English Grammar Rules & Mistakes: Learn All of the Essentials: Writing, Speaking, Literature and Punctuation Rules Complete with 10 Key Skills and Over 200 Common Error Examples

MCQs: Choose the appropriate options from the statements below:
1. He had scarcely eaten__. (A. that his friend came B.
when his friend came)
Answer: B
2. ___ did he help the poor kid, __ he took him home.
(A. Not only/neither B. Neither/nor B. Not only/but
also)
Answer: C
3. Read up _____ you should forget. (A. or else B. lest

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C. else)
Answer: B
4. Bring me the report __ I forget. (A. lest B. else)
Answer: A
5. She walked hurriedly ___ she would miss the bus. (A.
or else B. lest C. else)
Answer: B
6. ___ Jude ___ Martin are good English students. (A.
either/or B. both/and C. both/or)
Answer: B
Prepositions
To put in a simple way, propositions serve as links within sentences. A
preposition is used to indicate a relationship between nouns, phrases and/or
pronouns. They are mostly very short words that stand in front of nouns.
Also, they connect time, location, people, and objects when used in a
sentence. Some of the examples are of, to, under, in, into, with, etc.
Prepositions may be cumbersome to deal with in sentences. However, there
are a few highlighted facts applicable that students may study as a guide to
acclimatizing themselves with prepositional words.
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In the English language, there are more than one hundred
prepositions.
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Prepositions are generally followed by nouns and
pronouns.
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In making clear sentences, specific prepositions are
required. this means some prepositions are not always
substitutable. E.g., the use of the preposition "in" may not
work in place of the preposition "on" in all cases.

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Grammatical errors occur in the basic three types of preposition: preposition
of time, place, and direction.