Practice PMS English questions with answers and explanations.
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The pronoun is the object of the preposition 'to.'
Formal standard English therefore uses 'whom.'
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The correlative structure uses comparative forms in both clauses.
'Better' is the irregular comparative of 'good.'
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'That' can refer to a thing and functions as the subject of the relative clause.
The clause identifies which book is meant.
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'More useful' is the correct comparative form of a multi-syllable adjective.
Using both 'more' and an -er form would be redundant.
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Repeating 'Ayesha' makes the actor clear, while 'her' naturally refers to Sana.
The other sentences contain ambiguous pronoun references.
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'Mistakes' is a plural countable noun.
The comparative quantifier 'fewer' is therefore correct.
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'Every' is followed by a singular countable noun.
It refers individually to all members of the group.
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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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'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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'Either' means one or the other of two choices.
It is the correct determiner for a free choice between two items.
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The pronoun is part of the compound subject of the verb 'completed.'
Subject position requires the nominative form 'I.'
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The pronoun follows the preposition 'to' and functions as an object.
The objective form 'me' is correct.
