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  • Question 1
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    Form a conditional sentence with a phrase as an object based on the given sentence:
    He came to the school on time. He did not carry his school books.
    Solution
    Option A: "However" is a conjunctive adverb which behaves like a co-ordinating conjunction. It is used to connect two independent clauses which contrast each other. It cannot be used along with the conjunction, "but" (which is also used to express contrast between two "words" or "phrases"). In option A, "but" and "however" are used together, which is grammatically incorrect. Hence, this option is incorrect. 
    Option B: "But" is a co-ordinating conjunction which is used two words/ phrases / clauses which contrast each other. Here, the phrase "without his school books' contrasts "came to the school". This is because one is expected to bring books to school. But the sentences express that he came to school without the books. Hence, they express contrast. Hence option B is correct.
    Option C: "Not only... but also" is a correlative conjunction which is used to express two clauses which belong to the same parts of speech. This conjunction is used to connect two sentences which complement each other. Here, one sentence contrasts another. Hence, this option is incorrect.
    Option D: "Despite" is a preposition which is used to show something which happened although something else might have prevented it. For example: "Despite my hard work, I failed in the examination". As it is not a conjunction, this option is incorrect. 
  • Question 2
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    Use the correct conjunctional phrase to form a sentence from the given sentence:
    He could continue to be sick tomorrow. He will take the day off. 
    Solution
    Option A: "Despite" is a preposition which is used to show something which happened although something else might have prevented it. For example: "Despite my hard work, I failed in the examination". As it is not a conjunction, this option is incorrect. 
    Option B: "So that" is a subordinating conjunction which is used to express cause or reason. It is used to connect two sentences when one is the cause of the other. The sentence, "He will take the day off so that he can continue to be sick tomorrow" means:  Taking the day off will enable him to be sick tomorrow. Such a sentence does not convey any meaning. A more appropriate sentence would be: "He will take the day off so that he can recover quickly from his illness". Hence, option A is incorrect.
    Option C: "Although" is a subordinating conjunction of concession which connects two clauses which contrast each other.  As the two sentences do not contrast each other, this is not the most appropriate conjunction to be used. Hence, option C is incorrect. 
    Option D: "If" is a subordinating conjunction which expresses a condition. It precedes a clause/event which must happen first in order for the other event to occur. The clause, "he will take the day off" is conditional upon the clause, "He were to continue to be sick tomorrow". Hence, "If" is the most appropriate conjunction to be used and this option is correct.
  • Question 3
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    Use the correct conjunctional phrase to form a sentence from the given sentence:
    Tansen was a great poet. He was also an exceptionally talented singer.
    Solution
    Sometimes conjunctions combine two sentences, which are are not related and the second sentence contains an opposing idea which the reader does not expect. Such conjunctions are called concessional conjunctions. Examples are: Nevertheless, nonetheless, despite, even though, although, etc. 
    In the given example: A person who is a great poet is not normally expected to be an exceptionally talented singer as well. However, Tansen was one. Hence, we have to use a concessional conjunction. Option B is correct because "nevertheless" is a concessional conjunction. 
    Option A:  “As a result” is often used as a conjunction to indicate cause-and-effect relationships. It is used when one sentence is the cause of another. Here, one sentence is not the cause of the other. Hence, this conjunction cannot be used. This option is incorrect.
    Option C: "Likewise" is used, when the two sentences being joined are similar.  However, the two given sentences communicate two different ideas which normally don't appear together. Hence, this option is incorrect.
    Option D: "So that " is a conjunction used to indicate cause-and-effect relationships. Here, one sentence is not the cause of the other. Hence, this conjunction cannot be used. This option is incorrect. 
  • Question 4
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    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank from the given alternatives.
    Radha: Your failure in the exam comes down to your lack of studying.
    Uzma: I know. I needed to have _________.
    Solution
    Adverbs of manner are placed next to the main verb and emphasising adverbs are placed before the word they emphasise, here adverb of manner(thoroughly). Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 5
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    Directions For Questions

    [passage-header]Read the conversation and answer the question that follows:
    [/passage-header]Ghost: Ha, ha! I Have a glorious past of terrifying people.
    Mr. Otis: Mr.Ghost, why don't you oil your rusty chains? The clanking noise doesn't let me sleep.
    Mrs.Otis: Uf! How miserably you are belching! Take this tincture to cure your stomach ache.

    The ghost laughed furiously and said that ______[26]______. Mr.Otis asked the ghost ______[27]______? He further told him that ______[28]______. Mrs.Otis exclaimed with disgust and told the ghost that ______[29]______! She then advised him ______[30]______.

    ...view full instructions

    Fill in the blank (26) with indirect forms of speech: [Advanced]
    Solution
    The direct speech (DS) to be converted is addressed by Mr.Ghost to Mr.Otis. It follows the colon mark (:) and is: "Ha, ha! I have a glorious past of terrifying people".
    The pronoun in DS is changed to represent the relationship with the reporter and not the speaker. The pronoun, "I" refers to Mr.Ghost, a male. Hence, the pronoun 'I' in direct speech is changed to 'he' in indirect speech (IDS). 
    While converting to IDS, the verbs in DS are changed from simple present tense into simple past tense. Hence, the verb, 'I have' in DS  is changed to 'He had' in IDS. 
    The completed sentence in IDS is: 'Mr. Ghost laughed furiously and said that he had a glorious past of terrifying people'. Hence, option C is correct. 
    Option A:  In IDS, the past tense form of the verb has to be used. However, in this option, the verb, 'has' is in the present tense. Hence, this option is incorrect. 
    Option B: This is incorrect as the pronoun 'I' is not changed to 'he'. 
    Option D is incorrect as option C is the correct answer. 
  • Question 6
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    Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
    Direct speech: "Why don't we go out for dinner?"
    Reported speech: His wife suggested that ____________________.
  • Question 7
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    Fill in the blank with the correct passive form of the verb given in the bracket:
    Yesterday, our car _____ by a police crane. (tow)
    Solution
    The verb in the given sentence is 'tow'. In the passive voice, the past participle form of the verb (towed) is used. The word, 'yesterday' tells us that the sentence is in simple past tense. The simple past tense form of the verb in passive voice is 'was towed'. Hence, option B is correct. 
    Option A is incorrect as 'has been towed' is the present perfect form of the verb in passive voice. 
    Option C is incorrect as 'was being towed' is the past continuous form of the verb in passive voice. 
    Option D is incorrect as the verb, 'has towed' is in the active voice.
  • Question 8
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    Choose the most suitable passive voice conversion of the given sentence:
    Had he broken his elbow in the accident? [Advanced]
    Solution
    A sentence is in active voice when the subject is the doer of the action.
    A sentence is in passive voice when the new subject (object in active voice) is the receiver of that action.
    The given sentence is interrogative, so the auxiliary 'had' functions as the question word, such that the structure is:
    auxiliary/question word 'had' + subject 'he' + verb 'broken' + object 'his elbow' + prepositional phrase 'in the accident'.
    The object 'his elbow' in the active voice now takes the place of the subject 'he', and vice versa. (subject + verb + object, where the subject and object swap places)
    Hence the structure of the interrogative sentence in passive voice is: question word 'had' + object 'his elbow' + verb 'been broken' + prepositional phrase 'in the accident'. The verb 'broken' is changed to 'been broken', as the voice changes.
    This structure is seen in option C, hence it's the correct option.
    Option A: The structure here is incorrect, as 'been' is to be joined with 'broken' to form the passive voice. 'Been broken' must not be separated by the object 'his elbow'.
    Option B: 'Be' is incorrect because it's in present tense whereas the sentence is in past tense.
    Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in C.
  • Question 9
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    Change the following sentence into passive voice:
    He has been singing a song for two hours. [Advanced]
    Solution
    In the given sentence, which is in active voice: 'He' is the subject and 'song' is the object. The main verb is 'has been singing', in present perfect continuous tense. 
    Option A: The phrase, 'has been sung' is in the passive voice. However, it is in present perfect tense and not in present perfect continuous tense. 
    Option B is incorrect as the phrase, 'has being sung'  is grammatically incorrect. 
    Option C is incorrect as 'has been singing' is in active voice and not passive voice.
    Option D is correct as a sentence in present perfect continuous tense is not normally used in passive voice.
  • Question 10
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    Change the following sentence into passive voice:
    Don't walk on the grass.
    Solution
    The given sentence, in active voice, is an imperative. The implied subject is 'you'. The verb is 'walk'. The object is 'grass'. 
    The passive voice of the imperative follows the pattern: Let+object+ be+ past participle form of verb. The past participle form of the verb is 'walked'. 
    Option D is correct as none of the options A, B or C use the past participle form of the verb. 
    The passive voice of the given sentence is: 'Let the grass not be walked upon'. 

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