Selecting Words
Direction: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
- The news was _______ good to be true.
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too (Adv.) : used before Adjective and Adverbs to say that something is more than is good, necessary, possible, etc. too + Adj + to (gives a negative sense)
Here, too is the right usage.Correct Option: B
too (Adv.) : used before Adjective and Adverbs to say that something is more than is good, necessary, possible, etc. too + Adj + to (gives a negative sense)
Here, too is the right usage.
- How did these things come _______ ?
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come about (Idiom) : to happen
Here, about is the right usage.Correct Option: A
come about (Idiom) : to happen
Here, about is the right usage.
Direction: In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
- The worker used _____ to patch up the hole in the wall.
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cement (Noun) is the right usage.
Correct Option: B
cement (Noun) is the right usage.
- I am exhausted; let’s ____ a day.
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call it a day (Idiom) : to decide or agree to stop doing something.
Here, call it is the right usage.Correct Option: A
call it a day (Idiom) : to decide or agree to stop doing something.
Here, call it is the right usage.
- Many people reported _____a noise in the night.
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In such sentences, the Perfect Inf. (to have + Past Participle) will be used.
Here, to have heard is the right usageCorrect Option: C
In such sentences, the Perfect Inf. (to have + Past Participle) will be used.
Here, to have heard is the right usage
