Choose the correct word: ‘The soup tastes ___.’
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'Tastes' is a linking verb here and connects the subject to a description.
A subject complement after a linking verb is normally an adjective.
Practice IBA English Composition questions with answers and explanations.
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'Tastes' is a linking verb here and connects the subject to a description.
A subject complement after a linking verb is normally an adjective.
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The adverb modifies the verb 'works' and compares two people.
Multi-syllable adverbs normally use 'more' for the comparative.
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Placing 'almost' before 'drove' suggests she nearly drove but did not actually do so.
The intended frequency meaning requires 'almost every day.'
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The opening phrase must logically modify the person who was walking.
Making Ahmed the subject removes the dangling modifier.
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Standard adjective order places opinion before size and material.
'Beautiful small wooden table' follows that conventional sequence.
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'Too difficult' means more difficult than desirable or manageable.
The structure uses 'too' before an adjective.
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'Enough' follows an adjective in this construction.
'Light enough to carry' means sufficiently light.
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The comparative adjective 'taller' is followed by 'than.'
This is the standard structure for comparing two people.
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Traditional formal usage uses the comparative when only two items are compared.
Therefore, 'the better' is appropriate.
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'Extremely' modifies the adjective 'informative.'
Adverbs can modify adjectives as well as verbs.
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'Highly' is the conventional adverb meaning greatly or very much.
'High respected' is not standard English.
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'Well' can function as an adjective meaning healthy.
After 'feeling,' it correctly describes the patient's condition.