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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. If you lend him a book
- B. He will lend it
- C. To someone else
- D. And never you will get it back
Explanation: Adverbs are placed after auxiliary verbs which include "will". Hence, the correct option is "option D".
Correct answer: And never you will get it back- A. Even if the doctor
- B. Put in his best efforts, he
- C. Could not succeed in
- D. Saving the patient.
Explanation: Statement B and C indicate past tense whereas statement A indicates future tense due to "Even if". Hence, correct option is option A.
Correct answer: Even if the doctor- A. If i had been thirsty
- B. I would have
- C. Drank the lemonade
- D. without waiting for you.
Explanation: 3rd past form would be used- drunk instead of drank.
Correct answer: Drank the lemonade- A. As an officer
- B. He not only was
- C. Competent but
- D. Also honest.
Explanation: 'He not only was' is grammatically incorrect when said out loud, and should be rephrased to 'he was not only'.
Correct answer: He not only was- A. I found this bangle
- B. While digging
- C. In the backyard
- D. I don't know who it belonged to.
Explanation: The entire sentence is in the present tense, hence' belonged' (which is in the past tense) should be changed to "belongs" (which is in the…
Correct answer: I don't know who it belonged to.- A. They have been
- B. Very close friends
- C. Until they quarelled
- D. Over a petty issue.
Explanation: 'They used to be close friends but not anymore' indicates that the sentence is in the past tense hence 'have been' will not be used.
Correct answer: They have been- A. If I had been thirsty
- B. I would have
- C. Drank the lemonade
- D. Without waiting for you.
- E. There is nothing wrong in the sentence
Explanation: Option A: As explained above this answer is incorrect.Option B: As explained above this answer is incorrect.Option C "Drunk" is the past…
Correct answer: Drank the lemonade- A. I had just entered
- B. the station
- C. than I met
- D. my friends.
Explanation: 'Than 'is used when comparing things and 'Then' can be used when you are talking about actions related to time.
Correct answer: than I met129. Find the mistake: I would love (A)/ to be able to swim (B)/ if I am not afraid (C)/ of water (D)
- A. I wouId love
- B. To be able to swim
- C. If I am not afraid
- D. Of water
Explanation: The verb tense in "if I am not afraid" is wrong. Although the rest of the sentence is in the conditional mood, which expresses…
Correct answer: If I am not afraid- A. It has not rained since April.
- B. The jurors walked solemnly into the room.
- C. Had we known, we would not have come.
- D. No mistakes
Explanation: All sentences have proper punctuation, tenses etc.
Correct answer: No mistakes- A. You must had.
- B. A kind and gentle heart.
- C. If you want.
- D. To become a successful doctor.
Explanation: The given sentence is a future tense sentence and option A doesn't follow the tense as it has "had" which is a past tense, so this option…
Correct answer: You must had.132. Find the error?
- A. It has not rained since April.
- B. The jurors walked solemnly into the room.
- C. Had we known, we would not have come.
- D. No mistakes
Explanation: There is no error in the sentence and it is grammatically correct so the other options are incorrect
Correct answer: No mistakes- A. We have
- B. Been knowing
- C. Each other
- D. Since we were children.
Explanation: The correct sentence is: We have known each other since we were children.
Correct answer: Been knowing- A. Rise
- B. Is rose
- C. Rises
- D. No change is required
Explanation: As by context, the above-mentioned statement is a fact, and facts are expressed in the present simple tense.
Correct answer: Rises- A. Now the time was
- B. To escape
- C. And he opened the window
- D. And jumped out
Explanation: The use of 'the time was' in Part (A) of the sentence should be replaced by 'was the time' to make it grammatically correct.
Correct answer: Now the time was- A. Even if the doctor
- B. Put in his best efforts
- C. Could not succeed in
- D. Saving the patient.
Explanation: Option A is the part of sentence with error Use although instead of even.
Correct answer: Even if the doctor- A. We are trying
- B. To locate the
- C. Historical city for
- D. The past two years.
Explanation: Correct answer is A. This option is incorrect because the sentence "We are trying...for the past two years" should be corrected as: "We…
Correct answer: We are trying- A. l would love
- B. To be able to swim
- C. If I am not afraid
- D. Of water.
Explanation: The sentence is in past tense (use of the word "would") and so all verbs must follow the same tense, though am is present tense.
Correct answer: If I am not afraid- A. You must had
- B. A kind and gentle heart.
- C. If you want
- D. To become a successful doctor
Explanation: "Had" is the past form of have, used as a verb. However, here the person is talking in the present tense.So it should be 'You must have '
Correct answer: You must had- A. When the dentist came in
- B. My tooth was stopped aching
- C. Out of fear
- D. That I might lose my tooth
Explanation: "Stopped" is already in past tense and so, does not need "was" to indicate the past tense again.
Correct answer: My tooth was stopped aching