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Question 1254

Had they not helped (A) / him with money (B) / he would not have attained this position (C) / No error (D). (find error)

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D. DExplanation not yet available.

Question 1241

I have been ill(A)/ since(B) yesterday evening.(C)/ no error(D) (Find error)

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D. DExplanation not yet available.

Question 1240

I beg to(A)/ forward myself as a candidate(B)/ for this post.(C)/ no error. (Find error)

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B. BExplanation not yet available.

Question 1239

To succeed in the examination(A)/ you should learn it(B)/ by heart.(C)/ no error(D) (Find error)

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C. CExplanation not yet available.

Question 1238

I went to(A)/ the station before(B)/ the train arrived.(C) no error(D) (Find error)

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D. DExplanation not yet available.

Question 1209

We arrived the station, but the bus _________ earlier.

Ahad leave

Bhas leave

Chad left

Dhas left

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C. had leftto indicate two actions in past "the past perfect" tense used . The "past perfect" shows the earlier action and the "past simple" shows the later action.

Question 1208

The solution had been found, _________ we hadn't realised it.

Ahowever

Beven

Ctherefore

Dalthough

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D. although"although" means "in spite of the fact that" in this sentence.

Question 1207

We _________ lunch when you telephoned.

Awas having

Bwere having

Chad

Dare having

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B. were having"were having" indicates Past Continuous Tense.

Question 1206

Can you tell me the way _________ ?

Ato the bank

Bis the bank

Cwhere is the bank

Dof the bank

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A. to the bank"way to" is used to suggest a path here.

Question 1205

We ______ live in a flat.

Adon't

Bhaven't

Cdoesn't

Dhasn't

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A. don'tindicates "simple present tense".

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Had they not helped (A) / him with money (B) / he would not have attained this position (C) / No error (D). (find error)

I have been ill(A)/ since(B) yesterday evening.(C)/ no error(D) (Find error)

I beg to(A)/ forward myself as a candidate(B)/ for this post.(C)/ no error. (Find error)

To succeed in the examination(A)/ you should learn it(B)/ by heart.(C)/ no error(D) (Find error)

I went to(A)/ the station before(B)/ the train arrived.(C) no error(D) (Find error)

We arrived the station, but the bus _________ earlier.

The solution had been found, _________ we hadn't realised it.

We _________ lunch when you telephoned.

Can you tell me the way _________ ?

We ______ live in a flat.

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