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Class 9–10 English: Correct sentence practice questions

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All correct sentence questions with answers

1. Which sentence is correct?

   1. A. He prefers tea from coffee.
   2. B. He prefers tea over than coffee.
   3. C. He prefers tea than coffee.
   4. D. He prefers tea to coffee. ✓

   Answer: He prefers tea to coffee.. Prefer is followed by to.

2. Which sentence is correct?

   1. A. She is one of the best students who has won this prize.
   2. B. She are one of the best students who have won this prize.
   3. C. She is one of the best student who have won this prize.
   4. D. She is one of the best students who have won this prize. ✓

   Answer: She is one of the best students who have won this prize.. who refers to students (plural), so use have.

3. Which sentence is correct?

   1. A. Each of the girls are finished her work.
   2. B. Each of the girls has finished their works.
   3. C. Each of the girls have finished her work.
   4. D. Each of the girls has finished her work. ✓

   Answer: Each of the girls has finished her work.. Each takes a singular verb: has.

4. Which sentence is correct?

   1. A. I am waiting since two hours.
   2. B. I have waited since two hours.
   3. C. I waiting for two hours.
   4. D. I have been waiting for two hours. ✓

   Answer: I have been waiting for two hours.. Use the present perfect continuous with for + a length of time.

5. Which sentence is correct?

   1. A. She doesn't knows the answer.
   2. B. She don't know the answer.
   3. C. She not know the answer.
   4. D. She doesn't know the answer. ✓

   Answer: She doesn't know the answer.. With she, we use doesn't followed by the base verb.

6. Which sentence is correct?

   1. A. Hardly had he left than it started to rain.
   2. B. Hardly he had left when it started to rain.
   3. C. Hardly he left when it started to rain.
   4. D. Hardly had he left when it started to rain. ✓

   Answer: Hardly had he left when it started to rain.. After hardly, the helper verb comes first: Hardly had he left.

7. Which sentence is correct?

   1. A. He is tall than I am.
   2. B. He is taller than I am. ✓
   3. C. He is tallest than I am.
   4. D. He is more taller than I am.

   Answer: He is taller than I am.. Never use more with an -er comparative.

8. Which sentence is correct?

   1. A. The furniture in this room are old.
   2. B. The furnitures in this room is old.
   3. C. The furniture in this room is old. ✓
   4. D. The furnitures in this room are old.

   Answer: The furniture in this room is old.. furniture is uncountable and takes a singular verb.

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