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Q:

Choose the sentence that contains a relative pronoun?

A) That is my books bag B) Some boys are coming for tution
C) The girl, whom you have met yesterday is my sister D) Those are not your things
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The girl, whom you have met yesterday is my sister

Explanation:

Here in the given options, The girl, whom you have met yesterday is my sister is the sentence which has relative pronoun.

 

The pronoun which is used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun is called as relative pronoun.

 

The most common relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that. Sometimes when and where can also be used as relative pronouns.

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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:

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:

Which is the oldest poem in English language?

A) Ozymandias B) Paradise Lost
C) Beowulf D) The Tyger
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Beowulf

Explanation:

Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature.

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Q:

Of outstanding significance

A) Ominous B) Monumental
C) Evident D) Rational
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Monumental

Explanation:

The one word substitution for Of outstanding significance is monumental which has a meaning of great in importance, in size or any such characteristic.

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Q:

A Big Draw meaning

A) a lovely spectacle B) a game without any result
C) a huge attraction D) a keen contest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a huge attraction

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Q:

Synonym of Sad?

A) Glad B) Lucky
C) Somber D) Fortunate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Somber

Explanation:

Sad means being unhappy, sorrowful, mournful, wistful,...

 

Hence, Somber means cheerless i.e, unhappy which is synonym of sad. All other options are opposites of Sad.

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Q:

Which of the following is an interjection?

A) Alas B) Yikes
C) Oh D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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