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Q:

Identify the sentence in which an adverb clause is used.

A) Many of the team members were inexperienced players who were playing in their first championship game. B) Although rain was drenching the players the players still finished the game.
C) The game was played under the bright lights so that the players could see well enough to hit the ball. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Although rain was drenching the players the players still finished the game.

Explanation:

'Although rain was drenching the players the players still finished the game' is the correct sentence in which an adverb clause is underlined. This adverb clause starts with a subordinating conjunction 'although' and contains a subject 'rain' and the verb is 'was drenching'. The adverb clause changes the verb 'finished' in the main clause.

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Q:

Laconic most nearly means

A) Talkative B) Wordy
C) Brief D) Long
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brief

Explanation:

Laconic means using only few words in his/her speech or while talking.

In the given options, talkative, wordy and long are all opposite to laconic and brief is the only word which is similar in meaning of laconic.

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Q:

The word OPERA means what in Italian?

A) Word B) Work
C) Energy D) Force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Work

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Q:

A thing of beauty is a joy forever meaning

A) some beauty gives happiness B) beauty gives a nice sleep
C) a quietness D) nothingness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) some beauty gives happiness

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Q:

One who believes in fate?

A) determinist B) predestinarianist
C) fatalist D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

A person that believes completely in fate is a fatalist, or sometimes predestinarianist or determinist.

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Q:

The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph

A) Thesis B) Topic sentence
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph is called as Thesis or the topic sentence.

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Q:

The word photography literally means

A) Light crowning B) Light drawing
C) Light creations D) Light art
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Light drawing

Explanation:

Photography is a word derived from Greek words Photo means light and graphe means drawing.'Hence it literally means light drawing.

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Q:

What is the opposite of opposite?

A) Identical B) Not alike
C) Not same D) Contrast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Identical

Explanation:

Opposite means not identical, not same, not alike, contrast...

 

Here in the question, the opposite of the word opposite is asked and is opposite of not same , not identical or not alike is same, like, identical,...

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