MCQs: Choose the appropriate options from the statements below: She sold the food before, she persuaded the buyer. B. Before she sold the
food, she persuaded the buyer.)
Answer: B
Due to ____ she could not make it. (A. technical reasons, B. technical
reasons)
Answer: A
Phrases A phrase is a group of words used within a sentence as a unit to express a
concept. Types of phrases include noun, gerund, appositive, infinitive,
absolute, prepositional, participial, and verb.
Examples:
Sunday became
a cool, wet afternoon .
She
might enjoy a massage .
Do you know your phrases? Let’s see:
It is “one and the same” and not “one in the same.”
Incorrect: The two balls are
one in the same .
Correct:
The two balls are
one and the same .
It is “each one worse than the last” and not “each one worse than the next.”
Incorrect: The disasters kept coming,
each one worse than the next .
Correct:
The disasters kept coming,
each one worse than the last .
It is “by accident” and not “on accident.”
Incorrect: The truck crushed the ball
on accident.
Correct:
The truck crushed the ball
by accident.
MCQs: Choose the appropriate options from the statements below: Dan slapped him to ____ revenge on him. (A. exact B. extract)
Answer: A
I am giving you ____ to make your choice. (A. leadway B. leeway)
Answer: B
Noun/Verb Phrases A noun phrase is also referred to a nominal phrase. These phrases have a
noun as their head. They are very common and arguably the most common of