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Question 586

Life is as dear (A)/ to a mute creature (B)/ as it is to a man. (C)/ No error (D) (find error)

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D. DExplanation not yet available.

Question 585

He is the person (A)/ we have been looking (B)/ for. (C)/ No error (D) (find error)

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D. DExplanation not yet available.

Question 584

How long (A)/ you have been (B)/ in this city. (C)/ No error (D) (find error)

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B. B"How long have you been in this city?" the auxiliary verb ("have" in this case) should come before the subject ("you") to form a question in the present perfect tense.

Question 583

He is not _________ honourable man.

Ban

Cthe

Dnone of these

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B. anThe word "honorable" begins with a vowel sound because the "h" is silent.

Question 582

__________ book you want is out of print.

Aan

Bthe

Dnone of these

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B. the"The" is used before the noun "book" to indicate that the speaker is referring to a specific book.

Question 581

It was a sunset _______ great beauty.

Aof

Babout

Cwith

Dnone of these

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A. ofExplanation not yet available.

Question 580

Nelson was __________ boy without fear.

Athe

Can

Dnone of these

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B. aUsing "a" suggests that Nelson was just one of many boys without fear.

Question 579

The minister flew ________ the flooded area in helicopter.

Ain

Bat

Cover

Dnone of these

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C. over"Flew over" is a phrase that describes the action of an aircraft or bird traveling in the air above a specific location.

Question 578

The passengers were very happy ________ the friendly and warm treatment given to them.

Aabout

Bwith

Cby

Dnone of these

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B. withExplanation not yet available.

Question 577

Many developing countries are moving _________ privatization and economic liberalization.

Atowards

Binto

Cbeyond

Dnone of these

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A. towards"Moving towards" is a phrase that indicates the act of progressing or traveling in the direction of a particular place, goal, or objective.

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Life is as dear (A)/ to a mute creature (B)/ as it is to a man. (C)/ No error (D) (find error)

He is the person (A)/ we have been looking (B)/ for. (C)/ No error (D) (find error)

How long (A)/ you have been (B)/ in this city. (C)/ No error (D) (find error)

He is not _________ honourable man.

__________ book you want is out of print.

It was a sunset _______ great beauty.

Nelson was __________ boy without fear.

The minister flew ________ the flooded area in helicopter.

The passengers were very happy ________ the friendly and warm treatment given to them.

Many developing countries are moving _________ privatization and economic liberalization.

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