Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. The honesty is the best policy.
B. Honesty is best policy.
C. Honesty is the best policy.
D. An honesty is the best policy.
Correct Answer: C
Abstract nouns used generally take no article, while the fixed superlative-style expression uses 'the best'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
There are ___ few seats left, so we can still join.
A. a
B. the
C. an
D. no article
Correct Answer: A
'A few' means some, whereas 'few' alone suggests almost none.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He has ___ little knowledge of accounting, so he needs training.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: A
'A little' means some amount and has a more positive sense than 'little'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
I went to ___ school to meet the principal.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: C
When referring to the school building for a purpose other than being a student, 'the' is appropriate.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She goes to ___ school every day to study.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: D
When 'school' is used for its primary institutional purpose, no article is generally used.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
___ rich should help the poor.
A. A
B. An
C. The
D. No article
Correct Answer: C
'The + adjective' can refer to a whole class of people: 'the rich'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He was elected ___ chairman of the committee.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: D
After verbs such as 'elect', 'appoint', and 'make', a title used as a complement often takes no article.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Mount Everest is ___ highest mountain in the world.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: C
Superlative adjectives normally take 'the'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He plays ___ violin very well.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: C
Musical instruments are commonly used with the definite article in general statements: 'play the violin'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She is ___ university student.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. no article
Correct Answer: B
'University' begins with the consonant sound /juː/, so 'a' is correct.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Choose the correct sentence.
A. He is a honest man.
B. He is an honest man.
C. He is the honest man.
D. He is honest man.
Correct Answer: B
'Honest' begins with a vowel sound because the 'h' is silent, so 'an' is used.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
She acts as if she ___ everything.
A. knows
B. knew
C. has known
D. will know
Correct Answer: B
For an unreal or contrary-to-fact comparison after 'as if', a past form is commonly used.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
I will call you when I ___ home.
A. will reach
B. reach
C. reached
D. would reach
Correct Answer: B
In a future time clause introduced by 'when', use the present simple rather than 'will'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
He ___ for an hour before the doctor arrived.
A. waited
B. has waited
C. had been waiting
D. was waited
Correct Answer: C
The past perfect continuous emphasizes duration before another past event.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
At this time tomorrow, we ___ for Lahore.
A. travel
B. will be traveling
C. have traveled
D. traveled
Correct Answer: B
The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a particular future time.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
By next June, she ___ her degree.
A. completes
B. completed
C. will have completed
D. has completed
Correct Answer: C
The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specified future time.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
This is the first time I ___ such a beautiful place.
A. saw
B. had seen
C. have seen
D. see
Correct Answer: C
'This is the first time...' is normally followed by the present perfect.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
Hardly had he reached home when it ___.
A. starts raining
B. started raining
C. has started raining
D. will start raining
Correct Answer: B
After the past-perfect first event, the second past event normally takes the simple past.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
No sooner ___ the bell rung than the students rushed out.
A. has
B. had
C. did
D. was
Correct Answer: B
The structure is 'No sooner had + subject + past participle + than...'.
Precis & Composition
Sentence Structure and Correction
It is time we ___ home.
A. go
B. went
C. will go
D. have gone
Correct Answer: B
After 'It is time', a past tense often expresses that an action should happen now.