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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 is clever and he lacks experience.
- B. He is clever but he is lacking experience
- C. He is clever but he is lacked experience
- D. He is clever but he is lack experience
Explanation: The simple present tense is used to describe facts and habits. Option A is correct as it is a fact that he is clever and he lacks…
Correct answer: He is clever and he lacks experience.- A. I was been to America for a medical check up.
- B. I had being to America for a medical check up.
- C. I have been to America for a medical check up.
- D. I has been to America for a medical check up.
Explanation: This is an example of a Past Perfect tense sentence due to the presence of 'have' and 'been' implies an incident, that occurred in the…
Correct answer: I have been to America for a medical check up.- A. Tourism is burgeoned over the last fifteen years.
- B. Tourism will burgeoned over the last fifteen years.
- C. Tourism have burgeoned over the last fifteen years.
- D. Tourism has burgeoned over the last fifteen years.
Explanation: "Tourism has burgeoned over the last fifteen years.": This sentence is grammatically correct.
Correct answer: Tourism has burgeoned over the last fifteen years.- A. Feels
- B. And on
- C. These words
- D. Could not control
Explanation: Text from (Book # I, Lesson # 08, Story # 3, Para #4, Line 1). The sentence is a simple past tense sentence hence use 'felt' instead of…
Correct answer: Feels- A. You pay by the hour, so you can play as many frames as you like until your time runs out.
- B. You pay by the hour, so you can play as many frames as you like until your time will run out.
- C. You pay by the hour, so you can play as many frames as you like until your time run out
- D. You pay by the hour, so you can play as many frames as you like until your time would run out.
Explanation: it uses the correct verb tense and grammar. The sentence describes a general situation where you pay by the hour, and you can play until…
Correct answer: You pay by the hour, so you can play as many frames as you like until your time runs out.- A. If a chain-smoking teacher cautioned his pupil, it is self-contradictory.
- B. If a chain-smoking teacher cautions his pupil, it will be self-contradictory.
- C. If a chain-smoking teacher cautions his pupil, it is self-contradictory.
- D. If a chain-smoking teacher cautions his pupil, it would be self-contradictory.
Explanation: it uses the correct verb tense and logical structure to convey the idea.
Correct answer: If a chain-smoking teacher cautions his pupil, it is self-contradictory.- A. Usually
- B. Between
- C. Yet
- D. Have
Explanation: The sentence is trying to connect two ideas, but "yet" implies a contrast or a surprising twist, which isn't present in this sentence.
Correct answer: Yet- A. Until
- B. Returns
- C. From
- D. Sabbatical
Explanation: The sentence "Until a university professor returns from a sabbatical leave, he should be better qualified" contains an error in the word…
Correct answer: Until- A. Just as the sun and moon raise tides on the earth, but this second star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun.
- B. Just as the sun and moon raise tides on the earth, so this second star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun.
- C. Just as the sun and moon raise tides on the earth, yet this second star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun.
- D. Just as thes un and moon raise tides on the earth, for this second star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun.
Explanation: it uses the correct transition word "so" to indicate a logical consequence or a result.
Correct answer: Just as the sun and moon raise tides on the earth, so this second star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun.- A. Just as soon as you attain to one ambition, then you see another one glittering higher up still.
- B. Just ad soon as you attain to one ambition, so you see another one glittering higher up still.
- C. Just as soon as you attain to one ambition, you see another one glittering higher up still.
- D. just as soon as you attain to one ambition, when you see another one glittering higher up still.
Explanation: it uses a simple and clear sentence structure to convey the idea. The phrase "Just as soon as" indicates a sense of immediacy, and the…
Correct answer: Just as soon as you attain to one ambition, you see another one glittering higher up still.- A. Anna needs some money, and she had better take a part-time job.
- B. Anna needs some money, so she had better take a part-time job.
- C. Anna needs some money, or she had better take a part-time job.
- D. Anna needs some money, but she had better take a part-time job.
Explanation: it uses the correct conjunction "so" to indicate a logical consequence or a result.
Correct answer: Anna needs some money, so she had better take a part-time job.- A. Julie has a guitar, but she plays it really well.
- B. Julie has a guitar, and she plays it really well.
- C. Julie has a guitar, or she plays it really well.
- D. Julie has a guitar, so she plays it really well.
Explanation: it uses the correct conjunction "and" to connect two related statements.
Correct answer: Julie has a guitar, and she plays it really well.- A. The concert was cancelled, and we went to a nightclub instead.
- B. The concert was cancelled, or we went to a nightclub instead.
- C. The concert was cancelled, but we went to a nightclub instead.
- D. The concert was cancelled, so we went to a nightclub instead.
Explanation: it uses the correct conjunction "so" to indicate a logical consequence or a result.
Correct answer: The concert was cancelled, so we went to a nightclub instead.- A. Let us wait here although the rain stops.
- B. Let us wait here until the rain stops.
- C. Let us wait here because the rain stops.
- D. Let us wait here unless the rain stopped.
Explanation: it uses the correct conjunction "until" to indicate a condition that needs to be met before an action is taken.
Correct answer: Let us wait here until the rain stops.- A. You cannot be a lawyer since you have a law degree.
- B. You cannot be a lawyer until you have a law degree.
- C. You cannot be a lawyer unless you have a law degree.
- D. You cannot be a lawyer but you have a law degree.
Explanation: it uses the correct conjunction "unless" to indicate a necessary condition.
Correct answer: You cannot be a lawyer unless you have a law degree.- A. She has not called unless she left last week.
- B. She has not called since she left last week.
- C. She has not called but she left last week.
- D. She has not called so she left last week.
Explanation: it uses the correct conjunction "since" to indicate a time relationship.
Correct answer: She has not called since she left last week.- A. This is an expensive until very useful book.
- B. This is an expensive so very useful book.
- C. This is an expensive although very useful book.
- D. This is an expensive but very useful book.
Explanation: it uses the correct conjunction "but" to indicate a contrast between the two adjectives "expensive" and "very useful".
Correct answer: This is an expensive but very useful book.- A. We were getting tired, so we stopped for a rest.
- B. We were getting tired, since we stopped for a rest.
- C. We were getting tired, when we stopped for a rest.
- D. We were getting tired, so but stopped for a rest.
Explanation: it uses the correct conjunction "so" to indicate a logical consequence.
Correct answer: We were getting tired, so we stopped for a rest.- A. He was angry but he heard what happened.
- B. He was angry and he heard what happened.
- C. He was angry so he heard what happened.
- D. He was angry when he heard what happened.
Explanation: it uses the correct conjunction "when" to indicate a time relationship.
Correct answer: He was angry when he heard what happened.- A. I do not enjoy being laughed at by other people.
- B. I did not enjoy laughing by other people.
- C. I am not enjoying laughing by other people.
- D. I do not enjoying being laughed at other people.
Explanation: "I do not enjoy being laughed at by other people." This sentence is grammatically correct.
Correct answer: I do not enjoy being laughed at by other people.