1Which part of speech is the word quickly in the sentence "She ran quickly"?
parts of speech
Easy
A.Adjective
B.Noun
C.Adverb
D.Pronoun
Correct Answer: Adverb
Explanation:
The word quickly describes how she ran, so it is an adverb.
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2Which compound adjective correctly completes the sentence: "He bought a ___ car"?
compound adjectives
Easy
A.five-years-oldly
B.five-years-old
C.five-year-old
D.five-year-oldly
Correct Answer: five-year-old
Explanation:
A compound adjective before a noun uses the singular form: five-year-old car.
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3Choose the correct form: "I want ___ a new language."
verb + infinitives
Easy
A.learning
B.learned
C.to learn
D.learn
Correct Answer: to learn
Explanation:
The verb want is followed by an infinitive with to: want to learn.
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4Which group of words is a noun phrase?
noun phrases
Easy
A.Will arrive soon
B.Ran very quickly
C.The tall young teacher
D.Under the table
Correct Answer: The tall young teacher
Explanation:
A noun phrase contains a noun and the words that describe or identify it.
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5Choose the correct article: "She ate ___ apple."
articles
Easy
A.no article
B.an
C.the
D.a
Correct Answer: an
Explanation:
Use an before a word that begins with a vowel sound, such as apple.
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6Which tense is used in the sentence "They are playing football"?
tenses
Easy
A.Future simple
B.Simple present
C.Simple past
D.Present continuous
Correct Answer: Present continuous
Explanation:
The form are playing shows an action happening now in the present continuous tense.
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7Which auxiliary verb completes the question: "___ you like coffee?"
auxiliary verbs
Easy
A.Do
B.Have
C.Are
D.Will
Correct Answer: Do
Explanation:
Use do to form questions in the simple present with you.
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8Choose the correct form: "When I arrived, the movie ___."
narrative tenses
Easy
A.will start
B.starts
C.had started
D.has started
Correct Answer: had started
Explanation:
The past perfect had started shows that the movie began before the arrival.
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9Which modal shows ability in the sentence "She ___ swim very well"?
modals
Easy
A.might
B.should
C.must
D.can
Correct Answer: can
Explanation:
The modal can is used to express ability.
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10Which sentence is in indirect speech?
direct and indirect speech
Easy
A.Ravi said, "I am tired."
B.Ravi shouted, "I am tired!"
C.Ravi says, "I am tired."
D.Ravi said that he was tired.
Correct Answer: Ravi said that he was tired.
Explanation:
Indirect speech reports a speaker's words without using the exact original quotation.
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11Choose the passive form of "The chef cooked the meal."
active and passive voice
Easy
A.The meal was cooked by the chef.
B.The chef was cooked by the meal.
C.The meal is cooking the chef.
D.The meal cooked the chef.
Correct Answer: The meal was cooked by the chef.
Explanation:
In the passive voice, the object becomes the subject: The meal was cooked by the chef.
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12Choose the correct word: "If it rains, we ___ stay at home."
conditionals
Easy
A.have
B.will
C.did
D.would
Correct Answer: will
Explanation:
The first conditional uses if + present simple and will + base verb.
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13What does the prefix un- mean in the word unhappy?
prefix, and suffix
Easy
A.Not
B.Very
C.Before
D.Again
Correct Answer: Not
Explanation:
The prefix un- often gives a word the opposite meaning, so unhappy means not happy.
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14Which time expression correctly completes the sentence: "I have lived here ___ 2020."?
time expressions
Easy
A.at
B.since
C.during
D.for
Correct Answer: since
Explanation:
Use since with the starting point of an action or situation, such as 2020.
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15Change the statement into reported speech: Maya said, "I am busy."
reported statements
Easy
A.Maya said that she was busy.
B.Maya says that she busy.
C.Maya said that she is busy yesterday.
D.Maya said that I am busy.
Correct Answer: Maya said that she was busy.
Explanation:
In reported speech, I changes to she and am usually changes to was after a past reporting verb.
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16Which sentence is an indirect question?
indirect questions
Easy
A.Tell me where the station is.
B.Is where the station?
C.Where the station is?
D.Where is the station?
Correct Answer: Tell me where the station is.
Explanation:
An indirect question uses statement word order: where the station is, not where is the station.
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17Which reported sentence correctly reports the command "Open the door"?
commands
Easy
A.He told me to open the door.
B.He told me opened the door.
C.He told me open the door.
D.He told me opening the door.
Correct Answer: He told me to open the door.
Explanation:
Reported commands commonly use told + object + to + base verb.
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18Which sentence is a polite request?
requests
Easy
A.You must lend pen.
B.Give me your pen.
C.Could you lend me your pen, please?
D.You give me your pen.
Correct Answer: Could you lend me your pen, please?
Explanation:
Using Could you ... please? is a polite way to make a request.
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19Choose the correct pronoun: "This book belongs to Sara. It is ___."
possessive and reflexive pronouns
Easy
A.she
B.hers
C.her
D.herself
Correct Answer: hers
Explanation:
The possessive pronoun hers shows that the book belongs to Sara.
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20Choose the correct reflexive pronoun: "He hurt ___ while playing."
possessive and reflexive pronouns
Easy
A.himself
B.his
C.he
D.him
Correct Answer: himself
Explanation:
Use the reflexive pronoun himself when the subject and object refer to the same person.
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21In the sentence "The exhausted hikers walked slowly toward the shelter," what part of speech is "exhausted"?
parts of speech
Medium
A.Noun
B.Adjective
C.Adverb
D.Preposition
Correct Answer: Adjective
Explanation:
"Exhausted" describes the noun "hikers," so it functions as an adjective.
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22Choose the sentence in which the compound adjective is correctly written.
compound adjectives
Medium
A.She adopted a well trained dog.
B.She adopted a well-training dog.
C.She adopted a welltrained dog.
D.She adopted a well-trained dog.
Correct Answer: She adopted a well-trained dog.
Explanation:
A compound adjective placed before a noun is usually hyphenated: "well-trained dog."
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23Choose the correct completion: "After reviewing the budget, the manager decided ___ the project."
verb + infinitives
Medium
A.postponed
B.to postpone
C.postpone
D.postponing
Correct Answer: to postpone
Explanation:
The verb "decide" is followed by a to-infinitive, so "decided to postpone" is correct.
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24Which group of words is the complete noun phrase functioning as the subject in the sentence "The newly appointed department head addressed the staff"?
noun phrases
Medium
A.addressed the staff
B.newly appointed
C.the staff
D.The newly appointed department head
Correct Answer: The newly appointed department head
Explanation:
The complete subject includes the head noun "head" and all its modifiers: "The newly appointed department head."
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25Choose the correct articles: "Maya is engineer at international company."
articles
Medium
A.an; an
B.a; an
C.the; an
D.an; a
Correct Answer: an; an
Explanation:
Both "engineer" and "international" begin with vowel sounds, so each takes "an."
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26Choose the correct completion: "I ___ this report since Monday, but I still have two sections left."
tenses
Medium
A.am writing
B.was writing
C.have been writing
D.had been writing
Correct Answer: have been writing
Explanation:
The present perfect continuous describes an activity that began in the past and is still continuing.
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27Choose the auxiliary verb that correctly completes the question: "___ the documents been verified by the supervisor?"
auxiliary verbs
Medium
A.Are
B.Did
C.Have
D.Do
Correct Answer: Have
Explanation:
The present perfect passive uses "have/has + been + past participle," so "Have" is required.
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28Choose the best completion: "When we reached the station, the train ___, so we had to wait for the next one."
narrative tenses
Medium
A.had already left
B.was already leaving
C.already leaves
D.has already left
Correct Answer: had already left
Explanation:
The train left before we reached the station, so the earlier past event takes the past perfect.
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29Choose the modal that best expresses a strong logical conclusion: "The office lights are off and the doors are locked. Everyone ___ have gone home."
modals
Medium
A.must
B.should
C.might
D.would
Correct Answer: must
Explanation:
"Must have gone" expresses a strong conclusion based on the available evidence.
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30Choose the correct indirect form of Ravi's statement: Ravi said, "I am meeting the client today."
direct and indirect speech
Medium
A.Ravi said that he was meeting the client that day.
B.Ravi said that he is meeting the client today.
C.Ravi said that I was meeting the client that day.
D.Ravi said that he had met the client yesterday.
Correct Answer: Ravi said that he was meeting the client that day.
Explanation:
In reported speech, "I" changes to "he," present continuous shifts to past continuous, and "today" becomes "that day."
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31Choose the correct passive form of "The committee will announce the results tomorrow."
active and passive voice
Medium
A.The results were being announced tomorrow.
B.The results are announced tomorrow.
C.The results will be announced tomorrow.
D.The results will announce tomorrow.
Correct Answer: The results will be announced tomorrow.
Explanation:
The future passive is formed with "will be + past participle," giving "will be announced."
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32Choose the correct completion: "If the technician had checked the wiring earlier, the machine ___ during the demonstration."
conditionals
Medium
A.would not fail
B.will not have failed
C.would not have failed
D.did not fail
Correct Answer: would not have failed
Explanation:
This is a third conditional about an unreal past situation: "if + past perfect" with "would have + past participle."
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33Which word correctly uses both a prefix and a suffix to mean "the state of not being willing"?
prefix, and suffix
Medium
A.willingless
B.unwillingness
C.rewillingly
D.diswillingment
Correct Answer: unwillingness
Explanation:
The prefix "un-" means "not," and the suffix "-ness" forms a noun describing a state.
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34Choose the correct time expression: "The interns have been working on the survey ___ three weeks."
time expressions
Medium
A.for
B.since
C.during
D.from
Correct Answer: for
Explanation:
"For" is used with a duration of time, such as "three weeks."
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35Choose the correct reported form: Leena said, "I finished the assignment yesterday."
reported statements
Medium
A.Leena said that she finished the assignment tomorrow.
B.Leena said that she had finished the assignment the previous day.
C.Leena said that she has finished the assignment that day.
D.Leena said that I had finished the assignment yesterday.
Correct Answer: Leena said that she had finished the assignment the previous day.
Explanation:
The simple past commonly shifts to the past perfect, while "yesterday" changes to "the previous day."
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36Choose the correctly formed indirect question.
indirect questions
Medium
A.Could you tell me where does the conference room be?
B.Could you tell me where is the conference room?
C.Could you tell me where the conference room does be?
D.Could you tell me where the conference room is?
Correct Answer: Could you tell me where the conference room is?
Explanation:
An indirect question uses statement word order: subject + verb, as in "where the conference room is."
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37Choose the correct reported form of the command: The instructor said to the trainees, "Do not touch the equipment."
commands
Medium
A.The instructor said the trainees not touching the equipment.
B.The instructor told the trainees not to touch the equipment.
C.The instructor told the trainees do not touch the equipment.
D.The instructor asked that the trainees did not touch the equipment.
Correct Answer: The instructor told the trainees not to touch the equipment.
Explanation:
A negative reported command uses "told + object + not to + verb."
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38Which sentence reports the request "Please send me the revised schedule," the coordinator said to Arun most accurately?
requests
Medium
A.The coordinator asked Arun whether he sent the revised schedule.
B.The coordinator asked Arun to send her the revised schedule.
C.The coordinator said Arun to send him the revised schedule.
D.The coordinator told Arun that he sends the revised schedule.
Correct Answer: The coordinator asked Arun to send her the revised schedule.
Explanation:
A reported request commonly uses "asked + person + to-infinitive," with pronouns changed to match the speaker.
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39Choose the correct pronouns: "This presentation is . We designed every slide ."
possessive and reflexive pronouns
Medium
A.our; ourselves
B.ours; us
C.our; us
D.ours; ourselves
Correct Answer: ours; ourselves
Explanation:
"Ours" is a possessive pronoun used without a following noun, while "ourselves" emphasizes that we did the work personally.
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40Choose the best completion: "By the time the new policy takes effect next month, all employees ___ the required training."
tenses
Medium
A.had completed
B.will be completing
C.have completed
D.will have completed
Correct Answer: will have completed
Explanation:
The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specified future time.
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41In the sentence "I had encountered that problem before," what part of speech is before?
parts of speech
Hard
A.A preposition governing "problem"
B.An adjective functioning as a subject complement
C.A subordinating conjunction introducing an omitted clause
D.An adverb modifying "had encountered"
Correct Answer: An adverb modifying "had encountered"
Explanation:
Before has no object or following clause here; it functions independently as an adverb of time modifying the verb phrase.
A.The report proposes a carefully designed long-term strategy.
B.The report proposes a carefully designed strategy that is intended to operate over the long-term.
C.The report proposes a carefully-designed long-term strategy.
D.The report proposes a carefully-designed long term strategy.
Correct Answer: The report proposes a carefully designed long-term strategy.
Explanation:
Adverbs ending in -ly are not normally joined to participles by a hyphen, while long-term is hyphenated when it precedes and modifies a noun.
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43Which sentence means that Priya did not perform an action that she was expected to perform?
verb + infinitives
Hard
A.Priya forgot to submit the application.
B.Priya forgot that the application had already been submitted by her assistant.
C.Priya forgot having submitted the application.
D.Priya forgot submitting the application.
Correct Answer: Priya forgot to submit the application.
Explanation:
Forget + to-infinitive refers to failing to perform a required action. Forget + gerund refers to losing the memory of a completed action.
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44In the noun phrase "the unexpectedly rapid decline in overseas demand," which word is the head?
noun phrases
Hard
A.overseas
B.demand
C.rapid
D.decline
Correct Answer: decline
Explanation:
Decline is the central noun. It is premodified by unexpectedly rapid and postmodified by the prepositional phrase in overseas demand.
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45Choose the sentence in which all articles are used correctly.
articles
Hard
A.After a university, Leena joined the United Nations organization and later travelled across an Asia.
B.After university, Leena joined the United Nations and later travelled across Asia.
C.After the university, Leena joined United Nations and later travelled across Asia.
D.After university, Leena joined the United Nations and later travelled across the Asia.
Correct Answer: After university, Leena joined the United Nations and later travelled across Asia.
Explanation:
University can take no article when referring to the institutional experience, the United Nations requires the, and continent names such as Asia normally take no article.
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46Complete the sentence correctly: By the time the auditors arrive next Monday, we ___ the revised accounts.
tenses
Hard
A.will complete
B.have completed
C.would have completed
D.will have completed
Correct Answer: will have completed
Explanation:
The future perfect describes an action expected to be complete before a specified future point.
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47Which completion is grammatically correct after the negative restrictive adverbial? Not until the final witness testified ___ why the evidence had been withheld.
auxiliary verbs
Hard
A.the jury did understand
B.had the jury understood
C.did the jury understand
D.the jury understood
Correct Answer: did the jury understand
Explanation:
A clause beginning with not until requires subject-auxiliary inversion in the main clause: did + subject + base verb.
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48Choose the best completion: Mira through the archive for nearly an hour when she suddenly a letter that the curator ___ there decades earlier.
narrative tenses
Hard
A.has been searching; finds; has placed
B.searched; found; placed
C.had been searching; found; had placed
D.was searching; had found; was placing
Correct Answer: had been searching; found; had placed
Explanation:
The past perfect continuous gives the ongoing background, the simple past marks the main event, and the past perfect identifies an earlier completed action.
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49The lights were off, the doors were locked, and Arun was abroad that evening. Which sentence expresses the strongest logical conclusion about the past?
modals
Hard
A.Arun needn't have been in the office.
B.Arun shouldn't have been in the office.
C.Arun would not normally have remained in the office after everyone else had left.
D.Arun can't have been in the office.
Correct Answer: Arun can't have been in the office.
Explanation:
Can't have + past participle expresses a strong conclusion that a past event was impossible or did not occur.
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50On Tuesday, Neha said, "I will finish this report here tomorrow." Which is the correct indirect version when reported on Friday from a different location?
direct and indirect speech
Hard
A.Neha said that she would have finished the report at the other location by the day after Friday.
B.Neha said that she will finish that report there the next day.
C.Neha said that she would finish that report there the following day.
D.Neha said that I would finish this report here tomorrow.
Correct Answer: Neha said that she would finish that report there the following day.
Explanation:
The pronoun and context-dependent expressions shift appropriately: I → she, will → would, this → that, here → there, and tomorrow → the following day.
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51Choose the passive equivalent of "People believe that the missing researcher discovered the manuscript before she disappeared."
active and passive voice
Hard
A.The missing researcher is believed to have discovered the manuscript before she disappeared.
B.The missing researcher was believed that she discovered the manuscript before disappearing.
C.It has been believed by people that the missing researcher was discovering the manuscript before her disappearance.
D.The missing researcher is believed to discover the manuscript before she disappeared.
Correct Answer: The missing researcher is believed to have discovered the manuscript before she disappeared.
Explanation:
With a passive reporting verb, an earlier completed action is expressed by the perfect infinitive: is believed to have discovered.
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52Complete the mixed conditional: If the engineers had detected the fault during testing, the bridge ___ open to traffic now.
conditionals
Hard
A.would remain
B.will remain
C.would have remained
D.had remained
Correct Answer: would remain
Explanation:
The condition concerns an unreal past event, while the result concerns the present: if + past perfect, followed by would + base verb.
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53Which word is correctly formed to mean "the condition of being unable to be reversed"?
prefix, and suffix
Hard
A.unreverseness
B.nonreversalistic
C.irreversibility
D.irreversibleness
Correct Answer: irreversibility
Explanation:
Ir- expresses negation, revers(e) supplies the root meaning, -ible forms the adjective, and -ity forms the abstract noun.
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54Choose the best completion: It is the first time the committee ___ a decision within two days of receiving a proposal.
time expressions
Hard
A.has reached
B.had reached
C.reached
D.would reach
Correct Answer: has reached
Explanation:
The structure It is the first time + present perfect connects an experience up to the present with its current significance.
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55Yesterday, the scientist said, "The sample may have been contaminated during transport." Which reported statement best preserves the original meaning?
reported statements
Hard
A.The scientist said that the sample had certainly been contaminated while the transport team was handling it.
B.The scientist said that the sample might have been contaminated during transport.
C.The scientist said that the sample might be contaminated during transport.
D.The scientist said that the sample must have been contaminated during transport.
Correct Answer: The scientist said that the sample might have been contaminated during transport.
Explanation:
May commonly backshifts to might, while the perfect construction have been contaminated is retained because it refers to an earlier possible event.
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56Which sentence correctly converts "Why did the server reject the request?" into an indirect question?
indirect questions
Hard
A.Could you explain why the server rejected the request?
B.Could you explain the reason why did the server reject the request unexpectedly?
C.Could you explain why the server did reject the request?
D.Could you explain why did the server reject the request?
Correct Answer: Could you explain why the server rejected the request?
Explanation:
An indirect question uses statement word order. The auxiliary did is removed, and the main verb carries the past-tense marking.
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57Choose the correct reported form of the command The supervisor said to the technicians, "Do not restart the system until I return."
commands
Hard
A.The supervisor told the technicians not to restart the system until she returned.
B.The supervisor told that the technicians did not restart the system until she returned.
C.The supervisor asked the technicians to not have restarted the system until her return.
D.The supervisor said the technicians that they must not restart the system until I return.
Correct Answer: The supervisor told the technicians not to restart the system until she returned.
Explanation:
A negative command is commonly reported with told + object + not to-infinitive. Pronouns and tense shift according to the reporting context.
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58Which sentence most accurately reports the polite request "Would you mind sending me the revised schedule?"
requests
Hard
A.She asked me whether I minded sending her the revised schedule.
B.She asked whether would I send her the revised schedule.
C.She ordered me that I sent her the revised schedule.
D.She wondered whether the revised schedule could possibly have been sent to her by someone.
Correct Answer: She asked me whether I minded sending her the revised schedule.
Explanation:
A request framed with Would you mind + gerund can be reported as asked + object + whether + subject + minded + gerund.
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59Choose the sentence in which the possessive and reflexive pronouns are both used correctly.
possessive and reflexive pronouns
Hard
A.Ravi and I completed our sections by ourselves.
B.Ravi and I completed ours sections by ourselves.
C.Ravi and I completed the sections belonging to us entirely by our own selves.
D.Ravi and myself completed our sections by ourself.
Correct Answer: Ravi and I completed our sections by ourselves.
Explanation:
Our is the possessive determiner modifying sections, and ourselves is the reflexive form agreeing with the compound subject Ravi and I.
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60Which sentence correctly expresses a highly unlikely future condition using inversion?
conditionals
Hard
A.Would the negotiations fail, both parties faced substantial losses.
B.Had the negotiations fail, both parties would face substantial losses.
C.Were the negotiations to fail, both parties would face substantial losses.
D.Were the negotiations failed by the representatives, both parties will have faced substantial losses.
Correct Answer: Were the negotiations to fail, both parties would face substantial losses.
Explanation:
Were + subject + to-infinitive is an inverted alternative to If + subject + were to-infinitive for a remote future condition.
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