Question
Seethe I. Police officers are trying to seethe
the timescale of events leading up to the murder. II. They stand quietly, but secretly they seethe with their anger. III. The grey ocean seethed beneath them. Directions : In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in which the usage of the word is CORRECT or APPROPRIATE.Solution
In I, the word ‘seethe’ is inappropriate. In II, it means ‘to feel very angry but to be unable or unwilling to express it clearly’. In III, it means ‘to move around very strongly or suddenly or to boil’.
In the sentence, "Despite his hard work, he failed the exam," what is the function of the word "Despite"?
Choose the option that is the active form of the sentence.
I am sometimes puzzled by her actions.
Choose the option that is the passive form of the sentence.
The first settlers displaced the original inhabitants.
The cake was eaten by the children.
Preparations were being made for the sports meet at the school.
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
She is cooking up stories so that she can escape punishment.
Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Let this letter be posted at once.
Let the silence be maintained.
Select the option that expresses the following sentence in passive voice:
She writes a letter every day.
Shayan was practicing football.
