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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. Has
  • B. Have
  • C. Was
  • D. Were

Explanation: In this sentence, 'neither...nor' indicates that the verb should agree with the subject that is closest to it.

Correct answer: Has
  • A. Brought
  • B. Bring
  • C. Had bought
  • D. Bringing

Explanation: The question is talking about a thing that has already happened, so bringing and bring would not be correct options.

Correct answer: Brought
  • A. Know
  • B. Has known
  • C. Knows
  • D. Knew

Explanation: The most appropriate word to fill in the blank would be "has known."The complete sentence would be: "Ahmed has known me for a long…

Correct answer: Has known
  • A. Brought in
  • B. Brought off
  • C. Had brought
  • D. Have brought
  • E. Brought to

Explanation: The correct sentence is: 'Our football team has brought off the remarkable feat of winning the championship for three years in…

Correct answer: Brought off
  • A. Has
  • B. Have
  • C. Was
  • D. Are

Explanation: Students are plural. So, the helping verb should also be plural, which are "have" and "are".Have can not be used here because it is used…

Correct answer: Are
  • A. Live
  • B. Lives
  • C. Does live
  • D. Living

Explanation: Since the noun is plural, hence we will use a singular verb: live.

Correct answer: Live
  • A. Laid
  • B. Lain
  • C. Lay
  • D. Lie

Explanation: The correct answer is 'lay'. The sentence describes a habitual action, indicated by the word 'usually', which requires the present tense…

Correct answer: Lay
  • A. Plucked
  • B. Pluck
  • C. Plucks
  • D. None of these options are correct

Explanation: "Plucked" is the correct verb form.The future perfect tense refers to a completed activity in the future.

Correct answer: Plucked
  • A. Tied
  • B. Ties
  • C. Tie
  • D. Tying

Explanation: This is the correct past tense form of the verb "tie." It matches the sequence of events described in the sentence, where the action of…

Correct answer: Tied
  • A. Take
  • B. Took
  • C. Taken
  • D. Taking

Explanation: Take - This is the present tense form of the verb, which is not appropriate for the context of the sentence.Took - This is the past tense…

Correct answer: Taken
  • A. Is
  • B. Are
  • C. Were
  • D. Be

Explanation: Measles is the name of a disease, and it is treated as a singular subject. A singular subject must follow a singular verb.

Correct answer: Is
  • A. Wants
  • B. Wanting
  • C. Is wanting
  • D. Have wanted

Explanation: "Wants" is the correct answer because it is the simple present tense and correctly expresses John's current desire.

Correct answer: Wants
  • A. Is
  • B. Was
  • C. Are
  • D. Be

Explanation: "Are" is the correct helping verb because it agrees with the plural noun phrase "some of the people."

Correct answer: Are
  • A. Knows
  • B. Have known
  • C. Am knowing
  • D. Knew

Explanation: This option is correct because the present perfect tense ("Have known") is the correct tense to express something that continues to happen…

Correct answer: Have known
  • A. Move
  • B. Moving
  • C. Moves
  • D. Had moved

Explanation: The past tense of the move is moved. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of the move is moves.

Correct answer: Moves
  • A. Suffer
  • B. Suffered
  • C. Suffering
  • D. Is suffering

Explanation: "Is suffering" is the correct present continuous tense, which indicates the ongoing state of suffering that has lasted since August.

Correct answer: Is suffering
  • A. Shake
  • B. Shook
  • C. Shaking
  • D. Will shake

Explanation: The verb shake takes as its standard past tense form shook.

Correct answer: Shook
  • A. Visit
  • B. Have visited
  • C. Visited
  • D. Had visited

Explanation: You need to use the perfect tenses when talking about a past event that continues to the time being described.

Correct answer: Had visited
  • A. Has
  • B. Have
  • C. Are
  • D. Was

Explanation: 'Have' is used due to Subject Verb Agreement. That is, both the subject and the verb should either be singular or plural.

Correct answer: Have
  • A. Enjoys
  • B. Enjoying
  • C. Enjoy
  • D. Will enjoy

Explanation: To choose the correct answer, first identify the keyword which is the auxiliary verb 'was'.

Correct answer: Enjoying