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Comprehension involves understanding a passage, completing sentences logically, detecting grammatical or usage errors and interpreting figurative language. You need to identify the main idea, supporting details, tone, implied meaning and the relationship between clues in the passage and the answer choices.
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- A. Is well what
- B. Said the
- C. When he had
- D. The story
Explanation: The correct phrase should be "All is well when it ends well". 'What' doesn't make sense here as it does not refer to a time frame.
Correct answer: Is well what- A. Upon which
- B. Had swing in the backyards
- C. Suspended like
- D. In the
Explanation: "Had swing" is wrong. We always use the third form of the verb with has/have/had.
Correct answer: Had swing in the backyards- A. Fully
- B. Sitting in
- C. Kitchen table
- D. No error
Explanation: Dressed is past tense while "sitting" is present continuous tense making the sentence incoherent.
Correct answer: Sitting in- A. By later
- B. Become the
- C. Whose remains
- D. In and after
Explanation: The sentence is in past tense so the verb should also be in past tense hence it is wrong to use "become" instead we should use "became".
Correct answer: Become the- A. looked at
- B. seemed
- C. almost as younger
- D. their eldest
Explanation: "She looked at him, and he seemed almost as young as their eldest son." will be the correct statement.
Correct answer: almost as younger- A. father stopped
- B. wipe the
- C. from
- D. his eyes
- E. No error
Explanation: The sentence given is correct and has no error. Hence, the correct option is E.
Correct answer: No error- A. Down
- B. Leaned against
- C. Heavily
- D. To the ground
Explanation: The correct statement will be "A tree slid down the slope, leaned against and settled heavily on the ground. "
Correct answer: To the ground- A. Latter
- B. How is it
- C. Up
- D. With
Explanation: The correct statement will be "You see how it is- Ralston filled the place up with young men. "
Correct answer: How is it- A. In
- B. To
- C. Into
- D. Not longer
Explanation: "No longer" would be correct form of expression in this sentence. The correct sentence is, "The delegates in Anatolia could transfer their…
Correct answer: Not longer- A. Finds
- B. Difficult
- C. To put
- D. Into
- E. No error
Explanation: The sentence is grammatically correct. Hence Option E is correct.
Correct answer: No error- A. Owing
- B. Flooded
- C. Unable
- D. Get to
- E. No error
Explanation: The sentence is already correct and does not require any changes. It is grammatically accurate and effectively conveys the intended meaning.
Correct answer: No error- A. Differ
- B. Fish
- C. Are made
- D. Instead
- E. No error
Explanation: Option C is the right option. Skeleton is not a plural noun and hence 'are' is wrong.
Correct answer: Are made613. Find the error.
- A. She showed us five different shades of blue paint.
- B. She was approached, but she declined the offer.
- C. There are seven floors in this building.
- D. This is the best birthday party I have ever had.
- E. When I go the museum, I wore comfortable shoes.
Explanation: Option E is the appropriate answer. It is the sentence containing an error.
Correct answer: When I go the museum, I wore comfortable shoes.- A. Would rather
- B. Face to face
- C. But
- D. Via e mail
Explanation: The sentence contains a contrasting idea, and "but" is the word that indicates this contrast.
Correct answer: But- A. Released
- B. From
- C. Needed
- D. By
Explanation: The sentence "Patients were released from the hospital because the beds were needed by other people" is a causal sentence, where the…
Correct answer: Released- A. Be
- B. For
- C. Property to be
- D. From
Explanation: The sentence "He said it would be a nonsense for the roof of the main property to be lower from the extension roof" contains a…
Correct answer: From- A. Was given
- B. So i
- C. Doing
- D. Much
Explanation: The sentence "I was given a difficult task so I was doing much effort" contains an error in the verb usage.The word "doing" is the correct…
Correct answer: Doing- A. Having found
- B. New shorter
- C. So captivating
- D. Creating
Explanation: The sentence "Having found this new shorter format so captivating I set about creating my own short film" contains an error in the verb…
Correct answer: Creating- A. Besides
- B. Kept
- C. Burns
- D. Fashion of
Explanation: The sentence "Besides his thin moustache, the young man kept side burns according to the fashion of the day" contains an error in the verb…
Correct answer: Kept- A. Tightly
- B. Longed
- C. Yet
- D. Would be dead
Explanation: The sentence "He closed his eyes tightly and longed for death, yet surely, he would be dead sooner or later" contains an error in the word…
Correct answer: Yet