CE English Questions: Part - I

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  raj87verma88

  Whoever is used when a word is replaced by he or she.
  Eg. He did it. He is either a genius or is completely insane.
  Whoever did it is either a genius or is completely insane.
  
  Give it to him. He deserves it.
  Give it to whoever deserves it.
  
  Whomsoever some examples of its use
  Eg. To whomsoever it may concern......
  She can marry whomsoever she wishes to (eg. scource: #-Link-Snipped-#)
  
  
  Whomever is used when a word is replaced by him or her
  Eg. We will hire him. You recommend him. (source: The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation | English Grammar Usage Guide)
  We will hire whomever you recommend
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  raj87verma88

  Which
  - used to introduce nonessential clauses
  eg. I am a bit confused regarding which topic you are discussing.
  
  - to introduce next clause
  eg. The plan, which we prepared yesterday, will be executed today.
  
  - refers to groups or things
  eg. Which of the 3 cars would you chose?
  
  When reefers to the time
  Used as.....
  - conjunction
  eg. I will do it when I get the time
  You may start the work now. I will tell you when to stop.
  
  - noun
  eg. He wanted to know everything about the crime. The who, the why, the when and the how.
  
  - pronoun (interrogative) (scource: www. wiktionary.org)
  eg. Since when do I need your permission?
  
  - adverb
  eg. When will the match start?
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  Differential

  That was really informative. Nice !
  My qn : When to use A, An and The ? Explanation with examples would be appreciated.
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  raj87verma88

  Differential

  That was really informative. Nice !
  My qn : When to use A, An and The ? Explanation with examples would be appreciated.

  A, An and The are articles
  
  A/An refer to non-specific nouns
  eg. I am going to watch a movie.
  He ate an egg.
  
  If a noun begins with a consonant, A is used.
  eg. A man, A dog...etc
  If a noun begins with a vowel, An is used
  eg. An apple, An order...etc
  
  But the use also depends on the sound of the vowel. If a vowel has a consonant sound in a word, then A is used instead of An.
  eg. A university (U is pronounced as Yoo), A user..etc
  Whereas in the sentence..... An unusual event occurred yesterday...the pronunciation of U is completely different.
  Similarly An Umbrella, An Underwater city.....etc
  
  
  
  The refers to specific nouns
  
  eg. I saw the movie you were talking about.
  Have you read the book.
  
  
  The source of the following quoted text is #-Link-Snipped-#
  

  There are some specific rules for using the with geographical nouns.
  Do not use the before:
  
  

  • names of most countries/territories: Italy, Mexico, Bolivia; however, the Netherlands, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, the United States
  • names of cities, towns, or states: Seoul, Manitoba, Miami
  • names of streets: Washington Blvd., Main St.
  • names of lakes and bays: Lake Titicaca, Lake Erie except with a group of lakes like the Great Lakes
  • names of mountains: Mount Everest, Mount Fuji except with ranges of mountains like the Andes or the Rockies or unusual names like the Matterhorn
  • names of continents (Asia, Europe)
  • names of islands (Easter Island, Maui, Key West) except with island chains like the Aleutians, the Hebrides, or the Canary Islands

  Do use the before:
  
  

  • names of rivers, oceans and seas: the Nile, the Pacific
  • points on the globe: the Equator, the North Pole
  • geographical areas: the Middle East, the West
  • deserts, forests, gulfs, and peninsulas: the Sahara, the Persian Gulf, the Black Forest, the Iberian Peninsula

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  Anil Jain

  Nice Explanations Patty!!!, Thanks.
  
  Q3. Explain what do you mean by Verb, Noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction, Participle and Phrase. Usage of these along with the definition would be appreciated.
  
  -CB
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  Rajni Jain

  Adjective
  An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
  Adverb
  A word like slowly, quietly, well, often etc. An adverb modifies a verb.
  Conjunction
  A word used to connect words, phrases and clauses (for example: and, but, if).
  Interjection
  An exclamation inserted into an utterance without grammatical connection (for example: oh!, ah!, ouch!, well!).
  Noun
  A noun is the name of an object, concept, person or place. An "uncountable noun" is something that you cannot count (for example: water, music, money).
  Participle
  The -ing and -ed forms of verbs. The -ing form is called the "present participle". The -ed form is called the "past participle" (for irregular verbs, this is column 3).
  Phrase
  A group of words not containing a subject and its verb (eg on the table, the girl in a red dress).
  Preposition
  A word like at, to, in, over etc. Prepositions usually come before a noun and give information about things like time, place and direction.
  Pronoun
  A word like I, me, you, he, him, it etc. A pronoun replaces a noun.
  Verb
  A word like (to) work, (to) love, (to) begin. A verb describes an action or state.
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  Rajni Jain

  Sentence Correction:
  
  Q4. You would have scored good marks if you had worked little harder.
  (A) if you had worked little hard
  (B) if you would have worked little hard
  (C) if you would have worked little harder
  (D) if you had worked a little harder
  (E) if you will have worked a little harder
  
  Q5. The only way for growers to salvage frozen citrus is to process them quickly into juice concentrate before they rot when warmer weather returns.
  (a) to process them quickly into juice concentrate before they rot when warmer weather returns
  (b) if they are quickly processed into juice concen¬trate before warmer weather returns to rot them
  (c) for them to be processed quickly into juice concentrate before the fruit rots when warmer weather returns
  (d) if the fruit is quickly processed into juice concen¬trate before they rot when warmer weather returns
  (e) to have it quickly processed into juice concentrate before warmer weather returns and rots the fruit
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  raj87verma88

  Ans4. D
  
  Ans5. E
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  Rajni Jain

  Correct Answers:
  
  Q4. You would have scored good marks if you had worked little harder.
  (A) if you had worked little hard
  (B) if you would have worked little hard
  (C) if you would have worked little harder
  (D) if you had worked a little harder
  (E) if you will have worked a little harder
  
  Q5. The only way for growers to salvage frozen citrus is to process them quickly into juice concentrate before they rot when warmer weather returns.
  (a) to process them quickly into juice concentrate before they rot when warmer weather returns
  (b) if they are quickly processed into juice concen¬trate before warmer weather returns to rot them
  (c) for them to be processed quickly into juice concentrate before the fruit rots when warmer weather returns
  (d) if the fruit is quickly processed into juice concen¬trate before they rot when warmer weather returns
  (e) to have it quickly processed into juice concentrate before warmer weather returns and rots the fruit
  
  Also, English guru's option A is not incorrect, is it.. ??
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  inform

  according to me this should be the right answers
  q4-D
  Q5-E
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  raj87verma88

  @Crazygirl: The option A is definitely incorrect.
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  Rajni Jain

  Q6. Difference between Like and As with Example?
  
  Sentence Correction:
  Q7. Adult survivors of child abuse traditionally have had little or no chance that they could get symptoms recognized and treating.
  (A) that they could get their symptoms recognized and treated
  (B) to recognize and treat their symptoms
  (C) of getting his or her symptoms recognized and treated
  (D) of getting their symptoms recognized and treated
  (E) of recognizing and treating symptoms
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  swapnakumar

  6.I like trekking.
  As he was ill he couldnot attend to his duties.
  
  7.D
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  Rajni Jain

  Along with Example, Could you please give the difference between between As and Like
  
  Any other takers for question 7
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  Rajni Jain

  Like
  
  adjective
  having almost or exactly the same qualities, characteristics, etc.; similar; equal a cup of sugar and a like amount of flour
  Rare alike
  Dialectal likely
  Etymology: ME lik, aphetic for ilik < OE gelic, similar, equal, lit., of the same form or shape, akin to Ger gleich < PGmc *galīka- < *ga-, prefix of uncert. meaning + *līka, body, (ON līk, Goth leik, OE lic): for IE base see lich
  
  adverb
  Informal likely like as not, he is already there
  similar to; somewhat resembling she is like a bird
  in a manner characteristic of; similarly to she sings like a bird
  in accord with the nature of; characteristic of it's not like her to sleep late
  in the mood for; desirous of to feel like sleeping
  indicative or prophetic of that sounds like fun; it looks like a clear day tomorrow
  as for example great dramatists like Sophocles and Shakespeare
  
  conjunction
  in the way that; as it was just like you said
  as if it looks like he is late
  
  noun
  a person or thing regarded as the equal or counterpart of another or of the person or thing being discussed I've never met her like
  
  interjection
  Informal inserted into spoken sentences before or after a word, phrase, or clause, apparently without meaning or syntactic function, but possibly for emphasis it's, like, hot
  
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  AS
  
  adverb
  to the same amount or degree; equally I'm just as happy at home
  for instance; thus a card game, as bridge
  when set off or related in a specified way romanticism as contrasted with classicism
  Etymology: weakened form of also; ME as, ase < OE eallswa (see also); lit., wholly so, just as
  
  conjunction
  in the same amount in which or to the same degree to which it flew straight as an arrow
  in the same manner that; according to the way that do as you are told
  at the same time that; while she laughed as she spoke
  because; since as you object, we won't go
  that the consequence is the question is so obvious as to need no reply
  though tall as he was, he couldn't reach it
  Informal that I don't know as I should
  
  pronoun
  a fact that we are tired, as anyone can see
  that: preceded by such or the same the same color as yours is
  in the role, function, capacity, or sense of he poses as a friend
  like the risk is as nothing compared to the gain
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  raj87verma88

  I think option B for Q7
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  Rajni Jain

  Q8. Explain the following phrases:
  'to talk at'
  'to talk round'
  'to talk back'
  'to talk down'
  'to talk down to'
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  Rajni Jain

  Oops !! forgot to post answer:
  
  Q7. Adult survivors of child abuse traditionally have had little or no chance that they could get symptoms recognized and treating.
  (A) that they could get their symptoms recognized and treated
  (B) to recognize and treat their symptoms
  (C) of getting his or her symptoms recognized and treated
  (D) of getting their symptoms recognized and treated
  (E) of recognizing and treating symptoms