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Choose correct words (grammar) 2068 Chaitra

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a) are, b) is, c) are, d) in, e) helped, f) from, g) with, h) had, i) costs, j) move

Choose the correct words from the brackets: a) The man and woman ........... determined to tell the truth. (is, are) b) The horse and carriage ........... ready. (is, are) c) The teacher said that we ........... mortal. (are, were) d) I was interested ........... this book. (by, in) e) He helped me more than he ........... you. (helps, helped) f) He is absent ........... the class. (from, with) g) She cannot part ........... her jewels. (from, with) h) Had you bought that car, you wouldn't have ........... all that trouble. (had, had got) i) If one buys a car, it ........... money. (cost, costs) j) I feel the room ........... (move, to move)

a) are: "The man and woman" are two persons, so the verb is plural. b) is: "horse and carriage" is treated as one idea (one article). c) are: the teacher states a general truth, so the present tense is kept. d) in: "interested in" something. e) helped: the comparison "than he helped you" uses the same tense as the main clause. f) from: "absent from" the class. g) with: "part with" means to give up. h) had: "have trouble" gives "had all that trouble". i) costs: general truth with the singular subject "it". j) move: bare infinitive after "feel" plus object.

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