1Come again tomorrow, ...............?
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After a friendly imperative, the usual question tag is "will you".
2Measles ............... contagious.
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The disease name "Measles" is singular, so the correct verb is "is".
3Mathematics ............... my favorite subject.
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The subject "Mathematics" is treated as singular, so the correct verb is "is".
4I ............... my professor yesterday.
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The phrasal verb "called on" means visited someone, which fits this sentence.
5Either of these roads ............... to the railway station.
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After "Either of these roads", the singular verb "leads" is correct.
6I ............... in Mumbai from 2001 to 2015.
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A finished time period in the past needs the simple past form "lived".
7Five applications ............... by the management.
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For a plural subject in the simple past passive, use "were accepted".
8They are decorating the hall for the party. The hall ............... by them for the party.
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The present continuous passive form is "is being decorated".
9I discussed this ............... them.
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When naming the people involved in a discussion, use "with" after the object of "discussed".
10They waited with ............... breath.
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The fixed expression is "bated" breath, meaning breath held in suspense.
11She ............... on that project for six months.
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For an action continuing up to now for six months, use "has been working".
12It ............... raining since yesterday.
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With "since yesterday", use the present perfect form "hasn't stopped" to show the situation continues now.
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- Come again tomorrow, will you?
- Measles is contagious.
- Mathematics is my favorite subject.
- I called on my professor yesterday.
- Either of these roads leads to the railway station.
- I lived in Mumbai from 2001 to 2015.
- Five applications were accepted by the management.
- They are decorating the hall for the party. The hall is being decorated by them for the party.
- I discussed this with them.
- They waited with bated breath.
- She has been working on that project for six months.
- It hasn’t stopped raining since yesterday.