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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. in
- B. at
- C. from
- D. with
Explanation: The usual expression is “weak in” a subject or skill, as in “weak in grammar” or “weak in mathematics.”
Correct answer: in- A. among
- B. by
- C. with
- D. over
Explanation: “Popular with” is the standard collocation when referring to people who like someone.
Correct answer: with- A. than
- B. with
- C. by
- D. from
Explanation: The standard construction is “different from,” used to show that two things are unlike each other.
Correct answer: from- A. with
- B. of
- C. from
- D. by
Explanation: “Fill something with” means to put a substance into it until it contains the desired amount. Thus, water is what fills the glass.
Correct answer: with- A. from
- B. in
- C. of
- D. with
Explanation: The fixed expression is “deprived of,” meaning denied possession of something. “From” is not used in this standard collocation.
Correct answer: of- A. with
- B. of
- C. to
- D. by
Explanation: “Accustomed to” is the fixed expression meaning familiar with or used to something. The noun phrase “hot weather” follows “to” directly.
Correct answer: to- A. on
- B. of
- C. at
- D. with
Explanation: The fixed expression is “charged with” when someone is formally accused of a crime. “Charged of” is not standard English in this sense.
Correct answer: with- A. of
- B. with
- C. for
- D. in
Explanation: The adjective “contented” is followed by “with” to identify what satisfies someone. Thus, “contented with his life” is correct.
Correct answer: with- A. at
- B. with
- C. for
- D. of
Explanation: “Charge someone an amount for something” is the standard construction. The book is therefore sold for ten rupees.
Correct answer: for- A. at
- B. on
- C. over
- D. of
Explanation: The adjective “aware” takes the preposition “of” before the person or thing known. The correct phrase is “aware of her children.”
Correct answer: of- A. to
- B. with
- C. of
- D. from
Explanation: The standard expression is “similar to,” not “similar with” or “similar of.” Thus, the problems are similar to yours.
Correct answer: to- A. at
- B. and
- C. in
- D. by
- E. to
Explanation: The paired construction “from ... to ...” expresses a change between two times or points. The session therefore changed from 9:00 to 10:00.
Correct answer: to- A. about
- B. in
- C. on
- D. of
Explanation: The adjective “capable” is followed by “of” plus a gerund or noun. Therefore, the correct phrase is “capable of doing anything.”
Correct answer: of- A. from
- B. of
- C. by
- D. with
Explanation: The fixed expression is “cured of” an illness, pain, or disease. “From” may occur with recovery, but it is not the standard collocation…
Correct answer: of- A. In
- B. On
- C. At
- D. For
Explanation: The standard collocation is “astonished at” something, meaning extremely surprised by it.
Correct answer: At- A. In
- B. With
- C. For
- D. At
Explanation: “Amazed at” is the usual construction when something causes great surprise.
Correct answer: At- A. to
- B. of
- C. for
- D. with
Explanation: A person is “responsible to” an authority, while being “responsible for” a task or result.
Correct answer: to- A. from
- B. of
- C. to
- D. through
Explanation: The fixed phrase is “get out of the car,” because the person is moving from inside the car to outside it.
Correct answer: of- A. to
- B. of
- C. in
- D. on
- E. with
Explanation: The adjective “fond” takes the preposition “of” before a noun or gerund, as in “fond of drawing.” The other prepositions do not form the…
Correct answer: of460. I am sick _____ job.
- A. of
- B. with
- C. from
- D. by
Explanation: “Sick of” means tired of or dissatisfied with something, so “I am sick of my job” is the standard construction.
Correct answer: of