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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech.  Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

“Are you going to eat with us?” he asked.

 

A) He asked me if I was going to eat with them. B) He asked whether he was going to eat with them.
C) He inquired whether I am going to eat or not. D) She asked me if he was going to eat with them.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He asked me if I was going to eat with them.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Be in the air

 

A) Harmful gaseous effluents from a factory. B) To fly like a bird or a plane.
C) When an emotion or idea is on everyone's mind. D) To be likely to happen.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) When an emotion or idea is on everyone's mind.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

dry run

 

A) a party without drinks B) a rehearsal of a performance before the real one
C) doing a fruitless task D) escaping form an unpleasant situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a rehearsal of a performance before the real one

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

An urgent need or demand

 

A) Vindication B) Satiety
C) Redress D) Exigency
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Exigency

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Cruddy

 

A) Creamy B) Dirty
C) Spotless   D) Greedy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dirty

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) svivelling B) swiveling
C) swivelling D) sviveling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) swivelling

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

“You have all done very badly!” remarked the mother.

 

A) The mother asked if they have done badly. B) The mother remarked that they have did it badly.
C) The mother said that they had done badly. D) The mother remarked that they had all done very badly.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The mother asked if they have done badly.

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Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.
The trees shed his leaves every time autumn approaches but a healthy tree always gets its leaves back in the spring, which explains the point that fighting spirit is enough to keep one afloat.
i. Has shed their leaves every time autumn approaches
ii. shed their leaves every time autumn approaches
iii. shed its leaves every time autumn approaches

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. i and iii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B. Only ii

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Ans. B.
A- The subject is ‘trees’, which is plural, so the use of ‘has’ is incorrect as a helping verb.
B- The fragment makes the sentence structurally and grammatically correct.
D- The subject is plural and therefore ‘its’ can’t be used to address the subject.

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