📘 Quiz

Solution: Step 1: Analyze the subject-verb agreement with 'Either...or'. Step 2: According to the rule of proximity, when subjects are joined by 'either...or', the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Step 3: In the sentence 'Either he or I am going', 'I' is closer to the verb. Step 4: The verb 'am' correctly agrees with 'I'. Step 5: Therefore, no improvement is needed.

Solution: Step 1: Identify the subject of the sentence. Step 2: The subject is "The family", which is a singular noun. Step 3: Determine the correct verb form for the subject. Step 4: The correct verb form to agree with "is sitting" is "is watching" or a similar verb form. Step 5: Among the given options, "are seeing" seems to be the closest in meaning. Step 6: However, the grammatically correct sentence would use "is watching". Step 7: Therefore, the correct option provided is "are seeing".

Solution: Step 1: The sentence provided is: (A) Fishermen is (B) spotted catching fish on (C) the bank of the river. Step 2: The error lies in part (A): "Fishermen is." Step 3: The subject "Fishermen" is a plural noun, and it requires a plural verb form. Step 4: The correct sentence should read: "Fishermen are spotted catching fish on the bank of the river." Step 5: Therefore, the part with the grammatical error is (A) Fishermen is.

Solution: Step 1: Analyze each part of the sentence for grammatical correctness. Step 2: Identify that 'which' is used for objects, but here the subject is 'employee', a human being. Step 3: Recognize that 'who' is the correct subject pronoun for humans. Step 4: Locate the error in part (2) where 'which' should be replaced by 'who'. Step 5: The corrected sentence is: "A good employee is one who is always willing to go the extra mile."

Solution: Step 1: Analyze the sentence for grammatical errors. Step 2: The sentence is: "Fishermen is spotted catching fish on the bank of the river." Step 3: Identify the error: The subject "Fishermen" is plural, so the verb should agree with it. Step 4: Correct sentence: "Fishermen are spotted catching fish on the bank of the river." Step 5: The error is in part "Fishermen is", which should be "Fishermen are".

Solution: Step 1: Identify the subject of the sentence. The entire clause 'Why the dinosaurs died out' functions as a singular noun clause. Step 2: Check subject-verb agreement. The verb 'is' correctly agrees with the singular noun clause subject. Step 3: The phrasal verb 'died out' (meaning became extinct) is used correctly. Step 4: The sentence is grammatically correct and clear. Step 5: Therefore, no improvement is needed.

Solution: Step 1: Identify the subject of the sentence. The subject is "A majority of the books," which refers to a plural quantity. Step 2: For a plural subject, the verb "to be" must be in the plural form, which is "are." Step 3: Therefore, the correct sentence is: "A majority of the books here are mine." Step 4: The correct option is: B. are

Solution: Step 1: Analyze the first part of the sentence. The subject is "Everybody," which is a singular pronoun. Step 2: Determine the correct verb form for the first part. For a singular subject, the verb should end with "-s" or "-es." Step 3: Analyze the second part of the sentence. The subject is "Each of them," which is also treated as singular. Step 4: Determine the correct verb form for the second part. For a singular subject, the verb should be in the third-person singular form. Step 5: Choose the correct verb forms based on the subjects and context. The correct forms are "listens" and "has." Step 6: Confirm the correct option. The correct option is 'listens, has'.

Solution: Step 1: Identify the main verb and its form. 'have well-formulated' is grammatically incorrect, as 'well-formulated' is a past participle requiring an auxiliary 'to be' for passive voice, and 'have' suggests a plural subject. Step 2: The phrase 'in all these cases' implies multiple instances or types of conversion, thus suggesting a plural interpretation of the subject. Step 3: For a passive voice construction with a plural subject (implied 'conversions'), the correct form would be 'are well-formulated'. This corrects the missing auxiliary and aligns with the plural context. Step 4: 'are well-formulated' is the best grammatical fit among the options.