21. Which of the following is not an example of ‘Clipping’, a type of word formation:
(a) bus: omnibus
(b) demo: demonstration
(c) fridge: refrigerator
(d) donate: donation
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22. Read the following sentence and consider the given statements : ‘She appears very competent.’
(i) It has noun phrase
(ii) The complement is adverbial.
(iii) it has an adjective phrase complement.
(iv) It has no complement.
Options
(a) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(b) Only (iii) is correct
(c) All are correct
(d) (i) and (iv) are correct
Answer:
Explanation:23. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
The coronation was conducted with great ________
(a) prospect
(b) mangle
(c) pomp
(d) prudence
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Explanation:
24. The underlined word means :
‘We were bowled over by the Panache of performance.’
(a) enthusiasm
(b) proud
(c) relevance
(d) effort
Answer:
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25. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
Everybody _____ arrived.
(a) have
(b) has
(c) is
(d) are
Answer:
Explanation: