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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch13

Identify the part containing an error: 'Each of the participants (A) / were given a (B) / certificate of attendance (C) / after the seminar. (D)'

  1. Each of the participants

  2. were given a

  3. certificate of attendance

  4. after the seminar.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Each' is an indefinite pronoun that is always singular, so it requires a singular verb; 'were' must be replaced with 'was'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch13

Find the segment with a grammatical error: 'He has been (A) / working in this (B) / company since (C) / five years now. (D)'

  1. He has been

  2. working in this

  3. company since

  4. five years now.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Since' marks a specific point in time, not a span of duration; to express a period of five years, the correct preposition is 'for'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch13

Identify the segment containing an error: 'If I was you, (A) / I would have (B) / accepted the job (C) / offer immediately. (D)'

  1. If I was you,

  2. I would have

  3. accepted the job

  4. offer immediately.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hypothetical or counterfactual conditions require the subjunctive mood, so 'were' must be used in place of 'was' regardless of the subject.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch13

Find the part with a grammatical error: 'The historical monument (A) / is located on (B) / the bank of (C) / a Ganges river. (D)'

  1. The historical monument

  2. is located on

  3. the bank of

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

Proper names of rivers take the definite article 'the'; therefore 'a Ganges river' must be corrected to 'the Ganges river' or simply 'the Ganges'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch13

Identify the part containing an error: 'She is looking forward (A) / to meet the (B) / new director of (C) / the department. (D)'

  1. She is looking forward

  2. to meet the

  3. new director of

  4. the department.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In the phrase 'look forward to', the word 'to' functions as a preposition and must be followed by a gerund; 'to meet' must therefore become 'to meeting'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch13

Find the segment with a grammatical error: 'The news about (A) / the recent floods (B) / were shocking to (C) / the entire nation. (D)'

  1. The news about

  2. the recent floods

  3. were shocking to

  4. the entire nation.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'News' is an uncountable noun that is always treated as singular; the verb 'were' must be replaced with the singular form 'was'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch13

Identify the segment containing an error: 'He is one of those (A) / scientists who has (B) / dedicated their career (C) / to climate research. (D)'

  1. He is one of those

  2. scientists who has

  3. dedicated their career

  4. to climate research.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The relative clause 'who...' refers to the plural noun 'scientists', so the verb must be the plural form 'have' rather than the singular 'has'.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch29

A collection of rare stamps ________ sold at the auction yesterday.

  1. were

  2. was

  3. are

  4. have been
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The grammatical subject is the singular noun 'collection,' not the plural 'stamps.' Singular subjects require singular verbs, so 'was' is correct.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch29

Choose the sentence that most clearly resolves the pronoun reference error.

  1. When the chef spoke to the customer, he seemed angry.

  2. The customer seemed angry when the chef spoke to him.

  3. When the chef spoke to the customer, they got upset.

  4. He seemed angry when the chef spoke to the customer.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option B names 'the customer' as the subject of the adjective 'angry,' eliminating any ambiguity about which person the pronoun referred to.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch29

Which of the following sentences is free from dangling or misplaced modifiers?

  1. Walking through the park, a large oak branch fell near me.

  2. Walking through the park, I saw a large oak branch fall.

  3. A large oak branch fell walking through the park near me.

  4. While walking through the park, a large oak branch fell.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In option B, the participial phrase 'Walking through the park' correctly modifies 'I,' the subject who was actually doing the walking.