The adjective “diligent” describes someone who shows persistent, hard-working, and careful effort in their duties.
17. What is the passive voice of sentence “Mother is cooking dinner.”
(A) Dinner is being cooked by mother
(B) Mother has cooked the dinner.
(C) Dinner has been cooked by mother.
(D) Mother had cooked the dinner.
Answer:
(A) Dinner is being cooked by mother
Explanation:
The original sentence is in the present continuous tense. To convert it to passive, the structure becomes: Subject (Dinner) + is + being + past participle (cooked) + by + Agent (mother).
18. He said to me, “You are my best friend.” Change this statement to indirect sentence.
(A) As per him, I am his true friend.
(B) He told me that I was his best friend.
(C) He told me that I was her best friend.
(D) I am his best friend according to him.
Answer:
(B) He told me that I was his best friend.
Explanation:
In reported (indirect) speech, the reporting verb “said to” changes to “told.” The present tense “are” shifts to the past tense “was,” and pronouns change to match the perspective (“You” -> “I”, “my” -> “his”).
19. Football is a _______ game than cricket.
(A) simple
(B) more simple
(C) simpler
(D) easy
Answer:
(C) simpler
Explanation:
When comparing two things (football and cricket) using “than”, a comparative adjective must be used. The correct comparative form of the two-syllable word “simple” is “simpler.”
20. A word that links a noun or pronoun to other words, showing a relationship of place, time, direction or manner is called.
(A) Adverb
(B) Preposition
(C) Interjection
(D) Prefix
Answer:
(B) Preposition
Explanation:
By grammatical definition, a preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence, typically indicating temporal, spatial, or logical relationships.
