Grammar - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

We use 'out of' as a preposition to talk about movement from within somewhere or something, usually with a verb that expresses movement (e.g. go, come). It shows where something is or was going.
You can use any of the following preposition after jumped: in, into or over. 'In' and 'into' mean the same thing; 'over', of course, means that he started his jump on one side of the pond and ended on the other side. 'into' is more suitable preposition with 'jumped' when we are talking about river, lake, pond etc.

'Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) burns less efficiently than gasoline' is a complete sentence and no other inclusions are required.

We use 'little' with uncountable nouns. We use 'few' with plural countable nouns.
They are used in formal contexts.
I'm not very happy about it but I suppose I have little choice.
Few cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin.

The correct answer is Option C: your, it

First, let's define the grammatical concepts involved:

Pronoun: A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition. Examples include "he," "she," "it," "they," "you," "we," etc.

Possessive Pronoun: A possessive pronoun shows ownership or possession. Examples include "my," "your," "his," "her," "its," "our," "their." These pronouns are often used before nouns.

Now, let's analyze the sentence and the options:

The sentence requires a possessive pronoun to modify "work" because the work belongs to the students. Therefore, "your" (Option C) is correct. "Your work" means "the work that belongs to you (plural)." Options A and B use the personal pronoun "you," which is incorrect in this context.

The second blank requires a pronoun that refers to the completed "work," which is singular. "It" (Option C) correctly replaces "work" to avoid repetition. Option D uses "them," which is a plural pronoun and doesn't agree with the singular noun "work."

Therefore, only Option C uses the correct possessive pronoun ("your") and the correct singular pronoun ("it"). The complete correct sentence is: "The teacher said to the class, 'When you have finished your work, please pass it up to me.'"

'yesterday' means past tense. The sentence is in simple past tense. Hence, 'have' will get changed to 'had'.

'Have' is used with the pronouns I, you, we, and they. 'Has' is used with he, she, and it.

Option A, 'With', refers to 'in the company of; alongside; close to; near to'.
Therefore, option A is incorrect as the given sentence does not imply being near or alongside the cough of the subject.
Option B, 'To', refers to 'indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at'.
Therefore, option B is incorrect as the given sentence does not indicate any destination or arrival related to the cough.
Option C, 'For', refers to 'because of'. Therefore, option C is correct as it indicates that the given prescription of the subject in the sentence was made because of the subject's disease which is unknown. Option D, 'At', refers to 'in or very near a particular place'.
Therefore, option D is incorrect as the given sentence does not indicate the prescription being near or in a place.

Singular 'they', along with its inflected or derivative forms, them, their, theirs and themselves, is an epicene third-person pronoun. It typically occurs with an unspecified antecedent, in sentences such as: "Somebody left their umbrella in the office. Could you please let them know where they can get it?"

'towards' can be used as a preposition to denote 'in favour of'. Hence, 'towards' is the correct answer.

'Interested in' is used to indicate the interest (or eagerness) of someone in the subject they want to know more about or the action they wish to perform. The preposition of location or time 'in' functions to indicate a state of being that someone is metaphorically 'inside of.' Less often, we can use the expression 'interested to' followed by a verb of perception. 'Interested on' is never correct.