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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".

Question 1204

Peter _______ at seven o'clock.

Agoes up

Bgets

Cgets up

Dwakes

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C. gets up"get up" means rise from bed after sleeping.

Question 1203

Select the pronoun in the following sentence: Hari's mother told him to reach home on time.

Amother

Bhim

Chome

Don

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B. himA pronoun is a word that can replace a noun in a sentence. "him replaced Hari (noun) in this sentence"

Question 1202

Select the adverb in the following sentence: Rama accidentally deleted three hours homework with one click.

Awith

Bhomework

Cdeleted

Daccidentally

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D. accidentallya word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb. Verb here: deleted.

Question 1201

She _________ serving in the present post since 2008.

Ahave been

Bhas been

Cwas

Dhas

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B. has been"has been serving": Present perfect continuous tense.

Question 1002

The prisoner who escaped from the prison is FREE.(Phrasal verbs)

Aat by

Bat large

Cat length

Dat hand

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B. at large"at large": on the run (especially of a criminal or dangerous animal)

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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.

Peter _______ at seven o'clock.

Select the pronoun in the following sentence: Hari's mother told him to reach home on time.

Select the adverb in the following sentence: Rama accidentally deleted three hours homework with one click.

She _________ serving in the present post since 2008.

The prisoner who escaped from the prison is FREE.(Phrasal verbs)

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