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Here are the answers to the English language questions: Choose most appropriate among the following verbs in the options to fill the gap. 1. That girl with her friend was quite happy. The subject "That girl" is singular, so the verb must be singular. "Was" is the singular past tense. The correct option is b) Was. 2. Forty liters of petrol is needed for the journey. When a quantity (like "Forty liters") is considered as a single unit, it takes a singular verb. The correct option is a) Is. 3. The boy, not the girl was beaten by the police. When two subjects are joined by "not", the verb agrees with the first subject ("The boy"), which is singular. The correct option is b) Was. 4. Everyone is qualified to do it. "Everyone" is an indefinite pronoun and takes a singular verb. The correct option is a) Is. 5. Both women were students of DLC. "Both women" is a plural subject, so the verb must be plural. "Were" is the plural past tense. The correct option is d) Were. Identify the parts of speech words in CAPITAL letter belongs to in the following sentences. 6. THE boy who came here yesterday is dead "THE" is used to refer to a specific noun. The correct option is a) Definite article. 7. FEW people were taken for the trip "FEW" describes the quantity of people. The correct option is b) Qualifying Adjective. 8. THOSE who live in glass house do not throw stones "THOSE" stands in for a group of people and points them out. The correct option is c) Demonstrative pronoun. 9. HIS books is on the table "HIS" shows ownership of the books. The correct option is d) Possessive adjective. 10. Some boys who stole the car were arrested "SOME" describes the quantity of boys. The correct option is b) Qualifying Adjective. State the grammatical names and functions of the words and expression in CAPITAL letter in the following sentences. 11. The meeting will hold IN THE GENERAL OFFICE This phrase starts with a preposition ("in") and indicates location. The correct option is a) Prepositional phrase. 12. WHOEVER COMES TO UI must be ready to work hard. This clause acts as the subject of the sentence and functions as a noun. The correct option is b) Noun clause. 13. BEFORE HE CAME, I had already read the address This clause tells when* the action of reading occurred, functioning as an adverbial clause of time. The correct answer is Adverbial clause. (None of the given options are correct; 'c' Adjectival clause is incorrect as it modifies a verb, not a noun). 14. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE GROUP, danced with her mother This entire phrase acts as the subject of the sentence. The correct option is d) Noun phrase. 15. Dr. Lamidi, THE COURSE SUPERVISOR FOR GES 101 teaches English grammar This phrase renames or explains "Dr. Lamidi". The correct option is c) Appositive clause. (More accurately, an appositive phrase, but this is the closest option). Identify the pronoun of the words in CAPITAL letter 16. The house is MINE "MINE" indicates possession and stands alone. The correct option is a) Possessive pronoun. 17. Taiwo and Kehinde love EACHOTHER "EACHOTHER" refers to two people performing an action on one another. The correct option is b) Reciprocal pronoun. 18. These are OUR friends "OUR" shows possession and modifies "friends". While technically a possessive adjective (or determiner), among the given options, "Possessive pronoun" is the intended category. The correct option is a) Possessive pronoun. 19. WHO are you? "WHO" is used to ask a question. The correct option is c) Interrogative pronoun. 20. Shade injured HERSELF while cutting "ewedu" leaves "HERSELF" refers back to the subject "Shade". The correct option is d) Reflexive pronoun. From the options, choose the most appropriate word or group of words to in the fill the gap. 21. James loves Shade. A singular present tense verb is needed to agree with "James". The correct option is a) Loves. 22. Every woman desires to marry good husband. "Every woman" is singular, requiring a singular present tense verb. The correct option is b) Desires. 23. Justice Sola Ade Chambers is next to Bisi's. "Justice Sola Ade Chambers" refers to a singular entity (e.g., a law firm). The correct option is d) Is. 24. John might lose his money to the fraudsters tomorrow. Modal verbs like "might" are followed by the base form of the verb. The correct option is b) Lose. How many morphemes do the word in CAPITAL letters has 25. CLASSROOM CLASS + ROOM = 2 morphemes. The correct option is a) 2. 26. ENLIGHTENMENT EN- + LIGHT + -EN + -MENT = 4 morphemes. The correct option is c) 4. 27. USEFULNESS USE + -FUL + -NESS = 3 morphemes. The correct option is b) 3. 28. INTELLECTUALISM INTELLECT + -UAL + -ISM = 3 morphemes. The correct option is b) 3. 29. OCCASIONALLY OCCASION + -AL + -LY = 3 morphemes. The correct option is a) 3. 30. GO GO = 1 morpheme. The correct option is d) 1. From the word or group of word lettered A to D, choose the one that best complete each of the following sentence 31. The two warring parties met for five days to iron out their differences. The idiom is "iron out differences". The correct option is d) Out. 32. The business tycoon's daughter was carried away by the flattery of her suitor. "Carried away" means to be overcome by emotion. The correct option is d) Away. 33. The business man was run down by his creditors. "Run down" means to be treated badly or exhausted. The correct option is b) Down. 34. I was still expecting my action when Tina rudely walked out on me. "Walked out on someone" means to abandon them. The correct option is a) Out. 35. the girl thought that she would get away with her stubbornness. "Get away with" means to escape punishment. The correct option is c) away. 36. we asked him to come with us and he did. The auxiliary verb "did" is used to avoid repeating the main verb "come" in the past tense. The correct option is b) did. 37. Although he greeted her, she did not answer. "Although" introduces a contrast, and "she did not answer" provides that contrast. The correct option is c) She did not answer. 38. The thief died shortly after having been shot at by the police. "Having been shot" indicates an action completed before another past action. The correct option is b) Having been. 39. If you don't withdraw the defamatory statement; I shall have no alternative but to seek redress in a count of law. The idiom is "no alternative but to". The correct option is d) But to. 40. She said she heard Julie sing. After verbs of perception like "heard", the base form of the verb is used for a completed action. The correct option is a) Sing. 41. It is useless arguing with a fool. The structure "It is useless + -ing form" is correct. The correct option is b) Arguing. 42. Whatever committed the office will be dealt with. Assuming "committed the office" is a typo for "committed an offense*", "Whatever" refers to the thing or action. The correct option is d) Whatever. 43. Hardly had he completed narrating the story when the poor woman collapsed. The correlative conjunction for "Hardly had" is "when". The correct option is c) When. 44. Four men, one of whom wore a sunshade, entered the room. "Whom" is the objective case of the relative pronoun, used after the preposition "of". The correct option is c) Whom. 45. No sooner had Uche arrived at the meeting than the proceedings began. The correlative conjunction for "No sooner had" is "than". The correct option is a) Than. 46. I am sorry to bother you because I have something important to tell you. "Because" introduces the reason for bothering. The correct option is a) Because. 47. I was only tired but also sick. "But also" is used to add another element, often with emphasis. The correct option is a) But also. 48. Mary is neither too tall nor too short. The correlative conjunction for "neither" is "nor". The correct option is b) Nor too. 49. There will be no trouble as long as you do the assignment. "As long as" means "provided that" or "on condition that". The correct option is c) As long as. 50. John wouldn't like to, would he? This is a tag question. The auxiliary verb "would" is used, and since the main clause is negative, the tag is positive. The correct option is b) Would he. 51. She hurt herself, didn't she? The main verb "hurt" is past tense, so the auxiliary "did" is used. Since the main clause is positive, the tag is negative. The correct option is c) Didn't she. 52. Ade can change his mind, can't he? The modal verb "can" is used. Since the main clause is positive, the tag is negative. The correct option is a) Can't he. Change the following into reported speech forms 53. 'Our God is kind', remarked the pastor The pastor remarked that their God is kind. (Pronoun "Our" changes to "their" from the reporter's perspective, and general truth "is kind" remains present tense). The correct option is a) The pastor remarked that their God is kind. 54. Ojo lamented 'death is the end of man' Ojo lamented that death is the end of man. (A general truth usually remains in the present tense in reported speech). The correct option is a) Ojo lamented that death is the end of man. 55. 'it usually rains heavily here in Agust', said the man The man said that it usually rains heavily there in August. ("Here" changes to "there", and a habitual action can remain present tense). The correct option is b) The man said that it usually rains heavily there in August. 56. 'Ade will like to see all of you here', said Frank Frank said that Ade would like to see all of them there. ("Will" changes to "would", "you" changes to "them", "here" changes to "there"). The correct option is c) Frank said that Ade would like to see all of them there. 57. The woman said 'I went to Lagos yesterday' The woman said that she had gone to Lagos the previous day. ("I" changes to "she", "went" (past simple) changes to "had gone" (past perfect), "yesterday" changes to "the previous day"). The correct option is c) The woman said that she had gone to Lagos the previous day. 58. 'Mark does not believe I am married' said the man The man said Mark did not believe he was married. ("Does not believe" changes to "did not believe", "I am married" changes to "he was married"). The correct option is c) The man said Mark did not believe he was married. 59. 'the Eagle's camp will open tomorrow' said the NFA boss The NFA boss said the Eagles camp would resume the next day. ("Will open" changes to "would resume", "tomorrow" changes to "the next day"). The correct option is b) The NFA boss said the Eagles camp would resume the next day. 60. The lecturer said ‘This is my last class before exams' The lecturer said that that was his class before exams. ("This" changes to "that", "is" changes to "was", "my" changes to "his"). The correct option is b) The lecturer said that that was his class before exams. 61. 'It is well you' proclaimed the priest The priest proclaimed that it was well with them. (Assuming "It is well with you" was intended, "is" changes to "was", "you" changes to "them"). The correct option is a) The priest proclaimed that it was well with them. 62. The Airline Manager said 'the flight to Abuja has been cancelled' The Airline Manager said that the flight to Abuja had been canceled. ("Has been cancelled" (present perfect) changes to "had been cancelled" (past perfect)). The correct option is b) The Airline Manager said that the flight to Abuja had been canceled. Identify the grammatical name of the word in CAPITAL 63. TO SLEEP IN THE OFFICE is very good This is an infinitive phrase acting as the subject of the sentence. The correct option is a) Infinitival Phrase. 64. They got their money THROUGH FARMING This phrase starts with a preposition ("through") and functions adverbially. The correct option is d) Prepositional Phrase. 65. Manchester United WERE BEATEN by Chelsea last night This is the main verb phrase in the passive voice, showing the action. The correct option is b) Show action. Indicate the tense in the sentence 66. I have started my DLC examination "Have started" indicates an action that began in the past and continues or has an effect in the present. The correct option is d) Present perfect. 67. I am eating rice "Am eating" indicates an action happening now. The correct option is d) Present progressive. 68. I have been singing since I was a baby "Have been singing" indicates an action that started in the past, continued up to the present, and may still be ongoing. The correct option is d) Present perfect progressive. Identify the grammatical function of the word in CAPITAL 69. I ate WHEN I WAS HUNGRY This clause tells when* "I ate", modifying the verb "ate". The correct option is d) Modifies the verb ate. Indicate the tense in the sentence 70. I shall go to London next week "Shall go" indicates a future action. The correct option is d) Simple future. 71. The mans killed his wife "Killed" is a single action completed in the past. The correct option is c) Simple past. Identify the grammatical function of the word in CAPITAL 72. THAT HER MOTHER DID NOT ATTEND HER WEDDING was strange This entire clause acts as the subject of the verb "was". The correct option is ✂️ _That answer was long and got cut off. Reply continue and I'll finish it._