English Grammar - Read Mode
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Machiavellian refers to being cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics. It is named after Niccolò Machiavelli.
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A misogynist is a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women. 'Miso' means hate, and 'gyn' means woman.
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To change an exclamatory sentence 'What a fool he is!' to assertive, we use an intensifier like 'great' or 'big' before the noun. 'He is a great fool' is the correct transformation.
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In the idiom 'to and fro', 'to' and 'fro' function as adverbs modifying the verb of motion (e.g., swinging to and fro). They describe the direction of movement.
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The idiom 'having a screw loose' means to be slightly eccentric, crazy, or mentally unstable. It implies that something in the person's mind is not working correctly.
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When a fraction modifies a plural countable noun (books), the verb should be plural. 'Three-fourths of the books have been sold'.
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The correct idiom is 'in detail'. It means fully or thoroughly. 'For detail' or 'with detail' are not standard idiomatic usages in this context.
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En route is a French phrase adopted into English meaning 'on the way' or 'during the course of a journey'.
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Blasphemy is the action or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things. It implies a lack of respect or reverence.
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Here, 'enlightening' functions as a present participle used as an adjective (or subject complement) describing Education. However, in multiple choice of this type, it is technically a Participle.