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Description: Revision Week 3
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: Revision Week 3 Use of Determiners Singular-Plural Nouns. Noun Usage Pronoun Usage Relative Pronouns
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One day _(i) merchant was driving a horse and (ii) elephant to the market. On (iii) way, he met friends who were also going to (iv)_ market. (v) merchant had some money (vi) merchant wanted to buy (vii)_ cow, (viii) buffalo and (ix)___ parrot.

Fill in blank (i)

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. when

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2) and (3) are incorrect because the noun 'merchant' appears for the first time in the paragraph.(4) is incorrect because it refers to Adverb clause of time.

One day _(i) merchant was driving a horse and (ii) elephant to the market. On (iii) way, he met friends who were also going to (iv)_ market. (v) merchant had some money (vi) merchant wanted to buy (vii)_ cow, (viii) buffalo and (ix)___ parrot.

Fill in blank (ii)

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. no article

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 The noun ‘elephant’ appears for the first time in the paragraph and the word begins with 'vowel" sound.Therefore, it will take indefinitive article 'an'.

One day _(i) merchant was driving a horse and (ii) elephant to the market. On (iii) way, he met friends who were also going to (iv)_ market. (v) merchant had some money (vi) merchant wanted to buy (vii)_ cow, (viii) buffalo and (ix)___ parrot.

Fill in blank (iii)

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. of

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1) and (2) are incorrect because the merchant is already on the way (4) is incorrect because it refers to the Adverb clause and condition.

One day _(i) merchant was driving a horse and (ii) elephant to the market. On (iii) way, he met friends who were also going to (iv)_ market. (v) merchant had some money (vi) merchant wanted to buy (vii)_ cow, (viii) buffalo and (ix)___ parrot.

Fill in blank (vii)

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. whence

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2) and (3) are incorrect because the noun appears for the first time. (4) is incorrect because it refers to the Adverb clause of place.

One day _(i) merchant was driving a horse and (ii) elephant to the market. On (iii) way, he met friends who were also going to (iv)_ market. (v) merchant had some money (vi) merchant wanted to buy (vii)_ cow, (viii) buffalo and (ix)___ parrot.

Fill in blank (iv)

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. whose

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1) and (2) are incorrect because the noun is repeated in the same paragraph.(4) is incorrect because it refers to the Adjective clause.

Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct option.

This is a secret between ______ and _______.

  1. her and she

  2. him and he

  3. me and him

  4. you and he

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Correct Option: C

One day _(i) merchant was driving a horse and (ii) elephant to the market. On (iii) way, he met friends who were also going to (iv)_ market. (v) merchant had some money (vi) merchant wanted to buy (vii)_ cow, (viii) buffalo and (ix)___ parrot.

Fill in blank (viii)

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. since

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2) and (3) are incorrect because the noun appears for the first time. (4) is incorrect because it refers to the Adverb clause of reason.

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option

The ______ of Switzerland is charming.

  1. sceneries

  2. scenery

  3. seen

  4. scenic

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 ‘sceneries’ is no plural of the ‘scenery’ or the word ‘scenery’ is singularly used and takes a singular verb and is not preceded by an indefinite article.

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option

Generally two _______ are used in each game of chance.

  1. dies

  2. dice

  3. dyes

  4. dices

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plural of ‘dice’ is ‘dice’, not ‘dices’. 

Directions: Read the pasage and fill the blank.

One day _(i) merchant was driving a horse and (ii) elephant to the market. On (iii) way, he met friends who were also going to (iv)_ market. (v) merchant had some money (vi) merchant wanted to buy (vii)_ cow, (viii) buffalo and (ix)___ parrot.

Fill in blank (vi)

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. to

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'The' will be used as it has already been mentioned in the passage before. Earlier also it was used with 'the'. So, (1) and (2) are incorrect. (4) is incorrect because ‘to’ is a preposition. Hence, option 3 is correct.

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option

________ did the work in time.

  1. Myself

  2. Herself

  3. Himself

  4. She

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

(1), (2) and (3) are incorrect because these are reflexive pronouns and all is never used in the nominative case.

Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct option.

_______ and _________ friends are working hard to make the function a grand success.

  1. They, them

  2. Them, they

  3. Me, him

  4. They, their

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Here one of them requires a nominative case and the second one requires a possessive case respectively

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option

They are richer than _______.

  1. him

  2. he

  3. her

  4. them

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The word ‘than’ always takes the nominative case. Here two subjects are being compared: they are rich and he is rich, though they are richer than he is.

Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct option.

Let ________ and ________ carry the bags to the railway platform No. 1.

  1. he, she

  2. him, she

  3. him, her

  4. his, she

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Any sentence beginning with ‘Let’ takes only the objective case / cases

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option

___________ is the horse that won the race?

  1. Who

  2. When

  3. Why

  4. Which

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Since they are asking about a particular horse.so we will use "which"

Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct option.

One must put __________ best efforts if __________ wishes to succeed.

  1. one, one’s

  2. one’s, one

  3. his, he

  4. he, his

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first blank requires a possessive case of the indefinite pronoun one and the second blank also requires the nominative form of the pronoun one."One" is always followed by "one"

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option

The clerk and the peon did not perform ___________ duties well.

  1. his

  2. their

  3. theirs

  4. hers

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

When two singular nouns are joined by ‘and’ and refer to different persons or things, the pronoun should be in the plural form in the possessive case.

One day _(i) merchant was driving a horse and (ii) elephant to the market. On (iii) way, he met friends who were also going to (iv)_ market. (v) merchant had some money (vi) merchant wanted to buy (vii)_ cow, (viii) buffalo and (ix)___ parrot.

Fill in blank (ix)

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. it

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(2) and (3) are incorrect because the noun appears for the first time. (4) is incorrect because it is a pronoun and here article is required.

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option

Let each do __________ duty.

  1. their

  2. your

  3. his

  4. its

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The word ‘each’ which indicates a singular position.And for duty is referred to a person.Hence, "his" is correct

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option

I helped a man __________ was blind.

  1. which

  2. whose

  3. who

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Since the blank in the given sentence is preceded by the word ‘man’.Hence, "who" is correct.

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option

Every boy of the college must do justice to _______ studies.

  1. their

  2. his

  3. your

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option

The shepherd sold all his _____________.

  1. sheeps

  2. sheepish

  3. sheep

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The plural of ‘sheep’ is ‘sheep’

One day _(i) merchant was driving a horse and (ii) elephant to the market. On (iii) way, he met friends who were also going to (iv)_ market. (v) merchant had some money (vi) merchant wanted to buy (vii)_ cow, (viii) buffalo and (ix)___ parrot.

Fill in blank (v)

  1. a

  2. an

  3. the

  4. where

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(1) and (2) are incorrect because the noun is repeated in the same paragraph.(4) is incorrect because it refers to the Adverb clause of place.

Directions: Fill in the blank using the correct option

___________ is the book I bought today.

  1. These

  2. Those

  3. This

  4. He

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The given sentence refers to a single noun.Hence, we will use "this"         

Directions: Fill in the blanks using the correct option.

Between ________ and ______ let there be no misunderstanding.

  1. me, he

  2. you, me

  3. she, him

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 ‘Between’ always takes the objective case / cases

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