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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch11

Choose the correct sentence regarding article usage with country names.

  1. She planned a vacation to the France and the Italy.

  2. Her sister lived in United States of America for five years.

  3. He recently moved from Netherlands to the Canada.

  4. The delegation traveled to the United Kingdom to attend the summit.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Country names incorporating descriptive words like 'kingdom' or 'states' require 'the'. Plain singular names such as France, Italy, and Canada take no article.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch11

Which sentence correctly uses the definite article with a body part in an action context?

  1. The coach patted him on his shoulder after the final match.

  2. The coach patted him on shoulder after the final match.

  3. The coach patted him on the shoulder after the final match.

  4. The coach patted him on a shoulder after the final match.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When an action is directed at a specific body part using a prepositional phrase, 'the' replaces the possessive adjective before that body part.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch11

Select the correct sentence regarding articles with general plural nouns.

  1. The tigers are found in several parts of Asia.

  2. Tigers are found in several parts of Asia.

  3. A tigers are found in several parts of Asia.

  4. The tiger are found in several parts of Asia.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When plural nouns are used in a generic, non-specific sense to make a general statement, no article is used before them.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch11

Identify the correct usage of 'the little' or 'the few' as quantity determiners.

  1. He spent a little money that remained in his wallet.

  2. He spent the little money that remained in his wallet.

  3. He spent little money that remained in his wallet.

  4. He spent the few money that remained in his wallet.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'The little' means 'not much, but every bit of what is available.' Since money is uncountable and the sentence refers specifically to whatever was left, 'the little' is the correct choice. 'The few' is reserved for countable nouns.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch11

Which sentence correctly uses 'the' before a superlative adjective?

  1. Riya is most talented dancer in the troupe.

  2. Riya is a most talented dancer in the troupe.

  3. Riya is the most talented dancer in the troupe.

  4. Riya is an most talented dancer in the troupe.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Superlative adjectives always require 'the' before them because they identify a unique extreme within a defined group.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch11

Select the sentence that correctly uses 'the' with an adjective representing a group of people.

  1. A poor needs greater access to public healthcare services.

  2. Poor need greater access to public healthcare services.

  3. The poor need greater access to public healthcare services.

  4. Poors need greater access to public healthcare services.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When an adjective is used without a noun to represent an entire class of people, it must be preceded by 'the'. 'The poor' collectively refers to all people who are poor.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch12

Which sentence uses the adverb 'lately' correctly?

  1. The ferry arrived lately because of engine trouble.

  2. She has been feeling quite anxious lately about her upcoming exams.

  3. Please do not be lately to the board meeting again.

  4. He lately submitted his thesis exactly four years ago.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Lately' means 'in the recent past' and suits the present-perfect construction in option B. Options A and C require 'late' (meaning tardy), and option D is wrong because 'lately' cannot anchor a specific completed past event like 'four years ago'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch12

In which sentence is 'hard' used correctly as an adverb?

  1. He hardly trained every morning and still won the marathon.

  2. The frozen ground was too hard to dig with a standard shovel.

  3. She practised hard for months before her piano recital.

  4. That logic puzzle is incredibly hard for a first-year student.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In option C, 'hard' is an adverb meaning 'with great effort', modifying the verb 'practised'. In B and D, 'hard' is an adjective describing a noun. Option A misuses 'hardly' (barely) in a context that contradicts winning a marathon.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch12

Which sentence places the adverb of frequency in the correct position?

  1. She always is early for her morning lectures.

  2. He goes usually to the gym before work.

  3. They often cycle to the farmers' market on weekends.

  4. We watch sometimes documentaries after dinner.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Often' is correctly placed before the main verb 'cycle' in option C. Option A is wrong because 'always' must follow, not precede, the verb 'to be' ('is always'). Options B and D incorrectly insert the frequency adverb after the main verb.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch12

What category of adverb is 'onward' in the sentence: 'The expedition pressed onward despite the worsening weather'?

  1. Adverb of Manner

  2. Adverb of Place (Movement)

  3. Adverb of Frequency

  4. Adverb of Purpose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Onward' expresses directional movement, placing it in the movement sub-category of adverbs of place. Adverbs of this type commonly end in '-ward' or '-wards'.