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Correct option: B — shouldn’t we

shouldn’t we ‘Shall we’ is the correct question tag for an imperative sentence starting with ‘let us’. Hence, ‘shall we’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — B

married happily ‘Happily’ is an adverb that will be used before the adjective ‘married’ to modify its meaning. Hence, ‘happily married’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — The speaker’s emphasiss is

The speaker’s emphasiss is ‘Emphasis’ is the correct spelling.

Correct option: D — live in first floor

live in first floor ‘Live in first floor’ must be replaced with ‘live on the first floor’. Definite article ‘the’ is used before a superlative degree adjective. ‘First’ is a superlative adjective. ‘On’ is used to indicate the surface on which something rests. ‘Floor’ is the bottom surface of a room. Hence, ‘live on the first floor’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — has seen

has seen According to the “Subject-Verb Agreement Rule”, a singular subject always takes a singular verb and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. In the given sentence, ‘we’ is a plural subject that will take ‘have’ as a plural verb. Hence, ‘have seen’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — Throw a round stone to create ripples in the water.

Throw a round stone to create ripples in the water.(Correct) (a) Throw the roundest stone to create ripples in the water.(Incorrect Adjective) (b) Throw a more round stone to create ripples in the water.(Incorrect Adjective) (c) Throw a more rounder stone to create ripples in the water.(Incorrect Adjective)

Correct option: A — swayed dainty

swayed dainty ‘Dainty’ must be replaced with ‘daintily’. The given sentence needs an adverb to modify the verb (swayed) and not an adjective(dainty). Hence, ‘swayed daintily’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — We feed the horse oats

We feed the horse oats ‘Feed’ must be replaced with ‘fed’. The given sentence is in the past tense so it must have the verb in the past form(V2) and not in the present form(feed). Hence, ‘We fed the horse oats(V2)’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — She will have participate

She will have participate ‘Participate’ must be replaced with ‘participated’. When we talk about something that will be completed before a specific time in the future, ‘Future perfect tense’(will/shall have + V3) is used. Hence, ‘She will have participated’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — away at end of April.

away at end of April. We always place the definite article ‘the’ before ‘beginning’ and ‘end’. Hence, ‘away at the end of April’ is the most appropriate answer.