GRAMMAR QUIZ

Learn these phrasal verbs

The correct answer is RENT which is the past tense of REND.

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WHO AND WHOM: IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE?
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AFOLEARNING: WHO and WHOM are both relative pronouns. The are called relative pronouns because they are often used to introduce relative clauses.

CHIKA : so what is the difference?
AFOLEARNING: That's a very good question.

WHO is used in a sentence when the relative clause refers to the subject. Here are examples:

1. This the man who said I will be great.
2. The woman who told me the story is late.

Here ,WHO in both sentences refers to the subjects MAN and WOMAN respectively.

CHIKA: what about WHOM?

AFOLEARNING: WHOM is used when the relative clause refers to the object. Here are examples.

1. The lady, whom she slapped, is crying�.
2. I stumbled on the man whom the hooligan robbed yesterday.

WHOM in both sentences refers to the object who suffers or receives an action. Here, the object being referred to are the LADY and the MAN.

AFOLEARNING: Always note that WHO is often used to refer to the SUBJECT, while WHOM is used to refer to the OBJECT.

CHIKA: Thank you Afolearning! Now I understand and I can use it correctly in sentences.

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PART ONE
Your Introduction: Make It Count!
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The explanations here do not correlate with the answers and the context of the question.

Please let your answers come in with convincing explanations, thanks

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I will really appreciate if we can all forward our answers with convincing explanations.

All the contributions here have been worthy of note and interesting. However, the one that caught my attention most is the elaborate and deep intellectual dissection done by 666omo666. I must commend your grammatical sagacity.

Having said this, you stated in your expose that depending on the formality or informality, PLURAL OR SINGULAR VERBS CAN BE USED WITH THE ADJECTIVE 'POOR'IF IT IS USED AS A NOUN AND MADE TO FUNCTION AS THE SUBJECT IN A SENTENCE.

I will humbly state here that I haven't seen such an expression before. Examples or words like poor, old, incapacitated, blind, young, ETC when preceded by the definite article, must agree with a plural verb. That's the standing rule whether in a formal or informal context.

Check UNIVERSITY GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH BY Quirk and Greenbuam for more explanation and clarification, thanks.

To end this, the most suitable answer is D, PLURAL VERB MUST COLLOCATE WITH 'THE POOR',WHILE SINGULAR VERB COLLOCATES WITH 'THE BEST'.

May be we should answer this question with convincing and more plausible explanations, thanks.

THIS GRAMMAR QUIZ WILL MAKE YOU SWEAT

THE COMMON MISTAKES WE MAKE WITH THE USES OF WORD CLASSES
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I need a watchnight. ❌
I need a watchman. ✔

He is too good. ❌
He is very good. ✔

I love roasted corn. ❌
I love roast corn. ✔

He dabbled into politics. ❌
He dabbled in politics. ✔

He had heart attack. ❌
He had a heart attack. ✔

The thieves bolted away with the jewellery. ❌
The thieves bolted with the jewellery. ✔

Do you have money? ❌
Do you have any money ✔

There is a little milk left, it won't be enough for me. ❌
There is little milk left, it won't be enough for me. ✔

With regards to the money, I have no interest.❌
With regard to the money, I have no interest. ✔

The equipments are of good quality. ❌
The equipment are of good quality. ✔

He married someone with good manner. ❌
He married someone with good manners. ✔

Vermin has rendered the farm useless. ❌
Vermin have rendered the farm useless. ✔

The meeting was attended by some directors-generals. ❌
The meeting was attended by some director-generals. ❌
The meeting was attended by some directors-general. ✔

He is on the five-men panel. ❌
He is on the five-man panel. ✔

We will surely make amend. ❌
We will surely make amends. ✔

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REDUNDANCY IN THE USE OF PREPOSITIONS
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He demanded for a bribe. ❌
He demanded a bribe. ✔

We discussed about the issue last week. ❌
We discussed the issue last week. ✔

Bongi has solicited for help. ❌
Bongi has solicited help. ✔

The man demanded for his money. ❌
The man demanded his money. ✔

Those seeking for knowledge are wise. ❌
Those seeking knowledge are wise. ✔

They advocated for a wage increase. ❌
They advocated a wage increase. ✔

He ordered for more wine. ❌
He ordered more wine. ✔

The class compromises of ten boys. ❌
The class comprises ten boys. ✔

My son requested for more money. ❌
My son requested more money. ✔

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THE TROUBLE WITH ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS in English are modifiers. While the former modifies nouns and pronouns, the latter modifies verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

The BEAUTIFUL damsel is around. (adjectives in caps)

He ALMOST lost his legs in the ghastly accident. (adverb in caps)

BOTH ARE ALSO POSTMODIFIERS.

The governor ELECT is here. (ADJECTIVE)
The people INVOLVED have escaped. (ADJECTIVE)
The town of Efon-Alaaye PROPER is hilly. (ADJECTIVE)

The bar is high ENOUGH. (ADVERB)
The goal was superb INDEED. (ADVERB)

THEY ARE BOTH INTENSIFIERS.

an OUTRIGHT loser (ADJECTIVE)
a CERTAIN policeman (ADJECTIVE)
a COMPLETE fool(ADJECTIVE)

VERY efficient (ADVERB)
QUITE handsome(ADVERB)
He ALMOST came first.(ADVERB)


Another thing is that most of the adverbs are formed from adjectives by simply adding the suffix 'ly'.

ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
bad badly
main mainly
boastful boastfully
common commonly
effective effectively
strenuous strenuously

The examples above simply explain the difference between both, right? However, how do you explain this: When the same word is used as an adjective and an adverb.

He is LATE. (adjective )
He comes LATE. (adverb)

Kembo was FAST.
Kembo ran FAST.

OR THIS

LIVELY-- adjective
REALLY--adverb

COMELY--adjective
SURELY--adverb

LOVELY--adjective
AWESOMELY--adverb

WOMANLY--adjective
WARMLY--adverb

From the examples above, my little research shows that if you add the suffix 'ly' to VERBS OR NOUNS, it will give you ADJECTIVES. HOWEVER, THERE ARE EXCEPRIONAL CASES. On the other hand, if you add the suffix 'ly' to ADJECTIVES, it will give you ADVERBS.

The two can as well be used as comparative and superlative. Here are examples:

She is MORE CONFIDENT. (ADJECTIVE)
she speaks MORE CONFIDENTLY. (ADVERB)

Dollar is the MOST COMMON currency in the world. (ADJECTIVES)
Dollar is the MOST COMMONLY used currency in the world. (ADVERB)

On a functional note, PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES CAN FUNCTION AS ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS.

The boy BEHIND ME is my friend. (PREP. PHRASE AS ADJECTIVE)
The book ON THE SHELF is mine. (PREP. PHRASE AS ADJECTIVE)

I left the dog INSIDE THE COMPOUND. (PREP. PHRASE AS ADVERBIAL)
The student threw the bag ACROSS THE ROAD. (PREP. PHRASE AS ADVERBIAL)

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HELLO EVERYONE,

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 'COSTED'.

THIS MEANS THE ESTIMATE OF THE EDIFICE.
THE WORD COSTED ACTUALLY EXISTS, AND IT IS USED TO MEAN 'ESTIMATE'.

When the past and past participle of cost remains the same, it means a specified amount, which must be stated, but the question above, no specified fee is mentioned in the question.

So Chuxie and Observantfellow, both of you are wrong.

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