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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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1081. Spot the error?
- A. Both Sara and Nazia are my students, but she is much smarter.
- B. Both Sara and Nazia are my students, but Sara is much smarter.
- C. Both Sara and Nazia are my students, but Nazia is very smarter.
- D. Both Sara and Nazia are my students, but she is smart.
Explanation: Here's why the other options are incorrect:A) The correct comparative form is "smarter," not "smatter." Also, it doesn't specify who "she"…
Correct answer: Both Sara and Nazia are my students, but Sara is much smarter.1082. Spot the error?
- A. Who could they choose but the man who had worked for it all those years?
- B. Whom could they choose but the man whom had worked for it all those years?
- C. To Whom could they choose but the man who had worked for it all those years?
- D. Whom could they choose but the man who had worked for it all those years?
Explanation: Here's why the other options are incorrect:A) The pronoun "who" is incorrect here; it should be "whom" because it's the object of the verb…
Correct answer: Whom could they choose but the man who had worked for it all those years?- A. the
- B. I
- C. eat dinner
- D. a walk
Explanation: Option A is corrected by replacing "the" with "a." The corrected sentence is:"After I take a shower, I usually eat dinner and then go for…
Correct answer: the1084. A biology teacher told us that a orangutan is strong enough to lift up the side of a small car.
- A. A biology
- B. a orangutan
- C. the side
- D. a small
Explanation: Option B is corrected by replacing "a" with "an" before "orangutan" to adhere to the rule of using "an" before words that begin with a…
Correct answer: a orangutan- A. By taking good care of myself, the flu never kept me from work this winter:
- B. Because I took good care of myself, the flu never kept me from work this winter.
- C. By taking good care of myself, I never kept flu from work this winter
- D. Because I took good care of me, the flu never kept me from work this winter
Explanation: The correct sentence uses "because," which is a conjunction used to show the reason for something.
Correct answer: Because I took good care of myself, the flu never kept me from work this winter.- A. Because we did not have an invitation, the girls objected to us going
- B. Because we did not have an invitation, the girls objected to ours going.
- C. Because we did not have an invitation, the girls objected to our going.
- D. Because we did not have an invitation, the girls objected to their going.
Explanation: "Our" is the possessive form of "we" and is used to indicate possession or association with the noun "going." Option C correctly uses the…
Correct answer: Because we did not have an invitation, the girls objected to our going.- A. Johns climb to fame was more rapid than his brother
- B. John's climb to fame was more rapid than that of his brother's.
- C. John's climb to fame was more rapid than for his brothers
- D. John's climb to fame was more rapid than his brother's
Explanation: Option B uses the possessive form correctly with "John's" and "his brother's," maintaining parallelism by using "that of his brother's" to…
Correct answer: John's climb to fame was more rapid than that of his brother's.- A. Noun
- B. Pronoun
- C. Verb
- D. 'Adjective
Explanation: 'Few' is a pronoun. It is used to refer to a small number of people.
Correct answer: Pronoun- A. "to quickly run"
- B. "so"
- C. "could win''
- D. "best runner"
Explanation: "to quickly run" is corrected to "learn to run quickly": The adverb "quickly" modifies the verb "run," and it should be placed after the…
Correct answer: "to quickly run"- A. "to go boldly"
- B. "go where''
- C. "so"
- D. "brave"
Explanation: "to go boldly" replaces "to boldly go": The placement of adverbs is crucial.
Correct answer: "to go boldly"- 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-week vacations. she looked very well.
Explanation: In this question, the focus is on the use of adverbs to modify verbs, specifically in the context of describing physical appearance.
Correct answer: After she returned from the three-week vacation, she looked very good.- A. Not until the next morning did she realized how serious it was.
- B. Not until the next morning did she realize how serious it was?
- C. Not until the next morning she realized how serious it was.
- D. Not until the next morning did she realize how serious it was.
Explanation: This sentence involves inversion, where the auxiliary verb "did" is placed before the subject "she" to form a question or a negative…
Correct answer: Not until the next morning did she realize how serious it was.- A. Flight
- B. Arrive
- C. At
- D. In the afternoon
Explanation: "In the afternoon" is incorrect because 7 p.m. is considered to be in the evening.
Correct answer: In the afternoon- A. Had
- B. No
- C. Failed
- D. Pass
Explanation: "Scarcely no" is a double negative. The correct expression should be "scarcely any information" to maintain the intended meaning.
Correct answer: No- A. who
- B. exercise
- C. regular
- D. recover from
Explanation: The word "regular" is an adjective, but an adverb is needed to modify the verb "exercise." The correct phrase should be "exercise as…
Correct answer: regular- A. No doubt
- B. will be
- C. any
- D. with
Explanation: "Any" is incorrect in this context as it implies the possibility of various clandestine deals, which contradicts the definitiveness of "No…
Correct answer: any- A. annulling
- B. marriage
- C. most
- D. move
Explanation: "Most" is redundant with "perfect," since "perfect" already signifies the highest degree of something and cannot be surpassed.
Correct answer: most- A. agree
- B. of the two
- C. is
- D. more
Explanation: The word "more" is redundant because "skilled" already implies a level of proficiency and does not need to be qualified with "more" when…
Correct answer: more1099. SPOT THE ERROR:The drab interior of a bus station along a desert highway somewhere in the Midwest.
- A. Interior
- B. Along
- C. Desert
- D. Somewhere
Explanation: Replace "desert" with "deserted": Replacing "desert" with "deserted" corrects the sentence, implying the bus station is along an empty or…
Correct answer: Desert1100. SPOT THE ERROR:He picked up a discarded newspaper that was already laid on the seat beside him.
- A. Discarded
- B. That
- C. Laid
- D. beside
Explanation: Answer: C, Replace "laid" with "lying": "Lying" is more likely correct because it suggests the newspaper was already there, not actively…
Correct answer: Laid