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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 students do often their work carelessly.
  • B. The students often do carelessly their work.
  • C. The students often do their work carelessly.
  • D. The students do their work carelessly often.

Explanation: "Often" is an adverb of frequency and should be placed before the main verb ("do").

Correct answer: The students often do their work carelessly.
  • A. They have rarely visited the museum.
  • B. They rarely have visited the museum.
  • C. They have visited rarely the museum.
  • D. Rarely they have visited the museum.

Explanation: "Rarely" is an adverb of frequency and comes between the auxiliary verb ("have") and the main verb ("visited").

Correct answer: They have rarely visited the museum.
  • A. Though John and Andrew look exactly alike, they act quite differently.
  • B. Though John and Andrew look exactly like; they act quite differently.
  • C. Though John and Andrew look exactly alike, they act quite different.
  • D. Though John and Andrew look exactly as; they act quite different.

Explanation: The word "alike" is correct for comparing appearance, and "differently" is the correct adverb to describe how they act.

Correct answer: Though John and Andrew look exactly alike, they act quite differently.
  • A. The new President was welcomed in the evening at the airport cordially.
  • B. The new President was welcomed at the airport cordially in the evening.
  • C. The new President was cordially welcomed in the evening at the airport.
  • D. The new President was welcomed cordially at the airport in the evening.

Explanation: The adverb "cordially" should come before the main verb "welcomed" to correctly describe how the action was done.

Correct answer: The new President was cordially welcomed in the evening at the airport.
  • A. He was hailed nicely at the airport yesterday.
  • B. He was hailed yesterday nicely at the airport.
  • C. He was hailed at the airport nicely yesterday.
  • D. He was hailed at the airport yesterday nicely.

Explanation: The adverb "nicely" should be placed next to the verb "hailed" to modify it, indicating the manner of the hailing.

Correct answer: He was hailed nicely at the airport yesterday.
  • A. The rat moved into the hole slowly a few minutes ago.
  • B. The rat moved slowly into the hole a few minutes ago.
  • C. The rat moved slowly a few minutes ago into the hole.
  • D. The rat moved into the hole slowly the few minutes ago.

Explanation: The adverb "slowly" is placed immediately before the prepositional phrase "into the hole," which modifies the verb "moved" effectively.

Correct answer: The rat moved slowly into the hole a few minutes ago.
  • A. Hourly the train leaves Penn Station.
  • B. The train hourly leaves Penn Station.
  • C. The train leaves Penn Station hourly.
  • D. The train leaves Penn Station in hour.

Explanation: The adverb "hourly" indicates that the train leaves at intervals of one hour.

Correct answer: The train leaves Penn Station hourly.
  • A. He hardly can believe his luck.
  • B. He can hardly believe his luck.
  • C. He can believe hardly his luck.
  • D. He hardly can believing his luck.

Explanation: "Hardly" is an adverb of degree, and it should come before the main verb "believe."

Correct answer: He can hardly believe his luck.
  • A. Rightly
  • B. Right
  • C. In rightly manner
  • D. In a right manner

Explanation: "Rightly" is an adverb that means "correctly" or "justly", and it indicates that the assumption was made with good reason or justification.

Correct answer: Rightly
  • A. Nothing
  • B. Anything
  • C. Never
  • D. Something

Explanation: This sentence means that you have no knowledge or information about the situation.

Correct answer: Anything
  • A. Too
  • B. Very
  • C. Much
  • D. How much

Explanation: The adverb "very" is used to emphasize the extent or degree of the adjective "interesting".

Correct answer: Very
  • A. Dearly
  • B. Dear
  • C. In a dear
  • D. In dearly

Explanation: The adverb "dearly" means at a great cost or with severe consequences.

Correct answer: Dearly
  • A. Rehearsed
  • B. Before
  • C. Will
  • D. Afterwardly

Explanation: "Afterwardly" is an adverb that means "at a later time" or "subsequently".

Correct answer: Afterwardly
  • A. Very high
  • B. High prohibited
  • C. Drugs
  • D. Unconsciously

Explanation: Analysis: The phrase "high prohibited" is incorrect. The word "high" is misplaced and unnecessary in this context.

Correct answer: High prohibited
  • A. Freely
  • B. With
  • C. So good
  • D. Too

Explanation: Analysis: The word "freely" is used incorrectly here. The intended meaning is likely that the dessert comes "for free" or "complimentary"…

Correct answer: Freely
  • A. By the universities
  • B. Consequently
  • C. Typically
  • D. Less

Explanation: Analysis: The word "consequently" is used to indicate a result or outcome, which is appropriate here.

Correct answer: Consequently
  • A. As soon as
  • B. The swollen part
  • C. Much so force
  • D. Instantly expired

Explanation: Analysis: The phrase "much so force" is incorrect. The correct phrase should be "with such force." The current phrasing is ungrammatical…

Correct answer: Much so force
  • A. Compare carefully
  • B. Quietly
  • C. How
  • D. They are

Explanation: Analysis: The word "quietly" is incorrectly used in this context. The correct word should be "quite," which means "to a certain extent" or…

Correct answer: Quietly
  • A. With all this
  • B. Late
  • C. Signs
  • D. Starting

Explanation: Analysis: The word "late" is incorrectly used in this context. The correct word should be "lately," which means "recently." "Late" refers…

Correct answer: Late
  • A. Scarcely
  • B. Hardly
  • C. Getting him down
  • D. Track to

Explanation: Analysis: The word "hardly" is incorrectly used in this context. The correct word should be "hard." "Hardly" means "barely" or "almost…

Correct answer: Hardly