English Grammar and Usage

This uses a third conditional structure to describe a past hypothetical situation. 'Would have doubted' (main clause) pairs with 'had he never been' (inverted conditional clause), meaning 'if he had never been.' The sentence means that no one questioned his capability to rule, even in the counterfactual scenario where he was not an emperor. Option B lacks subject-verb inversion, option C uses wrong tense (was), and option D uses future tense (will) instead of past perfect.

The question uses 'Are' (present simple), so the short answer must be 'Yes, I am.' Option A uses the wrong auxiliary 'do,' while option C is incomplete.

The question uses 'Did' (past simple), so the short answer is 'Yes, I did.' Option A uses the wrong auxiliary 'do,' while option B uses 'have' incorrectly.

The question uses present perfect 'Have you finished?' so the negative short answer is 'No, I haven't.' Option A incorrectly uses past simple, while option B uses the wrong auxiliary.

The question uses present perfect 'Have there been?' so the answer is 'Yes, there have.' 'Phonecalls' is plural, so 'have' is correct, not 'has.' Option B is singular.

The question uses present perfect 'Has she gone?' so the answer is 'Yes, she has.' Option B is grammatically incorrect (missing auxiliary), while option C wrongly uses 'have' with 'she.'

YIKES! expresses sudden emotion or surprise, which is the definition of an interjection. Interjections stand alone grammatically and often end with exclamation marks. Other options like conjunctions connect words or clauses, and pronouns replace nouns.

Would and be work together as the verb phrase indicating future possibility from a past perspective. Would is a helping verb, while be is the main verb. Other parts of speech don't show action or state of being.

Although connects two contrasting ideas - giving clothes away and still having too many. Conjunctions join words, phrases, or clauses. Prepositions show relationships, but don't connect clauses like conjunctions do.

'Though' already establishes contrast, so adding 'but' is redundant. The rule is: use 'Though X, Y' OR 'X, but Y' - never both. Option C is also grammatically incorrect ('just' is misplaced). Option B correctly uses 'Though' without the redundant 'but'.

'Just now' means 'a very short time ago'. Option B correctly places it at the end. Option A redundantly adds 'only'. Option C incorrectly places 'just' before the verb. Option D uses present perfect 'have reached' which doesn't work with 'just now' - simple past 'arrived' is correct.

The correct answer is D because 'used to be' correctly describes a past habit or state (being an excellent athlete in school days) that is no longer true. Options A and B incorrectly use 'use to' which is grammatically invalid; it should be 'used to'. Option C incorrectly uses 'myself' as a subject pronoun; 'myself' is a reflexive pronoun and cannot be the subject of a sentence.

The correct answer is D because present simple tense ('take') correctly describes a habitual or regular action (daily morning walks). Options A uses 'will take' (future tense) which suggests a one-time future action, not a habit. Option B uses 'used to take' (past habit) which implies the speaker no longer does this. Option C uses present continuous ('am taking') which describes an action happening right now, not a regular habit.

The correct answer is D because 'shall we' is the standard form for making suggestions or proposals involving 'we'. Option A uses 'can we' which asks about possibility/ability, not making a suggestion. Option B uses 'will we' which asks about future certainty, not a suggestion. Option C is a statement ('we shall') rather than a suggestion.

Breakable is the adjective describing glasses. It modifies the noun glasses, indicating they can break easily. Option A (glasses) is the noun. Option B (very) is an adverb modifying another adverb. Option C (carefully) is an adverb modifying handled.