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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. Switzerland
- B. a Switzerland
- C. an Switzerland
- D. the Switzerland
Explanation: Kashmir is the Switzerland of Pakistan."This is an idiomatic expression that compares Kashmir to Switzerland, suggesting that Kashmir is…
Correct answer: the Switzerland- A. Urdu
- B. the Urdu
- C. a Urdu
- D. an Urdu
Explanation: "Most of the people of Southern India do not know Urdu."Here, "Urdu" is a language, and no article ("the", "a", or "an") is needed before…
Correct answer: Urdu1723. What kind of _ is it?
- A. a flower
- B. flower
- C. the flower
- D. an flower
Explanation: "What kind of flower is it?"Here, "flower" is a general term, and no article ("the", "a", or "an") is needed before it when asking for a…
Correct answer: flower- A. an oxygen
- B. the oxygen
- C. oxygen
- D. a oxygen
Explanation: n oxygen, but only if we assume that "oxygen" is being used as a noun to refer to a plant that produces oxygen, such as an oxygen plant or…
Correct answer: an oxygen- A. the better
- B. a better
- C. the best
- D. good
Explanation: "Qadeer Khan is a better scientist than orator."Here's why:- "a better" is used to compare Qadeer Khan's skills as a scientist and an…
Correct answer: a better- A. The Quaid-e-Azam
- B. Quaid-e-Azam
- C. A Quaid-e-Azam
- D. An Quaid-e-Azam
Explanation: "A Quaid-e-Azam is needed once again to save Pakistan."Here's why:- "A Quaid-e-Azam" implies that Pakistan needs a leader like…
Correct answer: A Quaid-e-Azam- A. the litre of milk
- B. litre of milk
- C. a litres of milk
- D. a litre of milk
Explanation: "Please bring a litre of milk from the nearest milk shop."Here's why:- "a litre" is the correct quantifier to use when asking for a…
Correct answer: a litre of milk- A. a, an
- B. an, a
- C. the, an
- D. the, the
Explanation: "a" is used before "pen" and "pencil" because they are both singular, countable nouns that start with a consonant sound.- "an" is used…
Correct answer: a, an- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "Our body uses oxygen in the atmosphere."Here's why:- "oxygen" is a general term, referring to the element or substance, so no article is…
Correct answer: no article1730. Iron is _ useful metal
- A. a
- B. an
- C. the
- D. no article
Explanation: "Iron is a useful metal."In this case, "a" is used to indicate that iron is one among many useful metals, emphasizing its utility.
Correct answer: a1731. _ sun rises in _ east.
- A. a, the
- B. the, the
- C. an, the
- D. a, a
Explanation: "The sun rises in the east."Here's why:- "The sun" is a specific noun, referring to the only sun in our solar system, so it's preceded by…
Correct answer: the, the- A. No article, a
- B. a, no article
- C. the, no article
- D. no article, the
Explanation: "French is a difficult language to learn."Here's why:- "French" is a general term, referring to the language, so no article is needed.- "a…
Correct answer: No article, a- A. man
- B. a man
- C. the man
- D. an man
Explanation: "The horse is a friend of man."Here's why:- "man" is a general term, referring to humanity or people in general, so no article is needed.-…
Correct answer: man- A. a man's
- B. a mens
- C. a mans'
- D. the mens'
Explanation: "More than thirty years have been added to the expected length of a man's life."Here's why:- "a man's" is the possessive form of "a man"…
Correct answer: a man's- A. entered into Black Sea
- B. entered the Black Sea
- C. entered into the Black Sea
- D. entered into a Black Sea
Explanation: "Scarcely had the small steamer bearing Mustafa Kamal entered the Black Sea than the authorities of Istanbul..."Here's why:- "entered the…
Correct answer: entered the Black Sea- A. the first
- B. a first
- C. a one
- D. the one
Explanation: "It was the first time that Pakistan has gained limelight in the world of politics."Here's why:- "the first" indicates that this is the…
Correct answer: the first1737. Week by week little encounters increased; it was apparent that _ were steadily growing bolder.
- A. a Turks
- B. the Turk
- C. the Turks
- D. a Turk
Explanation: "Week by week little encounters increased; it was apparent that the Turks were steadily growing bolder."Here's why:- "the Turks" refers to…
Correct answer: the Turks- A. the sun
- B. a sun
- C. sun
- D. an sun
Explanation: "These small pieces have been going round the sun ever since."Here's why:- "the sun" refers to our specific sun, the star at the center of…
Correct answer: the sun- A. a, an
- B. the, a
- C. a, the
- D. the, the
Explanation: "The good Lord never intended their son to be a physician, or a dentist or an engineer."Here's why:- "a physician" and "a dentist" use the…
Correct answer: a, an1740. _ are employed.
- A. The unemployed
- B. an unemployed
- C. a unemployed
- D. unemployed
Explanation: "The unemployed are employed."This sentence is likely referring to a situation where people who were previously without jobs (the…
Correct answer: The unemployed