Grammar Practice | MCQs

Explanation

The correct direct narration of the indirect statement "We wanted to be confirmed that we were late" is: "We said, 'We are late, aren't we?'".

 It accurately reflects the desire for confirmation and uses a question format.

Explanation

The sentence "They will have been writing their letters" is in the Future Perfect Continuous tense, which is used to describe an action that will be in progress at a specific point in the future and will have started before that point.

Explanation

 She has been living here for 2 years is the correct sentence. 

This is a sentence of Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 

 for is used with a period of time.

Since is used to refer to a specific point in time. 

Explanation

Error Detection:

Below are given five sentences. In every sentence, there are some mistakes. Find out the mistake of underlined word.

1: He sat quiet silent in a corner.

Mistake:

The correct word should be "quietly" instead of "quiet."

The word "quietly" is an adverb that describes how he sat.

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2: I didn't find any of the locks opened.

Mistake:

The correct word should be "unopened" instead of "opened."

The word "unopened" means not opened.

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3: He stood aghast at the site of so much blood.

Mistake:

The correct word should be "sight" instead of "site."

"Sight" refers to what is seen, while "site" refers to a location or place.

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4: The air was so cold we could hardly breath.

Mistake:

The correct word should be "breathe" instead of "breath."

"Breathe" is the verb form, while "breath" is the noun form.

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5: Do you want to drink coffee with me?

Mistake:

There is no mistake in this sentence. It is grammatically correct.

Explanation

Past Perfect Tense: Had

Past Continuous Tense: Was/Were

Past Perfect Continuous Tense: Had been

Past Indefinite Tense: Verb 2^nd form

Explanation

To be in Dutch is an idiom which means مشکل میں ہونا

Explanation

Here unless is a conjunction.

We use a negative word (cannot) after unless.

Unless she works hard, she cannot pass.

AGM 28.02.28

Explanation

We use should after lest.

Lest means کہیں ایسا نہ ہو

Walk with care lest you should fall down احتیاط سے گھومنا کہیں ایسا نہ ہو گرجاؤ

Explanation

"We use 'has won' to indicate that Argentina has won the football World Cup in the past,

The use of 'has' implies a connection between the past action (winning the World Cup) and the present or current state."

Explanation

He gave up smoking two years ago. He used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day.

اس نے دو سال پہلے سگریٹ نوشی ترک کر دی تھی۔ وہ روزانہ 40 سگریٹ پیتا تھا۔

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The term "modal" means expressing mood and mood is a way to express the attitude of the speaker.

Option C is the correct answer because it denotes past habits.

ND13-07-2023