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homophones-and-homonyms

Q1. Select the homophone pair which can be used in the blanks.   She always kept some ready _______ in her back pocket. The rebels agreed to _______ their ammunition. 1) cash, cassh 2) cash, caysh 3) cash, cache 4) cash, catch Solution She always kept some ready cash in her back pocket. The rebels agreed to cache their ammunition. Q2. State the meanings of the underlined homophones. I’ll be walking down the aisle very soon, said the smiling girl, if everything goes as planned. The British Isles can be spotted on this map. Solution Aisle - A space for walking Isles - Islands Q3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate homophones. The ________ cake with pink frosting was served to the guests at the party. A weak electric ________ was pas...
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determiners

Q1. Select the correct determiner for the blank. _________ knowledge is a dangerous thing. 1) much 2) few 3) little 4) some Solution Little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Q2. How many determiners are used in this sentence?  There were many people like Marjani; those people, like her, had to pay for the crimes of a few others. 1) 3 2) 5 3) 4 4) 2 Solution 4 There were many people like Marjani; those people, like her had to pay for the crimes of a few others. Q3. Which statement is true for the sentence? Her shrieks were louder than the combined sound of fifty foghorns. ...
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direct-and-indirect-speech

Q1. Complete the sentence. Direct Raju: The key lies in one of these boxes. Ajay: Is it this one? Indirect Raju told Ajay (a)_____________. Ajay asked Raju (b)_________.   1) (a) The key lies in one of those boxes. (b) Whether it was this one. 2) (a) The key laid in one of those boxes. (b) Whether it was this one. 3) (a) The key lay in one of those boxes. (b) Whether it was that one. 4) (a) The key laid in one of those boxes. (b) Whether it was that one. Solution (a) The key lay in one of those boxes. (b) Whether it was that one. Q2. Choose the indirect form of the given dialogue. Rustom: Is it Meenakshi’s birthday today? Tarun: No, it is tomorrow. 1) Rustom enquired Tarun if it is Meenakshi’s birthday that day. Tarun rep...
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word-forms

Q1. Select the appropriate option for the blanks. We all ______ that the ______ with which the old lady treated us can ______ be forgotten. 1) Agreed, kindness, never 2) Agree, kind, rarely 3) Agreement, kindly, completely 4) Agreeing, kindred, often Solution We all agreed that the kindness with which the old lady treated us can never be forgotten. Q2. Select the appropriate option for the blanks. “Man is his _____ worst enemy,” said the ____ sage. 1) Owe, older 2) Lone, olden 3) Owner, elder 4) Own, old Solution “Man is his own worst enemy,” said the old sage. Q3. Identify the...
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conditionals

Q1. State the type of the conditional clause in the sentence. You would probably have missed the mark if you had not taken the shot up close. 1) Second conditional 2) Third conditional 3) First conditional 4) Zero conditional Solution You would probably have missed the mark if you had not taken the shot up close. Third conditional The structure of the sentence is Would + have + past participle ... if + past perfect Q2. State the type of the conditional clause in the sentence. We are going out this afternoon if the weather is good. 1) Third conditional 2) Zero conditional 3) Second conditional 4) Fi...
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