Question
Given below is a sentence with an error. The error is in
one part of the sentence. Below the sentence are given the options containing the parts of the sentence. Choose the option which contains the error. The team of researchers were able to present their findings after months of hard work, which was widely praised by the scientific community.Solution
The subject of the sentence is “The team,” which is a collective noun and treated as singular. Therefore, the correct verb should be “was” instead of “were.” “The team of researchers was able to present...”
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the highlighted segment. If no substitution is required select 'No substitution'.
No sooner did ...
Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
He met his old enemy and ruined his day as he did not want to catch a tartar .
Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
A religions war
In the questions given below out of five alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
Fear of books :
I sit behind the counter and wait for a customer to come in and by something, but they all walk past the window as though the place were invisible.
...Give a single word that substitutes for the following expression:
A person who lends money at an extremely high rate of interest
Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words. Â
A person who eats the flesh of other human beings.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Many fish swimming together
Directions: in each of the following questions, choose the correct alternative which can be substituted for the below given word/ phrase of words.
...She tried to cajole her little brother into eating his vegetables by making silly faces and promising him dessert afterwards.
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