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Select the closest meaning of idiom “stick to one’s guns”.
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Solution:
Idiom “stick to one’s guns” means **to maintain one’s position or opinion even in the face of opposition**.
Choose the correct conjunction to join these sentences:
"She wanted to go out it was raining heavily."
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Two clauses:
She wanted to go out.
It was raining heavily.
These show contrast, so we use but.
and → addition
so → result
because → reason
Did you think you …………….. (see) me somewhere before?
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Solution:
Sentence is in **past tense** (“Did you think”),
so the action that happened **before** that must be in **past perfect tense**.
Correct form: “Did you think you **had seen** me somewhere before?”
Identify the correct homonym pair:
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Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
accept / except → sound similar but slightly different
their / there → sound same but sometimes classified as homophones
to / too → homophones
brake / break → classic example:
brake = stopping device
break = to destroy or separate
Having placed …………….. proposals before you, I now …………….. your decision.
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Correct phrasing: “Having placed **many** proposals before you, I now **am waiting** your decision.”
Which sentence is in the Present Perfect Continuous tense?
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Choose the correct preposition:
He was of a charitable disposition, but did not like a number of his relatives trying to live …………….. him without trying to earn their living.
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Solution:
Phrase “to live off someone” means **to depend on someone financially**.
Hence, correct preposition is **off**.
Identify the correct punctuation: "I have a dog cat bird and fish.
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When listing items, commas should separate each item.
Correct punctuation:
I have a dog, a cat, a bird, and a fish.
This uses the Oxford comma before the last item.
Select the sentence which best expresses the sentence
“A stone struck me on the head” in Passive voice.
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Solution:
Active voice: “A stone struck me on the head.”
→ Subject: A stone
→ Object: me
→ Verb: struck
Passive structure: **Object + was/were + past participle + by + Subject**
✅ Correct passive: “I was struck on the head by a stone.”
Which of the following word is most nearly the opposite in meaning as the word ‘ABSTAIN’?
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‘Abstain’ = to avoid or hold back; opposite = ‘Begin’.
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