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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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1461. There came to him, stirred by the warmth of the fire, a thousand _ recollections of old times.
- A. Tangled
- B. tangle
- C. tangling
- D. being tangled
Explanation: This is the past participle form of the verb "tangle" used as an adjective here.
Correct answer: Tangled- A. easies
- B. easily
- C. easier
- D. more easily
Explanation: This is the adverb form of the adjective "easy." It describes how he thought he would pass the course.
Correct answer: easily- A. such
- B. very
- C. so
- D. since
Explanation: This word is used to indicate a specific kind or type of thing. In this context, "such boys" means boys of the type that disrespect their…
Correct answer: such- A. Rehearsed
- B. Before
- C. Will
- D. to
Explanation: Wrong preposition - "to" should be replaced with "in.". You rehearse "in" empty rooms, not "to" empty rooms.
Correct answer: to- A. Freely
- B. With
- C. So good
- D. Too
Explanation: The word "freely" is used incorrectly here. The intended meaning is likely that the dessert comes "for free" or "complimentary" with the…
Correct answer: Freely- A. By the universities
- B. Consequently
- C. Typically
- D. Less
Explanation: The word "consequently" is used to indicate a result or outcome, which is appropriate here.
Correct answer: Consequently- A. Have to
- B. Down the street quickly
- C. After
- D. In order to
Explanation: This phrase is grammatically correct, but the adverb "quickly" is awkwardly placed.
Correct answer: Down the street quickly- A. Compare carefully
- B. Quietly
- C. How
- D. They are
Explanation: The word "quietly" is incorrectly used in this context. The correct word should be "quite," which means "to a certain extent" or "very."…
Correct answer: Quietly- A. Sparkle
- B. Adequate
- C. Brilliantly
- D. More adventurously
Explanation: The correct answer is Option D: "more adventurously." Although it is used correctly as an adverb to describe how his mind began to move…
Correct answer: More adventurously- A. Particularly
- B. Enough good
- C. Absolutely
- D. Under all conditions
Explanation: The phrase "enough good" is incorrect. The correct phrase should be "good enough." The adjective should follow "enough" in this context.
Correct answer: Enough good- A. Still
- B. Do
- C. Affect
- D. Prettily
Explanation: The word "prettily" is incorrectly used in this context. The correct word should be "pretty," which means "fairly" or "quite." "Prettily"…
Correct answer: Prettily1472. Spot the error. Although she speaks five languages, she did not do good on the translation exam.
- A. Although
- B. Five languages
- C. Good
- D. On the translation exam
Explanation: The word "good" is incorrectly used. The correct word should be "well." "Good" is an adjective, whereas "well" is an adverb that describes…
Correct answer: Good- A. Scarcely
- B. Hardly
- C. Getting him down
- D. Track to
Explanation: The word "hardly" is incorrectly used in this context. The correct word should be "hard." "Hardly" means "barely" or "almost not," while…
Correct answer: Hardly1474. Spot the error. He knew that she had got the job when we saw her excited talking on the phone.
- A. Had got
- B. Saw
- C. Excited
- D. Talking on the phone
Explanation: The word "excited" is incorrectly used. The correct word should be "excitedly," an adverb that describes how she was talking on the phone.
Correct answer: Excited- A. Little
- B. Held
- C. Hardly
- D. To lose
Explanation: The word "hardly" is incorrectly used here. The intended meaning seems to be that the boy held his father's hand tightly or firmly, so the…
Correct answer: Hardly- A. After she returned from the three-week vacations, she looked very well
- B. After she returned from the three-week vacation, she looked very good.
- C. After she returned from the three-weeks vacation, she looks very good.
- D. After she returned from the three-weak vacations, she looked very well.
Explanation: "Vacation" (singular) is correct because it refers to a single, three-week period."Looked very good" is correct because "good" is an…
Correct answer: After she returned from the three-week vacation, she looked very good.- A. Children whom feel terribly about themselves are less likely to succeed in school.
- B. Children who feel terribly about themselves is less likely to succeed in school
- C. Children who feel terribly about themselves are less likely to succeed in school.
- D. Children who feel terrible about themselves are less likely to succeed in school.
Explanation: - "Who" is the correct relative pronoun for subjects.- Verb "are" agrees with plural noun "children".- "Terrible" correctly describes the…
Correct answer: Children who feel terrible about themselves are less likely to succeed in school.- A. Dad walks impatiently into town every afternoon before supper to get a newspaper
- B. Dad walks into town impatiently every afternoon before supper to get a newspaper
- C. Dad walks every afternoon impatiently into town before supper to get a newspaper.
- D. Dad impatiently walks into town every afternoon before supper to get a newspaper.
Explanation: This sentence is grammatically correct.- "Impatiently" correctly modifies the verb "walks", indicating Dad's manner of walking.- Adverb…
Correct answer: Dad walks impatiently into town every afternoon before supper to get a newspaper- A. If you don't have money enough, I can lend you some
- B. If you don't have enough money, I can lend you some.
- C. If you don't have enough money, I could lend you some.
- D. If you don't have enough money, I can borrow you some.
Explanation: This sentence is grammatically correct and idiomatic.- "Enough money" is the correct phrase order (adjective + noun).- "Lend" is the…
Correct answer: If you don't have enough money, I can lend you some.1480. Spot the error. He was getting a crick in his neck from leaning out of the window for so longly.
- 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