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  • Question 1
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    Identify the subject of the following sentence.

    Ninety-five per cent of an individual's life is determined by his birth and death.
    Solution
    Option C is the correct option. A subject in a sentence is the the matter discussed within the sentence. Thus, option A and B are incorrect because they are the incomplete matters of discussion. Option D is what is being talked about the subject, ie., it is the object of the verb, is determined. Option C, Ninety-five per cent of an individual's life, is the main issue being talked about in the sentence, ie., it is the subject. 
  • Question 2
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    Identify the subject of the following sentence:
    We need a visionary to reconcile the contradictory pulls of the two.
    Solution
    The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. We can find the subject of a sentence if we can find the verb. In the given sentence the verb is 'need'. The people who 'need' is the subject of this sentence. Therefore option B, 'we', is the correct answer. 
    Options A, C and D are incorrect answers because they are not the subject of this sentence, rather, they are the object, the independent clause and the adverb. 
  • Question 3
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    Identify the subject of the following sentence:
    Science cannot convincingly explain the circumstances of a man's birth and death.
    Solution
    The subject is a noun, pronoun, or a noun phrase, that performs an action (in the active voice) in a sentence.
    Option D: In the given sentence, 'Science' performs the action "cannot convincingly explain". It performs an action in the action, hence option D is correct.
    Options A and B: 'The circumstances' is a part of the object "the circumstances of a man's birth and death". An object is a noun or noun phrase towards which an action is performed (in an active voice-sentence).
    These options do not contain the subject, hence A and B are incorrect.
    Option C: 'Science cannot convincingly
    ' contains the subject, science, along with parts of the verb phrase, 'cannot convincingly'. Hence C isn't the correct option.
    ('Can' in 'cannot' is a modal verb, 'not' and 'convincingly' are both adverbs; they modify the verb 'explain'.)
  • Question 4
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    Identify the subject of the following sentence.

    In the words of A.N. Whitehead, the true spirit of religion is the search of a vision.
    Solution
    Option D, the true spirit of religion, is the correct answer. Option be is the subject of the verb is as it is being talked about in the sentence. Option A is the adverbial clause modifying the condition of the situation in the given sentence. Options B and C are incorrect because they are parts of the clause and the subject, neither of them being the matter under discussion or doing any work within the sentence.
  • Question 5
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    Identify the subject of the following sentence.

    Today that explanation has been snatched from him by science.
    Solution
    Option A, that explanation, is being talked about in the sentence.Therefore, it is the subject. Options B, him and C, science are the objects of the prepositions from and be , respectively. Option D, today, is the adverb setting up the time frame for the event taking place in the sentence.
  • Question 6
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    Replace the underlined phrase with the correct idiomatic expression:
    You need to get over this and move on, though I know it's easier said and done.
    Solution
    From the sentence we can conclude that the answer must mean 'It is easy to say something but not as easy to do it'.
    Option A is incorrect. It means 'it is easy to say it and do it'. Thus, it does not have the required meaning.
    Option B is incorrect. It has a similar meaning to option A and thus, cannot be correct.
    Option C is correct. The phrase has the exact meaning as the required meaning and thus it is correct.
    Option D is incorrect. This phrase does not make any sense. Thus, it is not the correct option.
  • Question 7
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    Choose the option that replaces the phrase within quotes with the correct idiomatic expression:

    He showed promise but the instances of his brilliance were 'few and in far between'.
    Solution
    From the sentence it can be concluded that the answer must mean 'very few'
    Option A is incorrect. The phrase in the sentence is incorrect. Thus, option A is incorrect.
    Option B is correct. It means 'very few'. Thus, it has the required meaning and is the correct option.
    Option C is incorrect. It is not a correct idiomatic expression. Thus, it is not the correct option.
    Option D is incorrect. It is not a correct phrase. Thus, it is incorrect.




  • Question 8
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    Choose the option that replaces the underlined phrase with the correct idiomatic expression.

    He was at the prime of his career when he called a day off .
    Solution
    From the sentence we can conclude that 'He' quit his job. Thus, he stopped what he was doing. The correct phrase must mean 'stop doing what one is doing'.
    Option A is incorrect. 'Called off a day' makes no sense and thus it is incorrect.
    Option B is correct. 'Called it a day' means 'stopped doing what he/she was doing'. Thus, it has the correct meaning and is the correct answer.
    Option C is incorrect. It means 'he was called somewhere for a day'. It does not have the required meaning.
    Option D is incorrect. It means 'discontinued for one day'. Thus, it does not have the required meaning and so, it is incorrect.
  • Question 9
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    Select the word that can be substituted for the given phrase.
    A person in the habit of pointing out others faults
    Solution
    Option D is the correct answer because “gadfly” means a person who annoys or criticizes others in order to provoke them into action , hence it Is the correct answer as he provokes and points out others faults and annoys them. 
    Option A is incorrect because “interloper” means a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong, so it’s not related to the statement. 
    Option B is incorrect because “officious” means intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering, hence incorrect. 
    Option C is incorrect because “gossamer” a light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate material or substance., hence it is incorrect. 
  • Question 10
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    Select the word that can be substituted for the given phrase.
    The study of handwriting as a guide to character
    Solution
    Option D Is the correct answer because “graphology” means the study of written and printed symbols and of writing systems, which means the study of handwriting. 
    Option A is incorrect because “forensic” means relating to courts of law, hence it is incorrect. 
    Option B is incorrect because “graffiti” means writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall, hence it is different from handwriting. 
    Option C is incorrect because “hieroglyphics” , means enigmatic or incomprehensible symbols or writing, hence it is incorrect. 
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