English Grammar MCQ - English Grammar Section 1

Each question’ below has a sentence, from the choices provided, identify the one which best restates the given sentence and mark its number as the answer.

14 Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

A
Uneasily lies the head that wears a crown.
B
Uneasy is the head wearing a crown.
C
The head which wears the crown lies uneasy.
D
The head which is wearing the crown lies uneasy.

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Comment

Uneasily does not denote a state, which is required in the context. 'Wearing a crown' denotes that the head is doing it, 'is wearing' denotes a continuous action, which is impossible, as the head cannot do it. Hence choice (c) restates the given sentence correctly.

15 Had I been a little early, I would not have missed the train.

A
Had I been a little early, I would not have missed the train.
B
Had I been a little early than now, I would not have missed the train.
C
Had I been a little earlier, I would not have missed the train.
D
Had I only been a little early than now, I would not have missed the train.

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All the statements have the correct combination of tenses. So, we need not check it. Let us find the errors in other statements. 'Early than now' and 'earlier' suggest that I reached early; in that case, I did not miss the train. So, choices (b), (c), and (d) do not state the same idea as in the question statement. Hence correct choice is (a).