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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. You be prepared for the worst.
- B. The worst should be prepared by yourself.
- C. Be prepared for the worst.
- D. For the worst, preparation should be made by you.
Explanation: This option is a grammatically correct imperative sentence, which is a command or instruction.
Correct answer: Be prepared for the worst.- A. The fire was lit by someone.
- B. You are requested to light the fire by someone.
- C. The fire has been lit by someone.
- D. The fire had been lit by someone.
Explanation: This option is a grammatically correct sentence in the passive voice, and it matches the meaning of the original sentence.
Correct answer: The fire has been lit by someone.- A. One's promises are kept.
- B. Ones promises must kept.
- C. Ones promises were kept.
- D. One's promises must be kept.
Explanation: This option is a grammatically correct sentence in the passive voice, and it matches the meaning of the original sentence.
Correct answer: One's promises must be kept.- A. Grammar was taught to us by him.
- B. We are taught grammar by him.
- C. Grammar will be taught to us by him.
- D. We were teached grammar by him.
Explanation: This option is also a grammatically correct sentence in the passive voice, and it matches the meaning of the original sentence.
Correct answer: We are taught grammar by him.- A. I am to be surprised.
- B. You surprised.
- C. I am surprised by you.
- D. He is surprised.
Explanation: This option is a grammatically correct sentence in the passive voice, and it matches the meaning of the original sentence.
Correct answer: I am surprised by you.- A. Cricket had been played by the boys.
- B. Cricket has been played by the boys.
- C. Cricket was played by the boys.
- D. Cricket was being played by the boys.
Explanation: This option is a grammatically correct sentence in the passive voice, and it matches the meaning of the original sentence.
Correct answer: Cricket was being played by the boys.- A. You have been warned.
- B. We have you warned.
- C. Warned you have been.
- D. Have you been warned.
Explanation: This is a grammatically correct sentence in the passive voice, where the subject (you) receives the action of the verb (warned).
Correct answer: You have been warned.- A. The door should be closed and you should sleep.
- B. Kindly close the door and go to sleep.
- C. You are requested to shut the door and go to sleep.
- D. You are request to shut the door and go to sleep.
Explanation: The correct answer is Option C: 'You are requested to shut the door and go to sleep'.
Correct answer: You are requested to shut the door and go to sleep.- A. The snake was killed by the boy with a stick.
- B. A stick was killed by the boys with a snake.
- C. A snake with stick was killed by the boy.
- D. A snake is killed by the boy with a stick.
Explanation: This sentence is a correct rephrasing of the original sentence, using the passive voice to emphasize the snake (the recipient of the…
Correct answer: The snake was killed by the boy with a stick.- A. A circle was being drawn by them in the morning.
- B. A circle was drawn by them in the morning.
- C. In the morning a circle have been drawn by them.
- D. A circle has been drawing since morning.
Explanation: This sentence is a correct rephrasing of the original sentence, using the passive voice to emphasize the circle (the recipient of the…
Correct answer: A circle was drawn by them in the morning.- A. Your question has been answered by anybody?
- B. Anybody has answered your question?
- C. Has your question been answered?
- D. Have you answered your question?
Explanation: The correct answer is Option C: "Has your question been answered?" This sentence correctly uses the passive voice, shifting the focus from…
Correct answer: Has your question been answered?- A. All the details of the invention have been published by them.
- B. The publication of the details of invention was done by them.
- C. All the details have been invented by the publishers.
- D. All the inventions have been detailed by them.
Explanation: This sentence is a correct rephrasing of the original sentence, using the passive voice to emphasize the details (the recipient of the…
Correct answer: All the details of the invention have been published by them.- A. Doing this is impossible.
- B. This is impossible to be done.
- C. This must not be done.
- D. This can't be done.
Explanation: The correct answer, This can't be done, maintains the meaning of the original sentence while using a passive construction to emphasize the…
Correct answer: This can't be done.- A. The prices lowered by shopkeeper.
- B. The prices were lowered by the shopkeeper.
- C. Down went prices.
- D. The shopkeeper got down the prices.
Explanation: - This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the prices (the subject) received the action (were lowered) performed by the…
Correct answer: The prices were lowered by the shopkeeper.- A. The union leader's proposals could not be accepted by the manager.
- B. The union leader's proposals were not accepted by the manager.
- C. The union leader's proposals will not be accepted by the manager.
- D. The union leader's proposals would not be accepted by the manager.
Explanation: - This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the proposals (the subject) were unable to be accepted by the manager (the…
Correct answer: The union leader's proposals could not be accepted by the manager.- A. All living species on earth must be taken care of by us.
- B. All living species on earth must taken care of by us.
- C. All living species on Earth had been taken care of by us.
- D. All living species on earth will be taken care of by us.
Explanation: - This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the living species (the subject) require the action of being taken care of by us…
Correct answer: All living species on earth must be taken care of by us.- A. A fox has been caught by the tiger.
- B. A fox was caught by the tiger.
- C. A fox is caught by the tiger.
- D. A fox had been caught by the tiger.
Explanation: - This sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the fox (the subject) received the action (was caught) performed by the tiger…
Correct answer: A fox was caught by the tiger.- A. I cannot wear this shirt any longer.
- B. Wearing of this shirt any longer is not possible.
- C. This shirt is too worn out any longer.
- D. This worn out shirt cannot be worn any longer.
Explanation: - This sentence is in the active voice, clearly stating the subject (I) and the action (cannot wear).- It directly conveys the idea that…
Correct answer: I cannot wear this shirt any longer.- A. What I mean is that understood by you?
- B. Was what I mean understood by you?
- C. Is what I mean is understood by you?
- D. What I mean is understood by you?
Explanation: - This sentence is a rephrased version of the original question, using a more formal tone.- It correctly conveys the idea of asking if the…
Correct answer: What I mean is understood by you?- A. He congratulated his teacher on his brilliant success in the examination.
- B. His teacher congratulated him for his brilliant success in the recent examination.
- C. His teacher congratulated him.
- D. His teacher congratulated him on his brilliant success in the examination.
Explanation: - This sentence is in the active voice, clearly stating the subject (His teacher) and the action (congratulated).- It accurately conveys…
Correct answer: His teacher congratulated him on his brilliant success in the examination.