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In 1982 the median income for married-couple families with a wage-earning wife was $9,000 more than a family where the husband only was employed.

Answer Choices

A. a family where the husband only

B. of a family where only the husband

C. that for families in which only the husband

D. a family in which only the husband

E. those of families in which the husband only

In 1982 the median income for married-couple families with a wage-earning wife was $9,000 more than a family where the husband only was employed.

Answer Choices

A. a family where the husband only

B. of a family where only the husband

C. that for families in which only the husband

D. a family in which only the husband

E. those of families in which the husband only

Sentence correction :

It appears Leader X called for a massacre of his own people, the extent of which is so unimaginable it constituted what many historians call the worst genocide in humankind.






Lucid dreams occur when people realize that they are dreaming. This allows them to wake up in dreams and guide the scenery, plot and characters in any way they wish. The quality of the senses are improved so that the dream can be as authentic as real life. Sometimes lucid dreams are even more vivid, because lucid dreamers are not restricted by the laws of physics. They can move through walls, become invisible, zoom in on distant locations, teleport, and manipulate colors of the dream world._________

1) Lucid dreams are a much more effective way of receiving messages from the unconscious mind. . .2) They have the power to solve real-life problems, improve confidence and prophesize the future. . 3) They have the powers to influence the sub-conscious mind of anyone they may choose. . . 4) They can even strike up a conversation with their unconscious mind in the form of a cat!

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Federer's fifth grand slam win prompted a reporter to ask whether he was the best ever. Federer is certainly not lacking in confidence, but he wasn't about to proclaim himself the best ever. "The best player of this generation, yes", he said, "But nowhere close to ever. Just look at the records that some guys have. I'm a minnow".________

(1) His win against Agassi, a genius from the previous generation, contradicts that.

(2) Sampras, the king of an earlier generation, was as humble.

(3) He is more than a minnow to his contemporaries.

(4) The difference between 'the best of this generation' and 'the best ever' is a matter of perception.

Find erroneous sentences


a. She has a fair chance of winning the first prize.
b Fair weather is forecasted for tomorrow.
c. There`s a fair on at the park this very week.
d. Don`t forget to wind down your watch.

Sentence correction
1)The World Billiard Championship is an international sport tournament.

2)The flat's roof needs mending.

3)Tagore the great writer won the nobel prize for literature in 1913

4). He gave me an advise.

5)You will be able to finish the task by tomorrow, it is a day work.

6). Ravi's and Varsha's joint account is in punjab national bank

7)The staff are in a meeting.

8). The staff is in disagreement over the findings

9)The farmer owned three oxes, four goats and two ponys

10)The injured child was helped by the passerbys

11)A hooded cobra, one of the world most dangerous snake, has escaped from the zoo.

12)
Please get us three tea's cups
13)Walking in the wilderness, we came upon a lion den.







208. Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears.

(A) because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone

(B) because they are composed of tissues like tooth and bone that are

(C) because they are composed of tissues, like tooth and bone, tissues

(D) in that their composition, tissues such as tooth and bone, is

(E) in that they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone, tissues

Sentence Correction.

Sentence correction :

Native to North America, wolverines are currently the prey of hunters and farmers who would exterminate them from the face of the planet.


What are the different ways in which 'as' is used?

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of verbs in the brackets β‚¬β€œ

Rahul __________ (eat) his lunch. Please ___________ (wait) for him.


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Hi , For RC's how many of you solve Sujit Kumar ?
If yes , can we discuss some RC questions of Sujit Kumar here (LOD 3) ?


Find Errors

a.

(1)This Laboratory of Physics is/(2)not only equipped with/(3) all state of the art instruments / (4)but also with outstanding physicist/NE


b


(1) I did not like his/ (2)comments on my paper / (3) but I had no alternative/ (4) as I had agreed to keep quiet /NE

c.


(1)This report is candid in admitting/ (2) that the investment by the government/ (3) in health and family planning / (4) have been eroded considerably / NE

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ans : ccd

to whom this 'WHO' is addressing ????

kohli,Yuvraj,and Dhoni who played for india will play again.
  • comma after dhoni is required at some places to avoid ambiguity
  • all three
  • dhoni
  • kohli

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Select the option that indicates the grammatically incorrect and inappropriate sentence(s).


A. Every few months there are upgraded versions of the appliances that we own.

B. And, as people get tech-savvy, the demands for gadgets just keeps increasing.

C. By the end of the year India should achieve a PC penetration of 65 per 1,000.

D. While that in itself is a good statistic, we also have two million old PCs ready for disposal.


a. A, C and D

b. A and D

c. B and C

d. Only A


Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

a. The staffs is in disagreement about the findings.

b. The members of the staff are in disagreement about their findings.

c. The staff is in disagreement about their finding.

d. The staffs is in disagreement about the findings.

e. The staff are in disagreement about its finding.

Choose the best way of writing the sentence.


A. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create difference of prices at which goods are traded on the world market and their price within a local market.

B. The distinctive feature of tarriffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference of prices at which goods are traded with the world market and their prices in the local market.

C. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference between prices at which goods are traded on the world market and their prices within a local market.

D. The distinctive feature of tarriffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference across prices at which goods are traded with the world market and their prices within a local market.

E. The distinctive features of tarriffs and export subsidies is creating a difference between prices of goods which are traded on the world market and their prices in a local market place.


a. A

b. B

c. C

d. D

e. E

select the option that best replaces the CAP part.


Many of these environmentalists proclaim TO SAVE NOTHING LESS THAN the planet itself.

a. to save nothing lesser than

b. that they are saving nothing lesser than

c. to save nothing less than

d. that they save nothing less than

e. to save nothing much less than