Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
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'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
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'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
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'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
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'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
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'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
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'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
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'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
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'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
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'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Direct: She said, 'I will help you.' Reported:
A. She said that she will help me.
B. She said that she would help me.
C. She said that she would helped me.
D. She said she help me.
Correct Answer: B
'Will' normally backshifts to 'would' in reported speech after a past reporting verb.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Direct: He said, 'What are you doing?' Reported:
A. He asked what I was doing.
B. He asked what was I doing.
C. He said what I am doing.
D. He asked that what I was doing.
Correct Answer: A
Reported questions use statement word order and normally backshift tense after a past reporting verb.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Direct: The teacher said, 'Open your books.' Reported:
A. The teacher said that open your books.
B. The teacher ordered the students to open their books.
C. The teacher asked that the books opened.
D. The teacher told that open books.
Correct Answer: B
Commands are commonly reported with 'ordered/told + object + to-infinitive'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Direct: He said to me, 'Do you know Ali?' Reported:
A. He asked me if I knew Ali.
B. He told me do I know Ali.
C. He asked me that I know Ali.
D. He said me if I knew Ali.
Correct Answer: A
Yes/no questions are reported with 'asked + if/whether' and statement word order.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Direct: She said, 'I have finished my work.' Reported:
A. She said that she has finished her work.
B. She said that she had finished her work.
C. She said that she finished my work.
D. She says that she had finish her work.
Correct Answer: B
Present perfect normally backshifts to past perfect after a past reporting verb.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Direct: He said, 'I am tired.' Reported speech:
A. He said that I am tired.
B. He said that he was tired.
C. He says that he was tired.
D. He said that he is tired yesterday.
Correct Answer: B
With a past reporting verb, present 'am' normally backshifts to past 'was', and the pronoun changes according to the speaker.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Little ___ that the decision would change his life.
A. he knew
B. did he know
C. he did knew
D. knew he
Correct Answer: B
Fronted negative 'Little' requires inversion: 'Little did he know...'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
So difficult ___ that many students could not finish it.
A. the paper was
B. was the paper
C. did the paper
D. the paper did
Correct Answer: B
With fronted 'So + adjective', formal inversion is possible: 'So difficult was the paper that...'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Not until midnight ___ home.
A. he returned
B. did he return
C. he did returned
D. returned he
Correct Answer: B
Fronted 'Not until...' requires auxiliary inversion in the main clause.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Only after the meeting ___ the truth.
A. we understood
B. did we understand
C. we did understood
D. understood we
Correct Answer: B
When 'only + adverbial' is fronted, the main clause takes inversion: 'did we understand'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Rarely ___ such dedication.
A. we see
B. do we see
C. we do see
D. see we
Correct Answer: B
Fronted negative/restrictive adverbs such as 'rarely' require inversion.