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Question 657

A thing which easily catches fire. (one word substitution)

AEfforescent

BCallous

CImpatient

DInflammable

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Question 656

A place where birds are kept. (one word substitution)

AAttic

BNursery

CAviary

DZoo

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C. AviaryExplanation not yet available.

Question 588

He worked (A)/ very hard (B)/ throughout the season.(C)/ No error (D) (find error)

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D. DExplanation not yet available.

Question 587

The young child (A)/ singed (B)/ a very sweet song. (C)/ No error (D) (find error)

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B. B"The young child sang a very sweet song." The past tense of "sing" is "sang," not "singed."

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.

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A thing which easily catches fire. (one word substitution)

A place where birds are kept. (one word substitution)

He worked (A)/ very hard (B)/ throughout the season.(C)/ No error (D) (find error)

The young child (A)/ singed (B)/ a very sweet song. (C)/ No error (D) (find error)

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.

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