Practice HAT questions with answers and explanations.
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'Every' is followed by a singular countable noun.
It refers individually to all members of the group.
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The pronoun functions as the object of 'invite.'
Formal grammar therefore uses the objective form 'whom.'
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Before a noun phrase with 'the,' the normal order is 'both the books.'
'Both of' would require a pronoun or 'the' before the noun.
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'Both' refers to the two brothers together and agrees with the plural verb.
The sentence states that the two share the same profession.
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'Either' means one or the other of two choices.
It is the correct determiner for a free choice between two items.
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The pronoun is part of the compound subject of the verb 'completed.'
Subject position requires the nominative form 'I.'
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Superlative adjectives normally take the definite article.
'The best' identifies the highest-ranking student.
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The pronoun follows the preposition 'to' and functions as an object.
The objective form 'me' is correct.
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'One' begins with the consonant sound /w/.
The sound, not the written letter, determines the article.
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'Mine' is an independent possessive pronoun that can stand without a noun.
'My' would need to modify a following noun.
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Names of mountain ranges take the definite article.
Individual mountain names generally do not.
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The plural subject 'students' requires the plural reflexive pronoun 'themselves.'
It shows that the students prepared their own persons.
