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The correct answer is B - D.

Key Points

Let us look at the given sentence in the following manner: 

• My best ______(A) Angela has the ______(B) ability to know my ______(C) before I _____(D).
• From the below-given table, we get to know the meanings of the words in bold.
• In (B) speak ability and in (D) I uncanny both are incorrect phrases.
• The sentence tells us that her friend Angela has a strange ability where she can know her thoughts before she could speak.
• So, B and D should be interchanged to make the sentence correct. 

Therefore the correct sentence is, ***My best friend Angela has an uncanny ability to know my thoughts before I speak.***​

Additional Information

To understand which word belongs to which blank we need to know its meaning as enlisted below:

The correct answer is B-A.

Key Points

Let us look at the given sentence in the following manner: 

• Two teens were ________ (A) with ________ (B) after they ________ (C) painted curse words on their elderly neighbour’s ________ (D).
• From the below-given table, we get to know the meanings of the words in bold.
• In (B) with charged and in (A) were vandalism both are incorrect phrases.
• The sentence tells us that two teens were accused of damaging an elderly neighbour’s garage with spray-painted curse words.
• So, B and A should be interchanged to make the sentence correct. 

Therefore the correct sentence is, Two teens were charged with vandalism after they spray-painted curse words on their elderly neighbour’s garage.

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Additional Information

To understand which word belongs to which blank we need to know their meanings as enlisted below:

The Correct answer is option C

Key Points

• The error in part C of a sentence, the error is in usage 'like'
• Here, we need to use the adverb form of 'like'.
• Hence we need to replace 'like' with 'likely'

Correct answer - The Law Faculty Dean said the examination was likely to be conducted in July.​

Additional Information

• Adverbs usually end with 'ly'.
• If any additional information is given regarding verbs then it is considered as an adverb.
• In the given sentence the adverb likely Describes the verb Conducted.

The correct answer is '(B)'.

Key Points

Reading the sentence we find that:

• The adjective concerned used in part B is incorrectly placed.
• Adjectives in English usually appear in front of the noun that they modify.
• The sentence can be made correct if we use the adjective concerned before the noun citizens.

The correct sentence will be: I am one of a number of concerned citizen contributors who are wondering about the outcomes of the project. 

Additional Information

• The adjectives involved, present & concerned can appear either before or after the noun that they modify, but with a different meaning depending on the placement.
• I want to see the people involved. (Meaning - I want to see the people who have something to do with this matter.)
• It was an involved discussion. (Meaning - The discussion was detailed & complex.)

The correct answer is '(A)'.

Key Points

Reading the sentence we find that:

• The pronouns used in part A are incongruous.
• Pronouns need to match in number.
• If we is correct then the plural pronoun ourselves should be used.
• If myself is correct then the singular pronoun I should be used.

The correct sentence will be: We shook ourselves / I shook myself dry on the porch and returned to the warmth of the cabin./ 

Additional Information

• Reflexive pronouns are words ending in -self or -selves that are used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same (e.g., I believe in myself).
• They can act as either objects or indirect objects.
• The nine English reflexive pronouns are myself, yourself, himself, herself, oneself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

The correct answer is 'E' i.e. at urban gardens .

Key Points

• Prepositional Error: The use of the preposition 'at' is incorrect when referring to growing things inside a garden.
• Grammar Rule: We use the preposition 'in' for areas, regions, and three-dimensional spaces (e.g., in a room, in a park, in a garden).
• Evaluating Segments:
• (A) & (B): "Because of a major breakthrough in technology" is a correct introductory phrase.
• (C): "with little water or land" correctly uses 'little' for uncountable scarcity.
• (D): "can grow crops" is a standard modal construction.
• (E): "at urban gardens" is incorrect; it should be "in urban gardens".
• Conclusion: Segment E contains the grammatical error regarding prepositional usage.

Additional Information

• At vs. In:
• At: Used for a specific point (e.g., "I'm at the corner").
• In: Used for a space with boundaries (e.g., "I'm in the garden").
• Vocabulary:
• Breakthrough (Hindi meaning: महत्वपूर्ण खोज - Mahatvapurn khoj): A significant development or discovery.
• Urban (Hindi meaning: शहरी - Shahari): Relating to a city or town.
• Crops (Hindi meaning: फसलें - Fasalein): Plants that are grown in large quantities, especially as food.

The correct answer is 'B' i.e. this part of the sentence has an error.

Key Points

• The error lies in Part B of the sentence.
• Replace are with is.
• In the given sentence, the subject (The United States of America) is a singular noun.
• Subjects and verbs must AGREE with one another in number (singular or plural). Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is a plural, its verb must also be plural.
• Hence, the correct answer is option B.

The correct sentence is: The United States of America is an ethnically and racially diverse country.

Additional Information 

 Plural form subjects

• Plural form subjects with a singular meaning take a singular verb. (e.g. news, measles, mumps, physics, etc.)
• Ex: Mumps is a contagious disease.
• Plural form subjects with singular or plural meanings take a singular or plural verb, depending on the meaning.  (e.g. politics, economics, etc.)
• Ex: Politics is an interesting subject.

      The politics of the situation were complicated.

• In this example, politics refers to the many aspects of the situation; therefore, the sentence has a plural verb.
• Plural form subjects with a plural meaning take a plural verb. (e.g.  scissors, trousers)
• Ex: The scissors are on the table.

The correct answer is option 1.

P would be the first part of the arrangement as it introduces the subject. 

T follows P end with 'now' which implies that there need to be more adjectives regarding 'linguistic chauvinism'.

 R follows T as it defines 'linguistic chauvinism'.

Q follows sentence T as it fits grammatically after 'contributing to'. 

This leaves us with  S which becomes the final part.

Therefore, the most logical and coherent way to form a sentence from the given options is option 1, i.e., PTRQS. It would make a sentence like this:

Linguistic chauvinism, now modernised and globalised, is a powerful force contributing to the mass disappearance of languages and cultures, an extinction event with fundamental and incalculable political ramifications.

The correct answer is option 2.

P would be the first part of the arrangement as it introduces the subject. 

T follows P as it explains more about the 'podcast' introduced in P.

S follows T as it adds the verb 'remove' after 'to' in T.

Q follows  S as it fits grammatically after 'from' in  S. 

This leaves us with R which becomes the final part.

Therefore, the most logical and coherent way to form a sentence from the given options is option 2, i.e., PTSQR. The final sentence will be:

I was on a tech podcast discussing Google's decision to remove links to revenge porn from its search results when victims request it.

The correct sequence is ADBCE.

It would form a sentence like this:

The Indian newsroom must be made safe and equal for women or it will lose all credibility.