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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. Fully
- B. Sitting in
- C. Kitchen table
- D. No error
Explanation: 'Sitting in' is not correct. The word 'father' suggests the use of 'sitting on' instead.If there had been the word 'mother' in the…
Correct answer: Sitting in- A. Of being
- B. A great jester
- C. Jests
- D. From him
Explanation: 'Expected from' can be appropriately used in a situation when one is anticipating to receive something, material or nonmaterial from…
Correct answer: From him- A. He glances
- B. At the door
- C. Towards the paper
- D. Through it casually
- E. No error
Explanation: There should be 'to the paper ' instead of 'towards the paper ' because 'to' is used for focus, for attention, for destination but…
Correct answer: Towards the paper- A. This
- B. These
- C. The
- D. That
Explanation: Correct, because "these" is used to refer to multiple things that are close in context or time, fitting with "methods" (plural).
Correct answer: These- A. After breaking the glass, Ruby said "Please don't tell on me".
- B. After breaking the glass Ruby said: "Please don't tell on me."
- C. After breaking the glass, Ruby said: "Please don't tell on me."
- D. After breaking the glass Ruby said: please don't tell on me.
Explanation: The sentence 'after breaking the glass' is another idea in the sentence hence a comma should be added between these two sentences.
Correct answer: After breaking the glass, Ruby said: "Please don't tell on me."- A. To understand
- B. Can you
- C. Use of
- D. Living
Explanation: "can you": The phrase "can you" is grammatically incorrect in this sentence.
Correct answer: Can you- A. More than ever before
- B. Never before have
- C. In the past, there never have
- D. Formerly, there never were
Explanation: It forms an appropriate inverted sentence structure for emphasis, meaning that it has never happened to such an extent before.
Correct answer: Never before have- A. Hair is
- B. Hair are
- C. Hairs are
- D. Hairs is
Explanation: Hair is an uncountable noun so it will be used in the singular form. The verb used with hair will also be singular so the correct option…
Correct answer: Hair is- A. In 1838 schleiden suggested that all plants were made of cells
- B. In 1838 schleiden suggest that all plants were made of cells
- C. In 1838 schleiden suggested that all plants were make of cells.
- D. In 1838 schleiden suggested to all plants were made of cells
Explanation: Correct grammar and structure tense "suggested" matches the past tense of 1838.
Correct answer: In 1838 schleiden suggested that all plants were made of cells6050. Pick the correct option.
- A. The supervisor has nor will ever compromise.
- B. The supervisor have nor will ever compromise.
- C. The supervisor has not compromised nor will ever compromise.
- D. The supervisor has nor will ever compromised.
Explanation: This is the correct option. It uses the appropriate verb form and structure to convey the intended meaning.
Correct answer: The supervisor has not compromised nor will ever compromise.- A. We will discuss your problem as soon as the committee will leave.
- B. We will discuss your problem as soon as the committee left.
- C. We will discuss your problem as soon as the committee may leave.
- D. We will discuss your problem as soon as the committee leaves.
Explanation: Explanation:The sentence is correct because "leaves" is the simple present tense, which is the correct tense to use after "as soon as".The…
Correct answer: We will discuss your problem as soon as the committee leaves.- A. Masood told me that he would hire more salesmen if he is in my position.
- B. Masood told me that he would hire more salesmen if he has been in my position.
- C. Masood told me that he would hire more salesmen if he has my position.
- D. Masood told me that he would hire more salesmen if he had been in my position.
Explanation: Explanation:Option D is correct because it uses the past perfect tense "had been" to indicate a hypothetical situation in the past.
Correct answer: Masood told me that he would hire more salesmen if he had been in my position.6053. In each of the following questions, four alternative sentences are given. Choose the correct one.
- A. When the fact failed him, he questions his senses.
- B. When the fact failed him, he questioned from his senses.
- C. When the fact fails him, he questions his senses.
- D. He will question his senses, when the fact will fail him.
Explanation: The correct answer is Option C. It uses the zero conditional, which is applicable for general truths and scientific facts.
Correct answer: When the fact fails him, he questions his senses.- A. Why does not Nomana remained true to her husband?
- B. Why did not Nomana remain true to her husband?
- C. Why had not Nomana remain true to her husband?
- D. Why did not Nomana remained true to her husband?
Explanation: The sentence is in past tense so it would be "did" (the past tense of do). "Nomana" is a singular noun, so "remain" will be used.
Correct answer: Why did not Nomana remain true to her husband?- A. Upon which
- B. Had swing in the backyards
- C. Suspended like
- D. In the
Explanation: "Had swing" is wrong. We always use the third form of the verb with has/have/had.
Correct answer: Had swing in the backyards- A. Feels
- B. And on
- C. These words
- D. Could not control
Explanation: The sentence is a simple past tense sentence hence use 'felt' instead of 'feels'.
Correct answer: Feels- A. Has
- B. Had
- C. Have
- D. Have had
Explanation: The correct answer is had because the sentence uses the past perfect tense, indicating that the game of tennis was completed before…
Correct answer: Had- A. Bought
- B. Will buy
- C. Have bought
- D. Buyed
Explanation: The correct answer is 'bought' because the sentence refers to a completed action in the past.
Correct answer: Bought- A. Have never known
- B. Had never knew
- C. Had never been known
- D. Would never knew
Explanation: Option A is the correct choice. It uses the present perfect tense to indicate that up until now, the speaker has not known him for a long…
Correct answer: Have never known- A. He has been made king by them
- B. He will be made king
- C. They will make king to him
- D. He was made king
Explanation: When a sentence is changed into passive voice, the meaning of a sentence doesn't change, only the structures of words are changed.
Correct answer: He was made king