Name: CHRISTILLE VEA L.

DE MESA
Assignment: EAP Grammar Exercise Answer

1. D. is – The subject of the sentence is “The father”. It is in singular form, that is why the verb
must be also singular.
2. B. impresses – The subject of the sentence is “He”. It is in singular form, that is why the verb
must be also singular.
3. B. is – There are two singular subjects “chemistry room” and “physics rooms” in the sentence
and are joined by correlative conjunction “not only but also”. The verb that must be used should
be singular.
4. A. is - There are two singular subjects “economics” and “literature” in the sentence and are
joined by correlative conjunction “as well as”. The verb that must be used should be singular.
5. A. are – The noun closest to the verb is in plural form that is why the verb must also be in
plural form.
6. A. end – The subject of the sentence is “classes”. It is plural form. Thus, the verb must also be
in plural form.
7. B. is – The subject of the sentence is “five hundred pesos”. It is in the rule that no matter how
much money or time, the verb must be in singular.
8. C. is – The subject of the sentence is “everybody”. It is a pronoun and is in singular form. Thus, the
verb should be in singular form.

9. A. seems - The subject of the sentence is “everybody”. It is a pronoun and is in singular form. Thus,
the verb should be in singular form.

10. C. is – The subject of the sentence is “audience”. It is a noun in singular form. Thus, the verb
should be in singular form.

11. B. hasn’t he – The sentence has tag question. The first part of the sentence is positive that is
why it must be succeeded by a negative tag.
12. D. therefore

13. D. of – According to Cambridge Dictionary, it is used to show possession, belonging, or

origin.
14. B. is – It is in the rule that if the sentence has two subject and is connected by or/nor, either/or, or
neither/nor, the verb must agree with the second subject. The noun closest to the verb is singular that is
why the verb should be in singular form.

15. B. is – The subject of the sentence is “Everyone”. It is a pronoun in singular form. Thus, the
verb must be in singular.
16. C. Have – The subject of the sentence is “diapers”. It is in plural form. Thus, the verb should
be in plural form.
17. B. to serve
18. C. is - The subject of the sentence is “none”. It is in singular form. Thus, the verb should be in
singular form.
19. C. whom –
20. C. uproar – The sentence possesses a context clue “before the program ended”. It may depict that
there is an excitement in the crowd of people.
21. D. actress – According to Miriam Webster, it pertains to an actor.
22. A. prudent – According to Miriam Webster, it refers to careful to consider all circumstances and
possible consequences.
23. A. unfulfilled - According to Miriam Webster, it refers to not being the normal or usual kind.
24. C. put off - According to Miriam Webster, it pertains to put off intentionally and habitually.
25. B. irrelevant - According to Miriam Webster, it means having no relevance to something.
26. A. wealthy - According to Miriam Webster, it means having an abundance of goods and riches.
27. A. advancement - According to Miriam Webster, it refers to an advance in social status or reputation.
28. A. intestinal illness - According to Miriam Webster, it is defined as traveler’s diarrhea.
29. C. trust - According to Miriam Webster, it is of, relating to, or involving a confidence or trust.
30. D. speed
31. B. fix payment - According to Miriam Webster, it means a sum of money payable yearly at other
regular intervals.
32. A. protection - The sentence possesses a context clues “offered” “against further loss”. It may depict
that there is something to guard or to protect.
33. B. cure all - The sentence possesses a context clues “company’s troubles”. It may depict that there is
something to cure.
34. A. atmosphere – Ambiance means atmosphere.

35. C. fear of public places – The sentence has context clue “housebound”. Housebound means
confined to the house. Thus, the answer is letter C.
36. C. walk aimlessly - According to Miriam Webster, it means to walk or travel about without apparent
plan but with or without a purpose.

37. D. illegal goods – The word contraband is commonly used by the media. It is not new to
many. Contraband means illegal goods.
38. B. doorkeeper – According to Miriam Webster, a resident in an apartment building especially
in France who serves as doorkeeper, landlord's representative, and janitor.
39. A. beginning to form - According to Miriam Webster, coming or having recently come into
existence.
40. C. destiny – The statement suggests that everything happens for a reason. Everything is part
of God’s plan.
41. C. Life has its end –
42. A. is - The subject of the sentence is “two thirds”. It is in the rule that no matter how big or
small is the number, the verb must be in singular.
43. C. studies revealed – The study is done in the past. Thus, the verb must be in the past.
44. B. afflicted with – According to Miriam Webster, grievously affected or troubled (as by a
disease).
45. D. With regard – The word “regard” means “respect” or “relation”.
46. C. is certainly excited – The subject of sentence is “everyone”. It is in the singular form.
Thus, the verb should also be in singular form.
47. A. hang your flags on June 12 – The verb tense of the sentence is present.
48. D. Metonymy – It is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of
something closely associated with that thing or concept.
49. D. Apostrophe – It is used when someone is talking to someone who is absent or dead.
50. B. Dr. Morales and Atty. Morales – “Dr.” and “Atty.” are used as courtesy titles especially
when writing business letters.
51. A. that the negotiators or members have begun to agree on certain issues
52. D. would you - The sentence has tag question. The first part of the sentence is negative that is
why it must be succeeded by a positive tag.
53. C. there – In the sentence, “there” is a pronoun used to introduce the subject “let-up”.
54. A. agree on – It is used to agree on the certain topic. The topic that is introduced in the
sentence is “the kind of compensation plan”.
55. C. about – It functions as a preposition in which “the witness testified” concerning “the
defendant’s early life”.
56. B. among - It is used when talking about people or things that are not distinct and are
viewed as a group. In the sentence “all departments” can be viewed as a group.
57. B. bring – When requesting or directing someone, base form of the verb must be used.
58. A. between – In the sentence, “between” is used to refer to one-to-one relationship - “the
Philippine Foreign Minister and the American Secretary of the State”.
59. B. “It’s plain to see,” said she, “there are too may and’s in that sentence.” – Statement B is
similar to statement number 59.
60. C. there is nothing new – The statement suggests that nothing has changed.
61. C. Workers are warned of possible layoffs. – “To reduce a workplace”, employees will be
advised to leave.
62. B. busier – The word “busy” is an example of 2-syllable adjective ending in -y. The rule “if
the adjective ends in -y, change the y to I” and add "-er".
63. B. from what –
64. A. marathoner: endurance – It requires strength for a weightlifter to lift some weight. While,
endurance is required to finish a marathon.
65.
66. B – To be parallel with the preceding qualities (noun), “being intelligent” must be changed to
intelligence. Thus, the sentence should be like this to be achieve parallelism “Diligence, honesty,
and intelligence are qualities which I look for when I interview applicants.”
67. C – The infinitive phrase “to finish” must be change to a gerund “finishing” since the
sentence is introduced by a gerund “writing”. Thus, the sentence must be like this “Writing a
beautiful sonnet is as much as achievement as finishing a 50-page novel.” Parallelism is restored.
68. C. avoids the main topic -
69. C. unsuccessful - The underlined word means “to be successful”. Perhaps, the item is posing
a question about the antonym of the word.
70. C. great things require time and effort – The statement suggests that, to achieve something
big, one must exert effort and spend time.
71. A. replaced – Based on the context of the sentence, the new leader takes the place of the
former one.
72. B. its - the possessive form of the pronoun it. “It” pertains to “colonialism”.
73. B. This time I won’t stop schooling. – The statement suggests that the speaker wanted to
finish what he started. With this, determination is shown.
74. C. This is his. – This statement suggests possession.
75. D. there will be flashflood – “La Niña increases the likelihood of above normal rainfall
conditions and can lead to adverse impacts such as heavy rainfall, floods and landslides.”
76. C. “Don’t take the law into your hand” – Revenge is never a good idea. Believe that justice
will be served.
77. B. 2&3&4 - It must be transcend, immunity, and perceived.
78. E. No error
79. B. Socrates was – The statement must be “One of the most famous men of Ancient times was
Socrates, whose teachings are reflected in Plato’s writings.”
80. A. He can’t hardly - The statement must be “He can hardly do anything with his right hand
ever since he had his stroke.”