Grammar Rules | MCQs

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"Built with bricks" is the correct and standard prepositional usage in English.

It means bricks were used as a material in the construction.

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"I am staying inside" is a complete sentence with subject and verb, expressing a full thought — this makes it an independent clause.

A dependent clause cannot stand alone and usually begins with words like because, if, although, etc. The part "because it is raining" is the dependent clause here.

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The sentence "Did she come into the part a day late?" asks a question.

Sentences that ask questions are called interrogative sentences.

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

In this sentence, the repetition of the "c" sound in "cat," "clawing," and "couch" makes it an example of alliteration.

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A declarative sentence states a fact or gives information, like this one about someone learning a language.

It ends with a full stop.

It does not express a command, wish, or question.

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The sentence has one main clause ("I will start a business") and one dependent clause ("If I do not get this job").

Sentences with an independent clause + dependent clause are called complex sentences.

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The term ellipses means omission.

An ellipsis (...) is used to omit parts of a passage without changing the meaning.

It helps to shorten long quotations or texts for clarity and relevance.

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"I don’t want to go."  is a negative sentence  indicated by the "don't"

Negative sentence examples include statements of things that are false.

In English, we create negative sentences by adding the word 'not' after the auxiliary, or helping, verb.

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Complex Sentence also consists of two parts.

One being the Principal or main clause while the other being a dependent or Subordinate clause, (which cannot stand by itself).

They rested when night came. Principal Clause they rested – makes sense.

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The given sentence is a compound sentence.

Because Compound sentences connect two simple sentences, but they often do not show a clear relationship between the two parts.

As we can split the sentence into two simpler sentences: Listen carefully. Take notes.