Grammar Quiz (17 June 2024)

The correct answer is "audacity."

• 'Audacity' refers to the willingness to take bold risks, or in negative instances, can mean rude or disrespectful behavior.

• If a person thinks that everyone should abide by his rules, he is displaying a lot of audacity, with a presumptuous or overbearing attitude.

• Hence, the completed sentence is:

• "He has the audacity to think that everyone should abide by his rules."

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 1"

'Meekness': This refers to the quality of being quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on, which contradicts the scenario described.

'Humility': This term means a modest view of one's importance,

which contradicts the idea of thinking everyone should abide by one's rules.

• 'Confusion': This refers to a lack of understanding or uncertainty, and doesn't apply to this context where the person is confident about his expectations of others.

The Correct Answer is Option 4) 'were'.

• This sentence is a Second Conditional, expressing unreal or hypothetical situations in the present or future.

• In the if-clause, we use 'were' for all persons, and in the main clause, 'would' + base verb.

Option 4, "were," fits the structure of a Second Conditional sentence. Other options - "am," "was," "will be" - do not align with the required tense and structure.

Therefore, the correct answer is - 'were'

• "Am" (Option 1) is present tense and does not fit the unreal or hypothetical context of a Second Conditional.

• "Was" (Option 2) is past tense, which is not suitable for a future unreal condition.

• "Will be" (Option 3) represents a certain future event, which is not suitable for a Second Conditional.

Correct answer: Option 1) go, am going

• "Go" is used to indicate movement from one place to another.

• In this sentence, "go" indicates that the speaker usually travels to Meerut.

• "Am going" is used to indicate an intention or plan to do something in the near future.

• In this sentence, "am going" indicates that the speaker plans to travel to Meerut by train this time.

Therefore, the most appropriate option to fill in the blank is "go, am going".

• "Went" is the past tense of the verb "go".

• "Was going" is the past continuous tense of the verb "go".

• "Will go" is the future tense of the verb "go".

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. with.

• In this context, the appropriate preposition to indicate participation or companionship in an activity is "with".

• It shows that someone is doing something together with others.

• The sentence describes a scenario where James is engaging in an activity (playing basketball) together with his friends.

• Example: She is going to the movies with her family.

Therefore, the sentence should be filled as- "James is playing basketball with his friends."

Along: Used for positioning or movement in a line next to something.

Among: Indicates being within or part of a larger group.

Within: Suggests being inside or enclosed by boundaries.

The correct option: 4, was posting yesterday'.

• The sentence is in Passive voice.

• The rule of a sentence in Passive voice: Subject+ is/are/was/were (helping verb) + V₃ (3rd form of the verb) + 'by' + object.

•According to the above rule, the verb form has 'ed' in it (v₃)  ('was posted' not 'was posting').

Thus and so, option 4 is erroneous.

The correct answer is broke up

• Break away means Escape from the control of a person, group, or practice

• Break up means to make people leave something or stop doing something, especially by using force

• For e.g.- Police were called in to break up the fight.

Thus, according to the given context, option 2 is the most appropriate is correct and therefore the answer.

Let's look at the meaning of other given options-

• broke through- an act or instance of moving through or beyond an obstacle

• broke off- to stop abruptly or to become detached

The correct answer is "No substitution"

• The challenge here is to select the option that can aptly substitute the underlined portion of the sentence "Finally, here are a few examples of passages and their precis."

Let's evaluate the alternatives:

"By passages and their precis": 'By' doesn't fit the context here. The intent of the sentence is to introduce 'examples', and hence 'of' is appropriate.

• "Of passages and there precis": 'There' is incorrect in this context. 'Their' should be used as a possessive pronoun referring to 'examples'.

• "Of passages and there precises": Here again, 'there' is incorrect. Also, 'precises' is not the correct form of the word. The correct word is 'precis', whether in singular or plural.

• "No substitution": This means the underlined portion is already perfect and requires no change.

• Given the context of the sentence and the alternatives provided, it seems that the underlined phrase "of passages and their precis" is correct as is, and does not require any substitution.

• Thus the correct option is 'No substitution'.

• The term 'precis' is a concise summary of an article or speech, and 'their' is correctly used as a possessive adjective referring back to 'examples'.

• The original sentence is correct grammatically and contextually. Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 4".

The Correct Answer is Option 4) 'were'.

• This sentence is a Second Conditional, expressing unreal or hypothetical situations in the present or future.

• In the if-clause, we use 'were' for all persons, and in the main clause, 'would' + base verb.

Option 4, "were," fits the structure of a Second Conditional sentence. Other options - "am," "was," "will be" - do not align with the required tense and structure.

Therefore, the correct answer is - 'were'

• "Am" (Option 1) is present tense and does not fit the unreal or hypothetical context of a Second Conditional.

• "Was" (Option 2) is past tense, which is not suitable for a future unreal condition.

• "Will be" (Option 3) represents a certain future event, which is not suitable for a Second Conditional.

The correct option: 4, was posting yesterday'.

• The sentence is in Passive voice.

• The rule of a sentence in Passive voice: Subject+ is/are/was/were (helping verb) + V₃ (3rd form of the verb) + 'by' + object.

•According to the above rule, the verb form has 'ed' in it (v₃)  ('was posted' not 'was posting').

Thus and so, option 4 is erroneous.

The correct answer is "(b)"

• The verb "avail" is a transitive verb, meaning it requires an object after it to make sense.

• In the phrase "always avail of", the preposition "of" is unnecessary, creating a grammatical error.

• In this corrected sentence, "themselves" serves as the reflexive pronoun that act as the direct object required by the transitive verb "avail".

The term "avail themselves of" is a formality and more of an idiom, wherein the reflexive pronoun adds clarification.

Hence, the preposition "of" is retained to maintain the formal and idiomatic expression, meaning to make use of an opportunity.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 2".