GIKI English MCQs

'Before' introduces the dependent clause 'you leave.'
A word joining a subordinate clause to a main clause functions as a conjunction.

'Useful' describes the noun 'suggestion.'
Words that modify nouns are adjectives.

'Repaired' takes the direct object 'the engine.'
A verb that transfers its action to an object is transitive.

'Laughed' does not require a direct object.
A verb that expresses a complete action without an object is intransitive.

The subject is 'Each,' which is singular.
A singular subject takes the singular verb 'has.'

With 'neither...nor,' the verb usually agrees with the nearer subject.
The nearer subject 'employees' is plural, so 'are' is correct.

'News' ends in -s but is treated as a singular uncountable noun.
It therefore takes the singular verb 'is.'

'A number of' means several and takes a plural verb.
The plural verb 'are' agrees with 'applicants.'

The subject is the singular noun phrase 'The number.'
Therefore, the singular verb 'is' is required.

'Team' names a group considered as one unit.
Nouns that name groups are collective nouns.

The infinitive 'to win' completes the meaning of the verb 'hopes.'
It therefore functions as the verb's object or complement.

The phrase begins with the present participle 'wearing' and modifies 'man.'
A participle with its complements forms a participial phrase.