Practice English questions with answers and explanations.
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'University' begins with the consonant sound /y/.
Therefore, the correct indefinite article is 'a.'
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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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'Many a' is followed by a singular noun and a singular verb.
Thus, 'student makes' is correct.
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The temporary action happening today contrasts with a usual habit.
The present continuous expresses the temporary situation.
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'Must not' expresses prohibition.
'Need not' would mean the action is unnecessary, not forbidden.
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Names of rivers normally take the definite article.
Thus, 'the Nile' is the standard form.
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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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'Police' is treated as a plural noun in standard English.
It therefore takes the plural verb 'are.'
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The sentence describes a repeated habit in a finished past period.
The simple past is appropriate.
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'Need not' means there is no necessity to bring food.
It does not imply that bringing food is forbidden.
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Names of meals usually take no article when used generally.
An article is added only when the meal is specifically described.
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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.
