Questions and Answers
In the sentence 'The famous poet, philosopher and mathematician _______ receiving his award.', which verb correctly fills in the blank?
is
Which option correctly changes the sentence 'Ashok ______ have convinced himself that he wanted a simpler lifestyle.' to reported speech?
might
Which option properly changes the statement 'Billy and Jake ________ to the same school.' into a question in reported speech?
going
If the sentence 'A goodman and useful citizen _______ passed away.' is changed to reported speech, which option should be used to maintain correct subject-verb agreement?
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Which option accurately changes the sentence 'You____ take photos in the museum.' to a statement in reported speech?
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Which option correctly changes the sentence 'Rekha and her friends _______ present at the party.' to a negative form in reported speech?
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In the sentence 'It ______________ raining since morning when you rang me up', which option correctly completes the sentence?
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When reporting 'My parents _________ to market when I arrived home.', which option is the most appropriate?
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Which verb tense should be used when changing 'The teacher _______ to know if the students had completed writing the answers.' to reported speech?
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When reporting 'Joseph __________ by everyone after he won the competition.', which option is the correct form?
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What is the appropriate pronoun change for the sentence 'My brother ______ angry because he had been waiting for us for over an hour.' in reported speech?
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Which option correctly fills in the blank in the sentence 'Unless you _______ what you feel (express), nobody _______ what is really going on with you.'?
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Which sentence correctly uses the reporting verb 'reported'?
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Which sentence shows the correct punctuation in reported speech?
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Which option correctly changes the pronouns 'he' and 'I' in the sentence?
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Which sentence correctly changes a statement into a question?
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Which option correctly changes the tense in the sentence?
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Which sentence correctly uses the subject-verb agreement?
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Study Notes
Grammar Rules
- There are 45 countries in the world where the population is not growing fast.
- Concern can be shown by using the phrase "showed little concern".
- The subject-verb agreement rule is as follows: "The aims of the course make me willing to begin".
- When using "more than one", the verb is always plural: "More students than one have attended the class".
- When using "one of", the verb is always singular: "One of the students was talking".
- When using "a bunch of", the verb is always singular: "A bunch of keys has been found in the car park".
Verb Tenses
- Past Perfect Continuous: "It had been raining since morning when you rang me up".
- Future Perfect Continuous: "By next Monday he will have been staying at my uncle's house for three weeks".
- Past Simple: "My parents were at the market when I arrived home".
- Past Simple vs Past Perfect: "The teacher wanted to know if the students had completed writing the answers".
Sentence Structure
- Unless clause: "Unless you express what you feel, nobody knows what is really going on with you".
- Past Simple vs Past Perfect: "I had been working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment".
- Passive voice: "Joseph was congratulated by everyone after he won the competition".
Subject-Verb Agreement
- Singular noun: "A good man and useful citizen has passed away".
- Neither...nor: "Neither my parents nor I am interested in music".
- Singular noun: "The famous poet, philosopher and mathematician is receiving his award".
- Either...or: "A hamburger or a hot dog sounds great for lunch".
Modality
- Permission: "You can't take photos in the museum".
- Obligation: "We must confirm our reservations before Friday".
- Possibility: "Ashok might have convinced himself that he wanted a simpler lifestyle".
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Test your knowledge of English grammar with this quiz covering articles and expressions. Answer questions related to the correct usage of articles 'a', 'an', 'the', and different expressions in sentences.
