communication Online Quiz - 76

Next to is the correct prepositional phrase for showing one location beside another. Near does not use of, and close requires to when followed by a location. Next alone does not specify position relative to another object.

The response describes physical appearance. What does he look like asks about appearance. What is he like asks about personality or character, not physical traits. What does he seem would need like to describe qualities.

The verb ask is followed by an object pronoun and then the infinitive form: ask someone TO DO something. Help alone would need for after ask. Helping is incorrect structure, and helped does not fit the pattern.

Books is plural, so we need a quantifier that works with plural nouns in positive sentences. Some is correct here. Any is used primarily in questions and negative statements. A and an only work with singular countable nouns.

To solve this question, the user needs to know which determiner is appropriate to use with the noun "rice" in this context.

Now, let's go through each option and explain why it is right or wrong:

A. Some: This option is correct. "Some" is used to refer to an unspecified or indefinite quantity of something. In this case, the speaker is expressing a desire for a certain amount of rice, without specifying exactly how much.

B. Any: This option is incorrect because "any" is used in questions and negative sentences to refer to an indefinite or unspecified quantity. For example: "Do you have any rice?" or "I don't have any rice."

C. A: This option is incorrect because "a" is used to refer to a single, specific item or quantity. In this case, the speaker is not necessarily referring to just one serving of rice.

D. One: This option is incorrect because "one" is used to refer to a specific quantity of something. For example: "I would like one serving of rice." In this case, the speaker is not specifying exactly how much rice they want.

The Answer is: A. Some

Have to expresses external obligation or routine, which fits every evening. Must expresses strong internal necessity and is less natural for recurring routines. Must to is grammatically incorrect because modal verbs never take to. Had to is past tense.

Shouldn't gives advice against smoking. Don't have to means it is optional, which contradicts health advice. Must not to and have not to are grammatically incorrect. Should is the appropriate modal for recommendations.

This is a third conditional about an unreal past situation. The if clause requires past perfect to pair with would have helped. Knew is simple past, not past perfect. Stative verbs like know are rarely used in continuous forms.

Look after is a phrasal verb meaning to take care of someone or something. Look into means to investigate. Look at means to direct your eyes toward something. Look over means to examine or review something.

When describing how someone feels about something, use the -ed adjective bored, not the -ing adjective boring. After bored, we can use by, with, or in. After interested, the correct preposition is in, not at or on.

In first conditional sentences (real possibilities in the future), we use the present simple tense in the if-clause, not 'will'. The pattern is: If + present simple, ... will + verb. 'Doesn't' is the present simple form of 'do not' for third person singular.

The phrase 'Would you mind' is always followed by the gerund (-ing form), not the infinitive. This is a fixed polite request pattern in English. 'Giving' is the correct gerund form here.

When talking about inability in the past, we use 'couldn't' (could not). 'Can't to' is grammatically incorrect - 'can't' is never followed by 'to'. 'Am not able' would need 'to' after it ('am not able to'), making it incomplete here.

To solve this question, the user needs to have knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. Specifically, the user needs to understand the meaning of the given sentence and how to correctly use modifiers to describe the level of difficulty of the test.

The correct answer is "so".

Explanation:

The word "so" is a modifier that is used to describe the level of difficulty of the test. It is the appropriate word to use because it indicates the degree of difficulty of the test and is used to express a result or consequence. It can be used to indicate the degree of the adjective "difficult" in the sentence.

Option A, "such", is incorrect because it is used to describe a specific type of noun, not a degree of an adjective.

Option B, "a", is incorrect because it is an article that is not used to modify adjectives.

Option C, "as", is incorrect because it is used to compare two things that are similar in some way. It is not appropriate to use it in the sentence above since there is no comparison being made.

Therefore, the correct answer is "so".

The Answer is: D.

To solve this question, the user needs to know the different verb tenses and their uses. This sentence is in the future perfect tense, which is used to show that an action will have been completed before a specific point in the future.

Now, let's go through each option and explain why it is right or wrong:

A. finish: This option is incorrect because "finish" is in the simple present tense, which is not appropriate for this sentence. The sentence is in the future perfect tense, indicating that the action will be completed in the future.

B. will have finished: This option is correct. "Will have finished" is in the future perfect tense, which is appropriate for this sentence. It shows that the action of finishing homework will be completed before the time the person arrives.

C. will finish: This option is incorrect because "will finish" is in the simple future tense, which does not convey the sense of completion required by the sentence.

D. were finished: This option is incorrect because "were finished" is in the past tense, which is not appropriate for this sentence. The sentence is in the future perfect tense, indicating that the action will be completed in the future.

Therefore, the answer is: B. will have finished

The past perfect tense ('had finished') is used to show an action that was completed before another past action. Since 'arrived' is in the past tense, and the lunch finishing happened before that, we need past perfect. 'Have finished' is present perfect and would be incorrect here.

To solve this question, the user needs to know the correct verb tense to use when describing the action of the sun. The verb tense should indicate that the action occurred in the past.

Option A: "sat" is the past tense of "sit" and is not the correct verb to use in this context.

Option B: "set" is the correct past tense of "set" which means to go below the horizon. Therefore, this option is correct.

Option C: "setted" is not a correct past tense of "set".

Option D: "was setting" is the past continuous tense of "set" and does not correctly indicate that the action was completed in the past.

Therefore,

The Answer is: B

'Stop + to infinitive' means to pause what you're doing in order to do something else. 'Stopped speaking' would mean he ceased the act of speaking, but the context suggests he interrupted his activity to speak to Mary. The correct pattern is 'stopped to speak'.

'Despite' is a preposition and must be followed by a noun phrase or gerund (-ing form), not a finite clause with a subject and verb. 'Despite studying hard' is correct. Options A and B incorrectly use subject-verb structures after 'despite'.