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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. of
- B. about
- C. in
- D. on
Explanation: Interested in is the fixed collocation used for having curiosity about or concern for a subject.
Correct answer: in- A. of
- B. in
- C. about
- D. at
Explanation: Arrive at is used for a specific, relatively small place such as a station, airport, or house.
Correct answer: at- A. at
- B. in
- C. about
- D. of
Explanation: Good at is used to describe skill in an activity or subject. Good in does not normally introduce a skill in standard English.
Correct answer: at- A. of
- B. at
- C. about
- D. in
Explanation: At the end of the lesson identifies the precise point when the homework was set. In the end means finally and would change the meaning.
Correct answer: at- A. about
- B. in
- C. from
- D. on
Explanation: Suffer from is used for an illness, disease, or unpleasant condition. From links the person to the condition they experience.
Correct answer: from- A. of
- B. in
- C. about
- D. on
Explanation: Decide on means choose from among alternatives, so on introduces the selected sofa. Decide of is not the standard collocation.
Correct answer: on- A. in
- B. of
- C. about
- D. on
Explanation: Confide in someone means share a secret or private matter with that person. Confide about is not used when naming the trusted person.
Correct answer: in- A. about
- B. in
- C. of
- D. on
Explanation: Envious of means feeling envy towards someone or something. Of is the required preposition in this adjective-preposition combination.
Correct answer: of- A. in
- B. of
- C. on
- D. about
Explanation: The fixed expression is “worried about,” used when something causes concern. “In,” “on,” and “of” do not fit this meaning here.
Correct answer: about- A. In
- B. Of
- C. With
- D. At
Explanation: The adjective “good” takes “at” when referring to skill in an activity or sport, as in “good at football.”
Correct answer: At- A. Of
- B. With
- C. From
- D. By
Explanation: “Jealous of” is the standard expression for feeling envy toward someone or something.
Correct answer: Of- A. On
- B. In
- C. At
- D. Of
Explanation: “At the traffic lights” identifies the specific point where the turn takes place.
Correct answer: At353. He writes ___ ink.
- A. WITH
- B. ON
- C. FOR
- D. IN
Explanation: The standard expression is “write in ink,” where in identifies the substance used for writing.
Correct answer: IN- A. For
- B. To
- C. On
- D. None of these
Explanation: The fixed construction is “of value to someone,” meaning useful or beneficial to that person.
Correct answer: To- A. with
- B. in
- C. among
- D. to
Explanation: The verb “belong” takes the preposition “to” when showing membership or connection, as in “belong to a family.” The other prepositions do…
Correct answer: to- A. Because of
- B. In order to
- C. Despite
- D. None of these
Explanation: Because of introduces the cause of the rescheduling: the party was rescheduled because of the bad weather.
Correct answer: Because of- A. then
- B. than
- C. to
- D. of
Explanation: The fixed construction is prefer X to Y, so the sentence takes to before coffee.
Correct answer: to- A. at
- B. from
- C. by
- D. in
Explanation: Use in for a period measured from now into the future: the work will be finished in five or ten minutes.
Correct answer: in- A. over
- B. across
- C. by
- D. on
Explanation: Across is used when something extends from one side of a river to the other or crosses its course.
Correct answer: across- A. In
- B. Among
- C. Between
- D. Of
Explanation: Between is used for a position involving two separate objects, so the book is between the mug and the pen.
Correct answer: Between