Question 21
Identify the correct preposition: 'Divide these sweets ________ the four children.'
'Among' is appropriate when distributing something to a group of more than two people; here there are four children.
Correct answer: B) among.
Identify the correct preposition: 'Divide these sweets ________ the four children.'
'Among' is appropriate when distributing something to a group of more than two people; here there are four children.
Correct answer: B) among.
Fill in the blank: 'The house was set ________ fire by vandals.'
The idiom is 'set on fire'. Another valid construction is 'set fire to something', but the sentence given requires 'on'.
Correct answer: A) on.
Choose the correct sentence structure:
'Scarcely...when' is the standard pair, and the sentence uses inversion: 'Scarcely had I reached...'.
Correct answer: B) Scarcely had I reached the station when the train left..
Fill in the blank: 'He is accused ________ murder.'
The verb 'accuse' takes 'of' before the alleged offence: 'accused of murder'.
Correct answer: C) of.
Select the correct option: 'A pair of scissors ________ kept on the table.'
The grammatical subject is 'a pair', which is singular; therefore the verb is 'is'.
Correct answer: B) is.