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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 camera that I bought lately is very well, but it uses more memory often compared to other cameras.
- B. The camera that I bought lately is very good, but it uses more memory compared to other cameras often.
- C. The camera that I bought lately is very good, and it uses more memory often compared to other cameras.
- D. The camera that I lately bought is very good, but it often uses more memory compared to other cameras.
Explanation: This option is correct. It effectively contrasts the positive quality of the camera ("very good") with the negative aspect of its higher…
Correct answer: The camera that I lately bought is very good, but it often uses more memory compared to other cameras.- A. Was
- B. A
- C. Leaning
- D. Longly
Explanation: "Longly" is an adverb that means "for a long time", but it's not a commonly used word in English and sounds somewhat awkward in this…
Correct answer: Longly- A. Have
- B. Pair
- C. Convicts
- D. Happily
Explanation: "Happily" is an adverb that means "in a happy way", but it's not the correct word to use in this context.
Correct answer: Happily- A. Can
- B. And
- C. Interface
- D. Friendly
Explanation: "Friendly" is an adjective that means "easy to use" or "pleasant", but it's not the correct word to use in this context.
Correct answer: Friendly- A. Believe
- B. Good
- C. Their
- D. Great
Explanation: "Great" is an adjective that means "large" or "important", but it's not the correct word to use in this context.
Correct answer: Great1386. Choose the correct one.
- A. If fertility declines fast enough the line will level off sometime after the middle of the twenty-first century.
- B. If fertility declines enough fast the line will level off sometime after the middle of the twenty-first century.
- C. If fertility declines fast enough the line will level off sometimes after the middle of the twenty-first century.
- D. If fertility decline fast enough the line will level off sometime after the middle of the twenty-first century.
Explanation: The correct answer is A. If fertility declines fast enough the line will level off sometime after the middle of the twenty-first century.-…
Correct answer: If fertility declines fast enough the line will level off sometime after the middle of the twenty-first century.1387. Choose the correct one.
- A. Dad walks into town impatiently every afternoon before supper to get a newspaper.
- B. Dad walks impatient into town every afternoon before supper to get a newspaper.
- C. Dad walks impatiently into town before supper every afternoon to get a newspaper.
- D. Dad walks impatiently into town every afternoon before supper to get a newspaper.
Explanation: The correct answer is D. Dad walks impatiently into town every afternoon before supper to get a newspaper.The adverb "impatiently"…
Correct answer: Dad walks impatiently into town every afternoon before supper to get a newspaper.1388. Choose the correct one.
- A. So there he lived, at Mrs. Wickett's, with his quiet enjoyments of reading and talking and remembering; an old man, white-haired and only a little bald, still rather active for his years.
- B. So there he lived, at Mrs. Wickett's, with his quiet enjoyments of reading and talking and remembering; an old man, white-hair and only a little bald, still fairly active for his years.
- C. So there he lived, at Mrs. Wickett's, with his quite enjoyments of reading and talking and remembering; an old man, white-haired and only a little bald, still fairly active for his years.
- D. So there he lived, at Mrs. Wickett's, with his quiet enjoyments of reading and talking and remembering; an old man, white-haired and only little bald, still fairly active for his years.
Explanation: Option A is the correct choice. This option correctly uses "quiet enjoyments" to describe the activities of the old man.
Correct answer: So there he lived, at Mrs. Wickett's, with his quiet enjoyments of reading and talking and remembering; an old man, white-haired and only a little bald, still rather active for his years.1389. Choose the correct one.
- A. On rather rare occasions she urged severity where Chips was inclined to be forgive.
- B. On fairly rare occasions she urged severity where Chips was inclined to be forgiving.
- C. On rather rare occasions she urged severity where Chips was inclined to be forgiving.
- D. On rather rare occasions she urged severity where Chips is inclined to be forgiving.
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct, and "rather rare" is a more suitable phrase than "fairly rare".
Correct answer: On rather rare occasions she urged severity where Chips was inclined to be forgiving.1390. Choose the correct one.
- A. And on windy days with gown and white hair and School-list fluttering in uproarious confusion, the wholly thing became a comic turn sandwiched between afternoon games and the return to classes.
- B. And on windy days with gown and white hair and School-list fluttering in uproarious confusion, the whole thing became a comic turn sandwiched between afternoon games or the return to classes.
- C. And on windy days with gown and white hairs and School-list fluttering in uproarious confusion, the whole thing became a comic turn sandwiched between afternoon games and the return to classes.
- D. And on windy days with gown and white hair and School-list fluttering in uproarious confusion, the whole thing became a comic turn sandwiched between afternoon games and the return to classes.
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct, with no errors in wording or punctuation.
Correct answer: And on windy days with gown and white hair and School-list fluttering in uproarious confusion, the whole thing became a comic turn sandwiched between afternoon games and the return to classes.- A. On
- B. Was
- C. Mice
- D. To
Explanation: The error is in the sentence structure and word order. "Was" is the incorrect verb position, it should be "was placed" to indicate the…
Correct answer: Was- A. Followed
- B. That
- C. Long
- D. Hardly
Explanation: The error is in the word order and adverb placement. "Hardly" is incorrectly placed, it should be used to modify the verb "believe"…
Correct answer: Hardly- A. I had
- B. Writing
- C. Announced
- D. The
Explanation: The error is in the word order. The correct construction is "Scarcely had I" instead of "Scarcely I had".
Correct answer: I had- A. Remembered
- B. Often
- C. Write
- D. Make
Explanation: The error is in the word placement. "Often" should be placed after "would" to indicate the frequency of writing, not after "felt".
Correct answer: Often- A. Often
- B. Sat by
- C. The only
- D. Has
Explanation: The incorrect adverb placement is in option A ("Often")."Often" is an adverb that describes the frequency of Chips' thoughts.
Correct answer: Often1396. Choose the correct one.
- A. Within a short space of time a group of complete unknowns had established a whole original form of humour.
- B. Within a short space of time a group of complete unknowns had establish a wholly original form of humour.
- C. Within a shorter space of time a group of complete unknowns had established a wholly original form of humour.
- D. Within a short space of time a group of complete unknowns had established a wholly original form of humour.
Explanation: The correct answer is D. Within a short space of time a group of complete unknowns had established a wholly original form of humour.
Correct answer: Within a short space of time a group of complete unknowns had established a wholly original form of humour.1397. Choose the correct one.
- A. Abruptly, she began to smash it on the sink edge, pounding it harder and harder, unless the wood split.
- B. Abruptly, she began to smash it on the sink edge, pounding it harder and harder, until the wood split.
- C. Abruptly, she began to smash it on the sink edge, pounding it harder and hard, until the wood split.
- D. Abruptly, she began to smash it on the sink edge, pounding it harder and harder, until the wood splitted.
Explanation: The correct answer is B. Abruptly, she began to smash it on the sink edge, pounding it harder and harder, until the wood split.
Correct answer: Abruptly, she began to smash it on the sink edge, pounding it harder and harder, until the wood split.1398. Choose the correct one.
- A. I managed to stand on the path by holding to a little sapling, because it was very steep for my feet to hold unless I braced myself.
- B. I managed to stand on the path by holding to a little sapling, because it was too steep for my feet to hold until I braced myself.
- C. I managed to stand on the path by holding to a little sapling, because it watoo steep for my feet to hold unless I braced myself.
- D. I managed to stand on the path by holding to a little sapling, because it was too steep for my feet to holding unless I braced myself.
Explanation: The correct answer is B. I managed to stand on the path by holding to a little sapling because it was too steep for my feet to hold until…
Correct answer: I managed to stand on the path by holding to a little sapling, because it was too steep for my feet to hold until I braced myself.1399. Choose the correct one.
- A. Today our city streets are paved and good drained, and they are cleaned regularly.
- B. Today our city streets are paved and well drained, and they are cleaned regularly.
- C. Today our city streets are paved and well drained, and they are regularly cleaned.
- D. Today our city streets are pave and well drained, and they are cleaned regularly.
Explanation: The correct answer is B. Today our city streets are paved and well drained, and they are cleaned regularly.
Correct answer: Today our city streets are paved and well drained, and they are cleaned regularly.1400. Choose the correct one.
- A. It has been learned that there is always a good natural reason for everything that happens to people.
- B. It has been learned that there is always a well natural reason for everything that happens to people.
- C. It has been learned that there is always a good natural reason for everything that happen to people.
- D. It has been learned that there is always a better natural reason for everything that happens to people.
Explanation: The correct answer is A. It has been learned that there is always a good natural reason for everything that happens to people.
Correct answer: It has been learned that there is always a good natural reason for everything that happens to people.