English part 3

 Her husband is addicted to gambling

Antonym of Ascend - Descend ,drop, go down 

Synonyms of Ascend - Come up ,Rise, Uprise

They built a new house last year(active) 

A new house was built by them last year (passive) 

The company gave its employees a bonus 

They were utterly disappointed

Here (Utterly) means - Adverb 

If she works hard, She will pass 

 Fastidious-A person who is difficult to please

Gregarious -someone who is sociable, outgoing, and enjoys being in the company of others, often avoiding solitude

Impetuous -describes someone who acts quickly and suddenly without thinking or being careful about the consequences

Indolent - a person who is habitually lazy or disinclined to exert effort. 

Hardly take have /had 

Q) Hardly---the train left the station when it started raining 

As this Sentence having (started) it means in the past 

So, hardly will take past (had) 

Ans - Hardly had the train left the station when it started raining 

If a sentence connected by (as well as, with, along with, together with, in addition to, besides ,except, like, unlike )Verb always agree to 1st subject 

Q) She as well as her friends are coming 

Ans -error (are )❌

Ans - She as well as her friends is coming ☑️

(Each of, Either of, neither of, everyone of ) present in a sentence plural noun and singular verb will come 

Q) Each of the players ---a uniform 

Ans-Each of the players has a uniform 

Five miles is a long distance to run 

Q) Many of the students ---from out of town 

Many -plural, students also plural then verb will also come plural 

Ans -Many of the students are from out of town 

If many + A/an + Singular noun ---verb singular 

Q) Many a Student /students has /have ❌

Ans -Many a student has ☑️

Many a man has tried to solve the puzzle ☑️

Many students have qualified exam ☑️

(Scissors, pants, Pajamas ,Trousers, Goggles, Sunglasses ,cattle, police, people, congratulations, thanks )Plural form 

The scissors are on the table ☑️

Neither of the answers is correct ☑️

(Q) The number of volunteers --increasing 

Ans - The number of volunteers is increasing ☑️

Concept - The number of + Plural noun + singular verb 

A number of +Plural noun +Plural verb 

A number of students have qualified the RI exam ☑️

Fifty miles is a long distance to walk ☑️

None of the students has completed the assignment ☑️

Bread and butter is my favorite breakfast ☑️

Bread and butter are sold here ☑️

The pair of shoes is under the bed ☑️

Either of the books is fine for the report ☑️

A series of lectures is scheduled for next week ☑️

The crew is preparing for the departure ☑️

(Each ,Either, neither, Every) + Singular noun + Singular verb 

Every student and teacher is invited to the ceremony ☑️

Neither the books nor the pen is on the table ☑️

The furniture is delivered yesterday ☑️

Several of the students ---chosen for the project 

Several of the students were chosen for the project ☑️

Data - Plural Noun, Verb - Plural 

Datum - Singular , Verb - Singular 

The data are being analyzed by the researchers.

The team members are arguing among themselves.

Five km, two mtr, 7 dollar, 2kg all these defined unit take singular verb 

Q) Twenty Dollars ----all I have 

Ans - Twenty Dollars is all I have 

Birds are flying in the sky ☑️

The flock of birds is flying in the sky ☑️