English Grammar - Read Mode
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This proverb means that it is better to be content with what you have than to risk losing it by trying to get something more. 'Take what you have got readily available' captures this.
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A night owl is someone who stays up late at night. Therefore, they wake up late in the morning. 11 a.m. is a late morning time, fitting the description.
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The full idiom is 'Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches'. It means only the person experiencing a situation knows its difficulties.
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'How Karim has solved the problems' is a noun clause acting as the subject. The verb 'astounds' (singular) agrees with this singular subject clause.
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In older or specific gender-marked English contexts, 'Lady doctor' was used to distinguish female doctors, though modern English treats 'doctor' as gender-neutral. The test expects 'lady doctor'.
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'Since' is used with a specific point in time (7 O'clock) in the perfect continuous tense to indicate when the action started.
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When comparing two people or things, the comparative degree is used. 'More' is the comparative marker for 'intelligent'. We use 'the' before the comparative when 'of the two' is mentioned.
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'Going to' is used for predictions based on present evidence (black clouds). 'Will' is for general predictions or decisions. 'Is going to' is the best fit here.
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This is a passive voice sentence. English receives the action of being spoken. 'Is spoken' is the correct passive form.
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Beautiful and Ugly are antonyms (opposites). Joy and Sorrow are also antonyms. The relationship is [Word] : [Antonym].