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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. It is
- B. There is
- C. You are
- D. It has
Explanation: There is no need is the standard existential construction used to state that something is unnecessary.
Correct answer: There is- A. will it
- B. would it
- C. won't it
- D. wouldn't it
Explanation: A positive statement takes a negative question tag: “It will rain soon, won’t it?” The tag repeats the auxiliary “will” in its negative…
Correct answer: won't it- A. have gone
- B. am gone
- C. went
- D. am going
Explanation: Last night identifies a completed action in the past, so the simple past went is required.
Correct answer: went- A. allowed
- B. did not allow
- C. does not allow
- D. allow
Explanation: The sentence describes his usual careful behaviour, so the present-tense form does not allow is required.
Correct answer: does not allow- A. Came
- B. Comed
- C. Had come
- D. None of these
Explanation: The definite past time “in 54 BC” requires the simple past tense, came.
Correct answer: Came- A. didn't
- B. hadn't
- C. haven't
- D. weren't
Explanation: The statement uses the past perfect auxiliary had, so the question tag must use its negative form, hadn't.
Correct answer: hadn't- A. None of these
- B. is rarely coming
- C. has rarely come
- D. rarely comes
Explanation: “Rarely comes” is the simple present used for a current or habitual situation, contrasting with his former weekly visits.
Correct answer: rarely comes- A. have never managed
- B. never managed
- C. will have never managed
- D. None of these
Explanation: “Up to now” refers to a period continuing until the present, so the present perfect “have never managed” is required.
Correct answer: have never managed- A. is wanting
- B. wants
- C. was wanting
- D. None of these
Explanation: “Want” normally expresses a state and is not used in the continuous form in this sentence. Therefore, the simple present “wants” is correct.
Correct answer: wants- A. Immerse
- B. Imerged
- C. Emerged
- D. None Of These
Explanation: “Emerged” is the past form of “emerge,” meaning came out, so the sentence means that the sun came out from behind the clouds.
Correct answer: Emerged- A. Will have begun
- B. Will begun
- C. Would have begun
- D. Would begun
Explanation: “Will have begun” is the future perfect, used for an action completed before a stated future time: the play will have begun by the time he…
Correct answer: Will have begun- A. Have looked
- B. Have been looking
- C. Has looked
- D. Has been looking
Explanation: “Have been looking” is present perfect continuous, showing an activity that began earlier and is still relevant now.
Correct answer: Have been looking- A. He get up and run to the door.
- B. He gets up and run to the door.
- C. He got up and ran to the door.Fun & Trivia
- D. He got up and will run to the door.
Explanation: The two past-tense verbs must be parallel: “got up and ran.” “Run” is the base form and does not agree with the past-tense verb “got.”
Correct answer: He got up and ran to the door.Fun & Trivia- A. Was
- B. Must be
- C. Were
- D. Is
Explanation: The past continuous is used for two actions happening at the same time in the past: I was sleeping and she was playing.
Correct answer: Was- A. Can go
- B. Could go
- C. Are going
- D. Would go
Explanation: After wish, could expresses a present unreal or unavailable possibility: I wish they could go with you now.
Correct answer: Could go- A. Used, could
- B. Could, should
- C. Used, would
- D. Could, might
Explanation: Used to describes a past habit, while would can describe a repeated past action in the following clause.
Correct answer: Used, would- A. Will answer
- B. Answer
- C. Might answer
- D. May answer
Explanation: This is the first conditional pattern: present simple in the if-clause followed by will plus the base verb in the result clause.
Correct answer: Will answer- A. I will win
- B. I win
- C. I wins
- D. I shall win
Explanation: In a first conditional sentence, the if-clause takes the present simple, while the main clause takes will: “If I win, I will go.” “I will…
Correct answer: I win- A. Find
- B. Founded
- C. Found
- D. Both B and C
Explanation: “Found” is the past tense and past participle of “find,” as in “She found the book.” “Founded” is the past tense of “found” meaning…
Correct answer: Found540. Look, It _______.
- A. rains
- B. has been raining
- C. is raining
- D. had been raining
Explanation: The expression “Look!” points to an action happening at the moment of speaking, so the present continuous “is raining” is required.
Correct answer: is raining