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Class 8 English
Sentences
Quiz 9
Frame a meaningful question using the following jumbled words:
(when / invented / the computer / was)
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When the computer was invented?
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When the computer invented was?
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When was the computer invented?
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The computer was invented when?
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To form a question, the questioning word specifically referring to the answer has to come to the front, followed by the verb. Therefore, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not conform to this pattern. Hence, these are incorrect.
Frame meaningful W-h question from the words given in the bracket:
The question must talk about the manner.
(W-h word / the accident / did / happen)
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Why did the accident happen?
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When did the accident happen?
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How did the accident happen?
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When the accident happened?
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To ask about the manner of the occurrence, one needs to use "how". Therefore, option C is correct. The rest refer to reason(A), or time(B, D). Hence, these are incorrect.
Make a new sentence from the information given in bracket:
(Your friend asked you about Sue's schedule tonight, You want to reply that you don't know.)
I don't know _____.
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I don't know whether Sue went out or not tonight.
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I don't know if Sue is going out tonight or not.
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I don.t know is Sue was going out or not tonight.
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I don't know if Sue has gone out or not tonight.
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Since the schedule is a planned event in near future, present continuous tense should be used. Hence, Option B should be used. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence, incorrect.
Write negative question from the words in brackets
A: I'll have to borrow some money.
B:
Why? (you /do / not / have / any?) .....................
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Doesn't you have any?
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Don't you have any?
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You don't have any?
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You doesn't have any?
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Don't is short for do not. While framing a question asking confirmation, the verb comes to the front, followed by the subject. Therefore, Option B is correct. The rest do not follow the correct structure.
Make a new sentence from the information given in bracket:
(You want to know when your friends left the party.)
Do you know _______?
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Do you know what time they left?
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Do you know what time they leave?
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Do you know what time did they leave ?
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Do you know what time do they leave?
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To frame a question, the auxiliary verb has to come first. Its tense should remain unchanged. Therefore, Option C is correct and Option A , B, D are wrong.
Frame meaningful question from the given words:
(W-h word/ your mother / was / born)
You need to ask about the place of birth.
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When was your mother born?
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Where was your mother born?
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What was your mother born?
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How was your mother born?
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Since, the question is about the place of birth, where is the questioning word to be used. Therefore, B is the correct option. The other alternatives ask about time(A), information about thing(C), method or process(D). Therefore, these are incorrect.
Frame interrogative sentence for the given sentence:
You are working hard.
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Are you working hard?
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Aren't you working hard?
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Have you worked hard?
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Haven't you worked hard?
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When asking for confirmation, the question is asked in a sense opposite to that of the answer. It must also have the same verb and tense as in the answer. Here the answer is in positive, therefore the question must be in negative. Therefore, Option B is correct. Among the rest, option A and C are in positive and Option D uses a different verb than that mentioned in the answer, hence these are incorrect.
Frame interrogative sentence from the given assertive sentence:
Rama lives in a small town.
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Hasn't Rama lived in a small town?
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Isn't Rama lived in a small town?
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Doesn't Rama live in a small town?
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Won't Rama live in a small town?
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When asking for confirmation, the question is asked in a sense opposite to that of the answer. It must also have the same verb and tense as in the answer. Here the answer is in positive, therefore the question must be in negative. Therefore, Option C is correct. The rest of the options use a different verb than that mentioned in the answer, hence these are incorrect.
Frame meaningful question using the following words:
(when / coming / your friends / are)
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When your friends are coming?
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When are your friends coming?
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When your friends coming?
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Your friends are coming when?
Explanation
To form a question, the questioning word has to be put in the front, followed by the verb. Hence Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the this sentence structure. Hence, these are incorrect.
Write negative questions from the words in brackets:
A: We won't see Ann this evening.
B:Why not? (she / not / come/ is/ to the party?) ______?
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She isn't coming to the party?
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Doesn't she coming to the party?
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Isn't she coming to the party?
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Don't she coming to the party?
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Options B and C are not applicable because they use words not present in the question. To frame a question, the verb has to come first. Therefore, Option C is correct and Option A is wrong.
Frame a meaningful question using the following words:
(why / was / cancelled / the concert)
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Why the concert was cancelled?
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Why the concert cancelled?
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Why was the concert cancelled?
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The concert was cancelled why?
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To form a question, the questioning word has to be put in the front, followed by the verb. Hence Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the this sentence structure. Hence, these are incorrect.
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Some of you may have already completed section one. _________ you can go on to section two.
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If so
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If you do
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If you may
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If not
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The instruction is that in case section 1 is completed, section 2 can be solved. Hence Option A is correct as it indicates a condition, "if that is the case". The rest of the options do not indicate a condition where section 1 is completed before section 2.
Select the missing sentence as per the sequence:
A. The Egyptian tomb was not only a resting place for the mummy but also a house for the dead man's spirit or double his Ka.
B. ________________________________________
C. It did there the things the dead man had done in life.
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In that sense, it was quite human and didn't relish being forgotten.
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It ate there and drank there, and then it had all its earthly wants supplied
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The Ka passed much of its life in the tomb.
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Friends and relatives had to keep bringing it things and doing things for it all the time.
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Since the first sentence introduces the Ka in the tomb, the second one should talk about its lifespan. Therefore, option C is correct. The rest of the options talk about the Ka's activities. .
Select the missing sentence as per the sequence:
A. One of the most widely spread of bad habits
B. ___________________________________
C. which is now smoked or chewed by men
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is the use of tobacco
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and even by children
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often by women
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almost all over the world.
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Since the first sentence talks about a particular bad habit, the second should specify it. Therefore, Option A is correct. The rest of the options elaborate on its impact.
Choose the phrase that best completes the given sentence.
If you borrow something from someone, make sure you give ___________ .
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Them back to it
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Back it to them
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It back to them
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It to them back
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Option C is the correct answer since it contains the set of words in such syntax that it makes sense of the sentence. The statements of options A,B and D fail in this regard as they do not make complete sense due to the order of the works arranged therein. Therefore, Options A,B and D are all incorrect.
Given below is a sentence broken in some parts with the second part missing, select the missing part from the given options:
A. The landscape
B. ______________
C.
with Nature displaying
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here is awesome
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that are seldom
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a range of delights
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seen together
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Since the first phrase mentions a landscape, the second phrase should describe it's quality. Hence Option A is correct. The rest of the options justify the quality.
Select suitable option to complete the sequence:
A. The fifty seven storey Woolworth Tower is in new York.
B. __________________________________________
C. Soon it became one of the famous buildings in the world.
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It was completed in 1912
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Americans took pride in this tall skyscraper.
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However, it was not long be-fore five other buildings topped the Woolworth Tower
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The new champion is the Empire State Building which rises 102 storeys into the sky.
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Since the first sentence introduces the tower, the second sentence should describe its inception or completion. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the options describe the general reaction to the tower.
Choose the word that best completes the given sentence:
She worked here for a while then
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afternoon she just quit and left.
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an
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one
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the
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a
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Since a particular afternoon is referred to here, one, which refers to a premodified noun, can be used as a definite determiner. Hence, B is correct. The rest of the options do not refer to any premodified noun,hence these are incorrect.
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the given sentence.
_______ a phone in here?
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Is
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Is it
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Is it's
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Is there
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Since the reference is to an indefinite location, "there" must be used. Hence, Option D is correct.
The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect.
Frame an exclamatory sentence with the given beginning:
You look out of the window. The weather is horrible: cold, wet and windy. You say to your
friend: What ___________ !
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horrible weather is it!
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a horrible weather it is!
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is this horrible weather!
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horrible weather this it is!
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An exclamatory sentence is written in the form of a question, by placing the verb at the last and putting an indefinite article before the noun described. Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence incorrect.
Select the interrogative sentence from the given assertive sentence:
He would like to go on the moon.
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Would he like to go on the moon?
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Won't he like to go on the moon?
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Wouldn't he like to go on the moon?
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Will he like to go on the moon?
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When asking for confirmation, the question is asked in a sense opposite to that of the answer. Here the answer is in positive, therefore the question must be in negative. Therefore, Option C is correct. Among the rest of the options, A and D are in the same sense as in the answer, and B uses won't which means "will not", hence these are incorrect.
Separate the following sentence into Subject and Predicate:
Nature is the best physician.
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Subject: Nature is the; Predicate: best physician
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Subject: physician; Predicate: Nature is the best
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Subject: the best physician; Predicate: Nature is
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Subject: Nature; Predicate: is the best physician
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The word nature is the topic of discussion, doing the work in the sentence, as indicated by the verb is. Thus, nature is the subject and the rest of the sentence, talking about the subject, is the predicate. Thus, option D is the correct answer.
Separate the Subject and the Predicate in the following sentence:
The cackling of geese saved Rome.
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Subject: Rome; Predicate: The cackling of geese saved
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Subject: saved Rome; Predicate: The cackling of geese
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Subject: The cackling of geese; Predicate: saved Rome
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Subject: The cackling; Predicate: of geese saved Rome
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The entire topic of discussion in the given sentence is the cackling of geese, not the cackling of the geese by themselves, not Rome, either. The sentence indicates that the cackling of geese did something, i.e., participated in action, which is what a subject does: does something. The predicate is whatever is being said about the subject, i.e., the work done by the subject. Therefore, the subject is the cackling of geese, and the predicate is saved Rome. Thus, option C is the correct answer.
Identify the subject and predicate of the sentence.
Borrowed garments never fit well.
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Subject: fit well; Predicate: Borrowed garments never
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Subject: Borrowed garments; Predicate: never fit well
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Subject: never fit well; Predicate: Borrowed garments
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Subject: Borrowed; Predicate: garments never fit well
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The subject of a sentence is what or whom the sentence is about whereas the predicate is a part of a sentence, that tells about what the subject is doing.
Here the borrowed garments is the topic of discussion doing the work, as indicated by the verb fit. Thus, the subject is borrowed garments, the predicate starting with an adverb never, followed by the verb. Thus, Option B is the correct answer.
The other options do not adhere to the rule of the subject and predicate according to grammar.
Separate the Subject and the Predicate in the following sentence:
The singing of the birds delights us.
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Subject: The singing; Predicate: of the birds delights us
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Subject: of the birds; Predicate: The singing delights us
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Subject: The singing of the birds; Predicate: delights us
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Subject: delights us; Predicate: The singing of the birds
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The topic of discussion is the singing of the birds which takes part in the act of delighting us, i.e., it actually does something. Therefore, the singing of the birds is the subject, the rest, the predicate. Therefore, Option C is the correct answer.
Separate the Subject and the Predicate in the following sentence:
Bad habits grow unconsciously.
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Subject: Unconsciously; Predicate: Bad habits grow
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Subject: Bad habits grow; Predicate: unconsciously
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Subject: grow unconsciously; Predicate: Bad habits
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Subject: Bad habits; Predicate: grow unconsciously
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In the given sentence, bad habits are being talked about followed by the verb grow. The phrase grow unconsciously is what is being said about the subject and is , thus, the predicate. Hence, option D is the correct answer.
Separate the Subject and the Predicate in the following sentence:
We should profit by experience.
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Subject: experience; Predicate: We should profit by
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Subject: profit by experience; Predicate: We should
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Subject: We should profit; Predicate: by experience
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Subject: We; Predicate: should profit by experience
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The pronoun we is the topic of discussion, followed by the verb should, indicating that it takes part in some action, which is normally what a subject does. Thus we is the subject of the sentence, whereas the rest, talking about the subject, is the predicate. Therefore, option D is the correct answer.
Separate the Subject and the Predicate in the following sentence:
All matter is indestructible.
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Subject: indestructible; Predicate: All matter is
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Subject: All; Predicate: matter is indestructible
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Subject: All matter; Predicate: is indestructible
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Subject: matter; Predicate: All is indestructible
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All matter is being talked about, followed by the verb is, indicating that the work is being done by the former. Thus, the subject is all matter, and the rest of the sentence, talking about the subject, is the predicate. Thus, option C is the correct answer.
Identify the subject and the predicate in the following sentence:
No man can serve two masters.
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Subject: two masters; Predicate: No man can serve
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Subject: can serve two masters; Predicate: No man
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Subject: No man can serve; Predicate: two masters
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Subject: No man; Predicate: can serve two masters
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The verb can serve indicates that the phrase no man does the work in the sentence. It is also the topic of discussion in the sentence. Hence, no man is the subject, the rest of the sentence being the predicate. Thus, option D is the correct answer.
Separate the Subject and the Predicate in the following sentence:
A guilty conscience needs no excuse.
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Subject: A guilty conscience; Predicate: needs no excuse
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Subject: A guilty conscience needs; Predicate: no excuse
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Subject: needs no excuse; Predicate: A guilty conscience
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Subject: no excuse; Predicate: A guilty conscience needs
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A guilty conscience is being talked about in the sentence, followed by the verb needs, indicating that the former does the work in the sentence. Thus, A guilty conscience is the subject, the rest being the predicate, since it talks about the subject. hence, option A is the correct answer.
Separate the following sentence into Subject and Predicate:
The sea hath many thousand sands.
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Subject: The sea; Predicate: hath many thousand sands
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Subject: The sea hath many thousand; Predicate: sands
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Subject: Sands; Predicate: The sea hath many thousand
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Subject: Many thousand sands; Predicate: The sea hath
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The topic of discussion in the given sentence is the sea, which is followed by the verb hath, indicating the former taking part action. The rest of the sentence, talking about the sea, is the predicate. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.
Identify the complement to the verb in the following sentence:
Felix is a cat.
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Felix
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is
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a
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cat
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The subject complement to the linking verb "is" in the sentence is a noun, "cat". Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect.
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
Science cannot convincingly explain the circumstances of a man's birth and death.
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Science
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Science cannot convincingly explain
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the circumstances
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the circumstances of a man's birth and death
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Science is the subject of the given sentence. It is being talked about in the sentence, and as established by the following verb, cannot, does the work in the sentence. Option C and D can both be the objects of the verb explain in the sentence. Option B, however, includes the subject to form the first part of the sentence, but does not actually serve as the subject. Thus, Option A is the correct answer.
To her great relief, Jennifer found that wearing sunglasses in bright sunlight helped to ________ her
headaches.
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Ascertain
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Dislocate
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Mitigate
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Extend
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Propagate
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Since sunglasses lessened her headaches, a contextual synonym for lessening or alleviating is required which is mitigate. Hence, Option C is correct.. The rest of the options do not express this meaning, hence, incorrect.
Choose S for statements, Q for questions, C for commands and E for exclamations:
Some of the best thing in life are, thankfully, still free.
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S
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Q
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C
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E
Explanation
Declarative sentences or statements simply declare or state something. They end with a full stop.
Interrogative sentences or questions ask something and end with a question mark (?).
Imperatives or commands request or order someone. They usually end with a full stop.
Exclamatory sentences express a sudden emotion of shock or happiness. They end with an exclamation mark (!).
Options A and C: The given sentence states a general truth: Some of the best thing in life are, thankfully, still free. Hence, it is a statement.
It does not express a request or command. Hence C is incorrect.
Options B and D: The sentence does not end with a question mark, or an exclamation mark, neither does it question or exclaim. Hence options B and D are incorrect.
Identify the subject and the predicate in the following sentence:
The dewdrops glitter in the sunshine.
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Subject: the sunshine; Predicate: The dewdrops glitter in
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Subject: glitter in the sunshine; Predicate: The dewdrops
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Subject: The dewdrops; Predicate: glitter in the sunshine
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Subject: The dewdrops glitter; Predicate: in the sunshine
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The verb glitter is the indication of the work done by the dewdrops, which are also the topic of discussion in the sentence. Therefore, the dewdrops are the subject of the sentence and the rest the predicate. Thus, Option C is the correct answer.
Steven tried hard to give up sweets, but he found it particularly difficult to _____ chocolate
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Digest
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Extol
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Impugn
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Forgo
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Relish
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Option D is correct as in the sentence there is talking of diet or something by Steven as he tried his best to give up on sweets but can't forgo chocolates.
Option E can also be near to the diet as relish means greatly enjoyed but in sentence he is not enjoying chocolates but can't forgo chocolates
Hence right answer is D
Choose S for statements, Q for questions, C for commands and E for exclamations:
Most of us usually lack the important virtue of patience.
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S
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Q
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C
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E
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Since the group of words declares a general fact, it is a statement. Hence Option A is correct. Questions, commands and exclamations do not declare any fact, hence these are incorrect.
Choose S for statements, Q for questions, C for commands and E for exclamations:
How patiently the old man waited for his turn!
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S
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Q
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C
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E
Explanation
Since the group of words is about expressing a strong emotion like awe, it is an exclamation. Therefore, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not express any strong emotion, therefore, these are incorrect.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
The doctors gave ____ instructions to the nurses.
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one
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word
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verb
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oral
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Option A is incorrect because 'one' refers to a singular noun, whereas 'instructions' is a plural noun. Option B is incorrect because 'word' is a noun here and cannot modify another noun. Option C is incorrect because it's a part of speech, which refers to an action and wouldn't fit in the given context. Option D is correct because 'oral' means 'something that is spoken', and the instructions here are spoken.
Identify the complement to the verb in the following sentence:
The children named the cat Tabby.
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cat
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Tabby
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the children
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named
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A subject complement is an adjective or a noun that follows the linking verb. Here, "Tabby" follows the verb "named". Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not identify the complement, hence incorrect.
Identify the complement to the verb in the following sentence:
The men elected George president.
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the men
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elected
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George
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president
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A subject complement is an adjective or a noun that follows the linking verb. Here, "president" follows the verb "elected". Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not identify the complement, hence incorrect.
Identify the complement to the verb in the following sentence:
My wife seems excited.
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my
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wife
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seems
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excited
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A subject complement is the adjective that follows the linking verb. Here, "excited" follows the verb "seems". Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not identify the complement, hence incorrect.
Identify the complement to the verb in the following sentence:
His achievement made him proud.
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achievement
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his
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him
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proud
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A subject complement is an adjective or a noun that follows the linking verb. Here, "proud" follows the verb "made". Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not identify the complement, hence incorrect.
Identify the complement to the verb in the following sentence:
Jack called his sister a liar.
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sister
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liar
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Jack
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called
Explanation
A subject complement is an adjective or a noun that follows the linking verb. Here, "liar" follows the verb "called". Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not identify the complement, hence incorrect.
Identify the complement to the verb in the following sentence:
My mother's cupboard is rectangular.
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my
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mother's
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cupboard
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rectangular
Explanation
A subject complement is the adjective that follows the linking verb. Here, "rectangular" follows the verb "is". Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not identify the complement, hence incorrect.
Identify the complement to the verb in the following sentence:
The room is to let.
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the room
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room
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to let
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is to let
Explanation
A subject complement is an adjective or a noun that follows the linking verb. Here, "to let" follows "is". Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options do not point out the complement, hence incorrect.
Identify the complement to the verb in the following sentence:
The man looks scared.
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looks
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scared
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the man
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the
Explanation
A subject complement is an adjective that follows the linking verb. Here, "scared" follows the verb "looks". Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not identify the complement, hence incorrect.
Identify the complement to the verb in the following sentence:
Bill Prentiss became president of the society.
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Bill Prentiss
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became
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president
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president of the society
Explanation
A subject complement is an adjective or a noun that follows the linking verb. Here, "president of the society" follows "became". Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not point out the complement, hence incorrect.
Identify the complement to the verb in the following sentence:
Your dessert was quite delicious.
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dessert
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quite
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quite delicious
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your
Explanation
In the sentence, the adjective phrase following the linking verb "was" is "quite delicious". Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options are not adjectives, hence incorrect.
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