19.
(A) The wealthiest he is, the most selfish he is.
(B) Wealthiest he is, most selfish he is.
(C) Wealthier he is, more selfish he is.
(D) The wealthier he is, the more selfish he is.
20.
(A) Social workers used to taking care of old
people.
(B) Social workers are used to taking care of
old people.
(C) Social workers are used to take care of old
people.
(D) Social workers are using to take care of
old people.
21.
(A) There was far too much people around him.
(B) There were far too much people around him.
(C) There were far too many people around him.
(D) There was far too many people around him.
22.
(A) Their house needs to repair.
(B) Their house needs repairing.
(C) Their house need to be repaired.
(D) Their house needs be repaired.
23.
(A) The group was founding several years ago.
(B) The group has been founded several years
ago.
(C) The group has been founding several
years ago.
(D) The group was founded several years ago.
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19. The correct option is (D) The wealthier he is, the more selfish he is.
To determine the correct answer, we need to understand the comparative structure used in the sentence. In this case, we are comparing two qualities or characteristics: wealth and selfishness. The comparative structure for adjectives is "comparative adjective + than" or "the + comparative adjective + noun/pronoun + is."
In option (A), the sentence is using "the wealthiest" but is missing the "the more selfish" part. Option (B) is missing "the" before "wealthiest" and "most" before "selfish." Option (C) is using the correct comparative structure with "wealthier" and "more selfish," but it is not using "the."
Therefore, option (D) is the correct choice as it uses the correct comparative structure and includes "the" before both adjectives.
20. The correct option is (B) Social workers are used to taking care of old people.
To determine the correct answer, we need to understand the correct usage of the phrase "used to." This phrase indicates that someone is accustomed or familiar with a particular action or situation.
Options (A) and (C) both use "used to," but they misplace the verb "take care" by placing it after "used to" instead of using the gerund form "taking care." Option (D) uses "using to," which is incorrect.
Option (B) is the correct answer because it uses the correct phrase "are used to" before the gerund form "taking care" to indicate that social workers are familiar with the action of taking care of old people.
21. The correct option is (C) There were far too many people around him.
To determine the correct answer, we need to understand the correct usage of quantifiers. Quantifiers express the quantity or amount of something.
Options (A) and (B) both use "too much," which is incorrect in this context. "Too much" is used for uncountable nouns, and "people" is a countable noun. Option (D) uses "too many" correctly, but it has a subject-verb agreement error by using "was" instead of "were."
Option (C) is the correct choice because it uses the correct quantifier "too many" for countable nouns and has the correct subject-verb agreement with "were."
22. The correct option is (B) Their house needs repairing.
To determine the correct answer, we need to understand the correct form of the verb "need" when used with a noun or a gerund.
Option (A) is incorrect because it uses "to repair" instead of the gerund form "repairing." Option (C) is incorrect as it uses "need to be repaired" instead of the noun or gerund form. Option (D) is also incorrect as it uses "needs be repaired," which is not the correct verb form.
Option (B) is the correct choice because it uses the correct form "needs repairing," where "repairing" is the gerund form of the verb "repair" and functions as a noun in this sentence.
23. The correct option is (D) The group was founded several years ago.
To determine the correct answer, we need to understand the correct verb tense and usage for talking about the establishment of a group.
Option (A) is incorrect because it uses "founding" instead of the past tense "founded." Option (B) is incorrect because it uses the perfect tense "has been founded" when describing an action that happened in the past. Option (C) is incorrect as it also uses "has been founding," which is not the correct verb form.
Option (D) is the correct choice because it uses the past tense "was founded," indicating that the group was established in the past.