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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. 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: Great- 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: Often- A. Seem
- B. Is
- C. otherwise
- D. Are
Explanation: The phrase ", otherwise," is not used as an adverb but as a transitional phrase. It incorrectly breaks the sentence flow.
Correct answer: otherwise- A. Rode
- B. Very
- C. Had
- D. Which
Explanation: The error is in the adjective "very". It should be replaced with "much" or rephrased to "not particularly liked" or "not widely accepted"…
Correct answer: Very- A. Very
- B. Much
- C. Whom
- D. With
Explanation: The error is in the pronoun "whom", which should be replaced with "who" because it is the subject of the verb "used to embarrass".The…
Correct answer: Whom- A. Heard
- B. Quiet
- C. Began
- D. Fervently
Explanation: The error is in the adjective "quiet", which should be replaced with "quietly" to indicate the manner in which the action was…
Correct answer: Quiet- A. Took
- B. but
- C. Very
- D. Made
Explanation: The error is in the adjective "very", which is unnecessary and can be replaced with "extremely" or "exceptionally" to emphasize the…
Correct answer: Very- A. ever
- B. usually
- C. some
- D. in a tin box
Explanation: The error is in option B) extra.The correct sentence should read: "If he receives some extra money, this bonus would usually be locked up…
Correct answer: usually- A. just about
- B. enough big
- C. for two cars
- D. to fit in
Explanation: Option B. error is in the phrase "enough big". The correct phrase should be "big enough".The corrected sentence is: "The garage was just…
Correct answer: enough big- A. All the students
- B. were offered
- C. however
- D. Greedy
Explanation: The error is in option D) Greedy.The correct sentence should read: "All the students were offered the sweets; however, John ate them…
Correct answer: Greedy- 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. 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. feels
- B. Tiring
- C. Has studied
- D. Long
Explanation: Tiring" is incorrectly used here. The correct form should be "tired," which is the adjective describing Leo's state of fatigue.Correct…
Correct answer: Tiring- 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."