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161
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. I wish I was taller.
B. I wish I were taller.
C. I wish I am taller.
D. I wish I will be taller.
Answer: After \'wish\', the subjunctive \'were\' is used for unreal present situations in formal English.
162
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. He is more smarter than his brother.
B. He is much smarter than his brother.
C. He is more intelligent as his brother.
D. He is smartest than his brother.
Answer: Double comparatives (\'more smarter\') are incorrect. \'Much\' properly intensifies the comparative \'smarter\'.
163
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. Each boy and girl were given a certificate.
B. Each boy and girl was given a certificate.
C. Each boys and girls were given a certificate.
D. Each of boy and girl was given a certificate.
Answer: \'Each\' distributes to individuals, so the verb is singular \'was\' even with compound subjects.
164
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. He acts as if he owns the place.
B. He acts as if he owned the place.
C. He acts as if he has owned the place.
D. Both A and B are acceptable.
Answer: \'As if\' can take either indicative (A) for probable situations or subjunctive (B) for hypothetical ones.
165
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. He is one of those people who is always late.
B. He is one of those people who are always late.
C. He is one of those people who was always late.
D. He is one of those people who has been always late.
Answer: \'Who\' refers to \'people\' (plural), so the verb should be \'are\' for proper agreement.
166
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. Neither of the answers are correct.
B. Neither of the answers is correct.
C. Neither of the answer are correct.
D. Neither of the answer is correct.
Answer: \'Neither\' is singular and takes \'is\'. \'Answers\' must be plural for \'of the\'.
167
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. She is used to work late.
B. She is used to working late.
C. She used to working late.
D. She is use to work late.
Answer: \'Is used to\' (accustomed to) requires a gerund. \'Used to\' (past habit) requires a base verb.
168
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. He denied that he stole the money.
B. He denied having stolen the money.
C. He denied to steal the money.
D. Both A and B are correct.
Answer: \'Deny\' can be followed by a that-clause or a gerund, but not an infinitive.
169
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. He insisted on to go early.
B. He insisted on going early.
C. He insisted to go early.
D. He insisted going early.
Answer: \'Insist on\' requires a gerund. \'Insist\' alone can take a that-clause but not a gerund directly.
170
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. I would have gone if I was invited.
B. I would have gone if I had been invited.
C. I would have gone if I would have been invited.
D. I would have gone if I am invited.
Answer: Third conditional requires \'had been\' in the if-clause, not \'was\' or \'would have been\'.
171
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. She told me that she will come tomorrow.
B. She told me that she would come the next day.
C. She told me she comes the next day.
D. She told me she will come the next day.
Answer: In reported speech, \'will\' becomes \'would\' and \'tomorrow\' becomes \'the next day\'.
172
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. I look forward to hear from you.
B. I look forward to hearing from you.
C. I look forward to heard from you.
D. I look forward to hear it from you.
Answer: In \'look forward to\', \'to\' is a preposition and must be followed by a gerund (-ing form).
173
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. Who did you give the book to?
B. To whom did you give the book?
C. Whom did you give the book to?
D. Both B and C are formally correct.
Answer: In formal English, \'whom\' is the object form. Both B and C use correct formal structure.
174
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. He is more happy than his brother.
B. He is happier than his brother.
C. He is more happier than his brother.
D. He is most happy than his brother.
Answer: One-syllable adjectives like \'happy\' form comparatives with \'-er\', not \'more\'.
175
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. The reason is because he was late.
B. The reason is that he was late.
C. The reason is due to he was late.
D. The reason is for he was late.
Answer: \'The reason is that\' is grammatically correct. \'The reason is because\' is considered redundant.
176
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. He is taller than me.
B. He is taller than I.
C. He is taller than I am.
D. Both B and C are formally correct.
Answer: In formal English, \'than I\' or \'than I am\' is correct as \'than\' functions as a conjunction.
177
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. Everyone should bring their own lunch.
B. Everyone should bring his or her own lunch.
C. Everyone should bring its own lunch.
D. Both A and B are acceptable.
Answer: In modern English, \'their\' as a singular pronoun is widely accepted, as is \'his or her\' for formal agreement.
178
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. Hardly had I reached when the train left.
B. Hardly had I reached when the train had left.
C. Hardly had I reached when the train left.
D. Hardly I had reached when the train left.
Answer: \'Hardly...when\' uses inversion. \'Hardly had I reached\' is followed by simple past \'left\'.
179
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. The number of students have increased.
B. The number of students has increased.
C. A number of students has increased.
D. A number of students is increasing.
Answer: \'The number of\' is singular and takes \'has\'. \'A number of\' would take \'have\'.
180
Choose the correct sentence (advanced grammar):
English
A. The data shows that climate change is accelerating.
B. The data show that climate change is accelerating.
C. The data is showing that climate change is accelerating.
D. Both A and B are acceptable.
Answer: \'Data\' can be treated as singular (A) in modern usage or plural (B) in traditional formal usage.
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