Grammar | MCQs

Explanation

The correct sentence is: "Health is preferable to wealth."

The phrase "preferable to" is the proper way to compare two things in terms of preference.

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The correct sentence is: "My whole family is worried because one of our cats seems to have disappeared."

"Cats" agrees with "one of" and "seems" matches the singular subject "one of our cats."

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The correct sentence is:."Khalid is afraid of snakes."

"Afraid of" is the correct prepositional phrase used to express fear of something.

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The correct sentence is: "The students have finished their homework early today."

Have" is used with the plural subject "students," and the present perfect tense ("have finished") indicates a completed action with relevance to the present.

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This house is large, but it is quite old-fashioned."

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The conjunction "but" is used to contrast the two ideas — the house being large and old-fashioned at the same time.

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 Declarative sentences, which make a statement, typically end with a full stop (.)

The period (.) is placed at the end of declarative sentences, statements thought to be complete, and after many abbreviations.

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The sentence that contains a capitalization error is: "The family of president Jones enjoyed a vacation."

The title "president" should be capitalized when it comes directly before a name, so it should be "President Jones."

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She takes after her mother in curts and features.

This sentence is incorrect.

The word "curts" is still incorrect and does not convey the intended meaning.

The correct word to use in this context is "traits" or "characteristics."

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"Do you know where is he lives?"

This sentence is grammatically correct,

but it implies that the person's living situation is temporary or ongoing.

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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.