toys to the orphanage." The pronoun…
Correct answer: whose- A. she
- B. her
- C. hers
- D. herself
Explanation: The correct answer is she. The sentence should read: "Whenever Rose goes, she makes friends easily."The pronoun "she" is a subject…
Correct answer: she- A. then
- B. there
- C. when
- D. where
Explanation: The correct answer is D. 'where'. The sentence should read: "You should make it a rule to leave things where you can find them again." The…
Correct answer: where- A. which
- B. when
- C. that
- D. it
Explanation: The correct answer is C. 'that'. The sentence should read: "Carol said that the work would be done by October, personally I doubt it very…
Correct answer: that- A. that
- B. what
- C. where
- D. which
Explanation: The correct answer is D. 'which'. The sentence should read: "Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge, I can't remember which." The…
Correct answer: which- A. all
- B. no one
- C. nothing
- D. none
Explanation: The correct answer is D. 'none'. The sentence should read: "We couldn't buy anything because none of the shops were open." The pronoun…
Correct answer: none- A. none
- B. either
- C. both
- D. neither
Explanation: The correct answer is D. 'neither'. The sentence should read: "I asked two people the way to the station, but neither of them knew." The…
Correct answer: neither- A. you borrowed his car
- B. his car you borrowed
- C. which car you borrowed
- D. whose car you borrowed
Explanation: The full question would be: "What's the name of the man whose car you borrowed?" This is a common way to ask for the identity of the…
Correct answer: whose car you borrowed- A. he's enjoying
- B. he's enjoying it
- C. that he's enjoying
- D. which he's enjoying
Explanation: ''which he's enjoying" is the correct answer. "which" is a relative pronoun that refers to the job, and the clause "which he's enjoying"…
Correct answer: which he's enjoying- A. it
- B. that
- C. what
- D. which
Explanation: The correct answer is B. 'that'. The sentence should read: "Sheila couldn't come to the party, that was a pity." The word "that" is a…
Correct answer: that3212. He did the exercises _.
- A. herself
- B. oneself
- C. himself
- D. themselves
Explanation: The correct answer is C. 'himself'. The sentence should read: "He did the exercises himself." The word "himself" is a reflexive pronoun…
Correct answer: himself3213. They hurt _ in the game.
- A. itself
- B. myself
- C. himself
- D. themselves
Explanation: This is the correct answer if the subject of the sentence is a plural entity, such as multiple people.
Correct answer: themselves- A. It
- B. Her
- C. Who
- D. That
Explanation: This is the correct answer because "her" is the object of the linking verb "was".
Correct answer: Her- A. my
- B. and
- C. nothing
- D. your
Explanation: This is the correct answer because "your" is the correct possessive adjective to use in this context.
Correct answer: your- A. better
- B. happenings
- C. who
- D. to be considered
Explanation: This is the incorrect answer because "who" is a relative pronoun used to refer to people, whereas "that" is the correct relative pronoun…
Correct answer: who- A. Ourselves
- B. Us
- C. our
- D. ours
Explanation: "Ours" is a possessive pronoun that indicates that the acquaintance is someone known to both the speaker and their brother.
Correct answer: ours- A. Whom
- B. Who
- C. Which
- D. That
Explanation: The sentence is: "There was nobody whom she could turn to for help."In this sentence, "whom" is the object of the verb "turn to", and it's…
Correct answer: Whom3219. Don't close the room, _?
- A. will you
- B. will he
- C. will they
- D. will someone
Explanation: The sentence is: "Don't close the room, will you?"This is a request or a polite command, and "will you" is the correct choice because it's…
Correct answer: will you- A. They
- B. We
- C. He
- D. She
Explanation: he sentence is: "Let Ali and her complete this job as they like to do it."The subject of the sentence is "Ali and her" (which is a plural…
Correct answer: They