Practice Questions

In order to illicit sympathy, he publicised his cancer story

The school fair managed to elicit donations from many well wishers

Students are not allowed to carry elicit items to school

She had hoped to illict some information about his affair

To do something in the least expensive manner.

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<li>Where there's a will, there's a way means if someone really wants to do something , they will find a way to do it, even if there are things that make it hard to do</li>
<li>This may be used in a positive sense, such as talking about a tireless worker who gets a hard job done.</li>
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കാള കിടക്കും കയറോടും

തള്ള ചവിട്ടിയാൽ പിള്ളയ്ക്ക് കേടില്ല

വേണമെങ്കിൽ ചക്ക വേരിലും കായ്ക്കും

കാക്ക കുളിച്ചാൽ കൊക്കാകുമോ

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<li>pessimist - അശുഭാപ്തിവിശ്വാസി</li>
<li>personality trait in which someone has a more negative or some might say, realistic view of life. A pessimist usually expects unfavourable outcomes and is suspicious when things seem to be going well.</li>
<li>pessimist is the opposite of optimism&nbsp;</li>
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<li>This idiom alludes to the reputed heavy drinking of the Dutch.</li>
<li>Defenition of Dutch courage : corage artificially stimulated especially by drink or it is the confidence that some people get from drinking alcohol before they do something that needs courage</li>
</ul>

False courage acquired by drinking liquor

beside - അരികിൽ
A preposition is defined as "a word that connects a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun to another word especially to a verb, another noun, or an adjective"
They are used to show the direction of something.
They can refer to the time of something happening.
They can be used to denote the position or location of an object in the sentence.
Examples of prepositions are : On, At, Over, Around etc.

put forward - suggest
put forward is a phrasal verb used to offer an idea, opinion, reason etc. Inorder for people to discuss about it and make a decision.
eg: the proposals that you have put forward deserve serious consideration

crowded (തിങ്ങിനിറഞ്ഞ) x deserted(വിജനമായ)

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<li>In linguistics, a compound is a lexeme that consists of more than one stem. Compounding, composition or nominal composition is the process of word formation that creates compound lexemes.</li>
<li>Compounding occurs when two or more words or signs are joined to make a longer word or sign</li>
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SHIVER : Shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited.
eg: they shivered in the damp foggy cold
shiver - quiver, tremble

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<li>careless : not giving sufficient attention or through to avoiding harm or errors</li>
<li>eg: she had been careless and had left the window unlocked</li>
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Tooth : each of a set of hard, bony enamel - coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing.
(Tooth is singular, teeth is plural)

The past tense can be seen to have four different forms namely,
1.simple past tense
2. past continuous tense
3. past perfect tense
4.past perfect continuous tense
&nbsp;Here the question is about simple past tense.
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<li>The simple past tense ,in English, is used to represent an&nbsp; action/event that took place in the past.the simple past tense is formed by adding an 'ed' or a 'd' to the end of the verb.</li>
<li>For Example : reach - reached,kick - kicked,play - played</li>
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Interrogative sentences, normally used to ask someone about something. 
Examples of Interrogative Sentences:
1. What are your plans for the holidays?
2. When is your father leaving for Turkey?

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<li>A preposition is defined as "a word that connects a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun to another word especially to a verb, another noun, or an adjective"</li>
<li>They are used to show the direction of something.</li>
<li>They can refer to the time of something happening.</li>
<li>They can be used to denote the position or location of an object in the sentence.</li>
</ul>

ഇങ്ങനെ ഉള്ള വാചകങ്ങളിൽ subordinate clause simple past ലും  main clause past continuous ലുമാകണം
past continuous tense can be formed in the following way : subject + Be form(was/were)+'ing' form of verb.

Supervise  : observe and direct the execution of (a task or activity)
eg: the sergeant left to supervise the loading of the lorries.

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<li>The sentence and the question tag must be in the same tense.</li>
<li>For the negative question tag, use the contracted form of 'helping verb'and 'not'....</li>
<li>If the Sentence is positive, the question tag must be negative and always vice versa</li>
<li>Always use pronouns in the question tag.</li>
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"The", ഒരു പ്രത്യേക വ്യക്തിയെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യക്തികളെ, വസ്തുവിനെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വസ്തുക്കളെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. അതിനാൽ "definite article" അഥവാ നിശ്‌ചിത ഉപപദം എന്ന് പറയുന്നു.ഒരിക്കൽ പരാമർശിച്ച ഒന്നിനെ പറ്റി വീണ്ടും പരാമര്ശിക്കുമ്പോളും 'the' ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു.ഇവിടെ man എന്ന് ആദ്യം പറയുമ്പോൾ അത് ഒരു particular man അല്ല.എന്നാൽ ആദ്യം പരാമർശിച്ചതുകൊണ്ട് രണ്ടാമത് പറയുമ്പോൾ 'the' ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു.

Adjective -ന് മുൻപ് 'the' വന്നത് കൊണ്ട് superlative ആണ് ഉപയോഗിക്കേണ്ടത്.

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<li>'parents' is a plural word and the auxiliary verb 'have' should be used</li>
<li>'has' should be used for singular words except 'you' and 'I'</li>
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Obscure:-  അറിയപെടാത്ത.

She is a obscure person.

'Bon mot' means:- A clever remark
'quid pro quo' means :- tit for tat

Lofty:-വളരെ ഉയർന്ന 
Few people can meet his lofty standards

'One who is able to use both hands equally well' - Ambidextrous
The killing of one human being by another  - Homicide

Summit:- Acme(ഉച്ചം)
Base:-Bottom.

Patron:-വീരൻ, വിജയി 
 Frederick the Great was the patron of many artists.

Errand:-ദൗത്യം 
 I've come on a special errand.

Mandatory:-നിർബന്ധിതമായ 
Optional:- നിർബന്ധമില്ലാത്ത

Fear of time:-Chronophobia
fear of Forest - Hylophobia

A person who does not believe in God. - atheist
 Deeply religious - Pious

Acuity:-കൂർമ്മത 
He was a man of great political acuity.

Apple of discord - Cause of dispute
Hard line - A very strict policy

Emancipate:-സ്വാതത്ര്യം നൽകുക 
eg: Catholics were emancipated in 1792.

He also took over as CEO ad interim last year.

They are trying to prove that the company and its foreign associates acted with mala fide intent.

The correct versions would be:
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<li>i) One of my relatives has gone abroad. (singular verb "has" to match the singular subject "one.")</li>
<li>iii) He hung the picture on the wall.
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<li>"Hung" is used when referring to placing or suspending something in a vertical position. For example, "He hung the picture on the wall."(തൂക്കിയിട്ട)</li>
<li>"Hanged" is used when referring to the act of executing someone by hanging them. For example, "The criminal was hanged for his crimes."(തൂക്കിലേറ്റി)</li>
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</li>
<li>iv) One should respect one's parents and elders. ( It uses "one's" to avoid specifying gender)</li>
</ul>

Nobody contacted me during my difficult times,did they?

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<li>കഴിഞ്ഞകാലത്ത് (in the past) സാധ്യമാകാതിരുന്ന ഒരു കാര്യത്തെ കുറിച്ച് ഊഹിച്ചു (hypothetical) പറയുന്നവാക്യങ്ങളാണ് Third Conditional.</li>
<li>ഇത്തരത്തിൽ ഒരു കാര്യം നടന്നിട്ടില്ല എന്നു മാത്രമല്ല മറിച്ചാണ് യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ സംഭവിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടാവുക എന്നാണ് ഇത്തരം വാക്യങ്ങൾ അർത്ഥമാക്കുന്നത്.</li>
<li>ഇത്തരം വാക്യങ്ങളിൽ Subordinate Clause ൽ ക്രിയയുടെ Past Perfect (had +V3) രൂപം ഉപയോഗിക്കുകയും Main Clause ൽ ക്രിയയ്‌ക്കൊപ്പം 'would have + V3' ചേർക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.</li>
<li>'would have + V3' = 'would have + directed'</li>
<li>Had + subject + verb instead of 'if' - 3rd conditional clause ൽ &nbsp;if നു പകരം had + subject + verb ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന രീതിയുണ്ട്.</li>
<li>Had he got an opportunity, he would have directed a film. (അവസരം കിട്ടിയിരുന്നെങ്കിൽ ഒരു സിനിമ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്യുമായിരുന്നു).</li>
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Here, "writing" is a gerund, used as the object of the preposition "to."

It is a complex sentence - It includes a dependent clause ("Owing to laziness") and an independent clause ("he couldn't accomplish his dreams"). 
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<li>Complex Sentence: Contains an independent clause (complete thought) and one or more dependent clauses (incomplete thoughts). The dependent clause adds information but can't stand alone as a sentence.</li>
<li>Simple Sentence: Consists of a single independent clause, expressing a complete thought on its own.</li>
<li>Compound Sentence: Includes two or more independent clauses, joined by coordinating conjunctions (like "and," "but," "or," "so") or semicolons.</li>
<li>Compound-Complex Sentence: Combines elements of both compound and complex sentences. It has two or more independent clauses, like in a compound sentence, and at least one dependent clause, like in a complex sentence.</li>
</ul>

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