Explanation: “Too____to” is a pair used to connect two different conditions. For example, He was too nervous to perform well on the stage. Similarly in the given question, she was too startled(surprised) at first to say anything.

Explanation: “the more___ , the more___” is a popular pair of phrases such as ‘the more you work the more you get paid’. It means the second condition is dependent on the first. However, the use of ‘but’ is irrelevant because it shows contrast. Hence, the correct sentence structure: the more he thought about it the more he believed it to be true.

Explanation: ‘In spite of’ is used to show that something happened which you did not expect. So, the correct structure of the sentence goes like ‘in spite of being tired he didn’t sleep’

Explanation: The phrase “for a long time” depicts an action which has been going on for a long time. But, She is still learning french means Present Perfect Continuous Tense should be used. So, “Has been + Ving form (has been learning)” will be used to describe an action which is still continuing in the present. Phrase.

Explanation: Heavy is usually used as an adjective. Here Heavily is used as an Adverb. Heavily means in a heavy manner and the sentence states that hotels were fully occupied.

Explanation: A Team of biologists refers to a singular group. So, it will be considered as a single entity(subject) and which will take ‘has’ as a singular helping verb. Also the question is given in passive form. It should be in active form.

Explanation: Hardly/Scarcely/Barely always take ‘when’ as their conjunction pair. Hence, ‘hardly____ , when we got drenched’ is the correct structure of the given sentence.

Explanation: The given sentence is in the Past tense so it should have a verb in the past form(was) and not in the present form(is). Hence,’was going on’ will be the most appropriate answer.

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Explanation: Herself is a reflexive pronoun which we use for living beings(She). However, the subject(she) is singular i.e a female and it will take a singular helping verb(is). Hence, ‘is’ will replace are in the sentence.

Explanation: Need to be able will be the most appropriate structure of the sentence because here need will take infinitive(to).

Explanation: “So___ that” is a fixed conjunction which is used to join two clauses, one of them expresses an action and the other expresses the purpose. Here, the purpose is that the song was so moving and the action is that the eyes of the people become wet.

Explanation: Which is used for non living things and who is used for referring to living things. Here, the subject is ‘Children’ who are living beings so whom will be used.

Explanation: Came to a halt will be the most appropriate answer. It is a phrase which means something comes to a standstill(no movement/progress).

Explanation: Here, bade will be used with ‘bare- infinitive’ meaning without ‘to’. So, bade me take will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, A haze of smog is considered as a singular subject and it will take ‘hangs’ as a singular verb. Hang up means to delay or terminate a conversation. However , we use Hangs over to show that something bad is hanging above the other thing like the threat of terroism is still hanging over us. So, the preposition Over will be used with the verb hang to show how the haze of smog covers delhi in winter evenings.

Explanation: Rain is an uncountable noun and “They” is a plural subject pronoun which will not come with an uncountable subject like “Rain”. So “It” will replace “They”.

Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule” , Accountant is a single person and will be considered as a singular subject and it will take falls as a singular verb. And the correct phrase is fall short of. It means fail to meet expectations.

Explanation: We is a plural pronoun and ‘were’ is used as a plural verb. Hence, the sentence is grammatically correct.

Explanation: According to the “Subject- Verb Agreement Rule” , Someone is a single person and will be considered as a singular subject and it will take ‘belongs’ as a singular verb. Which is used for non living things and who is used for referring to living things. Here, Someone will be considered as a person who is a living being. So, “who belongs” will be the most appropriate substitution.

Explanation: We need to use the nominative case of the pronoun after linking a verb. So, we will use “It was he” where “was” is the linking verb. The next pronoun will be in the objective case so we will use ‘me”. Going through the options , only option b satisfies the condition.

Explanation: On the wall means over the wall. But, how can somebody put a ladder on the wall. The ladder is always set ‘against a wall’ should be the correct structure.

Explanation: According to the “Question Tag rules”, If the sentence is positive, the question tag must be negative and vice versa. However, for negative question tags, the contracted form(haven’t, isn’t, aren’t, won’t) of the helping verb will be used. Similarly in the given question, the sentence is negative(because of the phrase ‘not ready’), so the question tag must be positive. Hence, ”is she“ will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: “Looking forward to + Ving(meeting/seeing) someone” is the correct structure of a sentence where the verb is look , which is followed by meeting which is a gerund.

Explanation: “ Wh-family( why, what, when) + Helping Verb + Subject” is the correct structure of an interrogative sentence(a sentence that asks a question). Hence, Why don’t you be a good boy will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: Feeling emotional, feeling happy, feeling sad are some common phrases used to express different emotions. Hence, being will be replaced by feeling and ‘feeling depressed’ will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: “Not only___ But also” is a conjunction pair.” Not only + Subject/Verb/adjective, But also + Subject/Verb/adjective “ is the correct structure with this conjunction pair. Hence, not only cold but also damp will be the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: Coping with something is grammatically the correct phrase which means to manage or to deal with someone or something. For example, some strict actions are required to cope with the existing financial crisis.

Explanation: When means at what time. So, the narrator will be ready to accept the responsibilities when the time comes.

Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, “Many a/ A great many + Singular subject + Singular verb” is the correct structure of the sentence. Hence, Many a person is unable to give the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: When two actions take place in the past, we use “had + V3 with the 1st action, would have + V3 with the 2nd action”..Hence, I would have told you is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: “be + past participle(V3)” will be the correct structure for the given sentence which is in passive voice. Hence, ‘be removed’ is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: You can beat someone at something. Hence, “at chess” is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: ‘Used to’ is a phrase that refers to someone’s past habits or something from the past that is no longer true. For example, I used to play guitar when I was in college, etc. However, “Used to + Ving “ is the correct structure of this sentence. Hence, used to drinking is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: When we suggest an action to someone, we can use that with suggest in the sentence. Here, seeing a solicitor is an action. Hence, suggest that is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: “Has/have + been” is the correct form of the given sentence and being is never used after Has/Have. Hence, has been put is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct.

Explanation: It is a conditional sentence which has two conditions and starts with a negative sense(will not). ‘Unless’ is a negative conditional conjunction which is generally used to describe two conditions(negative sense) together like unless you work hard, you cannot(negative sense) achieve success. Hence, unless is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: ‘There is a hole in my pocket’ will be the most appropriate structure of the sentence because when we have to introduce something we use ‘there’ , for example there is a king, there is a ball etc.

Explanation: ‘She’ is a singular subject so it will take a singular verb ‘has/is’ . Hence, ‘she has two brothers’ is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: ‘I have worked before’ is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: “Has/Have + V3 (past participle)” is the fixed structure of a sentence using has/have. V3 form of the show is shown.

Explanation: ‘Whether’ is used when we have to choose between two options for eg. whether this or that. But, ‘If’ is used in a conditional statement(means that will occur if we do this). Here, ‘Whether’ will be the most appropriate answer because they have to choose between two options i.e moving to the new city or not.

Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, “Each of/ One of/Most of + Plural Subject + Singular Verb” is the correct structure of the sentence. So, ‘them’ is a plural subject and ‘was’ will be used as a singular verb.

Explanation: “Bent on/upon + Ving “ is the correct structure of a sentence using the word ‘bent’ for example bent on doing/ bent on making. So, ‘bent on harming’ is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular subject takes a singular verb & a plural subject takes a plural verb. Here, “Spicy taste” is considered as a singular subject so it will ‘take tingles’ as a singular verb.

Explanation: ‘Dream of something’ is the correct phrase like dream of buying a car, dream of achieving first position in class. Hence, ‘dream of raising’ the price is the most appropriate answer.

Explanation: “Turn a deaf ear to someone” is the correct phrase which means not paying attention to someone when he/she talks or refusing someone./“Turn a deaf ear to someone.

Explanation: ‘Looked pleased’ together should be in the same tense. Hence, ‘looked’ is the most appropriate answer.