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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. The examination was not taken by Nelson
- B. The examination had not been taken by Nelson
- C. The examination had not been being taken by Nelson
- D. The examination was not being taken by Nelson
Explanation: B is the correct option because This is the correct past perfect passive voice construction.
Correct answer: The examination had not been taken by Nelson- A. Myself the work will be done by me
- B. My work shall be done by I myself.
- C. My work will be done by me myself
- D. My work will be being done by me
Explanation: C is the correct option because This is the correct construction to express that the speaker will personally do their own work.
Correct answer: My work will be done by me myself- A. Shall we have been cheated by them?
- B. Will we have been cheated by they?
- C. Will is have been cheated by them?
- D. Shall we has been cheated by them?
Explanation: A is the correct option because This correctly transforms the original sentence into a passive voice form in a future perfect tense…
Correct answer: Shall we have been cheated by them?- A. Who English taught by
- B. By whom were English taught to you?
- C. By whom were you taught English by?
- D. By whom were you taught English?
Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction in a question form, asking about the person who taught you…
Correct answer: By whom were you taught English?- A. By whom was this camera gifted by?
- B. By whom had you been gifted this camera?
- C. By whom were you gifted this camera?
- D. Who was you gifted this camera by?
Explanation: C is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, asking about the person who gave (gifted) the camera to you.
Correct answer: By whom were you gifted this camera?- A. Will a bracelet be given to her by he?
- B. Will she be given a bracelet by him?
- C. Will her be given a bracelet by him?
- D. Will a bracelet be being given to her by him?
Explanation: B is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating that the action of giving (the bracelet) is…
Correct answer: Will she be given a bracelet by him?- A. Don't let my heart broken
- B. Let my heart don't be broken
- C. Don't let my heart be broken by
- D. Don't let my heart be broken.
Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating a request or plea to prevent the action of the…
Correct answer: Don't let my heart be broken.968. Don't tell a lie.
- A. Let a lie not be told
- B. Don't let a lie not be told.
- C. Let a lie not be told by
- D. Don't a lie not be told
Explanation: A is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating a request or command to prevent the action of…
Correct answer: Let a lie not be told- A. I was rejoiced at his position
- B. I was rejoiced by his position
- C. I was rejoice at his position
- D. I was rejoiced from his position
Explanation: A is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating that the speaker (I) experienced rejoicing or…
Correct answer: I was rejoiced at his position- A. I was pleased at your company.
- B. I am please with your company
- C. I am pleasing with your company.
- D. I am pleased with your company
Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct construction to express satisfaction or pleasure with something, in this case, the…
Correct answer: I am pleased with your company- A. Don't her be told any secret
- B. Don't let she not be told any secret
- C. Let not she tell any secret
- D. Let her not be told any secret
Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating a command or suggestion for secrets not to be…
Correct answer: Let her not be told any secret- A. He is calling you names
- B. He called you names
- C. He calls you names
- D. He call you names
Explanation: C is the correct option because This is the correct active voice construction in the present tense, matching the meaning of the original…
Correct answer: He calls you names- A. This watch was given to me by her last year.
- B. This watch was given to I by she last year
- C. This watch was given to her by me last year.
- D. Last year was this shirt given to me by her.
Explanation: A is the correct option because This is the correct passive voice construction, indicating that the watch was given to me by her in the…
Correct answer: This watch was given to me by her last year.- A. Don't let break her heart.
- B. Don't broke her heart
- C. Don't break her heart
- D. Don't be broken her heart
Explanation: A is the correct option because This is the correct transformation into an imperative sentence.
Correct answer: Don't let break her heart.- A. The nurse cares the kid.
- B. The kid was caring the nurse.
- C. The nurse had cared the kid.
- D. The nurse was caring the kid.
Explanation: D is the correct option because This is the correct past progressive (continuous) tense, matching the meaning of the original sentence…
Correct answer: The nurse was caring the kid.- A. At once arrest him
- B. Arrest him at once
- C. Let him arrest at once
- D. Arrest he at once
Explanation: B is the correct option because This is the correct imperative form, directly ordering the action of arresting him immediately.
Correct answer: Arrest him at once- A. They have laughed at me
- B. They had been laughing at me
- C. They were laughing at me.
- D. They laughed at me
Explanation: D is the correct simple past tense, directly expressing the action of laughing at me in a clear and concise manner.\
Correct answer: They laughed at me- A. He will have knocked at your door
- B. He will be knocking at your door.
- C. He will knock at your door.
- D. He will have been knocking at your door
Explanation: D is the correct future simple tense, indicating that he will perform the action of knocking at your door.
Correct answer: He will knock at your door.- A. We must write to him.
- B. We must write to he.
- C. We must written to him
- D. We must have written to him.
Explanation: D is the correct active voice construction, indicating that the action of writing to him is necessary
Correct answer: We must write to him.- A. He write a letter to his mother
- B. He has written a letter to his mother
- C. He wrote a letter to his mother
- D. He writes a letter to his mother
Explanation: D is the correct active voice construction in the present perfect tense, indicating that the action of writing the letter is completed…
Correct answer: He has written a letter to his mother