Sentences Test 32

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Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.

That was an act of great bravery.

A
That was a heroic act.

B
That was a brave act.

C
That was a coward act.

D
Both A and B are correct.

Solution

An adjective phrase can be replaced by an adjective with the same meaning.

Options A and B are correct: 'heroic' and 'brave' both mean 'of great bravery', thus they are correct adjectives for the adjective phrase given.

Option C is incorrect: 'coward' means exactly the opposite of brave.

Hence option D is correct.
Question 2
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Identify the subject of the following sentence.

Today that explanation has been snatched from him by science.

A
that explanation

B
him

C
science

D
today

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 3
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Identify the subject of the following sentence:
About a century ago, man could attribute his poverty to his bad luck.

A
man

B
his poverty

C
his bad luck

D
About a century ago

Solution

Option A is the correct answer. Man is the main topic of discussion in the sentence. Man is being talked about. Options B and C are objects to the verb attribute and the preposition to, respectively. Option D is the adverb clause, modifying the time of the verb could attribute. Hence, the subject of the given sentence is man.
Question 4
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Directions For Questions

Following question has the second sentence missing. Choose the appropriate sentence from the given options to complete it.

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A. By climbing summit of Mount Everest you are overwhelmed by a deep sense of joy and thankfulness.
B. _________________________________________________________________________
C. The experience changes you completely and you are never the same again.

A
It is a joy that lasts a lifetime.

B
Yet, it is a fleeting moment.

C
You feel humiliated.

D
It is a justification.

Solution

The option number '1' or A connects with sentence 'C', explaining a change within the person, a sense of joy. Hence, Option A is correct.
Question 5
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Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given.

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The workers angrily voiced their ______________ to the management.

A
preservation

B
resentment

C
irritation

D
resistant
Question 6
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Identify the subject of the following sentence:
Science cannot convincingly explain the circumstances of a man's birth and death.

A
the circumstances

B
the circumstances of a man's birth and death

C
Science cannot convincingly

D
Science

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 7
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Directions For Questions

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks from the given alternatives.

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_______________ he has started arriving on time for all the functions.

A
Lately

B
Late

C
Later

D
Latter
Question 8
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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.

A
Ninety-five percent

B
an individual's life

C

Ninety-five per cent of an individual's life

D
his birth and death.

Solution

Option C is the correct option. A subject in a sentence is the matter discussed within the sentence. Thus, option A and B are incorrect because they are 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 percent of an individual's life, is the main issue being talked about in the sentence, ie., it is the subject.
Question 9
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Identify the subject of the following sentence:
We need a visionary to reconcile the contradictory pulls of the two.

A
a visionary

B
We

C
We need a visionary

D
the contradictory pulls

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 10
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Identify the subject of the following sentence:

Where could I find their works?

A
Where

B
I

C
works

D
their works

Solution

Option B is the correct answer. The pronoun I is the topic of discussion, which also does the work in the sentence, denoted by the verb could find. Option A is the interrogative pronoun, Option C the object to the pronoun their, whereas Option D is the object to the verb find. Therefore, Option B, I is indeed the subject.

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Question 1

That was a heroic act.

That was a brave act.

That was a coward act.

Both A and B are correct.

Solution

Question 2

that explanation

him

science

today

Solution

Question 3

man

his poverty

his bad luck

About a century ago

Solution

Question 4

It is a joy that lasts a lifetime.

Yet, it is a fleeting moment.

You feel humiliated.

It is a justification.

Solution

Question 5

preservation

resentment

irritation

resistant

Question 6

the circumstances

the circumstances of a man's birth and death

Science cannot convincingly

Science

Solution

Question 7

Lately

Late

Later

Latter

Question 8

Ninety-five percent

an individual's life

Ninety-five per cent of an individual's life

his birth and death.

Solution

Question 9

a visionary

We

We need a visionary

the contradictory pulls

Solution

Question 10

Where

I

works

their works

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