English Grammar with KAAP

I'm the project manager, ___?

1⃣ am I not
2⃣ amn't I
3⃣ aren't I
4⃣ isn't I

The _____ affairs officer is expecting all of us in his office

a) student✓✓✓

b) students

c) students'

d) student's

When noun qualifies or describes another noun it becomes nominal adjective that is a noun that acts as adjective
And adjectives can never be pluralized or take apostrophe, imagine these:
Poors men×
Poor's men×
Poors' men×
Poor men✓

Now, take example of noun:
We are adults ( adult as noun takes s)
We are adult learners ( adult as noun describing another noun "learners" takes no "s")

The _____ affairs officer is expecting all of us in his office

a) student

b) students

c) students'

d) student's

They wish they ___ so early

a) haven't started

b) hadn't started ✓✓✓

c) didn't started

d) didn't start

This is a topic called "subjunctive mood" and it had been extensively explained previously. Take a look at these sentences:

If I went there, I would see you ( I didn't go there so I didn't see you and the event took place)
If I go there , I will see you ( I have not gone and the event has not taken place)
If I had gone there, I would have seen you (another way of saying the first statement)
I wish I was rich ( I am not rich)
I wish I was 20 ( I am 22)
They wish they hadn't started ( but they had already started)

They wish they ___ so early

a) haven't started

b) hadn't started

c) didn't started

d) didn't start

If Aduke comes late to examination hall, her brother, her teacher or I __ to be blamed

a)are

b) is

c) am ✓✓

d) b and c.

Hint: Concord of Proximity.

It had been discussed before. I meant the concord of Proximity. The closest subject to the verb is "I" and it takes "am". Previous post on this aspect can be checked for clarity

If Aduke comes late to examination hall, her brother, her teacher or I __ to be blamed

a)are

b) is

c) am

d) b and c.

Hint: Concord of Proximity.

Either the girls or the boy ___ been given a chance

a)were

b) have

c)has√√

Hint: Proximal Concord or Concord of Proximity.

As given in the hint above. Proximity simply means closeness. And in Concord, we use it to denote the fact that a closer subject will dictate the nature of the verb to be used in sentence. Boy(singular subject) is closer to the verb than girls (plural subject) so singular verb(has) is chosen.

Either the girls or the boy ___ been given a chance

a)were

b) have

c)has

Hint: Proximal Concord or Concord of Proximity.

The police asked the suspect if__

a) he has been to Lagos
b) he had been to Lagos√
c) they are in Lagos.

When two clauses are joined together, the tense of the first clause affects the tense of the second. For instance:
He says(present tense) he will(present tense)come.
He said(past tense) he would(past tense of will) come.
In that question, " asked" which is past tense verb requires "had" another past tense (past tense of has and have) in the second clause. Option "C" cannot be chosen because "are" is present tense. It is called "Law of parallelism" in English Grammar. Take note of that as many questions on it will still be sent

The police asked the suspect if__

a) he has been to Lagos
b) he had been to Lagos
c) they are in Lagos

You who___ convicted should appeal.
a) are √
b) is
c) was
d) am.
In a sentence, whenever relative Pronoun "𝙬𝙝𝙤, 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 or 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩" refers to a previously mentioned noun, such noun becomes a relative noun. In such case, it is the noun/pronoun (either singular or plural) that comes before "𝙬𝙝𝙤, 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 or 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩" that will 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛 of such sentence. Take a look at this:
𝙔𝙤𝙪 who 𝙖𝙧𝙚 convicted should appeal
In the question above, the pronoun that came before "𝙬𝙝𝙤" is 𝙔𝙤𝙪 (𝙔𝙤𝙪: attracts plural verbs); that same pronoun (𝙔𝙤𝙪) will determine the verb of the sentence(𝙖𝙧𝙚).Alternatively, you can say:𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 convicted, you should appeal. Imagine:
-Fatimah is one of the ladies who know how to cook. In the sentence above, the noun that comes before "𝙬𝙝𝙤" is "Ladies" (plural noun);
that same noun (Ladies) will determine the verb of the sentence (know, Plural verb).

You who___ convicted should appeal

a) are

b) is

c) was

d) am

The news ____ everywhere

a) is✓

b)are

c)were.
There are some nouns which are collectively called Pluralia Tantum( Sing.Plurale tantum). Whenever Any member of Pluralia Tantum is used, it must be used along with singular verb. Pluralia Tantum include: Mathematics, Economics, Faeces ,Measles and the likes

The news ____ everywhere

a) is

b)are

c)were

❌He works IN Microsoft
✅He works FOR Microsoft

➝We use WORK FOR + name

Ex:
-He works for MICROSOFT
(Microsoft: name of a company)

-They work for Mr. Stephen
(Mr. Stephen: name of a person)
———————–––––––––––––––––––––––

➝We use WORK IN + place

Ex:
-He works In a LONDON
-They work in a factory.
———————–––––––––––––––––––––––

➝We use WORK AS + job

Ex:
-He works as A TEACHER
-She works as AN OPTICIAN
———————–––––––––––––––––––––––

Attempt this one:

She works _____ the factory.

a. as
b. in
c. for

Aduke is one of those girls who___ how to cook very well

a) know √

b) knows

c) knowing

d) knew

A question of this nature had been posted before. And this sentence follows:
One of+plural subject+ singular verb
For instance: one of the girls knows....
One of+ plural subject+relative pronoun (who, that or which) + plural verb+ singular verb(if available, it is not available in the question)
For instance: one of the girls who/that know me is back....
Knowing is grammatically wrong.
And knew can't be used because there is no element of past action like yesterday, last week or such.
However, we may be grammatically compelled to use past tense even without those elements
For instance: it is high time we knew.

Any contradictory view or suggestion is welcome

Aduke is one of those girls who___ how to cook very well

a) know

b) knows

c) knowing

d) knew

Uncountable Nouns

❌ weathers
✅ weather

❌ traffics
✅ traffic

❌ garbages
✅ garbage

❌ cashes
✅ cash

❌ moneys (general)
✅ money (general)
✅ moneys or monies (formal/law)

❌ permissions (general)
✅ permission (general)
✅ permissions (official written statements)

Do you think all____ not enough for the

investigation?

a) these information are

b) these informations are

c) this information is √

d) this informations is

Uncountable nouns such as: information, advice, equipment, stuff and luggage should not be pluralized by attaching "s" to them. And using article "a" or "an" with them is also wrong. They always take singular verbs Take these:
This equipment is ... √
This advice is...√
I need an advice ×
I want a furniture ×
I want a piece of an information × .
They are always pluralized using partitive, for instance:
Four pieces of information are...

Moreover, this ( used with singular nouns) and these ( used with plural nouns) are demonstrative adjectives in that context, though they can be used as demonstrative pronouns. Consider these:
This book is..√
These men are.√
These book is/are ×
This men is/are ×
Any contradictory view or suggestions are welcome.

Do you think all____ not enough for the

investigation?

a) these information are

b) these informations are

c) this information is

d) this informations is

The police claim that a number of stolen cars___recovered .

a)have being
b)have been ✓
c) is been
d) is being
e) has been

It should be noted that "a number of" is used with plural verb ( are, know or have) while "the number of" is used with singular verb (is, knows or has). See:

A number of students are entering already.

The number of students needed is entering already.

Some other options are grammatically incorrect. Check these:

is/are/was/were/am + being + past participle (taken or seen)

has/have/had + been + past participle/ continuous tense (taken or taking, depending on the context)

The police claim that a number of stolen cars___recovered .

a)have being
b)have been
c) is been
d) is being
e) has been

The answer to the previous question is "was". Using this picture, the reason can be figured out

The teacher with his wife___ here
a) was
b)are
c)were
d) b and c

American vs. British English
Vocabulary

🇺🇸 soccer
🇬🇧 football

🇺🇸 apartment
🇬🇧 flat

🇺🇸 gas, gasoline
🇬🇧 petrol

🇺🇸 fries, French fries
🇬🇧 chips

🇺🇸 elevator
🇬🇧 lift

🇺🇸 vacation
🇬🇧 holiday

🇺🇸 mail
🇬🇧 post

🇺🇸 eraser
🇬🇧 rubber

🇺🇸 trash, garbage
🇬🇧 rubbish

Verb Forms

❌ patroled
✅ patrolled

❌ controled
✅ controlled

✅ traveled (US)
✅ travelled (UK)

✅ canceled (US)
✅ cancelled (UK)

❌ exceled
✅ excelled

✅ fueled (US)
✅ fuelled (UK)

✅ labeled (US)
✅ labelled (UK)

✅ modeled (US)
✅ modelled (UK)

He runs faster than ___

a) I √
b)me
c)us
d) him
"Than" serves as conjunction (not as preposition that takes objective pronouns like: me,her or him)in that question. Consider the following:
He runs faster than I (run)
He runs faster than he (runs)
She is better than I
We know him more than they (know him). The sentence can be constructed with or without the words in the brackets

He runs faster than ___

a) I
b)me
c)us
d) him

The teacher as well as the students___well

a) sing
b)sings✓
c) are singing

Whenever as well as, together with, with or along with is used to join two subjects together, the first mentioned subject dictates the verb to be used. Since teacher ( Singular subject) was mentioned first then the verb will be singular which is sings. Take this:
The man along with/as well as/with his wives is eating.
The women with/as well as their husband are eating
Any complaint, suggestion or contradictory view can be sent to me through the comment section............