Download ENG - English Language Proficiency (Parts of Speech or General Grammar Rule) - Complete Us and more Exercises English in PDF only on Docsity! ENGLISH MODULE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (PARTS OF SPEECH/GENERAL GRAMMAR RULE) Correct Usage. Following are sentences that lack a word or a group of words. Taking account of the rules of grammar, choose the word or group that best fits the sentences. 19. _________ beauty cannot be measured. a. Its b. It’s c. It has d. It was Answer: a Explanation: Grammatically speaking, only letter a fits the blank. It’s is an abbreviation for It is, which is inappropriate for the blank. It has and It was are also incorrect. 20. Did you see the several ___________ on the aquarium at the lounge? a. fish b. fishes c. both a and b d. none of the above Answer: c Explanation: The context is not clear on whether the aquarium contains different types of fish (whence you use fishes) or just one type (whence you use fish). Thus, any of the two will do. 21. The student badly needs her teacher’s ___________. a. advice b. advise c. advising d. advisory Answer: a Explanation: We need the noun advice rather than the verb advise. Advisory is inappropriate for the context, as it means some kind of periodic report or warning. One may argue for advising which may be a gerund, and thus a noun form. But since a better word (advice) is among the choices, one must not choose the inferior advising. ENGLISH MODULE 22. I must justify my position __________ so that they’d understand. a. farther b. farthest c. further d. furthest Answer: c Explanation: Further is used for explaining more or elaborating on a subject matter. Farther is for going forward (pertaining to distance). We do not use the superlative because there’s no comparison among many things. 23. You are very __________. a. good b. well c. both a and b d. none of the above Answer: a Explanation: Use the adjective good instead of the adverb well when it comes after a linking verb that pertains to sense. Using well would make the sentence mean you have a well-honed sense of smell, not the compliment to you that it was supposed to be. 24. I felt __________ after the spectacle I made of myself in school. a. bad b. badly c. worst d. none of the above Answer: a Explanation: Use the adjective bad instead of the adverb badly after a linking verb that pertains to sense. Using badly would mean there’s something wrong with the speaker’s sense of feelings, not what it was meant to be, which is that the speaker was saddened by the circumstances. 25. May I please request each of the two groups take an _________ position in the issue now. a. alternate b. alternating c. alternative d. all of the above Answer: c Explanation: Alternative may be a noun or an adjective. As an adjective, it means different which is what we need for the blank.
