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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. have
- B. had
- C. would have
- D. has
Explanation: The third conditional describes an unreal past and takes if plus past perfect in one clause and would have plus past participle in the…
Correct answer: had- A. since
- B. for
- C. from
- D. during
Explanation: For introduces a duration such as ten years, while since introduces a starting point such as 2015.
Correct answer: for- A. The lecture was long; but interesting.
- B. The lecture was long; it was nevertheless interesting.
- C. The lecture was long; and the students were tired.
- D. The lecture; was long and interesting.
Explanation: A semicolon joins two complete independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction, which is exactly what the second option does.
Correct answer: The lecture was long; it was nevertheless interesting.- A. takes
- B. take
- C. took
- D. will take
Explanation: Verbs such as suggest, recommend, insist, demand and propose are followed by the subjunctive, which uses the base form of the verb…
Correct answer: take- A. Similarly
- B. Undeterred
- C. In contrast
- D. For instance
Explanation: The second sentence describes persistence in the face of the failure just reported, and undeterred captures exactly that relationship.
Correct answer: Undeterred- A. noun clause acting as the object of know
- B. adjective clause describing he
- C. adverb clause of reason
- D. independent clause
Explanation: The clause that he is honest answers the question what do I know, so it functions as a noun and is the object of the verb.
Correct answer: noun clause acting as the object of know- A. He is said to be a genius.
- B. He said to be a genius.
- C. He is saying to be a genius.
- D. That he is a genius is say by people.
Explanation: Reporting verbs such as say, believe, think and know form the passive with the pattern subject plus is said plus infinitive.
Correct answer: He is said to be a genius.- A. and
- B. but also
- C. or
- D. however
Explanation: Not only is always completed by but also, and the pair must join grammatically equal elements.
Correct answer: but also- A. The teacher give the students homework.
- B. The teacher gives the students homework.
- C. The teachers gives the student homework.
- D. The teachers given the student homework.
Explanation: A singular subject takes the verb form ending in s in the present simple, so the teacher gives is correct.
Correct answer: The teacher gives the students homework.- A. under
- B. in
- C. on
- D. beside
Explanation: A drawer is an enclosed space, so something inside it takes in, while on would place the keys on its surface and under or beside would…
Correct answer: in- A. The teaching staff asked the principal what time the meeting would start.
- B. The teaching staff asked the principal: "What time would the meeting start"?
- C. The teaching staff asked the principal, "What time would the meeting start?"
- D. The teaching staff asked the principal; "What time would the meeting start?"
Explanation: A direct quotation is introduced by a comma, begins with a capital letter and keeps its question mark inside the closing quotation marks.
Correct answer: The teaching staff asked the principal, "What time would the meeting start?"- A. their
- B. its
- C. his or her
- D. one's
Explanation: Board is a collective noun acting here as a single body, so the singular possessive its is correct in formal written English.
Correct answer: its- A. similarly
- B. instead
- C. as a result
- D. in contrast
Explanation: The flooding follows from the rain, so the connector must signal consequence, and as a result, therefore and consequently all do that job.
Correct answer: as a result- A. Government will acknowledge you
- B. Government was acknowledge you
- C. Government is acknowledge you
- D. None of these
Explanation: The passive sentence should read “You will be acknowledged by the Government”; changing it to active voice gives “The Government will…
Correct answer: Government will acknowledge you- A. First Form
- B. Second Form
- C. Third Form
- D. None
Explanation: Passive constructions use the past participle, traditionally called the third form of the verb, usually with a form of “be,” as in “was…
Correct answer: Third Form- A. Let the thief to catch the thief
- B. Let the thief be set to catch the thief
- C. Thief is set to catch the thief
- D. None of These
Explanation: In an imperative passive construction, “let” is followed by the object and “be” plus the past participle: “Let the thief be set to catch…
Correct answer: Let the thief be set to catch the thief- A. He was asked a question Mr. Jamal.
- B. He was asked a question to Mr. Jamal.
- C. He was asked a question by Mr. Jamal.
- D. A question was being asked by Mr. Jamal.
Explanation: In the passive voice, the object 'him' becomes 'he', and the doer is introduced by by: 'He was asked a question by Mr.
Correct answer: He was asked a question by Mr. Jamal.- A. Grass is not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
- B. Grass is not being eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
- C. Grass is eaten not by a lion, however hungry he may be.
- D. Grass is being not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.Government & Public Sector Jobs
Explanation: The simple present negative "does not eat" becomes "is not eaten" in the passive, with "grass" as the subject.
Correct answer: Grass is not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.- A. You are asked to make tea at eleven O'clock.
- B. Your are required to make tea at eleven O'clock.
- C. You are supposed to make tea at eleven O'clock.
- D. Tea is to be made by you at eleven
Explanation: "It is your duty to" expresses an obligation, which is naturally recast as "You are supposed to." Option b contains a grammatical error in…
Correct answer: You are supposed to make tea at eleven O'clock.- A. Men are liked by women to flatter them
- B. Women like to be flattered by men
- C. Women like that men should flatter them
- D. Women are liked to be flattered by men
Explanation: In the passive, "men" becomes the agent after "by," while "to flatter them" becomes "to be flattered by men." Thus, the meaning is…
Correct answer: Women like to be flattered by men