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Complete the sentence using the correct grammatical structure: He is too dull ...... this problem.
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Solution: Step 1: Recognize the 'too ... to' grammatical construction. This structure is used to indicate that something is excessively [adjective] for a particular action. Step 2: The standard form following 'too + adjective' is 'to + infinitive verb' (base form of the verb). Step 3: Evaluate the options: * 'solving': Gerund form, incorrect with 'too'. * 'to solving': 'To' followed by a gerund is usually restricted to specific phrasal verbs. * 'to solve': 'To' followed by the base form of the verb. This correctly completes the 'too dull to solve' structure. * 'solves': Simple present tense, incorrect here. Step 4: The correct grammatical construction is 'too dull to solve'. Step 5: Therefore, the correct answer is 'to solve'.
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Complete the sentence with the appropriate word: He is the person who is ...... to blame.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the context: The sentence implies that among all individuals, this particular person holds the highest degree of responsibility or fault. Step 2: Consider the idiomatic phrase 'most to blame', which means primarily responsible or having the greatest share of blame. Step 3: Evaluate the options: * 'mostly': An adverb meaning mainly or generally. Does not fit the structure 'is ______ to blame' to indicate primary responsibility. * 'sure': An adjective meaning confident or certain. 'Sure to blame' is grammatically incorrect in this context. * 'most': Used as a superlative to denote the highest degree. 'Most to blame' is a standard and correct idiom. * 'bound': An adjective meaning certain or destined. 'Bound to blame' implies an inevitability of being blamed, which is different from being primarily responsible. Step 4: 'Most to blame' is the correct idiomatic expression to indicate the person who bears the greatest responsibility for something negative. Step 5: Therefore, the correct answer is 'most'.
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Identify any grammatical error in the given sentence. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the introductory clause 'It is easy to see that'. This structure is grammatically correct. Step 2: Examine the subject phrase 'a lawyer's demeanour in court'. The possessive form 'lawyer's' and preposition 'in' are used correctly. Step 3: Evaluate the verb phrase 'may be prejudicial against the interests of his client'. 'May be' correctly expresses possibility. The adjective 'prejudicial' correctly takes the preposition 'against' when indicating harm or detriment to something. Step 4: All parts of the sentence are grammatically sound and logically flow together. Step 5: Therefore, the sentence contains no grammatical error.
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Identify the correct alternative to improve the underlined part of the sentence: The High Court has sought a response from the state government regarding the dearness allowance dues of the state government employees.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the given sentence for grammatical correctness. Step 2: The sentence provided is: 'The High Court has sought a response from the state government regarding the dearness allowance dues of the state government employees.' Step 3: Check if the underlined part 'sought a response from' is correct in context. Step 4: The phrase 'sought a response from' is idiomatic and correctly used. Step 5: Since no improvement is needed, the correct answer is 'No replacement required'.
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Choose the grammatically correct plural form for 'woman doctor' in the sentence: 'There is dearth of woman doctor in our state. We shall have to recruit some from the other states.'
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Solution: Step 1: Examine the phrase 'woman doctor'. Step 2: The sentence implies a general lack of doctors who are women, and the subsequent clause 'recruit some' clearly indicates a need for multiple individuals. Step 3: When forming the plural of a compound noun where the first part modifies the second and refers to distinct individuals, both parts are often pluralized (e.g., 'men drivers', 'women doctors'). Step 4: Therefore, the correct plural form is 'women doctors'.
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Complete the sentence with the appropriate word: 'Chintu is ...... small to start playing cricket now.'
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Solution: Step 1: Recognize the 'adjective + to-infinitive' structure, which often indicates an excessive degree. Step 2: Recall the 'too...to' construction, which means 'so...that one cannot'. Step 3: The sentence implies Chintu's smallness prevents him from playing cricket. Step 4: 'Too' is the correct adverb to convey this meaning. Step 5: The correct word is 'too'.
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Identify the correct way to express the phrase 'with hardly no effort at all' in the given sentence: 'The old man felled some trees in the garden withhardly no effortat all.'
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Solution: Step 1: Identify the underlined phrase 'with hardly no effort at all'. Step 2: Recognize that 'hardly' is a negative adverb, meaning 'almost not' or 'scarcely'. Step 3: Using 'no' immediately after 'hardly' creates a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect in standard English and typically cancels out the negative meaning or makes the sentence awkward. Step 4: To correct a double negative with 'hardly', replace 'no' with 'any'. The phrase 'hardly any effort' correctly conveys the intended meaning of very little or almost no effort. Step 5: Therefore, 'hardly any effort' is the correct improvement.
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Identify the grammatically correct sentence among the given options.
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the original sentence for grammatical errors. Step 2: Evaluate each option for correctness. Step 3: Choose the option that is grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning. Step 4: The correct sentence should have proper subject-verb agreement and tense consistency. Step 5: Option D 'India was expected to win the match' is the most appropriate as it is grammatically correct.
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Identify the part of the sentence with a grammatical error: "Guilt and self pleasure are (A) two most strong drivers (B) of any human act (C)"
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Solution: Step 1: The sentence provided is: "Guilt and self pleasure are (A) two most strong drivers (B) of any human act (C)" Step 2: Identify the error: The phrase "two most strong" is incorrect; it should be "two strongest" to properly use the superlative form. Step 3: Locate the error in the sentence parts: The error is in part (B) "two most strong drivers" Step 4: Correct the sentence: "Guilt and self-pleasure are the two strongest drivers of any human act." Step 5: Therefore, the part with the error is (B).
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Complete the sentence using the appropriate word: 'The luggage was ...... heavy for him to lift.'
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Solution: Step 1: Recognize the 'adjective + for + object + to-infinitive' structure. Step 2: This structure indicates an excessive degree, meaning 'so heavy that he could not lift it'. Step 3: The adverb 'too' is used to express this excessive degree, forming the 'too...to' construction. Step 4: The correct word is 'too'.
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Which of the following is grammatically correct to inquire about a previous statement: “Who ___________ was coming to see us this evening?”
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Solution: Step 1: Understand the context of the sentence Step 2: Analyze the given options Step 3: Option 1 'you said' is not grammatically correct in this context Step 4: Option 2 'did you say that' is a correct way to inquire about a previous statement Step 5: Option 3 'had you' is incorrect as it does not fit grammatically Step 6: Option 4 'did you say' is also correct and more concise Step 7: Between options 2 and 4, 'did you say' is more suitable and commonly used
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Choose the grammatically correct indirect question to complete the sentence: "Do you know ......?"
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Solution: Step 1: The sentence begins with 'Do you know', which requires an indirect question to follow. Step 2: A key rule for indirect questions is that they follow the word order of a statement (subject + verb), not the inverted auxiliary-subject-verb order of a direct question. Step 3: Evaluate the options: * 'where she comes from': This follows the correct indirect question structure: question word ('where') + subject ('she') + verb ('comes') + preposition ('from'). * 'where does she come from': This is the word order for a *direct* question ('Where does she come from?'). Incorrect in an indirect context. * 'where from she comes': This has incorrect word order; the preposition 'from' typically follows the verb in this construction. * 'from where does she come': This also has incorrect word order and uses the direct question structure. Incorrect. Step 4: 'where she comes from' is the only option that correctly forms an indirect question with the appropriate word order.
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Choose the appropriate interrogative or relative pronoun to complete a general question or statement.
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Solution: Step 1: Understand the function of each pronoun. Step 2: 'Which' is used when choosing from a limited number of items or options (e.g., 'Which book do you prefer?'). Step 3: 'What' is used to ask for general information or clarification, or to refer to something unspecified (e.g., 'What is your name?', 'Do you know what happened?'). Step 4: 'Whom' is the objective case of 'who', used as the object of a verb or preposition (e.g., 'To whom did you speak?'). Step 5: 'Whose' is the possessive form of 'who' (e.g., 'Whose car is this?'). Step 6: For general inquiries or referring to an unspecified thing, 'what' is the correct choice.
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Choose the option that correctly orders the pronouns in the underlined part of the sentence: 'I hope you vividly remember the premier of the film when I, my wife and you were present in the hall.'
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Solution: Step 1: Identify the pronouns in the underlined phrase: 'I, my wife and you'. Step 2: Recall the rule for polite pronoun order when referring to oneself and others in a positive context. The standard order is 2nd person (you), 3rd person (he, she, it, they, or names/titles), and then 1st person (I, we). Step 3: Apply the rule: 'my wife' (3rd person), 'you' (2nd person), 'I' (1st person). Step 4: The correct order is 'my wife, you and I'.
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Identify the correct pronoun form for the underlined part acting as the subject in the sentence: 'When the examinations were over Anil and me went to our native town.'
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Solution: Step 1: Identify the subjects of the verb 'went'. They are 'Anil' and 'me'. Step 2: Recall the rule for pronoun cases. When a pronoun acts as part of the subject of a sentence, it must be in the subjective case. 'Me' is an objective case pronoun. Step 3: The subjective case for 'me' is 'I'. Step 4: When listing oneself with others as the subject, it's polite to put oneself last. So, 'Anil and I' is the correct and polite order. Step 5: Therefore, 'Anil and I' is the correct replacement.
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Choose the best alternative to correct the underlined part of the sentence: A comedian analyzes the mundane from a variety of angles and find the thread among two points.
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Solution: Step 1: Identify the error in the sentence. Step 2: The original sentence contains two errors: - The verb 'find' does not agree with the singular subject 'A comedian'. - The preposition 'among' is incorrectly used for two points; 'between' should be used. Step 3: Evaluate the options given. Step 4: Option D suggests 'finds the thread between two points', correcting both errors. Step 5: The corrected sentence is: 'A comedian analyzes the mundane from a variety of angles and finds the thread between two points.' Step 6: Therefore, the correct answer is option D.
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Pinpoint any grammatical errors in the sentence: "Having received your letter this morning, we are writing to thank you for the same."
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the introductory phrase "Having received your letter this morning". This is a perfect participial phrase correctly indicating an action (receiving the letter) completed before the main action (writing). The implied subject of 'having received' is 'we', which matches the subject of the main clause, avoiding a dangling participle. Step 2: Analyze the main clause "we are writing to thank you". This is grammatically correct, using the present continuous tense appropriately for an ongoing action (the act of writing). Step 3: Analyze the phrase "for the same". While sometimes considered slightly formal or less elegant in very casual speech, 'for the same' is a widely accepted idiomatic expression, especially in business or formal communication, meaning 'for it' or 'for this'. It is not a grammatical error. Step 4: No grammatical errors are found in any part of the sentence.
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Choose the best phrase to replace the underlined part in the sentence: 'Taxpayers are to be conscious of their privileges.'
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Solution: Step 1: Analyze the meaning conveyed by 'are to be'. It often implies a formal arrangement or instruction. Step 2: Consider the context: taxpayers and their privileges. The sentence implies an obligation or necessity for them to be aware. Step 3: Evaluate the options: * 'have to': expresses strong obligation or necessity. * 'need': expresses necessity. * 'ought to': expresses moral duty or advisability. Step 4: 'have to be' best conveys the sense of a required or necessary state of consciousness for taxpayers regarding their privileges.
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