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  1. Choose the correct form: 'I would rather _____ at home tonight.'

    Answer: stay

    'Would rather' is followed by the base form of the verb without 'to.' 'Would rather stay' is correct. This is similar to modal verbs in that the base form follows directly. 'Would rather' expresses preference between two options.

  2. Fill in the blank: 'We need to _____ a decision soon.'

    Answer: make

    In English, we 'make a decision,' not 'do a decision' or 'take a decision.' This is a collocation — a pair of words that naturally go together. Other examples: 'make a mistake,' 'make progress,' 'do homework,' 'take a test.' Collocations must be memorized as fixed expressions.

  3. Which sentence correctly uses the passive voice?

    Answer: The cake was baked by my mom.

    The passive voice requires: subject + form of 'to be' + past participle (+ by agent). 'The cake was baked by my mom' correctly uses 'was' (past tense of 'be') + 'baked' (past participle). The passive voice is used when the action is more important than who did it.

  4. Choose the correct word: 'I'm _____ in this book. It's very _____.'

    Answer: interested / interesting

    '-ed' adjectives describe how someone feels (interested, bored, excited). '-ing' adjectives describe the thing that causes the feeling (interesting, boring, exciting). 'I'm interested' (how I feel) and 'It's interesting' (what the book is). This -ed/-ing distinction is crucial for English learners.

  5. Fill in the blank: 'He suggested _____ to the park.'

    Answer: going

    The verb 'suggest' is followed by a gerund (-ing form) when not using a 'that' clause. 'He suggested going to the park' is correct. Some verbs like suggest, recommend, and enjoy always take gerunds. This is different from verbs like 'want' or 'decide' that take infinitives.

  6. Which sentence uses the correct reflexive pronoun?

    Answer: She made the cake by herself.

    Reflexive pronouns must match the subject in gender and number. Since the subject is 'she' (female, singular), the reflexive pronoun must be 'herself.' 'Himself' is for male subjects, 'themselves' is for plural subjects, and 'itself' is for things, not people.