NBT Sentence Construction and Grammar

Question 1

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Accepted Answer

He and I went to the shop.

Answer

Me and him went to the shop.

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Him and I went to the shop.

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Me and he went to the shop.

Question 2

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

Accepted Answer

Neither of the options is suitable.

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The group of students are studying.

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Every one of the books are interesting.

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The data shows a clear pattern.

Question 3

Which sentence correctly uses the apostrophe?

Accepted Answer

The children's toys were scattered.

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The dog wagged it's tail.

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Its a beautiful day.

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The boy's played in the park.

Question 4

What type of sentence is this: 'Although she studied hard, she did not pass the exam'?

Accepted Answer

Complex sentence

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Simple sentence

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Compound sentence

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Compound-complex sentence

Question 5

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

Accepted Answer

She was tired she went to bed early.

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The sun set, and the stars appeared.

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The learners finished their work. They went home.

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Because it rained, the match was cancelled.

Question 6

Choose the sentence that uses the correct tense consistently:

Accepted Answer

They studied for the test and passed with distinction.

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She walked to school and sees her friend.

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He opens the door and walked inside.

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I am eating breakfast and went to work.