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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. Very seldom he go to college.
  • B. Very seldom he goes to college."
  • C. "Very seldom does he go to college."
  • D. "Very seldom does he goes to college."

Explanation: This sentence is correct. It uses the proper subject-verb inversion after "very seldom."The auxiliary "does" correctly precedes the…

Correct answer: "Very seldom does he go to college."
  • 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: This sentence is correct. "Often" is placed correctly to modify "do," and "carelessly" is correctly placed at the end of the sentence to…

Correct answer: "The students often do their work carelessly."
  • A. In front of my house they live.
  • B. They live front of my house in."
  • C. "They live of my house in front."
  • D. They live in front of my house."

Explanation: - This sentence is correct. The prepositional phrase "in front of my house" is correctly placed after the verb "live."- The sentence is…

Correct answer: They live in front of my house."
  • A. This book enough impressed me to praise it.
  • B. This book impressed me enough to praise it."
  • C. "This book enough impressed me praise it."
  • D. This book impressed enough me to praise it."

Explanation: This sentence is correct. "Enough" is correctly placed after the verb "impressed" to indicate the extent to which the book impressed the…

Correct answer: This book impressed me enough to praise it."
  • A. The director arranged a meeting yesterday in the office.
  • B. "The director arranged a meeting in the office yesterday."
  • C. "The director arranged in the office a meeting yesterday."
  • D. "The director arranged in the office yesterday a meeting."

Explanation: This sentence is correct. It places the location "in the office" immediately after "a meeting," and "yesterday" at the end, which makes…

Correct answer: "The director arranged a meeting in the office 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 rate moved slowly a few minutes ago into the hole."
  • D. "The rat moved into the hole slowly into the hole."

Explanation: This sentence is correct and sounds more natural. The adverb "slowly" is placed immediately before the prepositional phrase "into the…

Correct answer: "The rat moved slowly into the hole a few minutes ago."
  • A. No one else can help you and you yourself.
  • B. "No one else can help you when you yourself."
  • C. "No one else can help you if you yourself."
  • D. "No one else can help you but you yourself."

Explanation: This sentence is correct. The phrase "but you yourself" properly emphasizes that no one else can help you except for yourself.

Correct answer: "No one else can help you but you yourself."
  • A. He failed in the exam wholly.
  • B. "He failed in the exam as a whole."
  • C. "He failed in the exam whole."
  • D. "He failed in the exam fully."

Explanation: This sentence is correct. The phrase "as a whole" appropriately conveys that the failure is considered in its entirety or overall context.

Correct answer: "He failed in the exam as a whole."
  • A. Julie slept soundly in the room yesterday.
  • B. "Julie slept in the room soundly."
  • C. "Julie slept yesterday in the room soundly."
  • D. "Julie slept soundly yesterday in the room."

Explanation: This sentence is correct. It places the adverb "soundly" right after the verb "slept," which is the best position for modifying how Julie…

Correct answer: Julie slept soundly in the room yesterday.
  • A. Scarcely he had taken a cup of tea when the light went away.
  • B. "Scarcely had he taken a cup of tea when the light went away."
  • C. Scarcely he had taken a cup of tea then the light went away."
  • D. Scarcely had he taken a cup of tea than the light went away."

Explanation: This sentence is correct. "Scarcely" is correctly used at the beginning of the sentence to indicate that the action of taking tea happened…

Correct answer: "Scarcely had he taken a cup of tea when the light went away."
  • A. No sooner he reached there when the rain started.
  • B. No sooner did he reach there when the rain started."
  • C. "No sooner did he reach there than the rain started."
  • D. No sooner he reached there than the rain started.

Explanation: This sentence is correct. "No sooner" is correctly followed by the auxiliary verb "did" and subject "he," and "than" correctly links the…

Correct answer: "No sooner did he reach there than the rain started."
  • A. This soup taste rancid.
  • B. "This soup taste rancidly."
  • C. "This soup tastes rancid."
  • D. "This soup tastes rancidly."

Explanation: This sentence is correct. "Tastes" is the correct third person singular form of the verb "taste," and "rancid" is the appropriate…

Correct answer: "This soup tastes rancid."
  • A. He senses the touch of the cloth fluffy.
  • B. He senses the touch of the cloth fluffily."
  • C. He sense the touch of the cloth fluffily."
  • D. "He sense the touch of the cloth fluffily."

Explanation: This sentence is correct. "Fluffily" is the appropriate adverb to describe how the touch of the cloth is sensed.

Correct answer: He senses the touch of the cloth fluffily."
  • A. The leader should not behave coward.
  • B. "The leader should not behave cowardly."
  • C. "The leader should not behave in a cowardly manner."
  • D. "The leader should not behave in a coward manner.

Explanation: This sentence is correct. "Cowardly" is the appropriate adjective to describe the manner of behavior.

Correct answer: "The leader should not behave in a cowardly manner."
  • A. They seem eagerly to cooperate
  • B. "They seem eager to cooperate."
  • C. "They seem eagered to cooperate."
  • D. "They seems eager to cooperate."

Explanation: This sentence is correct. "Eager" is an adjective that correctly follows the verb "seem" to describe the subject's state.

Correct answer: "They seem eager to cooperate."
  • A. I am much obliged to you for this act of kindness.
  • B. "I am very obliged to you for this act of kindness."
  • C. I am too obliged to you for this act of kindness."
  • D. "I am too much obliged to you for this act of kindness."

Explanation: This sentence is correct. The phrase "much obliged" is a polite and formal way to express gratitude.

Correct answer: I am much obliged to you for this act of kindness.
  • A. Much too hard work made him sick.
  • B. "Too much hard work made him sick."
  • C. Many hard work made him sick."
  • D. Too hard, hard work made him sick."

Explanation: This sentence is correct. "Too much" effectively conveys that the amount of hard work was excessive and led to him becoming sick.

Correct answer: "Too much hard work made him sick."
  • A. The results was announced two days before.
  • B. "The results was announced two days ago."
  • C. "The results was announced two days early."
  • D. "The results was announced two days earlier."

Explanation: This sentence is correct in terms of meaning but contains a grammatical error.

Correct answer: "The results was announced two days ago."
  • A. She feels very proud of being what she is.
  • B. "She feels much proud of being what she is."
  • C. "She feels too proud of being what she is."
  • D. "She feels too much proud of being what she is.

Explanation: This sentence is correct. "Very proud" is an appropriate and natural way to describe the degree of pride she feels.

Correct answer: She feels very proud of being what she is.
  • A. badly
  • B. worsly
  • C. bad
  • D. worse

Explanation: This is the comparative form of the adjective "bad." It correctly describes the increased intensity of the blizzard compared to previous…

Correct answer: worse