Q: Choose the correct answer for the following question.Do they live in England?

Let’s examine the question sentence: “Do they live in England?” It uses the helping verb ‘do’ and the question uses the pronoun ‘they.’ Hence, the answer will use the same helping verb and third-person pronoun. Third-person pronouns can refer to people or to things and are he, she, it or they. The only option using these words is Option C. Hence Option C is the correct answer.

Question 1

Fill in the blanks using correct forms of the verb given in the brackets : Suddenly, the bushes _27_ (rustle). Father wolf dropped to the ground, 28 (prepare) to leap at the predator. &#34;_29_ (hold) on!&#34; cried mother wolf, &#34;It's a mancub!&#34; It 30 (be) a little baby who was just learning to walk. He 31 (look) into father wolf's face and 32 (laugh). Father wolf _33_ (close) his jaws on the child's back and _34_ (carry) him to mother wolf and _35_ (lay) him down among her cubs. Fill blank [35].

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In this sentence we would understand the usage of verb tense. Option A: 'Laid' is a simple past tense. The past tense, also called the past simple or simple past is used to talk about things or situations which happened in the past, that is, before the present time of speaking. In this sentence, the mother wolf has done something in the past which has been spoken of in this case. Option A is correct.Option B: 'Will lay' is simple future tense. The future tense  is used to refer to things that haven&#8217;t yet happened at the present time of speaking, but which are due, expected, or likely to occur in the future. This is a wrong choice.Option C: 'Lays' is simple present tense. It is used to refer to things that are happening in the present. Option C is incorrect. Option D: Had laid is past perfect tense. Past Perfect tenses are typically used to talk about actions that are completed by a particular point in the past.  These tenses are sometimes referred to as aspects rather than tenses. The term aspect is used in grammar to talk about the form of a verb that shows, for example, whether the action happens once or repeatedly, is completed or still continuing. This is the wrong option.

Question 2

Fill in the blank using the correct form of the verb given in the bracket:  Suddenly, the bushes _27_ (rustle). Father wolf dropped to the ground, _28_ (prepare) to leap at the predator. &#34;_29_ (hold) on!&#34; cried mother wolf, &#34;It's a mancub!&#34; It 30 (be) a little baby who was just learning to walk. He 31 (look) into father wolf's face and 32 (laugh). Father wolf _33_ (close) his jaws on the child's back and _34_ (carry) him to mother wolf and 35 (lay) him down among her cubs. Fill blank [28].

Accepted Answer

In this question we would be understanding the usage of verbs in various tenses. All the given options are verbs of the same meaning but are in different forms representing past, present and future. Option A is simple present tense which here in this option describes things that are currently happening or that are currently or always the caseOption B is simple past tense refers to an event or situation which happened once and is now finished Option C is also a simple present tense which talks about something that exists or happens regularlyOption D is a continuous present tense represents continued actionsIn this sentence, the action has happened in the past, thus option B is correct.

Question 3

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:Neither the teacher nor the students ____ in the classroom.

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In order to select the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence, let's understand the subject-verb agreement. Subject and verb should agree with each other, i.e., if the subject is singular, the verb should also be in its singular form; and if the subject is plural, the verb should also be in its plural form.NOTE: 'Neither-nor' is a conjunction, which means none of the subjects/nouns/pronouns.Also note: In case of 'either-or' or 'neither-no', if one of the subjects is plural, the verb should be in its plural form as well.Let's have a look at the options:Option B - 'Was' is a singular form of verb, used with a singular subject. Though the conjunction 'neither-nor' usually have one subject, the subject is plural here. As explained above, if one of the subjects, especially the one before the verb is plural, then the verb has to be plural too. Hence, option B is incorrect.Option C - 'Is' is a singular form of verb, used with a singular subject. As explained above, the subject in the given sentence plural, hence, we can't use 'is' here. Thus option C is incorrect.Option D - 'Been' can be used as both singular as well as plural form of the verb. It can be used with singular as well as plural subject. However, 'been' is accompanied by a helping verb to make the sentence grammatically correct. It is often used in perfect and perfect continuous tenses. Hence, option D is incorrect. Option A - 'Were' is a plural form of verb, which is used with plural subject. As the second subject in the sentence is plural, we can use 'were' here. Hence, we can conclude 'Neither the teacher nor the students were in the classroom' is grammatically correct. Thus option A is the correct answer.

Question 4

Choose the correct answer for the following question.Do they live in England?

Accepted Answer

Let&#8217;s examine the question sentence: &#8220;Do they live in England?&#8221; It uses the helping verb &#8216;do&#8217; and the question uses the pronoun &#8216;they.&#8217; Hence, the answer will use the same helping verb and third-person pronoun. Third-person pronouns can refer to people or to things and are he, she, it or they. The only option using these words is Option C. Hence Option C is the correct answer.

Question 5

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:Two hundred rupees ___ the price of a movie these days. [Intermediate]

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In order to select the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence, let's understand the subject-verb agreement. Subject and verb should agree with each other, i.e., if the subject is singular, the verb should also be in its singular form; and if the subject is plural, the verb should also be in its plural form. 'Two hundred rupees' is an amount of money. When we talk about an amount of money, it is considered to be a singular subject, because that's one amount. However, if we talk about a currency, for example 'dollars', then the subject is considered to be plural.Option A - As 'two hundred rupees' is an amount of money, it is a singular subject and we must use a singular form of verb. 'Are' is a plural form of the verb, hence, we can't use it here. Thus option A is incorrect.Option B - 'Were' is to indicate past tense of an action or a subject's state of being. However, the words 'these days' in the sentence explain us that the action or the state of being discussed is in the present tense. Hence, we can't use 'were' here. Thus option B is incorrect.Option C - 'Was' is used to indicate past tense of an action or a subject's state of being' Though it is a singular verb form, we can't use it here as the sentence is in present tense. Hence, option C is incorrect.Option D - 'Two hundred rupees is the price of a movie these days' is grammatically correct as both the subject as well as the verb agree with one another. As explained above, 'Two hundred rupees' is one amount and we consider it a singular subject, we need a singular verb. Hence, 'is' can be used here as it is a singular verb form. Thus option A is the correct answer.

Question 6

Which of the following sentences is correct?

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Let's understand what adjectives and adverbs are.Adjectives are the words that define/explain nouns or pronouns. For example: Roshni is pretty. Here, 'Roshni' is the noun and 'pretty' explains how she is, hence 'pretty' is the adjective.Adverbs are the words that describe action words (verbs). For example: Ram fought bravely. Here, 'Ram' is the noun and 'fought' is the verb. 'Bravely' describes how he fought, hence it is the adverb.Option B - 'I rarity use the internet.' Here, 'rarity' is used, which is a wrong word. Hence, option B is incorrect. Option C - 'I use the internet rare.' 'Rare' is an adjective and this sentence requires the adverb 'rarely' to describe the way the internet is used. Hence, option C is incorrect. Option D - 'The internet is used rare by me.' Here, 'rare' is an adjective which is incorrectly used. We require the adverb 'rarely' to describe the way the internet is used. Hence, option D is incorrect. Option A - 'I rarely use the internet.' Here, 'rarely' is used as an adverb to describe the way the internet is used. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Question 7

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:Where _____ Paul always ___ to play tennis?

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In order to select the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence, let's understand the subject-verb agreement. Subject and verb should agree with each other, i.e., if the subject is singular, the verb should also be in its singular form; and if the subject is plural, the verb should also be in its plural form.Option A - 'Where was Paul always goes to play tennis?' The given sentence has one subject and needs two verbs. 'Paul' is a singular subject and we need a verb in its singular form. 'Was' is used for past tense and 'goes' is used for present tense. Hence, we can't use two different tenses in the same question, unless we are talking about two different actions or subjects. Thus option A is incorrect.Option B - 'Where were Paul always go to play tennis?' is grammatically incorrect. 'Were' is a plural verb form used with plural subject, however, 'Paul' is a singular subject. When a sentence or a question has an auxiliary, the auxiliary verb has to be in the singular form and the main verb should be in its plural form; only in case of a singular subject. Hence, 'go' is correct as it is a plural form of the verb. As 'were' can't be used here, it is a wrong choice. Thus option B is incorrect.Option C - 'Where do Paul always goes to play tennis?' is incorrect. 'Do' is a plural verb form used with plural subject. As 'Paul' is a singular subject, we need a singular verb form. Though 'goes' is a singular form of the verb, we can't use it here because we must use an auxiliary in singular form and the main verb in plural form in case of a singular subject. Hence, option C is incorrect.Option D - 'Where does Paul always go to play tennis?' is grammatically correct as the subject and the verbs of the question agree with each other. When a sentence or a question has an auxiliary, the auxiliary verb has to be in the singular form and the main verb should be in its plural form; only in case of a singular subject. Hence, 'go' is correct as it is a plural form of the verb and 'does' is an auxiliary in its singular form. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

Question 8

Fill in the blank with an appropriate verb.The police ____ arrested the thief. [Intermediate]

Accepted Answer

The answer here is 'Have' - making Option A) the correct answer. This is because the noun 'police' is always treated as a collective noun, and thus the plural form of the verb i.e 'Have' must be used and not singular forms like is, or has; and were is incorrect in terms of tense. All other answers are inappropriate.

Question 9

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:Smita _______ English for seven years now.

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In order to select the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence, let's understand the subject-verb agreement. Subject and verb should agree with each other, i.e., if the subject is singular, the verb should also be in its singular form; and if the subject is plural, the verb should also be in its plural form. Option A - 'Have' is a plural verb, which is used with plural subjects. Here, 'Smita' is a singular subject, hence we can't say that 'Smita have been teaching English for seven years now.' Thus option A is incorrect.Option B - The word 'now' in the sentence explains to us that the sentence is in present tense. 'Had been teaching' is past perfect continuous tense. Hence, we can't use 'had' here. Thus option B is incorrect.Option C - 'Taught' is the past form of the verb 'teach'. As the sentence is in present tense, we can't use past tense. Thus, option C is incorrect.Option D - 'Smita' is a singular subject and hence we need a verb in its singular form. 'Has been teaching' can be used here because the action started in the past and continues in the present. Hence, we can conclude 'Smita has been teaching English for seven years now' is correct as the subject and the verb agree in the sentence. Thus option D is the correct answer.

Question 10

Fill in the blank with a suitable verb:Mathematics _____ my favourite subject. [Intermediate]

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In order to select the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence, let's understand the subject-verb agreement. Subject and verb should agree with each other, i.e., if the subject is singular, the verb should also be in its singular form; and if the subject is plural, the verb should also be in its plural form.Option B - Though 'mathematics' has an 's' in the end, it's not a plural word. It is the name of a subject, and hence it is a singular subject. We must fill in the blank with a singular verb. As 'are' is a plural verb form, we can't use it here. Hence, option B is incorrect.Option C - 'Were' is a plural verb form. As explained above, 'mathematics' is a singular subject and so, we need a singular verb form. Hence, option C is incorrect.Option D - 'Been' is a singular as well as a plural auxiliary verb which is used with both singular as well as plural subject. 'Been' is always accompanied by a helping verb like - has, have or had. It is often used in perfect o perfect continuous tenses. Hence, option D is incorrect.Option A - Since 'mathematics' is a singular subject, 'is' is a singular verb form. As both the subject and the verb agree in the sentence, we can say - 'Mathematics is my favourite subject.' Hence, option A is the correct answer.