Grammar - Study Mode

[#576] Who spilled . . . . . . . . tea on the floor?
Correct Answer

(D) the

Explanation

Solution: The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader. The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. Hence here 'the' will be used.

[#577] His office is . . . . . . . . the second floor of the building.
Correct Answer

(D) on

Explanation

Solution: A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words. Option D on is correct as it indicates a surface. The other options are wrong as at, in, and of indicate a specific location inside something, and possession respectively. These uses don't fit in the given question.

[#578] That is . . . . . . . . book.
Correct Answer

(D) your

Explanation

Solution: 'Your' is a determiner which means belonging to or associated with the person or people that the speaker is addressing. Therefore it is the correct answer.

[#579] He . . . . . . . . from school yesterday.
Correct Answer

(C) was absent

Explanation

Solution: 'yesterday' indicates past therefore 'was' will be used. 'was' is followed by present form of the verb therefore 'absent' is the correct verb to be used.

[#580] . . . . . . . . I was tired I managed to finish the work.
Correct Answer

(B) Although

Explanation

Solution: You use 'although' to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which makes the main clause of the sentence seem surprising or unexpected. Example: Although I was only six, I can remember seeing it on TV. Although he was twice as old as us, he became the life and soul of the company.