Practice Pakistan questions with answers and explanations.
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With 'neither...nor,' the verb usually agrees with the nearer subject.
The nearer subject 'employees' is plural, so 'are' is correct.
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'Him' is the objective form required after the verb 'praised.'
Object pronouns receive the action of a verb.
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'News' ends in -s but is treated as a singular uncountable noun.
It therefore takes the singular verb 'is.'
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'For' introduces a duration of time.
'Three days' states the length of the absence.
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The word 'happily' describes how the children played.
A word that modifies a verb in this way functions as an adverb.
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In this sentence, 'light' names a thing that can be turned off.
Therefore, it functions as a noun rather than a verb or adjective.
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'Under' shows the spatial relationship between the keys and the cushion.
Words that express such relationships are prepositions.
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'But' joins two independent clauses of equal grammatical importance.
It is one of the standard coordinating conjunctions.
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'Honesty' names a quality rather than a physical object.
Names of qualities, ideas, or states are abstract nouns.
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'Alas!' expresses sudden emotion, especially sorrow or regret.
Such standalone emotional expressions are interjections.
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'Responsible for' is the standard adjective-preposition combination.
It identifies the duty assigned to the person.
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'At' is used for a precise clock time.
'In' and 'on' are used for broader periods or dates.
