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Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: 'The car that he had seen at the Ford dealer was the one that he finally decided to buy.'
- A. Was
- B. Had seen
- C. To buy
- D. Finally
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is 'D - Finally.' In the sentence, 'finally' is used to indicate the completion of an action Ā" in this case, the decision-making process. The adverb 'finally' is the appropriate choice to convey the intended meaning. The sentence structure requires an adverb to modify the verb 'decided,' not an adjective like 'final.'
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Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: 'The student was very proud of ____ when he aced the test.'
- A. him
- B. hisself
- C. he
- D. himself
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D, 'himself.' In this sentence, 'himself' is the reflexive pronoun that correctly completes the sentence. Reflexive pronouns like 'himself' are used when the subject and object of a sentence refer to the same person or thing. Therefore, the sentence should be: 'The student was very proud of himself when he aced the test.'
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: 'It seem like the sun never shines on Saturday.'
- A. seem
- B. never
- C. It
- D. shines
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A. The verb should be 'seems' instead of 'seem' to agree with the singular subject 'It.' 'Seem' is the plural form of the verb, while 'seems' is the singular form. In this sentence, 'It' is a singular subject, so the verb 'seems' should also be singular to maintain subject-verb agreement.
During the storm, the glass in three of the windows was broken.
- A. Broken
- B. Breaks
- C. Was broken
- D. Were broken
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct choice is 'was broken' (C). In this sentence, the subject 'glass' is singular, so the verb should also be singular ('was broken'). 'Broken' (A) is incorrect as it doesn't agree with the singular subject. 'Breaks' (B) is in the present tense, which is incorrect as the sentence is in the past tense. 'Were broken' (D) is incorrect as it uses a plural verb form that doesn't match the singular subject. Therefore, 'was broken' is the correct choice for subject-verb agreement in this sentence.
Which sentence uses the verb correctly?
- A. Nobody on the team have won this event in the past.
- B. Each of the boys look very nervous before the show.
- C. Everybody were asked to wait outside the barn.
- D. Neither Jenson nor his brothers were expected to win.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D. 'Neither Jenson nor his brothers were expected to win' uses the plural verb 'were' correctly with a compound subject. In choices A, B, and C, the subject-verb agreement is incorrect. 'Nobody,' 'Each,' and 'Everybody' are singular subjects and should be paired with singular verbs 'has,' 'looks,' and 'was,' respectively. Therefore, choice D is the only sentence that uses the verb correctly based on subject-verb agreement rules.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- A. It is too heavy for me to lift.
- B. I have too go for my exercise class now.
- C. It is important too spell correctly.
- D. We had too kinds of desserts yesterday.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A: "It is too heavy for me to lift." This sentence is grammatically correct because "too" is used in the correct context to indicate excessiveness or an extent beyond what is desired or acceptable. In this sentence, "too heavy" conveys that the weight is excessive for the speaker to lift.
Explanation:
A) Correct usage of "too" as an adverb indicating excessiveness.
B) Incorrect usage of "too" without the following verb "to." It should be "to go."
C) Incorrect usage of "too" instead of "to" before the verb "spell." It should be "to spell."
D) Incorrect usage of "too" instead of "two" to indicate the number of desserts. It should be "two kinds."