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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch30

Convert the following simple sentence into a complex one: 'The child was too frightened to speak.'

  1. The child was frightened, so she could not speak.

  2. The child was so frightened that she could not speak.

  3. Being frightened, the child could not speak.

  4. Although frightened, the child could not speak.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The 'too + adjective + to + verb' structure converts to 'so + adjective + that + subject + cannot/could not + verb' when forming a complex sentence.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch30

Identify the type of the sentence: 'Please switch off the lights before leaving.'

  1. Declarative

  2. Exclamatory

  3. Interrogative

  4. Imperative
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Imperative sentences issue commands, instructions, or polite requests. The presence of 'Please' signals a courteous request, which is still imperative in type.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch30

Convert the declarative sentence 'The committee will announce the results tomorrow.' into an interrogative sentence.

  1. Does the committee will announce the results tomorrow?

  2. The committee will announce the results tomorrow?

  3. Will the committee announce the results tomorrow?

  4. Is the committee announcing the results tomorrow?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When a sentence contains a modal or auxiliary verb such as 'will', the interrogative form is created by inverting the subject and that auxiliary: 'Will the committee announce...?'

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch30

Change the exclamatory sentence 'How magnificent the view from the summit is!' into an assertive statement.

  1. The view from the summit is magnificent how.

  2. The view from the summit is very magnificent.

  3. How is the view from the summit magnificent!

  4. Magnificent is the view from the summit.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A 'How + adjective' exclamatory sentence is converted into an assertive sentence by replacing 'How' with 'very' or 'extremely' and restoring standard subject-verb-adjective order.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch30

Transform the following comparative sentence into the superlative degree: 'She is more talented than all other participants in the competition.'

  1. She is most talented participant in the competition.

  2. She is the most talented of all participants in the competition.

  3. No other participant is as talented as she is.

  4. She is the more talented participant in the competition.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A comparative statement with 'more ... than all other' converts to the superlative using 'the most + adjective + of all + noun'. Option (A) omits the required article 'the' before 'most'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch30

Convert the simple sentence 'In spite of the long delay, the passengers remained calm.' into a compound sentence.

  1. Although there was a long delay, the passengers remained calm.

  2. There was a long delay, yet the passengers remained calm.

  3. The passengers remained calm because the delay was long.

  4. Being delayed for a long time, the passengers remained calm.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A compound sentence requires two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction showing contrast ('yet'). Option (A) is a complex sentence because 'Although' is a subordinating conjunction.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch30

Which of the following correctly transforms 'No sooner did she enter the room when everyone applauded.' into a grammatically accurate sentence?

  1. No sooner did she enter the room than everyone applauded.

  2. No sooner she entered the room than everyone applauded.

  3. No sooner had she entered the room when everyone applauded.

  4. As soon as she will enter the room, everyone applauded.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'No sooner ... than' requires subject-auxiliary inversion after 'No sooner' and is always paired with 'than', never 'when'. Option (A) correctly applies both rules.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch30

Identify the sentence that correctly changes 'He plays football every evening.' into a negative sentence.

  1. He does not plays football every evening.

  2. He not plays football every evening.

  3. He does not play football every evening.

  4. He is not playing football every evening.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When negating a simple present sentence without an auxiliary, insert 'does not' before the base form of the main verb. The main verb must revert to its base form ('play', not 'plays').

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch31

Your brother plays the violin, ______?

  1. doesn't he

  2. is he

  3. plays he

  4. don't he
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The statement is affirmative and in the simple present tense with no auxiliary verb; 'doesn't' is used to form the negative tag, matching the third-person singular subject 'he'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch31

They haven't finished the project yet, ______?

  1. haven't they

  2. have they

  3. did they

  4. do they
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The negative auxiliary 'haven't' in the main clause requires a positive tag; the same auxiliary 'have' is retained, giving 'have they'.