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English Grammar Test 266
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English Grammar Test 266

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Answer the following questions by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.

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    In the backyard the dog barked and howled at the cat is an example of-
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    It is a simple sentence because it consists of only one clause, with a single subject and
    predicate.
    A sentence fragment is a group of words that looks like a sentence but actually isn't a complete sentence.
    A complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Example:  I like to eat candy before I watch a movie.
    A compound-complex sentence is comprised of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Example: Though Mitchell prefers watching romantic films, he rented the latest spy thriller, and he enjoyed it very much.
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    Identify the type of adjective of the underlined word in the following sentence:

    To marry or not, should be totally her daughter’s choice.

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    The words used to denote possession of the noun in the sentence is known as possessive adjective. They are always used just before the noun. For example, my, our, your, her, his, etc.

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    Fill in the blank of the following sentence by choosing the most appropriate interrogative adjective:

    _____ color is your eye?

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    The correct sentence with the appropriate adjective is: What color is your eye? This type of adjective is used to ask questions, hence is known as interrogative adjective.

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    Find out the function word from the given options.
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    A function word is a word that expresses a grammatical or structural relationship with other words in a sentence. These words might be prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, conjunctions, grammatical articles or particles, all of which belong to the group of closed-class words.

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    Change the speech of the sentence:

    She said to me, “You exceeded your time limit.”

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    The given sentence is in direct speech. Its indirect speech will be: She said to me that I had exceeded my time limit. While changing from direct to indirect speech, simple past tense sentence changes into past perfect tense. The structure of the new past perfect tense sentence becomes (subject+had+3rd form of verb+object).

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    Convert the speech of the given sentence:

    Rekha said, “It is very hot here.”

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    The given sentence is in direct speech, its indirect speech will be: Rekha said that it was very hot there. While changing from direct to indirect speech, simple present tense sentence changes into simple past tense. The structure of the new simple past tense sentence becomes (subject+2nd form of verb+object).

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    Pick out the sentence which has the same meaning as the following:

    Jacob is richer than most other business icons in the group.

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    For interchange of comparative to superlative degree, the rule that is followed: ‘Subject + verb + one of the + superlative degree + modifier.’ The given sentence is in comparative form. All other given options are inappropriate. So, the correct answer will be: ‘Jacob is one of the richest business icons in the group.’

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    Pick out the sentence which has the same meaning as the following:

    King Lear is one of the most popular tragedies of Shakespeare.

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    For interchange of superlative to positive degree, the rule that is followed: ‘Very few + modifier + verb + as + positive degree + as + subject. The given sentence is in superlative form. All other options are inappropriate. So, the correct answer will be: ‘Very few tragedies of Shakespeare is as popular as King Lear.’

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    Directions: Choose the option that completes the sentence most meaningfully and appropriately.

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    Speeding is the primary cause of accidents in the city. The __________ system will be used to make commuters aware about their speed, thereby, encouraging them to slow down.

    Solutions

    As per the meaning of the sentence, the word ‘Radar’ which means ‘a system for detecting the presence, direction, distance, and speed of aircraft, ships, and other objects, by sending out pulses of radio waves which are reflected off the object back to the source’ fits in the blank.

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    Complete the following sentence by choosing the appropriate preposition from the given options:

    My father scolded me for roaming late ____ night.

    Solutions

    The correct sentence with the appropriate preposition from the given options is: My father scolded me for roaming late at night.

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