SET 38
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SET 38
The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
43.
AGREE
(a) Do you agree to the conditions?
(b) The food did not agree with me.
(c) Our views on religion agree.
(d) I agree to her analysis of the situation.
44.
BY
(a) Can I pay by credit card?
(b) Do you prefer to travel by air or by train?
(c) They traveled by the 6.45 train.
(d) Come and sit by me.
43. I agree with her...
44. ... sit with/beside me
SET 38
My take:
43. ( option d )
AGREE
(d) I agree to her analysis of the situation.
44. ( option d )
BY
(d) Come and sit by me.
wats d OA?
SET 38
The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
43.
AGREE
(a) Do you agree to the conditions?
(b) The food did not agree with me.
(c) Our views on religion agree.
(d) I agree to her analysis of the situation.
44.
BY
(a) Can I pay by credit card?
(b) Do you prefer to travel by air or by train?
(c) They traveled by the 6.45 train.
(d) Come and sit by me.
OA for SET 38
43. d
Agree with is correct in the given context. It means
something is suitable/pleasing/ appropriate. It is used
as: agree with a person, opinion or policy. e.g. The
copy agrees with the original. I dont agree with some
of the issues they have raised in the rating rationale.
Our views on religion agree means that our views
are in accord and therefore the sentence is correct.
Agree to her analysis is incorrect. The correct
sentence is I agree with her analysis of the situation.
44. c
By is incorrect in this sentence. The correct sentence
should be They traveled on the 6.45 train.
by can be used when we are describing the mode of
transport in general (I traveled by train .). On is used
when we are talking about a particular transport
(train etc ) like the 6.45 train. Therefore (c) is incorrect.
Sit by me means sit beside me
SET 39
59. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the sentence(s)/ part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. Ren Descartes had a short working life and it begin late.
B. He did not get down to sustained research in philosophy and the natural sciences until 1628.
C. Had he confined himself to the natural sciences his achievement would be remarkable enough.
D. But his range was, in fact, considerably wider.
(a) B & C (b) A & B (c) A & D (d) B & D
60. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the sentence(s) part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. The ancient Greeks believed that everything is made from a few basic elements.
B. The idea was basically correct; it were the details that were wrong.
C. Their earth, air, fire, and water are made of what today we know as the chemical elements.
D. Pure water is made from two elements: hydrogen and oxygen.
(a) A & C (b) B & C (c) Only B (d) D & A
59. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the sentence(s)/ part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. Ren Descartes had a short working life and it begin late.
B. He did not get down to sustained research in philosophy and the natural sciences until 1628.
C. Had he confined himself to the natural sciences his achievement would be remarkable enough.
D. But his range was, in fact, considerably wider.
(a) B & C (b) A & B (c) A & D (d) B & D
60. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the sentence(s) part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. The ancient Greeks believed that everything is made from a few basic elements.
B. The idea was basically correct; it were the details that were wrong.
C. Their earth, air, fire, and water are made of what today we know as the chemical elements.
D. Pure water is made from two elements: hydrogen and oxygen.
(a) A & C (b) B & C (c) Only B (d) D & A
SET 39
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60-a
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59. d
60. c
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SET 39
59. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the sentence(s)/ part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. Ren Descartes had a short working life and it begin late.
B. He did not get down to sustained research in philosophy and the natural sciences until 1628.
C. Had he confined himself to the natural sciences his achievement would be remarkable enough.
D. But his range was, in fact, considerably wider.
(a) B & C (b) A & B (c) A & D (d) B & D
60. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the sentence(s) part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. The ancient Greeks believed that everything is made from a few basic elements.
B. The idea was basically correct; it were the details that were wrong.
C. Their earth, air, fire, and water are made of what today we know as the chemical elements.
D. Pure water is made from two elements: hydrogen and oxygen.
(a) A & C (b) B & C (c) Only B (d) D & A
My reply is in bold
SET 39
59.
(b) A & B
60)
(c) Only B
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SET 39
My take:
59. d
60. c
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Option : D
Option : C
SET 39
59. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the sentence(s)/ part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. Ren Descartes had a short working life and it begin late.
B. He did not get down to sustained research in philosophy and the natural sciences until 1628.
C. Had he confined himself to the natural sciences his achievement would be remarkable enough.
D. But his range was, in fact, considerably wider.
(a) B & C (b) A & B (c) A & D (d) B & D
60. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the sentence(s) part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. The ancient Greeks believed that everything is made from a few basic elements.
B. The idea was basically correct; it were the details that were wrong.
C. Their earth, air, fire, and water are made of what today we know as the chemical elements.
D. Pure water is made from two elements: hydrogen and oxygen.
(a) A & C (b) B & C (c) Only B (d) D & A
OA for SET 39
59. d
Sentence A is incorrect. The correct statement should
use the past tense Ren Descartes had a short
working life and it began late. Statement C is incorrect.
The correct statement should be Had he confined
himself to the natural sciences his achievement would
have been remarkable enough.
60. c
Only sentence B is incorrect. The correct statement
should be it was the details that were wrong.
Doubt in A. The ancient Greeks believed that everything is made from a few basic elements.
Why are we using present tense ? everything is . Please explain
SET 40
31. The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Eat
(a) During the downturn, many restaurants saw a drop in revenues because people were eating in.
(b) Dinner-time manners included eating up everything that had been served on the plate.
(c) Falling short even after the loan, she had no choice but to eat into her fixed deposits.
(d) She was eating away at the restaurant when the earthquake struck.
32.
Get
(a) It was difficult to get across the basic idea.
(b) His interpersonal skills were so good that he got away with many a blunder.
(c) After much nagging, he finally got after doing his homework.
(d) You have got to be sharp to get ahead.
49.
Pull
(a) By cheating his master and slow poisoning him, the servant thought that he has been able to pull the fast one.
(b) She saw the ambulance coming up behind her and pulled over.
(c) They waved as the bus pulled away.
(d) The clever leader pulled strings to mitigate the chances of a deserved defeat.
50.
Close
(a) We closed on with the invaders shortly before sundown.
(b) Our candidate successfully closed the distance to the lead race.
(c) There is no flower close to a rose.
(d) When the newspaper story broke suggesting possible corruption in the government, the politicians all closed ranks.
31. The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Eat
(a) During the downturn, many restaurants saw a drop in revenues because people were eating in.
(b) Dinner-time manners included eating up everything that had been served on the plate.
(c) Falling short even after the loan, she had no choice but to eat into her fixed deposits.
(d) She was eating away at the restaurant when the earthquake struck.
32.
Get
(a) It was difficult to get across the basic idea.
(b) His interpersonal skills were so good that he got away with many a blunder.
(c) After much nagging, he finally got after doing his homework.
(d) You have got to be sharp to get ahead.
49.
Pull
(a) By cheating his master and slow poisoning him, the servant thought that he has been able to pull the fast one.
(b) She saw the ambulance coming up behind her and pulled over.
(c) They waved as the bus pulled away.
(d) The clever leader pulled strings to mitigate the chances of a deserved defeat.
50.
Close
(a) We closed on with the invaders shortly before sundown.
(b) Our candidate successfully closed the distance to the lead race.
(c) There is no flower close to a rose.
(d) When the newspaper story broke suggesting possible corruption in the government, the politicians all closed ranks.
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31.d.
32.c
49. b
50. b
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32-c
49-a
50-c
SET 40
31. The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Eat
(a) During the downturn, many restaurants saw a drop in revenues because people were eating in.
(b) Dinner-time manners included eating up everything that had been served on the plate.
(c) Falling short even after the loan, she had no choice but to eat into her fixed deposits.
(d) She was eating away at the restaurant when the earthquake struck.
32.
Get
(a) It was difficult to get across the basic idea.
(b) His interpersonal skills were so good that he got away with many a blunder.
(c) After much nagging, he finally got after doing his homework.
(d) You have got to be sharp to get ahead.
49.
Pull
(a) By cheating his master and slow poisoning him, the servant thought that he has been able to pull the fast one.
(b) She saw the ambulance coming up behind her and pulled over.
(c) They waved as the bus pulled away.
(d) The clever leader pulled strings to mitigate the chances of a deserved defeat.
50.
Close
(a) We closed on with the invaders shortly before sundown.
(b) Our candidate successfully closed the distance to the lead race.
(c) There is no flower close to a rose.
(d) When the newspaper story broke suggesting possible corruption in the government, the politicians all closed ranks.
OA for SET 40
31. d Eating in means to eat at home. Eat into means to use
something valuable when you dont want to. Eat up
means to eat all of something. Eating away means to
destroy slowly. The correct usage in option (d) should
have been just eating at the restaurant.
32. c To get across an idea means that we succeed in
making other people understand it. To get ahead means
to succeed. To get away with means not to get caught,
criticized or punished for doing something wrong. To
get after means to nag someone. The correct phrase
in option (c) should have been to get around to which
means to finally manage to do something.
PS: pdf containing solutions to question 49 and 50 got corrupted.
SET 40
31. The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Eat
(d) She was eating away at the restaurant when the earthquake struck.
32.
Get
(c) After much nagging, he finally got after doing his homework.
49.
Pull
(a) By cheating his master and slow poisoning him, the servant thought that he has been able to pull the fast one.
50.
Close
(a) We closed on with the invaders shortly before sundown.
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1. A calendar stick carved centuries ago by the Winnebago tribe may provide the first evidence that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them on systematic astronomical observation.
(A) that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them
(B) of the North American Indians who have developed advanced full-year calendars and based them
(C) of the development of advanced full-year calendars by North American Indians, basing them
(D) of the North American Indians and their development of advanced full-year calendars basedďźˆE
(E) that the North American Indians developed advanced full-year calendars based
C : My take.
Wat say puys ?
(A) that the North American Indians have developed advanced full-year calendars basing them
(B) of the North American Indians who have developed advanced full-year calendars and based them
(C) of the development of advanced full-year calendars by North American Indians, basing them
(D) of the North American Indians and their development of advanced full-year calendars basedďźˆE
(E) that the North American Indians developed advanced full-year calendars based
C : My take.
Wat say puys ?
Hi Guys,
I have a doubt with Set 39:
In question 59, the first sentence was: "Ren Descartes had a short working life and it begin late"
Now I know that the correct sentence is with 'began' in it but my doubt is, won't it be 'had began'? Please explain.