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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. Had got
- B. Saw
- C. Excited
- D. Talking on the phone
Explanation: Analysis: The word "excited" is incorrectly used. The correct word should be "excitedly," an adverb that describes how she was talking on…
Correct answer: Excited- A. Sometimes we write songs too slowly that we never get around to recording them.
- B. Sometimes we write songs so slowly that we never get around to recording them.
- C. Sometimes we write songs very slowly that we never get around to recording them.
- D. Sometimes we write songs much slowly that we never get around to recording them.
Explanation: This option is correct. It means that the pace of writing songs is very slow, to the extent that they are never recorded.
Correct answer: Sometimes we write songs so slowly that we never get around to recording them.- A. We mainly have hard floors so I usually just sweep up rather then lug the hoover around.
- B. We mainly have hard floors so I usually just sweep up rather than lugged the hoover around.
- C. We mainly have hard floors, so I usually just sweep up rather than lug the hoover around.
- D. We mainly have hardly floors so I usually just sweep up rather than lug the hoover around.
Explanation: This option is correct. It correctly uses "rather than" to indicate the preference for sweeping up over using the hoover (vacuum cleaner).
Correct answer: We mainly have hard floors, so I usually just sweep up rather than lug the hoover around.- A. It's shut a tight way , it's alive and there's a pearl in it, worth at least three hundred dollars.
- B. It's tight shut, it's alive and there's a pearl in it, worth at least three hundred dollars.
- C. It's shut tight , it's alive and there's a pearl in it, worth at least three hundred dollars.
- D. It's shut a tight way , it's alive and there's a pearl in it, worth than at least three hundred dollar.
Explanation: This option is correct. It uses "shut tight," which is the correct phrase.
Correct answer: It's shut tight , it's alive and there's a pearl in it, worth at least three hundred dollars.- A. Amir finished his science essay ; meanwhile, he worked on his math problems.
- B. Amir finished his science essay meanwhile he worked on his math problems.
- C. Amir finished his science essay : meanwhile, he worked on his math problems.
- D. Amir finished his science essay ; meanwhile he worked on his math problems.
Explanation: This option correctly uses a semicolon before "meanwhile" to separate two related but independent clauses.
Correct answer: Amir finished his science essay ; meanwhile, he worked on his math problems.- A. The teacher gives. instructions at the end of the day loudly in the classroom as the students prepare to go home.
- B. The teacher gives instructions in the classroom loudly at the end of the day as the students prepare to go home.
- C. The teacher gives instructions loudly in the classroom at the end of the day as the students prepare to go home.
- D. The teacher gives instructions in the classroom at the end of the day loudly as the students prepare to go home.
Explanation: This option is correct. It places "loudly" next to "gives," which is a more common placement for adverbs of manner.
Correct answer: The teacher gives instructions loudly in the classroom at the end of the day as the students prepare to go home.- A. He measured the floor exactly. They proved to be perfectly exact measurements.
- B. He measured the floor exact. They proved to be perfectly exact measurements.
- C. He measured the floor exactly. They proved to be perfect exact measurements.
- D. He measured the floor exactly. They proved to be perfectly exactly measurements.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Exactly" is used correctly to modify "measured," indicating precision.
Correct answer: He measured the floor exactly. They proved to be perfectly exact measurements.- A. And he chuckled momentarily, forgetting that he was in Ralston's study and not in his own friendly room.
- B. And he chuckled momentarily, forgetting that he was in Ralston's study and not in his own friend room.
- C. And he chuckled momentarious, forgetting that he was in Ralston's study and not in his own friendly room.
- D. And he chuckled momentarily, forgot that he was in Ralston's study and not in his own friendly room.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Momentarily" is used correctly to mean "for a moment." The sentence structure is clear and coherent.
Correct answer: And he chuckled momentarily, forgetting that he was in Ralston's study and not in his own friendly room.- A. They were still lost in their new acquired happiness when suddenly, once again, they heard a knock.
- B. They were still lost in their newly acquired happiness when sudden, once again, they heard a knock.
- C. They were still lost in their newly acquired happy when suddenly, once again, they heard a knock.
- D. They were still lost in their newly acquired happiness when suddenly, once again, they heard a knock.
Explanation: This option is correct. It uses "newly acquired happiness" to describe their emotional state correctly.
Correct answer: They were still lost in their newly acquired happiness when suddenly, once again, they heard a knock.- A. He was not attacked by the man, but he served him willing enough and quite loyally.
- B. He was not attacked by the man, but he served him willingly enough and quite loyal.
- C. He was not attacked by the man, but he served him willingly enough and quite loyally.
- D. He was not attacked by the man, but he served him willingly enough and quitely loyally.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Willingly enough" correctly modifies "served," and "quite loyally" correctly describes how he served.
Correct answer: He was not attacked by the man, but he served him willingly enough and quite loyally.- A. On such a day, however, visitors were not very like; with the fog thickening hourly outside, he would probably be alone.
- B. On such a day, however, visitors were not very likely; with the fog thickening hourly outside, he would probably be alone.
- C. On such a day, however, visitors were not very likely; with the fog thickening hour outside, he would probably be alone.
- D. On such a day, however, visitors were not very likely; with the fog thickening hourly outside, he would probable be alone.
Explanation: This option is correct. It uses "likely" correctly to indicate the probability of visitors arriving.
Correct answer: On such a day, however, visitors were not very likely; with the fog thickening hourly outside, he would probably be alone.- A. But he was soon brought up against difficulties - the chief one being that writing tired him, both mental and physically.
- B. But he was soon brought up against difficulties - the chief one being that writing tired him, both mentally and physically.
- C. But he was soon brought up against difficulties - the chief one being that writing tired him, both mentally and physical.
- D. But he was soon brought up against difficulties - the chief one being that writing tired him, both mental and physical.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Mentally and physically" correctly describes how writing tired him in terms of both mental and physical…
Correct answer: But he was soon brought up against difficulties - the chief one being that writing tired him, both mentally and physically.- A. Recognizing in Chips a Brookfield institution, he courteous and wisely accepted the situation.
- B. Recognizing in Chips a Brookfield institution, he courteously and wise accepted the situation.
- C. Recognizing in Chips a Brookfield institution, he courteously and wisely accepted the situation.
- D. Recognized in Chips a Brookfield institution, he courteously and wisely accepted the situation.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Courteously" and "wisely" are both adverbs that correctly describe how he accepted the situation.
Correct answer: Recognizing in Chips a Brookfield institution, he courteously and wisely accepted the situation.- A. The doctor asked her to move her head upwardly but she couldn't.
- B. The doctor asked her to move her head upwards but she couldn't.
- C. The doctor asked her to move her head up warding but she couldn't.
- D. The doctor asked her to move her head upward and she couldn't.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Upwards" is the adjectival form that means "in an upward direction," and it correctly modifies "move her head."…
Correct answer: The doctor asked her to move her head upwards but she couldn't.- A. We walked up the stairs very quietly because Mum and Dad were asleep.
- B. We walked up the stairs very quiet because Mum and Dad were asleep.
- C. We walked up the stairs very quitely because Mum and Dad were asleep.
- D. We walked up the stairs very quite because Mum and Dad were asleep.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Quietly" is an adverb that correctly describes how they walked (quietly).
Correct answer: We walked up the stairs very quietly because Mum and Dad were asleep.- A. Parents contributed generous with money but rarely with personal contact.
- B. Parents contributed generously with money but rarely with personal contact.
- C. Parents contributed generously with money but rare with personal contact.
- D. Parents contributed generously with money but really with personal contact.
Explanation: This option is correct. "Generously" is the correct adverb to describe how parents contributed with money.
Correct answer: Parents contributed generously with money but rarely with personal contact.- A. To quickly run
- B. So
- C. Could win
- D. Best runner
Explanation: Analysis: The phrase "to quickly run" contains a split infinitive. Although split infinitives are becoming more accepted in modern…
Correct answer: To quickly run- A. Happy
- B. Cheerfully
- C. Pretty
- D. Gratefully
Explanation: Analysis: The word "gratefully" is incorrectly used. The structure "gratefully guests" is grammatically incorrect.
Correct answer: Gratefully- A. In
- B. Has
- C. Considerable
- D. Due to
Explanation: Analysis: The word "considerable" is incorrectly used here. The correct form should be "considerably," which is the adverb needed to…
Correct answer: Considerable- A. Due to
- B. Lucky
- C. Was
- D. Occurred
Explanation: Analysis: The word "lucky" is used incorrectly here. It should be "luckily," which is the adverb form that correctly modifies the clause…
Correct answer: Lucky