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Description: Revision Week 3
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: Revision Week 3 Adverb Usage Relative Pronouns Use of Adjective or Adverb? Adjectives/Adverbs Adjectives of Quality and Quantity Adjective of Number Interrogative Adjectives Auxiliaries and Modals Determiners
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An adverb modifies a _____

  1. pronoun

  2. preposition

  3. conjunction

  4. adjective

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs are words which modify (adds description to) a verb. Often – but not always – they end in ‑ly.

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence

Do you know ________ she will come.

  1. how

  2. how long

  3. where

  4. when

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

(1) is incorrect because it refers to manner whereas the given sentence refers to time.(2) is incorrect because it refers to duration of time whereas the given sentence refers to time without duration.(3) is incorrect because it refers to place whereas the given sentence refers to time.

Directions: What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?

It was a long story.

  1. Adverb

  2. Noun

  3. Adjective

  4. Verb

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1), (2) and (4) are incorrect because the given word 'long' is an adjective whereas (1), (2) and (4) are adverb, noun and verb respectively.

Directions: Select the correct option to tick the correct meaning of the adverb “only” in the following sentence.

He gave me only ten rupees.

  1. He gave ten rupees to me and nothing more.

  2. He gave ten rupees to me and to nobody else.

  3. He merely gave ten rupees to me and did nothing else for me.

  4. He and nobody else gave me ten rupees.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2), (3) and (4) are incorrect because all of them convey a different meaning as compared to what is referred to in the given sentence which indicates that only “ten rupees and nothing more” were given to the subject.

Directions: Replace the underlined word with the correct option

My brother came late.

  1. recent

  2. not in time

  3. lately

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(1) and (3) are incorrect because both are synonyms and as such have the same meaning whereas the given sentence refers to “not coming in time”.(4) is incorrect because (2) is correct.

Directions: What is the degree of the underlined adverb in the following sentence?

The crow flies swiftly.

  1. Comparative

  2. Superlative

  3. Positive

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1) is incorrect because the comparative degree of swiftly is “more swiftly” whereas “swiftly” is a positive degree.

(2) is incorrect because the superlative degree of swiftly is “most swiftly” whereas “swiftly” is a positive degree.(4) is incorrect because (3) is correct.

Which of the following is an adverb?

  1. care

  2. carefree

  3. careless

  4. carelessly

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

(1) is incorrect because 'care' is a noun whereas the requirement is that of an adverb.(2) and (3) are incorrect because both are adjectives whereas the need of the question is to find an adverb.

Directions: Identify the correct type for underlined adjective in the following sentence.

January is the first month of the year.

  1. Possessive adjective

  2. Adjective of number

  3. Distributive adjective

  4. Qualitative adjective

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The word that tells about the number or numerical value of the subject is an adjective of number. It is used for countable nouns only.

Directions: Which class of adverb is the underlined word in the following sentence.

The mango is almost ripe.

  1. Quantity

  2. Degree

  3. Reason

  4. Place

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(1) is incorrect because it tells the answer to the question “how much” whereas the adverb in the given sentence refers to degree.

(3) is incorrect because it tells the answer to the question “cause” whereas the adverb in the given sentence refers to degree.

(4) is incorrect because it tells the answer to the question “place” whereas the adverb in the given sentence refers to degree.

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option.

He dared not ___________ anything.

  1. to speak

  2. spoke

  3. speak

  4. to have spoken

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1) is incorrect because the blank after “dare not” takes only first form without 'to' and the infinitive as such is used without 'to'.(2) the is incorrect because the tense is wrong.(4) is incorrect because the tense is wrong.

Directions: Identify the correct type for underlined adjective in the following sentence.

Sarah is an intelligent girl.

  1. Adjective of quantity

  2. Adjective of number

  3. Adjective of quality

  4. Adjective of demonstration

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The word that tells about the virtue or quality of someone or something is an adjective of quality.

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option.

We shall __________ tomorrow.

  1. to go

  2. go

  3. have gone

  4. be going

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(1) is incorrect because the infinitive to be used before a modal auxiliary is used without to.(2) and (4) are incorrect because the requirement of the blanks in the given sentence is that an infinitive and as such none of these has an infinitive.

Mr. Alistair Cook is _____ (i) ______ popular bookseller in the city. There are school and college books in his shop. Yesterday he got ____ (ii) ____ fresh delivery of ____ (iii) ____ books on literature. Price of ____ (iv) ____ paper has gone up and _(v)_ books are costly. Even _(vi)_ inkpot costs high. Books which were easily available have disappeared from ____ (vii) ____ market.

Fill in blank (iii).

  1. an

  2. the

  3. a

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(1) and (3) are incorrect because the word 'books' in the given passage is a plural word and has been introduced earlier.

Mr. Alistair Cook is _____ (i) ______ popular bookseller in the city. There are school and college books in his shop. Yesterday he got ____ (ii) ____ fresh delivery of ____ (iii) ____ books on literature. Price of ____ (iv) ____ paper has gone up and _(v)_ books are costly. Even _(vi)_ inkpot costs high. Books which were easily available have disappeared from ____ (vii) ____ market.

Fill in blank (iv).

  1. the

  2. an

  3. none of these

  4. a

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1) and (4) are incorrect because ‘paper’ has been specially referred to.

Mr. Alistair Cook is _____ (i) ______ popular bookseller in the city. There are school and college books in his shop. Yesterday he got ____ (ii) ____ fresh delivery of ____ (iii) ____ books on literature. Price of ____ (iv) ____ paper has gone up and _(v)_ books are costly. Even _(vi)_ inkpot costs high. Books which were easily available have disappeared from ____ (vii) ____ market.

Fill in blank (i).

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2) is incorrect because the word 'popular' in the given paragraph begins with a consonant sound.(3) is incorrect because 'shop' here has been introduced for the first time.

Mr. Alistair Cook is _____ (i) ______ popular bookseller in the city. There are school and college books in his shop. Yesterday he got ____ (ii) ____ fresh delivery of ____ (iii) ____ books on literature. Price of ____ (iv) ____ paper has gone up and _(v)_ books are costly. Even _(vi)_ inkpot costs high. Books which were easily available have disappeared from ____ (vii) ____ market.

Fill in blank (v).

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1) and (2) are incorrect because the word 'books' in the given passage is a plural word   and has been introduced earlier.

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence

The children played __________ in the park. (merry)

  1. merriment

  2. merriness

  3. merrily

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1) and (2) are incorrect because both are nouns whereas the requirement is to fill in the blank with an adverb.(4) is incorrect because (3) is correct.

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option.

He ought _______ the pool.

  1. helped

  2. help

  3. to help

  4. helping

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1), (2) and (4) are incorrect because the word/verb 'ought' is always followed by an infinitive with to:

Directions: Identify the correct type for underlined adjective in the following sentence.

Which road leads to the station?

  1. Exclamatory adjective

  2. Interrogative adjective

  3. Emphasizing adjective

  4. Distributive adjective

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Here, word 'which' qualifies to the noun 'road'. A question is asked in the sentence.Hence, 'which' is an interrogative adjective.

Mr. Alistair Cook is _____ (i) ______ popular bookseller in the city. There are school and college books in his shop. Yesterday he got ____ (ii) ____ fresh delivery of ____ (iii) ____ books on literature. Price of ____ (iv) ____ paper has gone up and _(v)_ books are costly. Even _(vi)_ inkpot costs high. Books which were easily available have disappeared from ____ (vii) ____ market.

Fill in blank (ii).

  1. the

  2. a

  3. an

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(1) is incorrect because the subject 'fresh delivery of books' has been introduced for the  first time.(3) is incorrect because the word 'fresh' in the given paragraph begins with a consonant sound.

Directions: Select the appropriate option and fill in the blank.

__________ will he stay here?

  1. How come

  2. How many

  3. How long

  4. However

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1) is incorrect because it makes the sentence structure incorrect. (2) is incorrect because it is an adverb of number, whereas the given sentence refers to time. (4) is incorrect because it refers to manner or degree, whereas the given sentence refers to time.

Mr. Alistair Cook is _____ (i) ______ popular bookseller in the city. There are school and college books in his shop. Yesterday he got ____ (ii) ____ fresh delivery of ____ (iii) ____ books on literature. Price of ____ (iv) ____ paper has gone up and _(v)_ books are costly. Even _(vi)_ inkpot costs high. Books which were easily available have disappeared from ____ (vii) ____ market.

Fill in blank (vii).

  1. a

  2. the

  3. an

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(1) and (3) are incorrect because the word 'market' has been specially referred to.

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option.

I do ________ your uncle.

  1. know

  2. have known

  3. to know

  4. knowing

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2), (3) and (4) are incorrect because when the word 'do' is used as an emphatic auxiliary, the infinitive after it comes without 'to'.

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option.

He dares ________ against me.

  1. to speak

  2. speak

  3. having spoken

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(1) is correct because the word 'dare' when used as a helping verb in the positive sense, takes 'to' along with the main verb to form an infinitive.

Mr. Alistair Cook is _____ (i) ______ popular bookseller in the city. There are school and college books in his shop. Yesterday he got ____ (ii) ____ fresh delivery of ____ (iii) ____ books on literature. Price of ____ (iv) ____ paper has gone up and _(v)_ books are costly. Even _(vi)_ inkpot costs high. Books which were easily available have disappeared from ____ (vii) ____ market.

Fill in blank (vi).

  1. the

  2. an

  3. a

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(1) and (3) are incorrect because the word 'inkpot' given in the passage begins with a vowel sound.

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