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English Grammar Test 213
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English Grammar Test 213
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  • Question 1/10
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    Change the following sentence into passive voice:

    People claim to have seen the suspect in several cities.

    Solutions
    The verb that expresses what is done to the subject is said to be in the passive voice. Here, the sentence is in present perfect form.. To convert it in passive voice, the general rule that followed: subject +has/ have + 3rd form of the verb + object. All other given options are inappropriate. So, the correct sentence will be: The suspect is claimed to have been seen by people in several cities.


     

  • Question 2/10
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    Pick out the sentence which has the same meaning as the following:

    No other cricketer is as talented as Sachin Tendulkar.

    Solutions

    For interchange of positive to comparative degree, the rule that is followed: ‘Subject + verb + comparative degree + than many other + modifier.’ The given sentence is in positive form. All other options are inappropriate. So, the correct answer will be: ‘Sachin Tendulkar is more talented than many other cricketers.’

  • Question 3/10
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    Pick out the sentence which has the same meaning as the following:

    P.B Shelley is more famous than any other revolutionary poet in English.

    Solutions

    For interchange of comparative to positive degree, the rule that is followed: ‘‘No other + modifier + verb + as + positive degree + as + subject.’ The given sentence is in comparative form. All other options are inappropriate. So, the correct answer will be: ‘No other revolutionary poet in English is as famous as P.B Shelley.’

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    Convert the speech of the given sentence:

    My brother said, “I cannot go to school because I am sick.”

    Solutions

    The given sentence is in direct speech, its indirect speech will be: My brother said that he could not go to school because he was sick. 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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    Convert the speech of the given sentence:

    My teacher said to him, “You had passed the exam by luck.”

    Solutions

    The given sentence is in direct speech. Its indirect speech will be: My teacher said to him that he had passed the exam by luck. While changing from direct to indirect speech, past perfect sentences remain the same. The structure of past perfect tense sentence is (subject+had+3rd form of verb+object).

  • Question 6/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.

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    The Minister showed his ________ by saying he was for the bill and then voting against it.
    Solutions
    For the givens sentence, ‘hypocrisy’ is a suitable option as it means a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they do not really believe, or that is the opposite of what they do or say. The word ‘imitation’ means the action of using someone or something as a model. ‘Delighted’ means feeling or showing great pleasure and ‘optimist’ means a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something which is incorrect. So, the correct answer will be: The Minister showed his hypocrisy by saying he was for the bill and then voted against it.
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.

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    The criminal seems to have acted in ________ the three others.
    Solutions
     For the given sentence, ‘collusion’ is a suitable option as it means secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others. The word ‘coalition’ means a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government. ‘Collision’ means an instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another and ‘cohesion’ means the action or fact of forming a united whole which is incorrect. So, the correct answer will be: The criminal seems to have acted in collusion the three others.
  • Question 8/10
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    Read this exchange.
    Teacher: Shall we go out to the garden and find out the names of those flowers near the wall?
    Students: Yes, yes, yeah ...
    Teacher: Yes, Ma'am, please.
    Here the teacher
    Solutions
    • Here the teacher relates language function with politeness.
    • "Shall" is a modal verb that is used to indicate future action.
    • It is commonly used in sentences with "I" or "we"
    • It is often used for asking suggestions, such as "Shall we go out to the garden and find out the names of those flowers near the wall?"
    • Hence, option C is correct.
  • Question 9/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Directions : Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option :

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    Exemplar for homonym would be
    Solutions
    • An exemplar for homonyms would be aisle/isle.
    • Homonyms are words that have different meanings but are pronounced the same or spelled the same.
    • Hence, option A is correct.
  • Question 10/10
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    Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:

    We remain constructive ___________ medium term growth prospects.

    Solutions
    The correct answer is B. In the given sentence we are talking about the growth of the prospect which is about to remain constructive so when talk of the growth on particular medium than we use ‘On’ preposition.
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