CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. There is no use to argue with him.
B. There is no use arguing with him.
C. There is no use argue with him.
D. There is no use for argue with him.
Correct Answer: B
'There is no use' is commonly followed by a gerund.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. I am not sure what to do.
B. I am not sure what do.
C. I am not sure what doing.
D. I am not sure what I to do.
Correct Answer: A
'Wh-word + to-infinitive' is a correct reduced question structure.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He knows how to operate the machine.
B. He knows how operate the machine.
C. He knows how operating the machine.
D. He know how to operated the machine.
Correct Answer: A
'How + to-infinitive' can follow verbs such as 'know'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. It was so difficult problem that nobody solved it.
B. It was such a difficult problem that nobody solved it.
C. It was such difficult problem that nobody solved it.
D. It was a so difficult problem that nobody solved it.
Correct Answer: B
'Such + a/an + adjective + singular countable noun + that...' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. So many people attended that the hall was full.
B. Such many people attended that the hall was full.
C. So much people attended that the hall was full.
D. Such people many attended that the hall was full.
Correct Answer: A
'So many + plural countable noun + that...' is correct.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He ran enough quickly to catch the bus.
B. He ran quickly enough to catch the bus.
C. He enough quickly ran to catch the bus.
D. He ran too quickly enough to catch the bus.
Correct Answer: B
'Enough' follows an adverb: 'quickly enough'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. The box is enough light to carry.
B. The box is light enough to carry.
C. The box enough light for carry.
D. The box is too enough light to carry.
Correct Answer: B
'Enough' follows an adjective: 'light enough'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He is so weak to walk.
B. He is so weak that he cannot walk.
C. He is too weak that cannot walk.
D. He so weak that cannot walk.
Correct Answer: B
'So + adjective + that-clause' is the correct result structure.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. He is too weak that he cannot walk.
B. He is too weak to walk.
C. He is so weak to walk.
D. He too weak for walking.
Correct Answer: B
'Too + adjective + to-infinitive' is the standard structure.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence if two different people are meant.
A. The poet and philosopher is present.
B. The poet and the philosopher are present.
C. The poet and philosopher are present person.
D. The poet with philosopher are present.
Correct Answer: B
Repeating the article before each noun indicates two separate people, so a plural verb is used.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. The poet and philosopher are dead.
B. The poet and philosopher is dead.
C. The poet and the philosopher is dead.
D. The poet and philosopher have dead.
Correct Answer: B
When two nouns with one article refer to the same person, the verb is singular.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. Not only the teacher but also the students was ready.
B. Not only the teacher but also the students were ready.
C. Not only teacher but students is ready.
D. Not only the teacher also the students was ready.
Correct Answer: B
With 'not only...but also', the verb commonly agrees with the nearer subject 'students'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. Two-thirds of the employees is present.
B. Two-thirds of the employees are present.
C. Two-thirds employees has present.
D. Two-thirds of employee are present.
Correct Answer: B
Agreement follows the plural noun 'employees'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. More than two-thirds of the work have been completed.
B. More than two-thirds of the work has been completed.
C. More than two-thirds of the work are completed.
D. More than two-thirds work have completed.
Correct Answer: B
With fractions, agreement follows the noun after 'of'; 'work' is singular/uncountable.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He is angry on me.
B. He is angry with me.
C. He is angry to me.
D. He is angry from me.
Correct Answer: B
'Angry with' is commonly used for a person.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She is good in English.
B. She is good at English.
C. She is good on English.
D. She is good for English.
Correct Answer: B
'Good at' is the standard collocation for ability in a subject.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He has been working here since five years.
B. He has been working here for five years.
C. He is working here since five years.
D. He has working here for five years.
Correct Answer: B
Use 'for' with a period of time and present perfect continuous for an action continuing to the present.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. I have not seen him since two weeks.
B. I have not seen him for two weeks.
C. I have not seen him from two weeks.
D. I did not see him since two weeks.
Correct Answer: B
'For' is used with a duration; 'since' is used with a starting point.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. He has no any money.
B. He has no money.
C. He does not has any money.
D. He has not no money.
Correct Answer: B
'No' already gives the negative meaning, so 'any' is not used after it in this structure.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She is afraid from dogs.
B. She is afraid of dogs.
C. She is afraid with dogs.
D. She afraid of dogs.
Correct Answer: B
'Afraid of' is the standard phrase.