Practice English questions with answers and explanations.
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The subject is 'One,' not 'books.'
Because 'One' is singular, the verb must be 'is.'
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The preparation was completed before the guests' arrival.
The past perfect shows this earlier completed past action.
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'Could' expresses general ability in the past.
The time phrase 'when she was five' requires a past modal.
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The fixed expression 'would rather' states a preference.
It is followed by the base form of the verb.
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'Water' is uncountable, so the comparative quantifier is 'less.'
'Fewer' is used with plural countable nouns.
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'Who' introduces a clause describing 'student.'
Relative pronouns connect dependent clauses to nouns.
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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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'Before' introduces the dependent clause 'you leave.'
A word joining a subordinate clause to a main clause functions as a conjunction.
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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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'Useful' describes the noun 'suggestion.'
Words that modify nouns are adjectives.
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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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'Repaired' takes the direct object 'the engine.'
A verb that transfers its action to an object is transitive.
