CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She is too tired ___ any further.
A. walk
B. to walk
C. walking
D. walked
Correct Answer: B
'Too + adjective + to-infinitive' is the standard structure.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
The problem is difficult ___.
A. to solve
B. solving it
C. to solving
D. solve it to
Correct Answer: A
An adjective can be followed by a to-infinitive: 'difficult to solve'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He seems ___ the answer.
A. know
B. to know
C. knowing
D. to knowing
Correct Answer: B
'Seem' is commonly followed by a to-infinitive.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She let the children ___ outside.
A. to play
B. playing
C. play
D. played
Correct Answer: C
'Let + object' is followed by the bare infinitive.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
I saw him ___ across the road when the accident happened.
A. run
B. running
C. to run
D. ran
Correct Answer: B
The present participle after a verb of perception emphasizes an action in progress.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
I saw him ___ the building.
A. enter
B. to enter
C. entered
D. to entering
Correct Answer: A
After verbs of perception such as 'see', the bare infinitive can express a complete action.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
The manager got the staff ___ overtime.
A. work
B. to work
C. worked
D. working to
Correct Answer: B
The causative pattern is 'get + person + to-infinitive'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She had the letter ___.
A. type
B. typed
C. to type
D. typing
Correct Answer: B
'Have + thing + past participle' expresses having something done.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She had her assistant ___ the letter.
A. typed
B. to type
C. type
D. typing
Correct Answer: C
The causative structure 'have + person + base verb' is used here.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
I cannot help ___ at the joke.
A. laugh
B. to laugh
C. laughing
D. laughed
Correct Answer: C
'Cannot help' is followed by a gerund.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He refused ___ the document.
A. signing
B. to sign
C. sign
D. to signing
Correct Answer: B
'Refuse' is followed by a to-infinitive.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
They admitted ___ the rules.
A. to break
B. breaking
C. break
D. to breaking
Correct Answer: B
'Admit' is followed by a gerund when referring to an action.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She promised ___ the report by Friday.
A. submitting
B. to submit
C. submit
D. to submitting
Correct Answer: B
'Promise' is commonly followed by a to-infinitive.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He avoided ___ the question.
A. to answer
B. answering
C. answer
D. to answering
Correct Answer: B
'Avoid' is followed by a gerund.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Anyone who wants to apply must submit ___ documents before noon.
A. his or her
B. our
C. your
D. its
Correct Answer: A
Traditional formal exam grammar uses singular agreement with 'anyone'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
The twins blamed ___ for the mistake.
A. each other
B. themselves each
C. theirselves
D. one selves
Correct Answer: A
'Each other' expresses a reciprocal action between two people.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She completed the task by ___.
A. her
B. hers
C. herself
D. she
Correct Answer: C
A reflexive pronoun is used after 'by' to mean without help.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
The responsibility is ___, not mine.
A. your
B. yours
C. you
D. yourself
Correct Answer: B
A possessive pronoun stands alone: 'yours'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. This pen is her.
B. This pen is hers.
C. This pen is she.
D. This pen is herself.
Correct Answer: B
A possessive pronoun is needed after the linking verb: 'hers'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
The officer to ___ the complaint was addressed responded promptly.
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. which
Correct Answer: B
After a preposition referring to a person, formal English uses 'whom'.