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Selecting Words

Direction: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

My younger brother is good _____ Mathematics

1. at
1. into
1. on
1. with

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at (Prep.) goes with good (Adj.)
Here, at is the right usage.

Correct Option: A

at (Prep.) goes with good (Adj.)
Here, at is the right usage.

They attacked _____ .

1. the enemy
1. against the enemy
1. on the enemy
1. to the enemy

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Here, the enemy is the right usage.

Correct Option: A

Here, the enemy is the right usage.

Does he resemble _____ ?

1. to his father
1. as his father
1. his father
1. of his father

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Here, his father is the right usage.

Correct Option: C

Here, his father is the right usage.

I want _____ me the truth.

1. to tell
1. you at once tell
1. that you tell
1. you to tell

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The structure of the sentence is as follows :
I want → (Verb) you → (Object) to tell → ( Inf. Structure .....) me the truth.
Here, you to tell is the right usage.

Correct Option: D

The structure of the sentence is as follows :
I want → (Verb) you → (Object) to tell → ( Inf. Structure .....) me the truth.
Here, you to tell is the right usage.

I asked him for some paper, but he _____ .

1. had not
1. has not
1. had none
1. has none

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none (Pro.) : not any
Here, had none (Simple Past Tense) is the right usage.

Correct Option: C

none (Pro.) : not any
Here, had none (Simple Past Tense) is the right usage.