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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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1521. I am much happy today.
- A. (A) I am too happy today.
- B. (B) I am much too happy today.
- C. I am very happy today.
- D. (D) I am most happy today.
Explanation: Option (C) provides the most appropriate adverb to modify "happy." "Very" is commonly used to intensify the degree of happiness and is…
Correct answer: I am very happy today.- A. (A) It taste bitterly.
- B. (B) It tasted bitterly.
- C. It tastes bitter.
- D. (D) It taste bitterness.
Explanation: Option (c) provides the correct verb form ("tastes") to agree with the subject "it." Additionally, it uses the correct adjective form…
Correct answer: It tastes bitter.- A. (A) He said that it smelt badly.
- B. He said that it smelt bad.
- C. (C) He said that it smells bad.
- D. (D) He said that it smelt very badly.
Explanation: In this case, "badly" refers to how something is done, whereas "bad" describes the quality of something.
Correct answer: He said that it smelt bad.- A. A) the water is too hot to drink.
- B. (B) the water is very hot for drink.
- C. (C) the water is to hot for drinking.
- D. (D) the water is very hot to drinking.
Explanation: Option (A) correctly uses the adverb "too" to indicate that the water's temperature is excessively high for consumption.
Correct answer: A) the water is too hot to drink.- A. (A) She was enough wise in not going there.
- B. (B) She was wise enough not to go there.
- C. (C) She was wise enough not go there.
- D. D) She was wise crnough not going there.
Explanation: Option B correctly rearranges the adverb "enough" to follow the adjective "wise," which is the typical word order in English.
Correct answer: (B) She was wise enough not to go there.- A. You are taller than 1.
- B. (B) You are more taller than me.
- C. (C) You are the taller than me.
- D. (D) You are taller than mine, me.
Explanation: Option (a) is the most grammatically correct choice. It compares the height of the person to the number 1, indicating that the person is…
Correct answer: You are taller than 1.- A. (A) it is not very hot today.
- B. (B) it is not too hot today.
- C. (C), it is not very hotter today.
- D. it is not much more hot today.
Explanation: Option (A) provides a grammatically correct and natural way of expressing the idea that the weather is not excessively hot.
Correct answer: (A) it is not very hot today.- A. (A) it is not very hot today.
- B. (B) it is not too hot today.
- C. (C) it is not very hotter today.
- D. it is not much more hot today
Explanation: Option (B) provides the correct phrasing to convey that the weather is not excessively hot.
Correct answer: (B) it is not too hot today.- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "An" is an indefinite article used before singular countable nouns that begin with a vowel sound.
Correct answer: an- A. a... an
- B. a... the
- C. an.. a
- D. an.. the
Explanation: For the first black 'an' will be used because the word after it 'institution' starts with a vowel (i).
Correct answer: an.. the- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: Since, it is a specific prize and not just some general prize, then "the" will be used.
Correct answer: the- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article
Explanation: In the phrase "Gold is a precious metal," the article "a" is used because it precedes the noun "precious metal" to indicate that gold…
Correct answer: A- A. The ... an
- B. A ... the
- C. The... a
- D. The ... the
Explanation: The definite article "the" is used in the phrase "the lady in the picture" because it refers to a specific woman who is already known to…
Correct answer: The ... the1534. Demonstrate correct use of articles and prepositions.Will you have _ apple, _ pear, or _ orange?
- A. an ... a ... a
- B. an ... a ... an
- C. an ... a ... the
- D. the ... the ... the
Explanation: Will you have an apple, a pear, or an orange? The indefinite article "an" is used before "apple" because "apple" begins with a vowel sound…
Correct answer: an ... a ... an- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article is required
Explanation: "The" is correct because is used to indicate that there is a specific ink in the pen that the speaker is talking about.
Correct answer: The1536. Demonstrate correct use of articles and prepositions:Here is _ photograph you were searching for.
- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article
Explanation: The definite article "the" is used in this sentence because it refers to a specific photograph that both the speaker and the listener are…
Correct answer: The- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article
Explanation: The indefinite article "a" is used in this sentence because it refers to any university in a general sense without specifying a particular…
Correct answer: A- A. A
- B. An
- C. The
- D. No article needs to be used
Explanation: In the statement "Man is mortal," no article is needed because the word "man" is used in a general or universal sense to refer to humanity…
Correct answer: No article needs to be used- A. The
- B. A
- C. An
- D. No article required
Explanation: "An" umbrella is of no avail against a thunderstorm. The indefinite article "an" is used in this sentence because it introduces the…
Correct answer: An1540. Select the option which fits appropriately in the blank:_ icon like this is called _ hourglass.
- A. An..a
- B. An...the
- C. An..an
- D. The..an
Explanation: An icon like this is called an hourglass.Here's why each article is used:"An" before "icon": The indefinite article "an" is used before…
Correct answer: An..an