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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. To
- B. In
- C. on
- D. At
Explanation: The fixed expression is “jump to a conclusion,” meaning to form an opinion without sufficient evidence.
Correct answer: To- A. over
- B. against
- C. to
- D. for
Explanation: Protest against is the standard combination when objecting to mistreatment, injustice, or a policy.
Correct answer: against- A. All
- B. In
- C. some of
- D. with
Explanation: The phrasal verb “bear with” means to tolerate or show patience toward someone, so the sentence means tolerate his pranks.
Correct answer: with- A. Of
- B. By
- C. With
- D. From
Explanation: The fixed expression is “tired of,” meaning bored, exhausted, or weary because of something.
Correct answer: Of- A. at
- B. on
- C. to
- D. for
Explanation: “Turn to someone” means direct one’s attention or response toward that person.
Correct answer: to- A. with
- B. on
- C. to
- D. in
Explanation: The established expression is “accountable to,” meaning responsible to a person or authority.
Correct answer: to- A. for
- B. to
- C. upon
- D. in
Explanation: A person is “famous for” a quality or achievement, just as someone may be “notorious for” bad conduct.
Correct answer: for- A. From
- B. For
- C. To
- D. In
Explanation: “Late for the office” is the expected examination expression, meaning delayed in reaching one’s workplace.
Correct answer: For- A. On
- B. For
- C. To
- D. With
Explanation: The standard collocation is “angry with someone,” as in “She’s angry with you.” “Angry at” is also possible in some contexts, but it is…
Correct answer: With- A. to
- B. on
- C. in
- D. with
Explanation: The fixed expression is “a limit to everything,” meaning that everything has a boundary or maximum.
Correct answer: to- A. By
- B. through
- C. with
- D. From
Explanation: “With” indicates the instrument used to perform an action, so “He cut his finger with the knife” is correct.
Correct answer: with- A. For
- B. by
- C. at
- D. Since
Explanation: Since is used with a specific starting point in time, such as morning, Monday, or 2020. For is used with a duration, such as five hours.
Correct answer: Since- A. of
- B. in
- C. on
- D. to
- E. with
Explanation: The fixed expression is “applicable to,” meaning relevant or able to be applied to something.
Correct answer: to- A. with
- B. from
- C. of
- D. to
Explanation: The construction is “expect something of someone,” meaning to demand or anticipate a certain standard from them.
Correct answer: of- A. for
- B. since
- C. from
- D. with
Explanation: “For” is used with a duration such as “ten years,” while “since” is used with a starting point such as “since 2016.”
Correct answer: for- A. to
- B. over
- C. in
- D. on
- E. from
Explanation: The fixed expression is “there is no point in” followed by a gerund, so “arguing” requires “in.”
Correct answer: in- A. at
- B. on
- C. in
- D. none
Explanation: In cricket, a batsman is said to be “at the crease,” the marked area where the batsman plays.
Correct answer: at- A. from
- B. since
- C. for
- D. until
Explanation: For is used with a length or duration of time, such as for two years. Since introduces the starting point, such as since 2024.
Correct answer: for- A. by her
- B. by hers
- C. of hers
- D. of her
Explanation: The fixed expression is rob someone of something, so the sentence requires of her purse.
Correct answer: of her- A. from
- B. by
- C. between
- D. during
Explanation: From and to mark the beginning and end of a time range, giving from eight to seven.
Correct answer: from