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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. longer
- B. little
- C. likely
- D. back
Explanation: The error is in option B) little.The correct sentence should read: "The longer Sue stays in Canada, the less likely she will ever go back…
Correct answer: little- A. too
- B. so much
- C. very much
- D. too very
Explanation: The correct answer is: Too.The correct sentence is: "This car is too expensive for me to buy.""Too" is an adverb that indicates something…
Correct answer: too- A. Absolutely delighted
- B. Very delighted
- C. Very much delighted
- D. Very absolutely delighted
Explanation: The correct answer is: Absolutely delighted.The correct sentence is: "Martha was absolutely delighted to win first prize.""Absolutely" is…
Correct answer: Absolutely delighted- A. Too smart
- B. So smart
- C. Quite smart
- D. Very much smart
Explanation: The correct sentence is: "Frank is not so smart that he does not need to study."The phrase "not so smart" indicates that Frank may not be…
Correct answer: So smart1425. He is _ than you are
- A. Very happier
- B. Much happy
- C. Much happier
- D. Too happy
Explanation: The correct sentence is: "He is much happier than you are.""Much happier" is a comparative form that indicates a significant difference in…
Correct answer: Much happier- A. later
- B. Late
- C. Lately
- D. all of these
Explanation: The correct answer is: Late.The correct sentence is: "He was fined last week for coming late.""Late" is an adverb that indicates that…
Correct answer: Late- A. Superstitious people's lives are greatly influenced by such signs
- B. Superstitious people's lives are great influenced by such signs
- C. Superstitious people's lives are greatly influenced by so signs
- D. Superstitious people's lives are great influenced by so signs
Explanation: The correct answer is: Superstitious people's lives are greatly influenced by such signs.The word "greatly" is an adverb that indicates…
Correct answer: Superstitious people's lives are greatly influenced by such signs- A. We have not got acclimated to village life yet.
- B. We have not got acclimated to village life but.
- C. We have not got acclimated to village life still.
- D. We have not got acclimated to village life till.
Explanation: The correct answer is: We have not got acclimated to village life yet."Yet" is an adverb that indicates that a period of time has not…
Correct answer: We have not got acclimated to village life yet.- A. Andrew came round to my flat as quicklier as he could.
- B. Andrew came round to my flat as quickly as he could.
- C. Andrew came round to my flat the quickliest as he could.
- D. Andrew came round to my flat as quick as he could.
Explanation: The correct answer is: Andrew came round to my flat as quickly as he could."Quickly" is an adverb that indicates that something happened…
Correct answer: Andrew came round to my flat as quickly as he could.- A. At no time he admitted that his team played badly.
- B. At no time did he admit that his team played bad.
- C. At no time did he admit that his team played badly.
- D. At no time he admitted that his team played bad.
Explanation: The correct answer is: At no time did he admit that his team played badly.The phrase "at no time" is a negation that indicates that…
Correct answer: At no time did he admit that his team played badly.- A. The suitcase was so heavy I could hard lift it.
- B. The suitcase was so heavy I could lift it hard.
- C. The suitcase was so heavy I couldn't hardly lift it.
- D. The suitcase was so heavy I could hardly lift it.
Explanation: The correct answer is: The suitcase was so heavy I could hardly lift it."Hardly" is an adverb that means "with great difficulty" or…
Correct answer: The suitcase was so heavy I could hardly lift it.- A. James played brilliantly in the match on Saturday.
- B. James played brilliantly on Saturday in the match.
- C. James played in the match brilliantly on Saturday
- D. James played in the match on Saturday brilliantly.
Explanation: "James played brilliantly in the match on Saturday," is the most natural and clear way to express the idea.
Correct answer: James played brilliantly in the match on Saturday.- A. He goes every day to school by car.
- B. He goes to school by car every day.
- C. He goes by car to school every day.
- D. He goes by car every day to school.
Explanation: He goes to school by car every day.This option (B) follows a clear subject-verb-object (SVO) word order and places the frequency ("every…
Correct answer: He goes to school by car every day.- A. She runs outside quickly every morning before school to lose weight.
- B. She runs before school to lose weight quickly outside every morning.
- C. She runs quickly outside every morning before school to lose weight.
- D. She runs every morning quickly outside before school to lose weight.
Explanation: The correct answer is: She runs quickly outside every morning before school to lose weight.The adverb "quickly" modifies the verb "runs"…
Correct answer: She runs quickly outside every morning before school to lose weight.- A. Carl's starting college in September meanwhile, he's travelling around Europe
- B. Carl's starting college in September: meanwhile, he's travelling around Europe
- C. Carl's starting college in September, meanwhile, he's travelling around Europe
- D. Carl's starting college in September. Meanwhile, he's travelling around Europe
Explanation: This is the most natural and correct version. The period effectively separates the two related but independent ideas.
Correct answer: Carl's starting college in September. Meanwhile, he's travelling around Europe- A. She has no one else to look after her but me.
- B. She has no one else to look after her except I.
- C. She has no one else to look after her than me.
- D. She has no one else to look after her or me.
Explanation: The correct answer is: She has no one else to look after her except me."Except" is a preposition that indicates exclusion, and in this…
Correct answer: She has no one else to look after her but me.- A. "Carefully
- B. "Weekly meetings
- C. makes
- D. meetings
Explanation: "Carefully" is an adverb modifying the verb "attends," describing how Peter attends the meetings.
Correct answer: "Carefully- A. is
- B. except
- C. "Which
- D. "This task
Explanation: The word "except" is incorrectly used in this context. The phrase "nothing else but" or "nothing but" would be more appropriate.Correct…
Correct answer: except- A. my
- B. Has
- C. "Attempted"
- D. only
Explanation: "Only" is incorrectly placed at the end of the sentence. In standard English, "only" should precede the word or phrase it modifies.Correct…
Correct answer: only- A. He ran enough fast to reach in time.
- B. He ran fast enough to reach in time."
- C. "He enough ran fast to reach in time."
- D. "He ran fast to reach enough in time."
Explanation: "Fast enough" is the correct order. "Enough" correctly follows "fast" to modify it.This sentence is grammatically correct.
Correct answer: He ran fast enough to reach in time."