Practice NET English questions with answers and explanations.
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'Repaired' takes the direct object 'the engine.'
A verb that transfers its action to an object is transitive.
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'Laughed' does not require a direct object.
A verb that expresses a complete action without an object is intransitive.
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The subject is 'Each,' which is singular.
A singular subject takes the singular verb 'has.'
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With 'neither...nor,' the verb usually agrees with the nearer subject.
The nearer subject 'employees' is plural, so 'are' is correct.
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'News' ends in -s but is treated as a singular uncountable noun.
It therefore takes the singular verb 'is.'
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'Lahore' is the specific name of a city.
Specific names of people, places, and institutions are proper nouns.
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'Team' names a group considered as one unit.
Nouns that name groups are collective nouns.
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The infinitive 'to win' completes the meaning of the verb 'hopes.'
It therefore functions as the verb's object or complement.
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The phrase begins with the present participle 'wearing' and modifies 'man.'
A participle with its complements forms a participial phrase.
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'Often' tells how frequently the action occurs.
Words such as always, often, and rarely are adverbs of frequency.
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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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In this sentence, 'light' names a thing that can be turned off.
Therefore, it functions as a noun rather than a verb or adjective.
