English Grammar and Vocabulary

English Grammar & Vocabulary

• The correct preposition to use with "come" when referring to a country is "from."
• "I am cold" is the best-constructed sentence.
• To show possession, the correct form is "'s" such as "Cate's"
• With "fed up," the correct preposition is "with."
• The correct form of the verb after "By this time next year, I" is "will have taken."
• Speed bumps on roads function to prevent accidents.
• If there's no point in leaving your mobile on you "aren't allowed" to use it.
• Someone can be "accused" of murdering her husband.
• You go to the bookshop "to buy" 'Harry Potter'.
• The correct preposition with "interested" when learning Romanian is "in."
• The doctor gave a "prescription" for some medicine.
• The correct question form is "Are you doing" next weekend?
• "Didn't have" is the correct form due to the phrase "this morning".
• The correct form is "was hoovering"
• To avoid accidents, one should drive "more carefully"

Reading Comprehension: Maud Martha and New York

• The author suggests that Maud Martha is fascinated by the idea of New York.
• The word "swish" is an example of Onomatopoeia
• The underlined portion is best described as figurative.
• "Concentrate on" is closest in meaning to "pore over."
• This paragraph emphasizes Maud Martha's fantasies about New York.
• The author uses personification.
• "Decorated" is the best replacement
• All the people mentioned have good manners.
• Maud Martha's feelings reveal her desire for higher social status.

Reading Comprehension: Cruising with the Beach Boys

• The most surprising thing to the speaker is that he remembers the words.
• The speaker is making fun of himself.
• The stanza reveals that he spent time alone feeling sorry for himself.
• "Them" refers to those nights.
• The poet uses a simile.
• The song makes the person feel sorry for himself.
• The main point is that old memories can bring up strong emotions.
• The rhyme scheme in each stanza is inconsistent.

Ads Everywhere

• "Them" refers to blank spaces.
• Supermarket eggs have been stamped with the names of television shows; subway turnstiles bear messages from auto insurance companies; and Chinese food cartons promote commercial airlines.
• "Scattershot" means unfocused.

Japanese Comics

• "Calligraphy, and more recently" is the correct punctuation.
• "Comics publishing houses" is the right answer.
• The phrase should be deleted.
• "Because American" is the correct phrase
• "Preserving the artists'" is the correct answer
• The answer is "who developed"
• 1980s, sophisticated, mature should be the correct answer
• A specific example of an exported Japanese comic could be used if the underlined portion was deleted.
• There are manga graphic novels that appeal to adults, young children, and teenagers best introduces the idea of the last paragraph.
• "Politics, manga" should be used
• "Is" is the correct verb
• Manga style has also influenced manhwa--Chinese and Korean comics and is the correct answer
• Reflecting the far-reaching influence of Japan’s skilfull comic artists is the most effective essay conclusion.