Sentence correction:he postponed making a decision " until he been given complete information"
Answer:Till he had been given
I am confused about till and until in this question.
easy one:)
Eating chocolate 1)affects / effects my mood. It genuinely makes me happier. The 2)affect / effect is quite noticeable. Gin, on the other hand, makes me sad. I first noticed these 3)affects / effects during my teens.
Poor English 1)affects / effects your grades. The 2)affect / effect of using poor grammar should not be understated. Take it from me - it has been 3)affecting / effecting my grades since I was 11 years old.
1) We need to think of the company as three discreet / discrete sections.
2) I'll tell you what I really think, but you must be discreet / discrete.
3) You could have been a little more discreet / discrete with my mother, George.
4) "Individually separate and distinct" is the definition for discreet / discrete.
Hi can anyone post questions based on confused words,FIJ and inappropriate usage of words/phrasal verbs?
1) Be discreet / discrete in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any.
2) Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet / discrete.
3) "Careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions" is the definition of discreet / discrete.
4) The program does not allow discreet / discrete variables.
1)My basic advice / advise is don't lose money.
2) Good advice / advise is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.
3) please advice/advise
1. we scored as many goals as _____ (them/they).
2. Rama and ___ were present (i/me)/
3. can you sing as well as ___(they/them)
4. let you and ___ try what we can do (i/me)
5. wait for Hari and ___ (i/me).
6. it was ___ (i/me) that gave you the alarm.
anyone with proper reasons..thanks
RC :
The Metamorphosis is so canonical, it's hard to offer an honest (or an interesting) review. A story like this one especially, which is loaded with bizarre props in an otherwise realistic story, drives academic types to hunt hard for symbolism. The endnotes to the story contain the most tedious sorts of observations, whether offering strong hints that it's an allegorical story (the business with the father throwing apples at Gregor), or the cultural symbolism of open or closed doors and windows, or dreary notes on technique (the three boarders are indistinguishable, which cleverly adds to the spookiness of the story (sorry, if I saw it used in Bugs Bunny, then I refuse to be awestruck). It may all be true even, but although Kafka is careful about the mood he builds, the purpose of the story isn't quite that mind-boggling. Importantly, the story holds up just fine as a story. It's more an odd exhibit to be appreciated than it is a puzzle to be solved, and Kafka manages to evoke emotions and convey scenery with economy and skill, and on the basic level, here's one that doesn't shy from being read and enjoyed.
I'm sure that any pointy-headed academic would be the first to tell you that the sturdy storytelling is part of what makes this story so beguiling (and here I start off on my own wacky over analysis). The style holds up against, and cleverly contrasts, the giant absurdity of the premise. Kafka avoids in his own language, as does Gregor himself, the predictable hysteria that would surround the appearance of a gigantic insect in Gregor's bed one morning. Gregor has transformed into the insect. His bugginess is by no means ignored, but there is, in places you'd otherwise expect it, a big, beetle-shaped hole in the exposition. (It's a shame sometimes what breaks through into the vernacular. Wouldn't a cockroach upstairs be more evocative than proverbial family-room pachyderms?) It's a different sort of balancing act than Robbins was into, one that gets the very structure of the narrative up onto the tightrope with everything else.
And as much as I hate to dig into the comparative meaning of everything here, Kafka does choose his language with precision. The opening, "as Gregor Samsa awoke from unsettling dreams" sets up his contrasting views splendidly. It's not just an opposition between the concrete prose and absurd circumstances, there's a deep division at work here between the intellectual (or realist) and emotional planes. Gregor is the thinker of the story, approaching his new body with (quite obtuse) rationalism. How will he open the door, he thinks, how will he explain to his boss that he's late? He's the character that is shown trying (and failing) to express himself with reason instead of the predictable alarm. But Gregor's every action is verminous, and without his point of view, would only be seen as mindless: he exudes filth and craves garbage, scuttles about the ceiling and stuffs himself into dark places. To his family, he hisses uncontrollably in anger, and creeps around stealthily surprising their conversations. The people in the story act, by contrast, emotional and un-intellectual when confronted with the monstrous Gregor. Their actions are all expected and natural, but Kafka robs them of their reason in the face of horror. Kafka pulls all sorts of switcheroos with these dichotomies, playing with Gregor's empathy (much stronger than his family's, though his sister shows glimmers of it), with physical strength (Gregor's and his father's waxes and wanes), and morality.
1. Which of the following would best describe Gregor's actions?
(a) He acts like a disobedient family member.
(b) He expresses himself rationally.
(c) His behaviour is similar to that of a pest.
(d) He succeeds in gaining the empathy of his family.
2. The author would agree with which of the following?
(a) The Metamorphosis is a story skillfully woven by Kafka with incidents, which drive home the point that it is an allegorical story with subtle symbolism.
(b) The Metamorphosis is an example of an allegorical story, which confounds academicians and aims to pose a conundrum for the readers.
(c) The Metamorphosis, by Kafka, is a skillfully told story with bizarre props and tedious notes, which provoke academicians to hunt for allegories or symbolism in it.
(d) The Metamorphosis aims to confound readers and academicians alike with bizarre props and allegorical incidents in an otherwise realistic story.
3. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The way the story is narrated when contrasted with the absurdity of the plot leads to an impression of trickery.
B. Gregor shows an absolute disregard for reason when he finds himself transformed into an insect.
C. Gregor's family members show more maturity and reason as compared to Gregor after his transformations.
(a) Only A (b) A and B (c) A and C (d) B and C
Puys.....RC questions which say like - if u r to interview the author what would u ask. How to answer these questions? Should it be like para completion/summary type answer?
How about creating a whatsapp group with an intention to improve our vocabulary. We'll try to use the new word which we learned recently in our daily conversations. What say ?
P.S: Non-sense conversations will not be tolerated and person will be kicked.
Never accept anything as true that you do not clearly know to be so; that is, carefully avoid jumping to conclusions, and include nothing in judgments, other than what presents itself so clearly and distinctly to the spirit that you would never have any occasion to doubt it. Then, divide each of the difficulties being examined into as many parts as can be created and would be required to better resolve them. Order your thoughts, by starting with the simplest ideas, which are the easiest to comprehend, to advance little by little, by degrees, up to the most complex ideas, even believing that an order exists among those which do not naturally follow one another. And last, always make deductions so complete, and reviews so general, so as to be assured of omitting nothing.
When I was younger, I had studied a bit-in the field of philosophy, logic, and in the field of math, geometric analysis and algebra-the three arts or sciences that seemed as though they should contribute something to my methodological approach.
But while examining these fields, I noticed that, in logic, syllogisms and the bulk of other logical theorems serve only to explain to others the things that one already knows, or even to speak without judgment of things that one doesn't know, rather than to teach others anything; and, although logic contains, in effect, many true and just precepts, there are yet among these so many others mixed in, which are superfluous or refutable, that it is almost sickening to separate one from the other.
As for geometric analysis and modern algebra, in addition to the fact that they don't treat anything except abstract ideas, which seem to be of no use whatsoever, geometry is always so restricted to the consideration of figures that it can't stretch the intellect without exhausting the imagination; and algebra subjects one to certain rules and numbers, so that it has become a confused and obscure art that troubles the spirit rather than a science that cultivates it.
All of this made me think that it was necessary to look for some other methodological approach which, comprising the advantages of these three, was at the same time exempt from their defaults. And, just as the multitude of laws often provides rationalization for vice, such that any State is better ruled if, having but a few vices, it closely monitors them, thus likewise, instead of following the great number of precepts which compose logic, I thought that I would have enough with the four preceding, as long as I made a firm and constant resolution never - not even once - to neglect my adherence to them.
Q1. According to the passage, the author gave up the study of logic. He did so for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A. he did not gain sufficient knowledge to impart his learning to others.
B. he was unable to separate valid logical theories from those which seemed invalid.
C. he could not understand the rational methodology upon which logic is based.
D. he did not learn anything new from his philosophical and analytical studies.
E. he found it very difficult to distinguish between accurate and superfluous precepts
Q2. According to the passage, which of the following statements are true about geometry?
I. Geometric analysis is not useful for a logical methodology.
II. Geometry focuses too narrowly on shapes and lines.
III. Geometry is largely visual, so comprehension requires both intellect and imagination.
A. II only
B. I and II
C. I, II, and III
D. III only
E. None
Q3. The author would be LEAST likely to agree with which of the following statements?
A. Logic is an inappropriate field of research for young scholars.
B. A scholar should always treat the subject of his or her study in its entirety.
C. Orderly study is based on the principle that a whole is the sum of its parts.
D. Teaching is one of the motivations for studying abstract ideas and theories.
E. Geometric analysis almost entirely concerns itself with the treatment of abstract ideas.
Excavations on the now uninhabited isle of Kelton reveal a scene typical of towns decimated by volcanic ash. Archaeologists have hypothesized that the destruction was due to volcanic activity known to have occurred in the vicinity of the island in 160 B. C. Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the archarologist’ hypothesis?
A. No coins minted after 160 B.C. were found in Kelton , but coincs minted before that year were found in abundance.
B. Pieces of gold and pearl jewelery that are often found in graves dating from years preceding and following 160 B.C. were also found in several graves on the island.
C. Most modern histories of the region mention that several major volcanoe erruptions occurred near the island in 160 B.C.
D. Several small jugs carved in styles poplular in the region in the certury between 200 B.C. and 100 B.C. were found in Kelton.
E. Drawings of the styles that was definitely used in the region after 160 B.C. were
found in Kelton.
please share the thought process.
"She was so quiet that hardly he noticed her. "
This sentence has been given as correct in TIME material. Can anyone please explain how this is correct?
According to me it should be "She was so quiet that he hardly noticed her".
My accuracy in VA is horrible. ;( :/ someone please suggest me some methods to improve my accuracy. Kindly suggest.
any book or Site(other than) from where we can practice RCs and Para Jumbles?
- He decided to carefully read the directions.
2. He decided to read the directions carefully.
3.He decided to read carefully the directions.
Which among those are correct/wrong... why ?