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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She is more smarter than me.
B. She is smarter than I am.
C. She is smartest than me.
D. She more smart than I.
Correct Answer: B
Avoid double comparison. 'Smarter' is the correct comparative; 'than I am' is formally complete.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He returned back home.
B. He returned home.
C. He back returned to home.
D. He returned to back home.
Correct Answer: B
'Return' already means 'go back', so 'returned back' is redundant.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. Unless you do not work hard, you will fail.
B. Unless you work hard, you will fail.
C. Unless you will work hard, you fail.
D. Unless you worked hard, you will fail.
Correct Answer: B
'Unless' already contains the negative meaning 'if not', so an additional 'not' creates a double negative.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. Because he was ill, so he stayed home.
B. Because he was ill, he stayed home.
C. He because was ill, so stayed home.
D. Because ill, so he stayed home.
Correct Answer: B
In standard formal English, 'because' and 'so' should not both be used to link the same cause and result clauses.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. Although he was tired, but he worked.
B. Although he was tired, he worked.
C. He was tired, although but he worked.
D. Although tired but he worked.
Correct Answer: B
Do not use both 'although' and 'but' to connect the same two clauses.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. Despite of the rain, we went out.
B. Despite the rain, we went out.
C. Despite it was raining, we went out.
D. In despite the rain, we went out.
Correct Answer: B
'Despite' is used without 'of' and is followed by a noun, pronoun, or gerund.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. The reason is because he was late.
B. The reason is that he was late.
C. The reason because he late.
D. The reason is due he was late.
Correct Answer: B
'The reason is that...' is the standard formal construction; 'the reason is because' is often considered redundant in exam grammar.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He is capable to solve the problem.
B. He is capable of solving the problem.
C. He is capable for solving the problem.
D. He is capable solve the problem.
Correct Answer: B
'Capable of' is followed by a noun or gerund.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He is married with a doctor.
B. He is married to a doctor.
C. He married with a doctor.
D. He is marry to a doctor.
Correct Answer: B
The adjective 'married' is followed by 'to'.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. I am living here since five years.
B. I have been living here for five years.
C. I am living here for since five years.
D. I have living here since five years.
Correct Answer: B
Use present perfect continuous for an action continuing to the present and 'for' with a duration.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He ordered for a cup of tea.
B. He ordered a cup of tea.
C. He ordered to a cup of tea.
D. He was order a cup of tea.
Correct Answer: B
'Order' can take the item directly as its object.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He entered into the room.
B. He entered the room.
C. He entered in the room.
D. He did entered the room.
Correct Answer: B
When 'enter' means go into a place, it usually takes a direct object without 'into'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. She resembles with her mother.
B. She resembles to her mother.
C. She resembles her mother.
D. She is resemble her mother.
Correct Answer: C
'Resemble' is transitive and does not take 'with' or 'to'.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He discussed about the issue.
B. He discussed the issue.
C. He discussed on the issue.
D. He discussed regarding the issue.
Correct Answer: B
'Discuss' is transitive and normally takes a direct object without 'about'.
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Choose the correct sentence.
A. He was given a prize.
B. He was gave a prize.
C. A prize gave him.
D. He given was a prize.
Correct Answer: A
'Give' can form a passive with the indirect object as subject: 'He was given a prize'.
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Choose the correct active form: 'The letter was written by Sara.'
A. Sara wrote the letter.
B. Sara was writing the letter by.
C. Sara writes the letter yesterday.
D. Sara had wrote the letter.
Correct Answer: A
The simple past passive 'was written' corresponds to the simple past active 'wrote'.
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Choose the correct passive form: 'You must follow the rules.'
A. The rules must follow.
B. The rules must be followed.
C. The rules are must followed.
D. The rules must have follow.
Correct Answer: B
A modal passive uses 'modal + be + past participle'.
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Choose the correct passive form: 'They have completed the work.'
A. The work has completed.
B. The work has been completed.
C. The work had been complete.
D. The work is being completed.
Correct Answer: B
Present perfect passive is 'has/have been + past participle'.
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Choose the correct passive form: 'They are repairing the road.'
A. The road is being repaired.
B. The road is repaired being.
C. The road was being repaired.
D. The road has repairing.
Correct Answer: A
Present continuous passive is 'is/am/are being + past participle'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Choose the correct passive form of: 'They built the bridge in 2010.'
A. The bridge built in 2010.
B. The bridge was built in 2010.
C. The bridge is built in 2010.
D. The bridge had build in 2010.
Correct Answer: B
Simple past passive is formed with 'was/were + past participle'.