Grammar, Word Order, Punctuation Diagnostic Test With Answers 10

Both sentences are grammatically correct. They use the same comparative pattern, much less / much more + adjective + than, followed by a past perfect clause (than we had expected he would be). They differ only in meaning: in A he was less helpful than expected, in B more helpful. Much is a normal intensifier before more and less.

A comparative adjective is followed by than, not that. The correct sentence is The previous question was a lot easier than I had expected it would be. That and than look and sound alike, which makes this a common written mistake.

The causative have + object + past participle (I had my car repaired) already means that someone else did the job for you. Adding for me repeats that meaning, so it is redundant and counts as an error here. Better: I had my car repaired yesterday.

With causative get, the second verb takes to: get somebody to do something. The sentence is therefore correct. Compare the other causative patterns, which use the bare infinitive: have somebody do, make somebody do, let somebody do. For me is fine here because get a friend to do the job does not already say who benefits.

This is an imperative using the causative have + object + past participle: Have it brought to you means 'arrange for someone to bring it to you'. The past participle brought is correct because the object (it) receives the action. The sentence is grammatically correct.