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WORKBOOK EXPLANATORY NOTES NOUNS 1 . ANSWER : D ( WERE NOT INVITED ) EXPLANATION : GENTRY IS A NOUN THAT IS ALWAYS PLURAL SO IT TAKES A PLURAL VERB . 2 . ANSWER : B ( STATIONERY IS ) EXPLANATION : STATIONERY IS ALWAYS SINGULAR , IT HAS TO
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WORKBOOK EXPLANATORY NOTES<br>
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NOUNS 1 . ANSWER : D ( WERE NOT INVITED )
EXPLANATION : GENTRY IS A NOUN THAT IS ALWAYS PLURAL SO IT TAKES A PLURAL VERB . 2 . ANSWER : B ( STATIONERY IS ) EXPLANATION : STATIONERY IS ALWAYS SINGULAR , IT HAS TO TAKE A SINGULAR VERB . 3 . ANSWER : C ( WHICH WERE GRAZING ) EXPLANATION : CATTLE IS A PLURAL NOUN IT TAKES A PLURAL VERB . 4 . ANSWER : D ( STUDENT COMMUNITY ) EXPLANATION : THE CORRECT EXPRESSION IS STUDENT COMMUNITY NOT STUDENTS COMMUNITY .<br>
EXPLANATION : GENTRY IS A NOUN THAT IS ALWAYS PLURAL SO IT TAKES A PLURAL VERB . 2 . ANSWER : B ( STATIONERY IS ) EXPLANATION : STATIONERY IS ALWAYS SINGULAR , IT HAS TO TAKE A SINGULAR VERB . 3 . ANSWER : C ( WHICH WERE GRAZING ) EXPLANATION : CATTLE IS A PLURAL NOUN IT TAKES A PLURAL VERB . 4 . ANSWER : D ( STUDENT COMMUNITY ) EXPLANATION : THE CORRECT EXPRESSION IS STUDENT COMMUNITY NOT STUDENTS COMMUNITY .<br>
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5 . ANSWER : C ( TROUSERS WERE TORN ) EXPLANATION : ANY NOUN WHICH HAS TWO PARTS IN IT IS ALWAYS PLURAL . EX : PANTS , PANTALOONS , TIGHTS , SHORTS , TROUSERS , LEGGINGS , SCISSORS , TONGS , SPECTACLES . 6 . ANSWER : E ( NO ERROR ) EXPLANATION : ONE RUPEE IS A SUBJECT AND A HALF RUPEE IS ANOTHER SUBJECT , TWO SUBJECTS JOINED WITH AND BECOME PLURAL . 7 . ANSWER : C ( INNINGS NOT INNING ) EXPLANATION : THE WORD INNING DOES NOT EXIST , INNINGS MEANS A DIVISION OF A GAME AND IT IS ALWAYS SINGULAR .<br>
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8 . ANSWER : C ( CONTENT ) EXPLANATION : CONTENT IS THE MATTER OR THE TOPIC . EX . CONTENT OF THE SPEECH / DISCUSSION / LETTER . 9 . ANSWER : B ( LUGGAGE ) EXPLANATION : WORDS LIKE LUGGAGE , BAGGAGE , SCENERY , POETRY , MACHINERY , INFORMATION , NEWS ARE ALWAYS SINGULAR . 10 . ANSWER : A ( MY COUSIN ) EXPLANATION : USING COUSIN BROTHER / COUSIN SISTER IS WRONG . IT IS JUST COUSIN . 11 . ANSWER : A ( MY BROTHERS - IN - LAW ) EXPLANATION : THE PLURAL FORM OF WORD LIKE PASSER BY , FATHER IN LAW , MOTHER IN LAW , BROTHER IN LAW AND SISTER IN LAW IS MADE BY ADDING S TO THE FIRST WORD .<br>
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12 . ANSWER : E ( NO ERROR ) EXPLANATION : THE NOUN CATTLE IS PLURAL , IT TAKES A PLURAL NOUN …… THE SENTENCE HAS NO ERROR IN IT . 13 . ANSWER : B ( A HUNDRED RUPEE NOTE ) EXPLANATION : THE CORRECT EXPRESSION IS A HUNDRED RUPEE NOTE OR HUNDRED RUPEES . 14 . ANSWER : B ( TWO SPOONSFULS ) EXPLANATION : PLURAL OF SPOONFUL IS SPOONFULS LIKE HANDFULS , PLATEFULS , FISTFULS . 15 . ANSWER : B ( TWO IMPORTANT PIECES OF INFORMATION ) EXPLANATION : INFORMATION IS UNCOUNTABLE , EITHER INFORMATION OR PIECES OF INFORMATION IS CORRECT .<br>
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16 . ANSWER : B ( SCENERY NOT SCENERIES ) EXPLANATION : SCENERY IS ALWAYS SINGULAR . 17 . ANSWER : C ( ANY OF THE SHOPS ) EXPLANATION : ANY SHOP OR ANY OF THE SHOPS . 18 . ANSWER : A ( FURNITURE ) EXPLANATION : FURNITURE IS ALWAYS SINGULAR . 19 . ANSWER : B ( BRICK ….NOT BRICKS ) EXPLANATION : BRICK IS USED AS A MATERIAL NOUN HERE AND MATERIAL NOUNS ARE UNCOUNTABLE . 20 . ANSWER B . ( HAS IN PLACE OF ) EXPLANATION : GOVERNMENT IS USED AS A SINGULAR NOUN HERE SO IT TAKES HAS .<br>
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21 . ANSWER : E ( NO ERROR ) 22 . ANSWER : B ( IS ) 23 . ANSWER : B ( HAVE INSTEAD OF HAS ) EXPLANATION : COMMITTEE IS USED AS A PLURAL NOUN HERE . EXPLANATION : IT IS THE NAME OF A BOOK AND SINGULAR .<br>
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TENSES AND VOICE 1 . I SPOKE TO THE OFFICERS YESTERDAY . EXPLANATION : A PAST ACTION WITH TIME SHOULSD BE IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE , NOT PRESENT PERFECT . 2 . HE HAD BEEN WORKING FOR WIPRO FOR THREE YEARS . EXPLANATION : THE ACTION THAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE PAST WITH TIME SHOULD BE IN PAST PERFECT CONTIINUOUS TENSE NOT IN PAST CONTINUOUS . 3 . ANSWER : I MIGHT GET A PROMOTION . EXPLANATION : MIGHT SHOWS THE LOWEST POSSIBILITY AMONG MIGHT – MAY – WILL – GOING TO .<br>
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4 . YOU ALWAYS FORGET IMPORTANT THINGS . EXPLANATION : ALWAYS SHOWS THE REPEATED ACTION , AND REPEATED ACTIONS ARE EXPRESSED IN SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE NOT PRESENT CONTINUOUS . 5 . MAY I KNOW WHY YOU ARE SAD ? EXPLANATION : IT IS AN INDIRECT QUESTION , IN INDIRECT QUESTION WE USE VERB AFTER THE SUBJECT . EX : WHAT IS YOUR NAME ? ( DIRECT QUESTION ) CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOUR NAME IS ? ( INDIRECT QUESTION ) 6 . MY FRIEND CAME TO ME AND CONVINCED ME . EXPLANATION : IF TWO ACTIONS ARE JOINED WITH AND , BOTH OF THEM SHOULD BE IN THE SAME TENSE .<br>
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7 . SHREYA IS GOING TO BUY A NEW CAR . EXPLANATION : GOING TO SHOWS MOST ERTAINITY . 8 . OUR TECHER HAS WORKING HAS BEEN WORKING . EXPLANATION : WE HAVE TO USE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE TO EXPRESS AN ACTION THAT STARTED SOME TIME BACK AND IS STILL GOING . AND TIME IS GIVEN IMPORTANCE . 9 . NO ERROR – THE SENTENCE IS CORRECT . 10 . SAURABH HAS BEEN PREPARING . EXPLANATION : SAME EXPLANATION AS THAT OF QUESTION NUMBER 8 . 11 . INSOMNIA CAUSES A LOT OF HEALTH HAZARDS . EXPLANATION : SCIENTIFIC FACTS ARE EXPRESSED IN SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE , NOT PRESENT CONTINUOUS .<br>
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12 . NO ERROR 13 . NO ERROR EXPLANATION : AN ACTION THAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE PAST ( ALONG WITH TIME ) SHOULD BE IN PAST PERFECT CONTINUOIUS TENSE . 14 . I WATCHED A MOVIE AFTER I HAD FINISHED MY WORK . EXPLANATION : IF TWO ACTIONS ARE DONE IN THE PAST , THE FIRST ONEE SHOULD BE IN PAST PERFECT TENSE AND THE SECOND IN SIMPLE PAST . ( FINISHING THE WORK IS THE FIRST ACTION AND WATCHING A MOVIE IS THE SECOND ACTION IN THE PAST )<br>
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CONDITIONALS 1 . ANSWER : C ( WOULD HAVE ) EXPLANATION : IT IS SECOND WY OF TYPE 3 CONDITIONAL . 2 . ANSWER : C ( WOULD ) EXPLANATION : IT IS AN IMAGINARY SENTENCE IN WHICH WE USE PAST MODAL . WOULD IS OVER OTHER MODALS . 3 . ANSWER : B ( HAD ) EXPLANATION : IN SECOND WAY OF TYPE 3 CONDITIOAL , THE STRUCTURE IS “ HAD + SUB + V3 + OBJ + SUB + WOULD HAVE + V3 + OBJ .<br>
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4 . ANSWER : A EXPLANATION : IN IMAGINERY SENTENCES , WE HAVE TO USE WERE WITH EVERY SUBJECT . 5 . ANSWER : D EXPLANATION : IT IS TYPE 2 CONDITIONAL , WE USE A PAST MODAL + V1 ( SHOULD UTILIZE ) 6 . ANSWER : D ( IF THEY HAD CROSSED THE LINE ) EXPLANATION : Type 3 conditional<br>
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7 . ANSWER : A ( IF ADITYA HAD HAD THE DIFFICULTY ) EXPLANATION : TYP3 CONDITIONAL FIRST WAY ( IF + SUB + HAD ( HELPING VERB IN PAST PERFECT ) + HAD ( THIRD FORM OF MAIN VERB ) + OBJ 8 . ANSWER : B ( HAD HE NEGLECTED ) EXPLANATION : 2ND WAY OF TYPE 3 CONDITIONAL .<br>
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PREPOSITIONS 1 . ANSWER : C ( REMOVE TO ) EXPLANATION : ATTEND MEANS TO BE PRESENT PHYSICALLY ; ATTEND TO MEANS TO TAKE CARE / TO PAY ATTENTION . 2 . ANSWER : C ( AMONG INPLACE OF BETWEEN ) EXPLANATION : BETWEEN IS USED FOR TWO PERSONS / THINGS , AMONG IS USED FOR MORE THAN TWO . 3 . ANSWER : B ( PASS …. NOT PASS AWAY ) EXPLANATION : PASS AWAY IS TO DIE WHICH IS NOT SUITABLE HERE 4 . ANSWER : B ( REMOVE INTO ) EXPLANATION : Enter means to move into a place ; Enter into means to involve<br>
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5 . ANSWER : A ( BESIDES INSTEAD OF BESIDE ) EXPLANATION : BESIDE MEANS BY THE SIDE OF ; BESIDES MEANS IN ADDITION TO 6 . ANSWER : B ( REMOVE OF ) EXPLANATION : WE USE OF AFTER CONSIST BUT NOT AFTER COMPRISE 7 . ANSWER : B ( AT INSTEAD OF IN ) EXPLANATION : GOOD / BAD / CLEVER / POOR TAKE AT NOT IN . 8 . ANSWER : B ( ANGRY WITH ….NOT ON ) EXPLANATION : WE GET ANGRY WITH A PERSON AND AT ATHING . 9 . ANSWER : C ( ON FOOT …NOT BY FOOT ) EXPLANATION : BY BIKE / BY CAR / BY BUS BUT ON FOOT .<br>
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10 . ANSWER : B ( CAPABLE OF DOING ) EXPLANATION : ABLE + TO + V1 AND CAPABLE + OF + V4 11 . ANSWER : C ( USE TO IN PLACE OF OVER ) EXPLANATION : THE WORDS PREFER AND PREFERABLE TAKE TO ….. NOT OVER . 12 . ANSWER : A ( USE TO …NOT INTO ) EXPLANATION : I WENT TO THE BANK IS CORRECT USAGE . 13 . ANSWER : A ( USE BESIDES …. NOT BESIDE ) EXPLANATION : BESIDE MEANS BY THE SIDE OF , BESIDES MEANS IN ADDITION TO 14 . ANSWER : C ( FOR INPLACE OF ) EXPLANATION : THE WORD THIRST TAKES FOR ….NOT OF<br>
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15 . ANSWER : D ( TO ME ) EXPLANATION : SHOW SOMETHING TO SOMEONE 16 . ANSWER : B ( COPE WITH ) EXPLANATION : THERE IS NO USAGE CALLED COPE UP WITH , IT IS ONLY COPE WITH . 17 . ANSWER : B ( REMOVE TO ) EXPLANATION : SAY AND SAID TAKE TO BEFORE OBJECT BUT TELL AND TOLD DO NOT TAKE TO . EX : HE SAID TO ME
HE TOLD ME<br>
HE TOLD ME<br>
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18 . ANSWER : B ( OF WINNING ) EXPLANATION : CONFIDENT + OF + V4RB 4TH FORM . 19 . ANSWER : B ( TO THE ) EXPLANATION : TILL IS USED FOR TIME AND TO IS USED FOR PLACE . 20 . ANSWER : B ( SENSITIVE TO ) EXPLANATION : SENSITIVE TAKES TO …NOT OF 21 . ANSWER : B ( SUFFERING FROM ) EXPLANATION : THE WORD SUFFER TAKES FROM ……. NOT BY . 22 . ANSWER : B ( AT IN PLACE OF ) EXPLANATION : AIM TAKES AT + VERB 4TH FORM ( AIMED AT BRINGING ABOUT )<br>
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23 : ANSWER : B ( REMOVE ABOUT ) EXPLANATION : THE WORDS DISCUSS AND DESCRIBE DO NOT TAKE ANY PREPOSITION . 24 . ANSWER : B ( REMOVE ABOUT ) EXPLANATION : SAME AS FOR QUESTION NO . 23 . 25 . ANSWER : C ( WITH IN PLACE OF AT ) EXPLANATION : THE SUITABLE PREPOSITION HERE IS WITH . 26 . ANSWER : C ( FROM GOING ) EXPLANATION : PREVENT TAKES FROM + VERB 4TH FORM 27 . ANSWER : A ( REMOVE LAST ) EXPLANATION : NO PREPOSITION IS USED BEFORE LAST AND NEXT .<br>
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28 . ANSWER : C ( WITH HIS FRIEND ) EXPLANATION : ACCOMPANIED BY A PERSON , WITH A THING . 29 . ANSWER : A ( SUFFERING FROM CHICKEN FOX ) EXPLANATION : THE WORD SUFFER TAKES FROM 30 . ANSWER : B ( JUNIOR TO ) EXPLANATION : JUNIOR , SENIOR , SUPERIOR , INFERIOR , INTERIOR , EXTERIOR , POSTERIOR , ULTERIOR , PRIOR TAKE TO ……. NOT THAN .<br>
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HARDLY + DID + SUB+ V 1 +OBJ HAD + SUB + V 3 + OBJ + WHEN + SUB + V2 MISCELLANEOUS 1 . ANSWER : A ( HAD THE INSPECTOR ARRIVED ) The sentence should be as per the above structure . We use this structure to refer to two actions that happen one after the other immediately in the past .<br>
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LIE – LAY – LAIN LAY – LAID – LAID To be To rest To place To keep 2 . ANSWER : A ( LAID )<br>
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Manufactures not only but also leather goods Plastic ware The company 3 . ANSWER : A ( MANUFACTURES NOT ONLY ) WHEN WE USE EITHER – OR , NEITHER – NOR , NOT ONLY – BUT ALSO , WE SHOULD HAVE CLARITY ON WHICH TWO THINGS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT , FIRST THING SHOULD BE LINKED WITH EITHER/ NEITHER/ NOT ONLY , SECOND ONE SHOULD BE LINKED WITH OR / NOR / BUT ALSO .<br>
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when If unless until As soon as As early as before after By the time SUB + V 1 SUB + WILL + V1 4 . ANSWER : A ( WHEN I MEET YOU )<br>
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5 . ANSWER A ( HE LEFT HOME ) EXPLANATION : A PAST ACTION WITH TOME SHOULD BE IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE , NOT PRESENT PERFECT . 6 . ANSWER : B ( ANGRY WITH ME ) EXPLANATION : WE GET ANGRY WITH A PERSON AND AT A THING . 7 . ANSWER : B ( THAN INPLACE OF WHEN ) NO SOONER + DID + SUB + V1 + OBJ HAD + SUB + V3 + OBJ + SUB + V2 + OBJ THAN +<br>
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8 . ANSWER : C ( HE HAD BOUGHT IT ) EXPLANATION : IF TWO ACTIONS HAPPEN IN THE PAST , THE FIRST ONE SHOULD BE IN PAST PERFECT ( HE HAD BOUGHT IT ) AND SECOND ONE IN SIMPLE PAST ( HE LOST HIS NEW KNIFE ) 9 . ANSWER : A ( MANY A STUDENT IS ) EXPLANATION : MANY A TAKES A SINGULAR NOUN AND A SINGULAR VERB . 10 . ANSWER : B ( MY BROTHER AND ME ) EXPLANATION : WE USE THE OBJECT CASE ( ME ) OF PRONOUN AFTER A PREPOSITION .<br>
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11 ANSWER : C ( ALTERNATE ) EXPLANATION : ALTERNATE : ONE AFTER THE OTHER
ALTERNATIVE : SUBSTITUTE / ANOTHER OPTION 12 . ANSWER : C ( IS EXTREMELY FOND ) EXPLANATION : MANY A IS SINGULAR IN USAGE BUT PLURAL IN MEANING . 13 . ANSWER : B ( HE WAS ) EXPLANATION : IT IS IN INDIRECT SPEECCH , WE USE THE PAST FORM THE VERB GIVEN IN DIRECT SPEECH . 14 . ANSWER : C ( ON IN PLACE OVER ) EXPLANATION : WE USE ON IF THE OBJECT IS IN THE CONTACT WITH SURFACE , IF THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE OBJECT AND SURFACE , WE USE OVER .<br>
ALTERNATIVE : SUBSTITUTE / ANOTHER OPTION 12 . ANSWER : C ( IS EXTREMELY FOND ) EXPLANATION : MANY A IS SINGULAR IN USAGE BUT PLURAL IN MEANING . 13 . ANSWER : B ( HE WAS ) EXPLANATION : IT IS IN INDIRECT SPEECCH , WE USE THE PAST FORM THE VERB GIVEN IN DIRECT SPEECH . 14 . ANSWER : C ( ON IN PLACE OVER ) EXPLANATION : WE USE ON IF THE OBJECT IS IN THE CONTACT WITH SURFACE , IF THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE OBJECT AND SURFACE , WE USE OVER .<br>
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15 . ANSWER : B ( USE EITHER BUT OR ON THE CONTRARY ) EXPLANATION : THSE TWO WORDS HAVE THE SAME MEANING , SO WE CAN NOT USE THEM TOGETHER . 16 . ANSWER : A ( HOW DO BIRDS KNOW ) EXPLANATION : IT IS A QUESTION , IN QUESTIONS WE USE VERB IN FRONT OF A SUBJECT . 17 . ANSWER : A ( OFFERED EITHER EXCHANGE ) EXPLANATION : CHECK THE EXPLANATION FOR QUESTION NUMBER 3 . 18 . ANSWER : D ( NO ERROR ) EXPLANATION : ONE OF TAKES A PLURAL OBJECT BUT SINGULAR VERB . 19 . ANSWER : A ( REMOVE BACK ) EXPLANATION : THE WORD BACK CAN NOT BE USED AFTER REACH .<br>
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20 . ANSWER : C ( TO INDIAN ) EXPLANATION : SENIOR / JUNIOR / INFERIOR / SUPERIOR / INTERIOR / EXTERIOR / PRIOR TAKE TO ….NOT THAN . 21 . ANSWER : A ( AMISER OR A MISERLY MAN ) EXPLANATION : MISER IS A NOUN AND MAN IS ANOUN , WE CAN NOT USE TWO NOUNS TOGETHER . 22 . ANSWER : C ( PASSING ) EXPLANATION : WITH A VIEW TO TAKES A GERUND ( VERB 4TH FORM ) 23 . ANSWER : C ( REMOVE THE ) EXPLANATION : WE CAN NOT USE ARTICLES BEFORE THE NAMES OF MEALS . 24 . ANSWER : A ( REMOVE UP ) EXPLANATION : LOOK INTO MEANS TO INVESTIGATE EHICH IS SUITABLE HERE .<br>
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25 . ANSWER : C ( REMOVE WITH ) EXPLANATION : THE WORD WITH CAN NOT BE USED WITH FOLLOW . 26 . ANSWER : A ( ELDEST SON ) EXPLANATION : OLDER AND OLDEST FOR ARE USED FOR THINGS AND PEOPLE WITH NO BLOOD RELATION . ELDER AND ELDEST ARE USED FOR PEOPLE OF THE SAME FAMILY . 27 . ANSWER : A ( REMOVE INTO ) EXPLANATION : ENTER MEANS TO MOVE INTO A PLACE , ENTER INTO MEANS INVOLVE . 28 . ANSWER : D ( NO ERROR ) EXPLANATION : WHAT IS GIVEN AFTER OR / NOR / BUT ALSO IS THE SUBJECT , HERE YOU IS THE SUBJECT AND IT TAKES A PLURALN VERB ARE .<br>
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29 . ANSWER : B ( WILL/SHALL HAVE FINISHED ) EXPLANATION : IT SHOULD BE IN FUTURE PERFECT TENSE AS THE ACTION IS IMAGINED TO BE FINISHED BEFORE ANOTHER ACTION IN FUTURE . 30 . ANSWER : B ( IS RETURNING ) EXPLANATION : WHAT IS GIVEN BEFORE THE CONNECTIVE WITH IS THE SUBJECT , AND IT IS SINGULAR SO WE NEED IS . 31 . ANSWER : C ( REMOVE ABOUT ) EXPLANATION : DISCUSS AND DESCRIBE DO NOT TAKE ABOUT AFTER THEM . 32 . ANSWER : C ( ANY IN PLACE EITHER ) EXPLANATION : EITHER IS USED FOR TWO PERSONS OR THINGS , ANY IS FOR MORE THAN TWO .<br>
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33 . ANSWER : A ( THEY HAVE BEEN LIVING ) EXPLANATION : WE USE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE WHEN WE MENTION THE TIME ( SINCE THEY WERE MARRIED ) 34 . ANSWEER : B ( YOU WERE ) EXPLANATION : IT IS AN INDIRECT QUESTION . 35 . ANSWER : A ( HAS TURNED UP ) EXPLANATION : NONE IS SINGULAR , WE HAVE TO USE A SINGULAR VERB . 36 . ANSWER : C ( WHY SHE WAS SLEEPING ) EXPLANATION : WHY IS NOT AN QUESTION WORD HERE , IT IS USED AS CONNECTIVE BETWEEN TWO PARTS OF THE SENTENCE .<br>
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37 . ANSWER : B ( USE EITHER SUFFICIENT OR ENOUGH ) EXPLANATION : SUFFICIENT AND ENOUGH HAVE THE SAME MEANING SO THEY CAN NOT BE TOGETHER . 38 . ANSWER : D ( NO ERROR ) EXPLANATION : 39 . ANSWER : A ( EITHER SUPPOSE OR IF ) EXPLANATION : SUPPOSE AND IF HAVE THE SAME MEANING SO THEY CAN NOT BE TOHETHER .<br>
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40 . ANSWER : C ( PROTECTING IT ) ANSWER : NATION IS A SINGULAR NOUN SO IT TAKES A SINGULAR PRONOUN ( IT ) 41 . ANSWER : B ( HE IS DOING ) EXPLANATION : IT IS A STATEMENT , NOT A QUESTION .<br>
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ADJECTIVES 1 . ANSWER : A ( AS GOOD ) EXPLANATION : WHEN THE COMPARISON IS BETWEEN TWO EQUALS , WE USE POSITIVE DEGREE OF ADJECTIVE BETWEEN AS --- AS OR SO --- AS . EX : SALMMAN KHAN IS AS POPULAR AS SHARUKH KHAN . 2 . ANSWER : A ( ACCEPTABLE ) EXPLANATION : ACCEPTABLE IS ADJECTIVE , ACCEPTED IS A VERB AN 3 . ANSWER : A ( THE FIRST TWO ) EXPLANATION : TWO FIRST IS ILLOGICAL . 4 . ANSWER : D ( NO ERROR ) EXPLANATION : FEWER IS THE COMPARATIVE FORM OF FEW WHICH IS USED FOR BAGS ( COUNTABLE )<br>
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5 . ANSWER : B ( TWO FIRST ) EXPLANATION : TWO FIRST IS ILLOGICAL . 6 . ANSWER : A ( A MOMOENT’S DELAY ) MANY / AGOOD MANY / A GREAT MANY ARE PLURALS AND THEY TAKE PLURAL VERBS . EXPLANATION : : 7 . ANSWER : NO ERROR 8 . ANSWER : A ( CAREFUL INVESTIGATION ) EXPLANATION : WE NEED AN ADJECTIVE ( CAREFUL ) BEFORE A NOUN ( INVESTIGATION ) . 9 . ANSWER : C ( THE MOST GOOD LOOKING ) EXPLANATION : WE NEED TO USE SUPERLATIVE DEGREE HERE ( MOST ) BECAUSE THE COMPARISON IS AMONG MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE .<br>
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10 . ANSWER : C ( ANY OTHER NEWS PAPER ) EXPLANATION : ANY NEWS PAPER INCLUDES STATESMAN ALSO , AND WE CAN ONLY COMPARE THIS NEWS PAPER WITH OTHER S . 11 . ANSWER : C ( LONGER NOT LONG ) EXPLANATION : HEALTHIER IS COMPARATIVE , WE NEED COMPARATIVE FOR LONG ALSO . 12 . ANSWER : C ( PUNISHABLE OFFENCE ) EXPLANATION : WE NEED AN ADJECTIVE ( PUNISHABLE BEFORE A NOUN ( OFFENCE ) 13 . ANSWER : A ( REMOVE MORE ) EXPLANATION : LONELIER IS COMPARATIVE , WE CAN NOT USE DOUBLE COMPARATIVES ) 14 . ANSWER : C ( WEAKER …. NOT MORE WEAK ) EXPLANATION : COMPARATIVE OF WEAK IS WEAKER .<br>
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15 . ANSWER : B ( DISHONEST PERSON ) EXPLANATION : WE NEED AN ADJECTIVE BEFORE A NOUN ( PERSON ) ( REMOVE BOTH IN PART A , IT IS A PRINT ERROR ) 16 . ANSWER : C ( AS HIGH AS ) EXPLANATION : WE KEEP POSITIVE DEGREE OF THE ADJECTIVE BETWEEN AS ---- AS / SO ---- AS . 17 . ANSWER : C ( THAN ….NOT THEN ) EXPLANATION : WE USE THAN IN COMPARISON BETWEEN TWI THINGS . 18 . ANSWER : C ( NOT MANY OF US ) EXPLANATION : MUCH IS USED FOR UNCOUNTABLES AND MANY IS USED FOR COUNTABLES .<br>
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19 . ANSWER : D ( NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS ) EXPLANATION : NEIGHBOUR IS A NOUN , NEIGHBOURING IS AN ADJECTIVE , WE NEED AN ADJECTIVE BEFORE A NOUN CALLED DISTRICTS . 20 . ANSWER : C ( HOW MANY CHEQUES ) EXPLANATION : MUCH IS USED WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND MANY IS USED WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS . 21 . ANSWER A ( AS FAST )
WE USE A POSITIVE DEGREE OF AN ADJECTIVE BETWEEN AS --- AS AND SO --- AS ) EXPLANATION : 22 . ANSWER : B ( SO MUCH ) EXPLANATION : MANY IS NOT SUITABLE HERE AS IT IREPRESENTS COUNTABLES .<br>
WE USE A POSITIVE DEGREE OF AN ADJECTIVE BETWEEN AS --- AS AND SO --- AS ) EXPLANATION : 22 . ANSWER : B ( SO MUCH ) EXPLANATION : MANY IS NOT SUITABLE HERE AS IT IREPRESENTS COUNTABLES .<br>
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23 . ANSWER : B ( NEAR BY GROCERY STORE ) EXPLANATION : NEARING IS NOT SUITABLE IN THIS CONTEXT . 24 . ANSWER : B ( VERY CLEAR ) EXPLANATION : CLEARLY IS AN ADVERB , WE NEED CLEAR ….. AN ADJECTIVE 25 . D ( DESIRABLE / DESIRED RESULTS ) 26 . ANSWER : B ( SO FAINT ) EXPLANATION : FAINT IS AN ADJECTIVE , FAINTLY IS AN ADVERB . 27 . ANSWER : ( REMOVE MORE ) EXPLANATION : WE CAN USE MUCH BEFORE A COMPARATIVE FORM , NOT MORE . ……. DOUBLE COMPARATIVES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE .<br>
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28 . ANSWER : D ( REMOVE MORE ) EXPLANATION : NO DOUBLE COMPARATIVES . 29 . ANSWER : C ( REMOVE MORE ) EXPLANATION : SAME AS THE ABOVE . 30 . ANSWER : C ( REMOVE MORE ) EXPLANATION : SAME AS THE ABOVE . 31 . ANSWER : C ( THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ) EXPLANATION : WE USE MOST IN SUPERLATIVE DEGREE . 32 . ANSWER : B ( USUAL ) EXPLANATION : WE NEED AN ADJECTIVE HERE …. NOT AN ADVERB .<br>
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33 . ANSWER : B ( LARGEST NUMBER ) EXPLANATION : SUPERLATIVE OF LARGE IS LARGEST . 34 . ANSWER : A ( REMOVE MORE ) EXPLANATION : NO DOUBLE COMPARATIVES . 35 . ANSWER : D ( POSSIBLE ) EXPLANATION : WE NEED AN ADJECTIVE HERE .<br>
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SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT 1 . A 2 . C ( TYPE 1 CONDITIONAL ) 3 . C 4 . A 5 . C 6 . C ( NOR DO I …… THE SENTENCE IS NEGATIVE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE ) 7 . D ( MANY + A + SINGULAR NOUN ) 8 . A ( THE STATEMENT IS POSITIVE , SO QUESTION TAG SHOULD BE NEGATIVE ) 9 . C ( WE USE THE BEFORE TWO COMPARATIVE DEGREES IN ONE SENTENCE .
EX : THE OLDER WE GROW , THE WISER WE BECOME . ) 10 . B ( IMAGINARY SENTENCE )<br>
EX : THE OLDER WE GROW , THE WISER WE BECOME . ) 10 . B ( IMAGINARY SENTENCE )<br>
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11 . A 12 . A 13 . A 14 . A 15 . C 16 . B 17 . B 18 . A 19 . B 20 . A 21 . A 22 . A 23 . C 24 . C 25 . A 27 . A 28 . B 29 . B 30 . C 31 . B 32 . C 33 . B 34 . D 35 . C 36 . C 37 . B 38 . C 39 . D 40 . A 41 . D 42 . B 43 . C 44 . D<br>
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SYNONYMS 1 . B 2 . C 3 . A 4 . A 5 . D 6 . A 7 . B 8 . D 9 . C 10 . A 11 . A 12 . A 13 . B 14 . C 15 . D 16 . D 17 . A 18 . B 19 . B 20 . A 21 . A 22 . B 23 . C 24 . D 25 . C 26 . C 27 . C 28 . C 29 . C 30 . C 31 . D 32 . A 33 . B 34 . A 35 . B 36 . B 37 . D 38 . B 39 . A 40 . B 41 . D 42 . C 43 . D 44 . D 45 . B 46 . C 47 . C 48 . D 49 . B 50 . A 51 . A 52 . C 53 . D 54 . C 55 . B 56 . B 57 . B . 58 . D 59 . C 60 . D 61 . B . 62 . A 63 . 64 . D 65 . D 66 . 67 . D 68 . C 69 . A 70 . A 71 . B 72 . D 73 . C<br>
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74 . A 75 . C 76 . A 77 . B 78 . A 79 . C 80 . B 81 . D
82 . C 83 . B 84 . B 85 . D 86 . A 87 . A . 88 . D 89 . D
90 . B 91 . C 92 . B 93 . B 94 . A 95 . C 96 . C 97 . A
. D 99 . C 100 . D 101 . D 102 . B 103 . A 104 . B
105 .C 106 . D 107 . C 108 . C 109 . D 110 . C 111 . A
112 . C 113 . D 114 . C 115 . A 116 . B 117 . C 118 . D
119 . B 120 . D 121 . B 122 . B 123 . A 124 . D 125 . D 126 . C 127 . A 128 . A 129 . A 130 . B 131 . C 132 . C<br>
82 . C 83 . B 84 . B 85 . D 86 . A 87 . A . 88 . D 89 . D
90 . B 91 . C 92 . B 93 . B 94 . A 95 . C 96 . C 97 . A
. D 99 . C 100 . D 101 . D 102 . B 103 . A 104 . B
105 .C 106 . D 107 . C 108 . C 109 . D 110 . C 111 . A
112 . C 113 . D 114 . C 115 . A 116 . B 117 . C 118 . D
119 . B 120 . D 121 . B 122 . B 123 . A 124 . D 125 . D 126 . C 127 . A 128 . A 129 . A 130 . B 131 . C 132 . C<br>
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133 . D 134 . C 135 . B 136 . A 137 . C 138 . D 139 . C 140 . C 141 . D 142 . C 143 . C 144 . A 145 . A 146 . B 147 . A 148 . C 149 . C 150 . C 151 . D 152 . B 153 . C 154 . C 155 . D 156 . B 157 . D 158 . C 159 . C 160 . C 161 . C 162 . B 163 . D 164 . A 165 . A 166 . B 167 . C 168 . D 169 . C<br>