Fill in the blank with correct word

Choose the most appropriate determiner for the given sentence.
________of what he said was very sensible.

A)

A few


B)

Many


C)

Much


D)

Few



Correct Answer :

Much

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He is abhorrent ____ dowry system.

A)

for


B)

at


C)

on


D)

of



Correct Answer :

of


Explanation :

Preposition
Abhorrent of (abhor, to hate) He is abhorrent of dowry system.

He was accused ____ theft and later found convicted.

A)

of


B)

with


C)

on


D)

by



Correct Answer :

of


Explanation :

Accuse is the verb which describes an action. "Of" is the preposition that is used to link nouns, pronouns or phrases to other words within a sentence.

He was accused of theft and later found convicted.

____ old are respected by the young.

A)

A


B)

The


C)

An


D)

No article required



Correct Answer :

The

Mr. Derrick lives ____ Rohini ____ Delhi.

A) at, in
B) in, at
C) by, in
D) in, in

Correct Answer : at, in

His doctor asked him to abstain ____ drinks.

A)

of


B)

from


C)

by


D)

with



Correct Answer :

from


Explanation :

abstain (verb) - to stop yourself from doing something that you enjoy

His doctor asked him to abstain from drinks.
Ex- I am trying to abstain from sweets for my new diet.

Unemployment is ____ universal problem.

A) the
B) a
C) an
D) no article required

Correct Answer : a

Nancy has been sleeping ____ two hours.

A) for
B) since
C) from
D) till

Correct Answer : for

The reception will be held _____ 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

A) by
B) till
C) from
D) between

Correct Answer : between

My aunt saw ____ one eyed man standing in her balcony.

A) an
B) the
C) a
D) no article required

Correct Answer : a

When he alighted ____ the car, he was welcomed with open arms.

A) on
B) at
C) from
D) by

Correct Answer : from

It has been almost 15 year ____ I saw him.

A) when
B) for
C) since
D) while

Correct Answer : since

Mr. Smith is _____ honourable person.

A)

a


B)

an


C)

the


D)

No article required



Correct Answer :

an


Explanation :

The word "honourable " is pronounced like the word "a" at the start rather than "h". So, we can use the article "an" before it.

He studies in ____ University.

A)

one


B)

the


C)

a


D)

an



Correct Answer :

a


Explanation :

The word 'university'.It sounds like 'Yuniversity'.
Since 'Y' is not a vowel but a consonant. Therefore,'a' is used with 'university' and not an 'an'.

He studies in a university.

I will be back in ____ hour.

Correct Answer : an

Today I saw ____ one eyed man in our locality.

A)

an


B)

a


C)

some


D)

the



Correct Answer :

a


Explanation :

We determine articles based on the (sound) pronunciation of the word before which it is to be used.
The word 'one' begins with a vowel (o), but pronunciation 'wən'. Hence, we don't use the indefinite article 'an' before it.

Today I saw a one eyed man in our locality.

Ghost stories are a lot of fun, ____ you tell them late at night with the lights off.

Correct Answer : if

The door opened ____ the man walked in.

A) but
B) where
C) and
D) because

Correct Answer : and

____ of the children wanted to go to the zoo.

Correct Answer : Few

I have ____ money to start a retail business.

A) all
B) whole
C) enough
D) any

Correct Answer : enough

Shreya’s instructor says that she____ play the violin pretty well in half a year.

A) May
B) Could
C) will be able to
D) will have to

Correct Answer : will be able to

My cat _____ very high when it was younger.

A)

could jump


B)

could have jumped


C)

might be able to jump


D)

had to jump



Correct Answer :

could jump

One of the hikers ____ get out of the trench.

A) can
B) might
C) was able to
D) had to

Correct Answer : was able to

Rohan is going to play cricket ____ sunday.

A)

on


B)

at


C)

in


D)

for



Correct Answer :

on

My father’s birthday is ____ the 5th of June.

A)

at


B)

in


C)

on


D)

till



Correct Answer :

on


Explanation :

My father’s birthday is on the 5th of June.

My father’s birthday is in June.

My birthday is ____ January.

A)

in


B)

on


C)

at


D)

during



Correct Answer :

in


Explanation :

‘in’ a large periods of time(months and years) and ‘on’ a set date(days and dates). so you would say-
My birthday is in January.
My birthday is on the 4th of January.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition in the given sentence.
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Choose the option that substitutes the given phrase appropriately.
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Choose the option that best transforms the sentence into its Indirect form:
‘What country do you come from?’ said the police officer.

Alternative Phrase

Choose the option that best explains the highlighted expression:
All human beings have feet of clay.

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Choose an appropriate modal for the given sentence:
My doctor said that I_____ stop smoking as one of my lungs got infected.

Choose the appropriate prepositions for the given sentence:
My parents have been married ________ forty-nine years, but you can still see the love ________ their eyes.

Choose the appropriate conjunction for the given sentence:
______ it rains, the college will declare the holiday.

Antonyms

Choose the appropriate antonym for the highlighted word in the given sentence.
The family protracted their visit by several days.

Tenses

Choose the appropriate tenses to fill in the blanks in the given sentence:
Please _________ a noise. Ritu __________ to sleep.

Synonyms

Choose the appropriate synonym for the highlighted word in the given sentence.
Does he really expect us to believe such a flimsy excuse?