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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. 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. 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: himself- 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: themselves3349. Spot the error.It was her who suggested that a team from the mission should come up to Brookfield.
- 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: That- A. my
- B. and
- C. nothing
- D. your
Explanation: This is the correct answer because "your" is the incorrect possessive adjective to use in this context.
Correct answer: your- 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. he
- B. himself
- C. his
- D. him
Explanation: The sentence is: "I am as much intelligent as him."This is a comparison sentence, and "him" is the correct object pronoun to use for…
Correct answer: him- 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: whom- 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- A. It's, as far as I know, the only one of its' kind growing in our country.
- B. Its, as far as I know, the only one of its kind growing in our country.
- C. It is, as far as I know, the only one of it's kind growing in our country
- D. It is, as far as I know, the only one of its kind growing in our country.
Explanation: It is, as far as I know, the only one of its kind growing in our country.The sentence is a statement about something being the only one of…
Correct answer: It is, as far as I know, the only one of its kind growing in our country.- A. He later avenged him on one's brother's killer.
- B. He later avenged his on his brother's killer.
- C. He later avenged him on his brother's killer.
- D. He later avenged himself on his brother's killer.
Explanation: The sentence is describing an act of revenge, and "himself" is the correct reflexive pronoun to use, indicating that the person took…
Correct answer: He later avenged himself on his brother's killer.- A. The time trials went badly, excluding both she and I from the team.
- B. The time trials went badly, excluding both her and me from the team.
- C. The time trials went badly, excluding both hers and my from the team.
- D. The time trials went badly, excluding both her's and mine from the team.
Explanation: The sentence is describing the exclusion of two people from the team, and "her and me" is the correct object pronoun pair to use.
Correct answer: The time trials went badly, excluding both her and me from the team.- A. I and you will attend her wedding tomorrow.
- B. Me and you will attend her wedding tomorrow.
- C. You and me will attend her wedding tomorrow.
- D. You and I will attend her wedding tomorrow.
Explanation: When the subject of the sentence is a compound subject (two or more subjects together), the correct order is:1. The other person (You)2.
Correct answer: You and I will attend her wedding tomorrow.- A. You, I and Mohan will watch movie tonight.
- B. You, Mohan and I will watch movie tonight.
- C. I, You, Mohan will watch movie tonight.
- D. Mohan, you and I will watch movie tonight.
Explanation: When listing three or more subjects, the correct order is:1. The person addressed (You)2. The third person (Mohan)3. The person speaking (I)
Correct answer: You, Mohan and I will watch movie tonight.