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Parts of speech classify words according to their function as nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections. Questions may test a word that changes class by context, such as a noun used as a verb or an adjective formed from a participle.
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- A. He had absented his from the office for the day.
- B. He had absented him from the office for the day.
- C. He had absented himself from the office for the day.
- D. He had absented yourself from the office for the day.
Explanation: The verb "absent" is a reflexive verb, which means it takes a reflexive pronoun ("himself" in this case) to indicate that the action is…
Correct answer: He had absented himself from the office for the day.- A. The former DM acquitted him very efficiently.
- B. The former DM acquitted hisself very efficiently.
- C. The former DM acquitted oneself very efficiently.
- D. The former DM acquitted himself very efficiently.
Explanation: The verb "acquitted" is a reflexive verb, which means it takes a reflexive pronoun ("himself" in this case) to indicate that the action is…
Correct answer: The former DM acquitted himself very efficiently.- A. I
- B. That
- C. Your
- D. Their
Explanation: This is the correct answer because "their" is the correct possessive pronoun to use when referring to something belonging to multiple…
Correct answer: Their- A. One
- B. To talk
- C. Wants
- D. your
Explanation: This is the incorrect answer because "your" is a possessive adjective used to describe something belonging to the person being addressed…
Correct answer: your- A. To keep birds
- B. Eating
- C. Them
- D. In blue food
Explanation: This is the incorrect answer because "them" is an object pronoun, whereas "the seeds" is the correct object to use in this context.
Correct answer: Them- A. Himself
- B. Him
- C. He
- D. His
Explanation: This is the correct answer because "himself" is a reflexive pronoun indicating that the person (he) is directing his efforts towards…
Correct answer: Himself- A. Whom
- B. That
- C. What
- D. Which
Explanation: The word "that" is a relative pronoun used to introduce a subordinate clause, and it's the most appropriate choice in this context.
Correct answer: That- A. Which
- B. Who
- C. That
- D. Whom
Explanation: The word "whom" is the correct choice because it's the object of the verb "met", and it's used in a subordinate clause.
Correct answer: Whom- A. His
- B. Your
- C. Our
- D. One's
Explanation: The phrase "each one of us" is singular, so the possessive pronoun "his" is used to show that the duty belongs to each individual person.
Correct answer: His- A. Neither he nor his brother can walk faster than me
- B. Neither he nor his brother can walk faster than mine brother can.
- C. Neither he nor his brother can walk faster than I can.
- D. Neither him nor his brother can walk faster than me can.
Explanation: The sentence is comparing the walking speed of "he and his brother" to the speaker's walking speed, and "I can" is the correct form to use…
Correct answer: Neither he nor his brother can walk faster than I can.- A. He has exerted yourself tirelessly on behalf of the charity.
- B. He has exerted himself tirelessly on behalf of the charity.
- C. He has exerted oneself tirelessly on behalf of the charity.
- D. He has exerted myself tirelessly on behalf of the charity
Explanation: The verb "exerted" is a reflexive verb, which means it takes a reflexive pronoun ("himself" in this case) to indicate that the action is…
Correct answer: He has exerted himself tirelessly on behalf of the charity.- A. its
- B. in terms
- C. with which
- D. one
- E. No error
Explanation: "This is correct answer as there is no error in the sentence
Correct answer: No error1013. SELECT THE SUITABLE ANSWERS:One, who trusts one's clear images without proofs, becomes dull in _ .
- A. His
- B. Him
- C. One
- D. Life
Explanation: This option is correct. "Life" is a noun that fits appropriately in the context of describing the general experience or condition of…
Correct answer: Life- A. every one of us has
- B. everyone of us
- C. every one of us have
- D. every one of us had
Explanation: "Every one of us" is an emphatic way of saying "each individual in the group", and it takes the singular verb "has".- The sentence is…
Correct answer: every one of us has- A. enjoyed
- B. enjoyed myself
- C. enjoyed himself
- D. enjoyed herself
Explanation: The correct answer is 'enjoyed myself' because the phrase uses the reflexive pronoun 'myself', which is appropriate for the first-person…
Correct answer: enjoyed myself- A. Gulistan
- B. the bibles
- C. the world
- D. the universality
Explanation: "He thought of The Gulistan as one of the bibles of the world, for he found in it the universality of moral law."Now let's analyze the…
Correct answer: Gulistan- A. More of the funs and excitement comes from use of your senses
- B. More of the funs and excitement come from use of your senses
- C. Many of the funs and excitement comes from use of your senses
- D. Much of the fun and excitement comes from use of your senses
Explanation: The correct sentence uses "Much of the" to correctly indicate that a large portion of fun and excitement is derived from the use of…
Correct answer: Much of the fun and excitement comes from use of your senses- A. imparted
- B. to the english
- C. french
Explanation: It should be: He imparted his discoveries to the English brewers as well as to the French."French" in this sentence is a proper noun, much…
Correct answer: french- A. Martian
- B. from him
- C. comes from a
Explanation: It should be: At any moment the Martian air might draw his soul from him, as marrow comes from a white bone."Martian" refers to the air of…
Correct answer: Martian- A. In south
- B. the strait
- C. were
- D. Syrian troops
Explanation: In southIt should be:In the south of Spain, across the strait from Ceuta, were stationed Syrian troops from Damascus."South of Spain" is a…
Correct answer: In south