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Parts of speech classify words according to their function as nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections. Questions may test a word that changes class by context, such as a noun used as a verb or an adjective formed from a participle.
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- A. packed
- B. for
- C. took
- D. luggages
Explanation: The error in this sentence, according to nouns, is in option D. The correct word should be "pieces of luggage" instead of…
Correct answer: luggages- A. Man's
- B. three pounds
- C. brain
- D. the most
Explanation: The error in this sentence is in option B. The correct phrase should be "Man's three-pound brain is the most complex."Explanation:When…
Correct answer: three pounds- A. the modern times
- B. the hinesty
- C. does not
- D. the good policy
Explanation: The error in this sentence, related to nouns, is in option A. Explanation:The should not be used with modern times as it is not a proper…
Correct answer: the modern times- A. when
- B. entered
- C. saw
- D. females
Explanation: The error in this sentence, according to nouns, is in option D. The correct word should be "women" instead of "females."Explanation:While…
Correct answer: females- A. to buy
- B. litre
- C. gasoline
- D. the party
Explanation: he error in this sentence, according to nouns, is in option AB The correct phrase should be "three litres of gasoline."Explanation:"Litre"…
Correct answer: litre- A. Chris
- B. always
- C. fascinated
- D. zebras
Explanation: The error in this sentence is in option D.Explanation:"Zebras" is a plural noun, and in this sentence, it doesn't require the article…
Correct answer: zebras- A. As
- B. moon
- C. he
- D. past
Explanation: The error in this sentence, related to nouns, is in option A.Explanation:"Moon" should have the article "the" before it to refer to the…
Correct answer: As- A. The fashion news are "Wear what you want!" this year
- B. The fashion news is "Wear what you want!" this year.
- C. The fashion news were "Wear what you want!" this year.
- D. The fashion newses have been "Wear what you want!" this year
Explanation: "The fashion news" is a singular noun phrase, so it requires the singular verb "is." Option B correctly uses the singular verb "is" to…
Correct answer: The fashion news is "Wear what you want!" this year.- A. A majority of the fashion designs is sewn in China
- B. A majority of the fashion designs has sewn in China
- C. A majority of the fashion designs was sewn in China
- D. A majority of the fashion designs are sewn in China
Explanation: "A majority of the fashion designs" refers to a plural entity, so it requires the plural verb "are." Option D correctly uses "are" to…
Correct answer: A majority of the fashion designs are sewn in China- A. He gave me an advice but I did not act upon it
- B. He gave me a piece of advice but I did not act upon it.
- C. He gave me a advice but I did not act upon it
- D. He gave me advices but I did not act upon them
Explanation: "Advice" is an uncountable noun, but when referring to specific instances or portions, it requires a quantifier like "a piece of" to make…
Correct answer: He gave me a piece of advice but I did not act upon it.- A. I found it difficult to find friends and felt very lonely.
- B. I found it difficult make friendship and felt very lonely
- C. I found it difficult to make friends and felt very lonely.
- D. I found it difficult making friends and felt very lonely.
Explanation: "Friends" is a plural countable noun, and Option C correctly uses the infinitive form "to make friends" to indicate the action of forming…
Correct answer: I found it difficult to make friends and felt very lonely.- A. When the police reached, the thief had gone out by the window of the house.
- B. When the police reached, the thief had gone out by the house's window
- C. When police had reached, the thief had gone out by the houses' window
- D. When the police reached, the thief had gone out by the houses window.
Explanation: Option A uses the correct singular form "the window of the house" to describe the specific exit point used by the thief.
Correct answer: When the police reached, the thief had gone out by the window of the house.- A. People often do the same mistakes
- B. Peoples do often the same mistakes
- C. People often make the same mistakes
- D. People often repeat the same mistakes again.
Explanation: Option C uses the correct form of the noun "mistakes" in the sentence, indicating the action of making errors
Correct answer: People often make the same mistakes1054. In fact, he is a mere boy whose life is so painful which it does not seem to him to be worth living
- A. mere
- B. which
- C. to be
- D. living
Explanation: Replace "which" with "that":In restrictive clauses, "that" is typically used to introduce the clause, while "which" is used for…
Correct answer: which- A. Gasping
- B. for
- C. of which
- D. onto
Explanation: Replace "of which" with "whose":The more appropriate term for indicating possession of inanimate objects, like houses, is "whose."…
Correct answer: of which- A. my own men
- B. him and you
- C. you reach
- D. in safety.
Explanation: Replace "Him and you" with "you and him":The sentence is incorrect because it violates the proper order of pronouns.
Correct answer: him and you- A. he and Mr. Christopher
- B. it
- C. they
- D. their
Explanation: Add "that" before "he and Mr. Christopher":The sentence is incorrect because it lacks a necessary conjunction or subordinating word to…
Correct answer: he and Mr. Christopher1058. All those who regard ourselves as progressives must stand firm in the face of this new Politics
- A. who
- B. ourselves
- C. firm
- D. in
Explanation: Replace "ourselves" with "themselves":The sentence is incorrect because it uses "ourselves" in a way that creates a mismatch with the…
Correct answer: ourselves- A. each others
- B. on their
- C. wedding
- D. fell
Explanation: Replace "each others" with "each other". The correct phrase to indicate a mutual exchange between two people is "each other." Therefore…
Correct answer: each others- A. the tomatoes
- B. a half-dozen rows
- C. one of them
- D. three dozen rows
Explanation: Replace "one of them" with "the yams".The original sentence is somewhat ambiguous because the phrase "one of them" doesn't clearly specify…
Correct answer: one of them