Choose the most appropriate option out of the options given below:
Many a girl have married businessmen
a. have married businessmen
b. married businessman
c. has married businessmen
d. have been marrying businessmen
e. has married a businessman
Choose the one that conforms most closely to Standard English usage. Plz give reason also.
A. The running of large businesses consist of getting somebody to make something that somebody else sold to somebody else for more than its cost.
B. The running of a large business consists of getting somebody to make something that somebody else will sell to somebody else for more than it costs.
C. The running of a large business consists of getting somebody to sell something that somebody else made for more than it cost.
D. The running of large businesses consist of getting somebody to make something else that somebody else will sell to somebody else for more than it costs.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. None of the above
Choose the most appropriate way to write.
Quietism is thus, a sort of false or exaggerated Mysticism and would prove fatal to morality, which under the guise of the loftiest spirituality contains erroneous notions, if consistently followed.
a.Quietism is thus, a sort of false or exaggerated Mysticism and would prove fatal to morality, which under the guise of the loftiest spirituality contains erroneous notions, if consistently followed.
b.Thus generally speaking, Quietism is a sort of a false or exaggerated Mysticism and would prove fatal to morality, which under the guise of the loftiest spirituality contains erroneous notions, if consistently followed.
c.Quietism is thus, a sort of a false or exaggerated Mysticism, which under the guise of the loftiest spirituality contains erroneous notions which, if consistently followed, would prove fatal to morality. d.Thus, Quietism is a sort of false or exaggerated Mysticism, which under the guise of the loftiest spirituality contains erroneous notions which, if consistently followed, would prove fatal to morality.
Select the option that best replaces the CAPS part.
Just as present day doctors traced the cause of diseases like tuberculosis and cancer, future psychologists DISCOVERED THE ORIGIN AND THE SOCIAL,PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL development of misogynists.
a. would discover the origin and the social, physical and cultural
b. will discover the origin and the social, physical and cultural
c. had discovered the origin and the social, physical and cultural
d. have discovered the origin and the social, physical and cultural
e. discovered the origin and the social, physical and cultural
In the question given below, there are five sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage. Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. Whatever his shortcoming in other
B. fields, at least in Geography it was not
C. possible to fault his performance
D. for he rightly said that Switzerland
E. lies among France, Italy, Austria and Germany.
Word of the day - Sartorial (of or relating to clothes)
Usage: Since Blanch is known for his impeccable sartorial taste, I asked him for help with my wardrobe.
Solve this critical reasoning question and give approach as well....
Exposure to certain chemicals commonly used in elementary schools as cleaners or pesticides causes allergic reactions in some children. Elementary school nurses in Renston report that the proportion of schoolchildren sent to them for treatment of allergic reactions to those chemicals has increased significantly over the past ten years. Therefore, either Renston's schoolchildren have been exposed to greater quantities of the chemicals, or they are more sensitive to them than schoolchildren were ten years ago.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) The number of school nurses employed by Renston's elementary schools has not decreased over the past ten years.
(B) Children who are allergic to the chemicals are no more likely than other children to have allergies to other substances.
(C) Children who have allergic reactions to the chemicals are not more likely to be sent to a school nurse now than they were ten years ago.
(D) The chemicals are not commonly used as cleaners or pesticides in houses and apartment buildings in Renston.
(E) Children attending elementary school do not make up a larger proportion of Renston's population now than they did ten years ago.
A recent report determined that although only 3 percent of drivers on Maryland highways equipped their vehicles with radar detectors, 33 percent of all vehicles ticketed for exceeding the speed limitwere
. equipped withthem. Clearly, drivers-who equip their vehicles with radar detectors are more likely to exceed the speed limit regularly than are drivers who do not.
The conclusion drawn above depends on which of the following assumptions?
(A) Drivers who equip their vehicles with radar detectors are less likely to be ticketed for exceeding the speed limitthan are drivers who do not.
(B) Drivers who are ticketed for exceeding the speed limit are more likely to exceed the speed limit regularly than,are drivers who are not ticketed.
(C) The number of vehicles that were ticketed for exceeding the speed limitwas greater than the number of vehicles that were equipped with radar detectors.
(D) Many of the vehicles that were ticketed for exceeding the speed limit were ticketed more than once in the time period covered by the report.
(E) Drivers on Maryland highways exceeded the speed limit more often than did drivers on other state highways not covered in the report.
‚Ź €šIs this sentence correct?
Many a girl was ill in the village.
If yes, what is the meaning of that sentence and when do we use that "Many a ...." case??
The last census showed a sharp rise during the 1970s in the number of Americans living together as unmarried couples, but a more recent increase in the marriage rate in 1981 suggests that matrimony will make a comeback in the 1980s.
With which of the following would the author be likely to agree?
a. Americans should not live together as unmarried couples.
b. Matrimony is preferable to living together.
c. Economic circumstances have made matrimony attractive as a way of paying less income tax.
d. Prevailing attitudes towards marriage tend to persist for more than one year.
e. Mother-headed families should be discouraged.
The last census showed a sharp rise during the 1970s in the number of Americans living together as unmarried couples, but a more recent increase in the marriage rate in 1981 suggests that matrimony will make a comeback in the 1980s.
With which of the following would the author be likely to agree?
a. Americans should not live together as unmarried couples.
b. Matrimony is preferable to living together.
c. Economic circumstances have made matrimony attractive as a way of paying less income tax.
d. Prevailing attitudes towards marriage tend to persist for more than one year.
e. Mother-headed families should be discouraged.
correct the sentence:
"as people in india expecting him to bring indian economy on track".
Question of the day - Sentence Correction (GMAT / CAT Verbal)
Word of the day - minutia (a minute or minor detail - often used in plural)
She questioned her fiance after she dug up the minutia about his daily whereabouts.
Tips for Critical Reasoning questions in CAT and GMAT
ďťżChoose variables and write down the main argument that has been drawn in the passage. It might not be a single argument but an argument map (A leads to B and B leads to C etc.).
Tips for Critical Reasoning questions in CAT and GMAT
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ďťżChoose variables and write down the main argument that has been drawn in the passage. It might not be a single argument but an argument map (A leads to B and B leads to C etc.).
Find the errors in the sentence .
1. One must not boast of his success.
2. Rita is shorter than either of her four siblings.
3. There is Bhagyashree, whom they say is the best dancer in town.
4. All the students must submit his homework.
5. I swim faster than him.
6. My uncle has always helped my father and I.
7. Us sailors love the wind, until it gets to the point where our boats begin to rock.
8. The sea is home to we sailors.
9. This secret must remain between you and I.
10. The sweets will be distributed equally between all the five children.
11. I can never decide whom my favorite author is because every author I read has their own strengths.
12. Did anyone lose their keys?
13. The scandal caused a division between the fans.14. Who are you inviting to the party?
15. Me and several of my friends went to a restaurant to celebrate my birthday. The manager of the restaurant
gracefully offered them a private dining room. Had a great time.
16. The house, that is painted pink, has just been sold.
17. My car is parked among the trees and the building.
18. Thank you for the most delicious meal which I've ever eaten.
19. She has to select one elective between four languages.
20. She has to select one elective between French, German, Russian and Mandarin.
Sentence Correction
1. Each of the girls must collect their notebook from the class teacher.
2. The missing child was later found living between the natives.
3. She is one of the best mothers that has ever lived.
4. It is not us who are to blame.
5. Neither of the two traffic lights are working. €“ OK because it relates to pronoun.
6. I know a man which ran the Bangalore Marathon last year.
7. Her and me fought over the toy.
8. This is the building who was built in two months.
9. Terence is the famous architect that designs have won international praise.
10. No one likes leisure more than me.
11. We need to learn from the companies of which trading is healthier than us own.
12. The destabilization of the economy has left unstable stocks in the hands of frightened investors. It is imperative
that they be more tightly controlled.
13. The scholarship will be given to the student whom scores the maximum marks in the test.
14. She is one of the few people which I look up to.
15. The image that people have of real actors may not coincide with their real self.
16. Some of the flowers have lost its petals.
17. When athletes break training rules, we sometimes pay with poor performances.
18. Either of the roads go to the railway station. €“ OK because it relates to pronoun.
19. Both the roads goes to the railway station. €“ OK because it relates to pronoun.
20. Somebody has left their bracelet in the washing room.
21. I, you and Hari have known one other since our first grade.
22. Either Ram or Vishnu forgot to take their books.
23. The secretary and accountant is being praised for their work.
24. My aunt asked my brother and I for a favour.
25. A triangle that three sides are equal is called an equilateral triangle.
Word of the day - Petulant (contemptuous in speech/behaviour; highly irritable, ill tempered or rude) Usage - The manager fired the sales executive over his petulant attitude towards the clients.