Grammar Practice Test - 4

The subject 'political establishment' is a singular collective noun (referring to the institution as a whole), so it requires the singular verb 'has'. The present perfect tense 'has not been' is appropriate because the situation described continues to be relevant.

'Ministry' is a singular collective noun referring to a governmental body as a unified entity. Therefore, it takes the singular verb 'is'. When ministries or collective nouns are viewed as a single unit, they require singular verbs.

The sentence requires past tense to indicate that the teacher's advice happened at a specific time in the past. 'Advised' is the past tense form of the verb 'advise'. The sentence structure shows the teacher performing an action (giving advice) to the boys.

The gerund 'worrying' functions as the singular subject of this sentence, even though it expresses an idea that might seem plural. Singular subjects take singular auxiliary verbs, so 'does not' (present tense, singular) is correct. The rule is: gerund = singular subject.

The 'not...but...' structure emphasizes contrast while the verb must agree with the main subject closest to it. 'Health' is the true subject here (not wealth), so the verb must be singular: 'counts', not 'count'. The present tense indicates a general truth.

The sentence requires an adjective to modify the noun 'farmer'. 'Wise' is the correct adjective form. 'Wiser' would be comparative (comparing two farmers), 'wisest' would be superlative (comparing three+ farmers), and 'wisely' is an adverb. With no comparison indicated, the simple adjective is needed.

The verb 'destroyed' needs to be modified by an adverb describing how completely the action occurred. 'Completely' is the adverb form meaning 'totally or fully'. 'Complete' and 'incomplete' are adjectives, and 'in completeness' is grammatically incorrect. Adverbs ending in -ly modify verbs.

The sentence indicates that Raman helps the speaker in their studies, so the possessive adjective must refer to the speaker. 'My' is the correct possessive adjective showing this relationship. 'Your' and 'their' would refer to someone else, and 'mine' is a possessive pronoun that cannot modify a noun.

The police inspection happened in the past relative to the factory worker's death. Simple past 'inspected' correctly sequences these past events. The past perfect 'had inspected' would place the inspection before the death, which doesn't fit the context.

This is a well-known proverb: 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.' The preposition 'in' is the correct choice as part of this fixed expression meaning that something certain is better than something uncertain but potentially greater.

The sentence requires an adjective to modify the noun 'toy.' 'Beautiful' is an adjective, while 'beauty' is a noun. The comparative 'more beautiful' and superlative 'most beautiful' don't fit because there's no comparison being made.

The correct idiomatic expression is 'quarrels with his tools.' When someone complains about or finds fault with the equipment they use, we say they 'quarrel with' it. This is a fixed phrasal verb combination.

'Who' is the correct relative pronoun for people. The sentence refers to 'those' (people), so we need 'who.' 'Which' is used for things/animals, 'whose' shows possession, and 'whom' is used as an object, not a subject.

The adjective 'toned' means physically fit or well-defined. As a past participle used as an adjective, it correctly modifies 'figure.' 'Tone' is a noun/verb, 'toning' is an active participle, and 'tonally' is an adverb - none can modify 'figure' in this context.

'Will have' expresses a future prediction with certainty. The context predicts an outcome ('less khoya sweets') based on current conditions (makers not getting quality khoya). 'Would have' is conditional, 'must have' shows necessity, and 'could have' shows possibility - none fit this predictive context.

'Is all set to' is an idiomatic expression meaning 'is ready to.' The present tense 'is' shows current readiness for the upcoming launch. 'Was' would be past tense, while 'will' and 'will be' are future predictions that don't fit the idiomatic phrase.

'Which' is used when asking about a specific item from a known set of options (in this case, roads). 'Who' is for people, 'How' asks about manner, and 'What' is too general when selecting from a specific group.

In negative contexts ('do not worry'), we use 'anything' rather than 'something.' 'Anything' covers any unspecified thing in a negative statement, while 'something' is used in affirmative contexts. 'Everything' and 'nothing' change the meaning entirely.

Present tense 'is called' is used for historical facts and names that remain true regardless of when they occurred. The Epic Age is still known by that name today, so the historical present tense is appropriate. Past tense 'was called' would suggest the name no longer applies.

The preposition 'on' is used with events and occasions in English. When someone is a chief guest at an event like the Annual Sports Day, we say they are the chief guest 'on' that day. 'At' would refer to a location, not an event, while 'is' is grammatically incorrect here, and 'for' would indicate purpose rather than occasion.