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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. He always loved sweets, chocolates, biscuits and cakes.
- B. He always loved, sweets chocolates, biscuits and cairns.
- C. He always loved sweets, chocolates, biscuits and,cakes.
- D. He always loved sweets, chocolates biscuits and cakes.
Explanation: Option A is grammatically correct because we place comma between items in a list.
Correct answer: He always loved sweets, chocolates, biscuits and cakes.- A. He always loved sweets, chocolates, biscuits and cakes.
- B. He always loved sweets chocolates biscuits, and cakes.
- C. He always, love sweets chocolates, biscuits, and cakes.
- D. He loved sweets chocolates, biscuits, and cakes.
Explanation: Correct punctuation along with proper subject-verb agreement is demonstrated in Option A.
Correct answer: He always loved sweets, chocolates, biscuits and cakes.- A. Shouldh've
- B. Should've
- C. Shouldv'e
- D. Should'ave
Explanation: An apostrophe is used to replace the missing letters in contractions. The correct contraction for [word] + "have" is [word]'ve.
Correct answer: Should've- A. Wheres
- B. Where's
- C. Wheres'
- D. Wher'es
Explanation: In contractions, apostrophe replaces the missing letters, in context of the question, the correct option is option B, "where's".
Correct answer: Where's- A. Hot, then Sam did
- B. Hot, Sam did
- C. Hot; Sam, therefore, did
- D. Hot; Sam therefore trying to do
Explanation: In the statement above there are two interrelated independent clauses. Semicolons are used to link two independent clauses that are…
Correct answer: Hot; Sam, therefore, did- A. After class, but before lunch, I went jogging.
- B. After class, but before lunch I went jogging.
- C. After class but before lunch, I went jogging.
- D. After class, but before lunch, I went jogging!
Explanation: An exclamation mark will not be used as it is not an exciting statement.
Correct answer: After class, but before lunch, I went jogging.- A. A) do you know who I am?
- B. (B) did you know who I am?
- C. (C) does you know who am I?
- D. (D) do you know who I is?
Explanation: Option (A) provides the correct word order and subject-verb agreement. "Who I am" is the correct phrase to use in this context to inquire…
Correct answer: A) do you know who I am?- A. (A) Where this road lead to?.
- B. (B) Where does this road leads to?
- C. (C) Where do this road lead to?
- D. D) Where does this road lead to?
Explanation: Option (D) forms a grammatically correct question in the present simple tense, using the auxiliary verb "does" to form the question and…
Correct answer: D) Where does this road lead to?- A. (A) No sooner he saw a lion when he began to weep.
- B. No sooner did he see a lion than he began to weep.
- C. (C) No sooner does he see a lion when he began to weep.
- D. (D) No sooner did he saw a lion then he began to weep.
Explanation: This construction follows the correct pattern for expressing the idea of something happening immediately after something else ("no…
Correct answer: No sooner did he see a lion than he began to weep.- A. Every pupil, together with staff and old friends of school, is taking his turn at ringing the bells.
- B. Every pupil, together with staff and old friends of school, are taking his turn at ringing the bells.
- C. Every pupil, together with staff and old friends of school, have taken his turn at ringing the bells.
- D. Every pupil, together with staff and old friends of school, take their turn at ringing the bells.
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject is "Every pupil, together with staff and old friends of school," which is a singular compound subject.
Correct answer: Every pupil, together with staff and old friends of school, is taking his turn at ringing the bells.- A. Neither Bill's parents nor his wife has mentioned anything about moving house.
- B. Neither Bill's parents nor his wife have mentioned anything about moving house.
- C. Neither Bill's wife nor his parents has mentioned anything about moving house.
- D. Neither Bill's parents nor his wife has mentioned anything about to move house.
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The compound subject "Neither Bill's parents nor his wife" is singular, and the correct verb is "has" to agree…
Correct answer: Neither Bill's parents nor his wife has mentioned anything about moving house.- A. Every chair, table and sofa, every single piece of furnitures in the house are up for auction.
- B. Every chair, table and sofa, every single piece of furniture in the house is up for auction.
- C. Every chair, table and sofa, every single piece of furniture in the house are up for auction.
- D. Every chair, table and sofa every single piece of furniture in the house is up for auction
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject is a compound subject, and the verb "is" correctly agrees with the singular compound subject.Clear and…
Correct answer: Every chair, table and sofa, every single piece of furniture in the house is up for auction.- A. He spent the night in the house of the evil spirit which was no longer able to live there.
- B. He spent the night in the house of the evil spirit which was no longer able to living there.
- C. He spent the night in the house of the evil spirits which was not longer able to live there.
- D. He spent the night in the house of the evil spirits who was no longer able to live there
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject is "the evil spirit," which is singular.
Correct answer: He spent the night in the house of the evil spirit which was no longer able to live there.- A. A number of students have complained that the number of books are not sufficient in- the library.
- B. A number of students have complained that the number of books is not sufficient in the library.
- C. A number of students has complained that the number of books is not sufficient in the library.
- D. The number of students have complained that the number of books is not sufficient in the library.
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject "a number of students" is plural, and the verb "have" correctly agrees with the plural subject.
Correct answer: A number of students have complained that the number of books is not sufficient in the library.- A. The elderly is beginning to demand their rights.
- B. The elderly are beginning to demand their rights.
- C. Elderly are beginning to demand their rights.
- D. The elderly are beginning demanding their rights.
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: "The elderly" is a plural collective noun, and the verb "are" correctly agrees with the plural subject.Clear and…
Correct answer: The elderly are beginning to demand their rights.- A. Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her put a half nelson about his neck, and continued to drag it up the street.
- B. Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her put a half nelson about his neck, and continued to drag up the street.
- C. Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her put a half nelson about his neck, and continued to drag him up the street.
- D. Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her put a half nelson about his neck, and continued to drag himself up the street.
Explanation: Parallel Structure: The verbs in the series of actions are parallel, maintaining consistency in the structure.Pronoun Clarity: The use of…
Correct answer: Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her put a half nelson about his neck, and continued to drag him up the street.- A. Not only we learnt English parsing thoroughly, but we also practised continually English analysis.
- B. Not only did we learn English parsing thoroughly, we also practised continually English analysis.
- C. Not only we learnt English parsing thoroughly, but practised continually English analysis.
- D. Not only did we learn English parsing thoroughly, but we also practised continually English analysis.
Explanation: Correct Structure: The use of "did" helps create parallelism in the sentence, and the corrected verb forms "learn" and "practiced"…
Correct answer: Not only did we learn English parsing thoroughly, but we also practised continually English analysis.- A. Not only have our ways of living changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
- B. Not only has our ways of living changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
- C. Not only our ways of living have changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
- D. Not only have our way of living changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject "our ways of living" is plural, so the verb "have" is appropriately plural to maintain…
Correct answer: Not only have our ways of living changed, but people themselves have also been changed.- A. Subtags: Basic Rules and Concepts, Exception and Special Cases
- B. I used to lie waiting for that ominous tread on the uncarpeted attic stairs, like sounded a summon to damnation and her voice
- C. I used to lie waiting for that ominous tread on the uncarpeted attic stairs, and her voice. like sounded a summon for damnation.
- D. I used to lie waiting for that ominous tread on the uncarpeted attic stairs, and her voice sounded like a summons to damnation.
Explanation: Verb Form: "Lie" is the correct verb form in this context, indicating the action of reclining or resting.Sentence Structure: Option D…
Correct answer: I used to lie waiting for that ominous tread on the uncarpeted attic stairs, and her voice sounded like a summons to damnation.- A. Over a fifth of Google's five thousand employees is based in the municipality.
- B. Over a fifth of Google's five thousands employees are based in the municipality.
- C. Over a fifth of Google five thousand employees is based on the municipality.
- D. Over a fifth of Google's five thousand employees are based in the municipality.
Explanation: Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject "Over a fifth of Google's five thousand employees" is plural, and the verb "are" correctly agrees with…
Correct answer: Over a fifth of Google's five thousand employees are based in the municipality.