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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
In the sentence “The team hopes to finish the project before Friday,” which group of words is the complete to-infinitive phrase?
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Explanation:
• “To finish” contains the infinitive marker “to” followed by the base form “finish.”
• “The project” and “before Friday” complete or modify the meaning within the infinitive construction.
• The whole group “to finish the project before Friday” functions as the complement of “hopes.”
• “The project” and “before Friday” complete or modify the meaning within the infinitive construction.
• The whole group “to finish the project before Friday” functions as the complement of “hopes.”
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
In the sentence “She went to the archive to examine the original records,” what is the function of “to examine the original records”?
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Explanation:
• The to-infinitive answers the question “Why did she go to the archive?”
• It therefore expresses the purpose of the main-clause action.
• It is not an object of “went,” a modifier of “archive,” or a conditional expression.
• It therefore expresses the purpose of the main-clause action.
• It is not an object of “went,” a modifier of “archive,” or a conditional expression.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
In the sentence “They decided to postpone the meeting,” how does “to postpone the meeting” function?
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Explanation:
• The verb “decide” is commonly followed by a to-infinitive that completes what was decided.
• “To postpone the meeting” therefore functions as a complement of “decided.”
• It does not state why they decided, modify “meeting,” or express place.
• “To postpone the meeting” therefore functions as a complement of “decided.”
• It does not state why they decided, modify “meeting,” or express place.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
In the sentence “To complete the form accurately requires attention,” what sentence function does “To complete the form accurately” perform?
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Explanation:
• The entire to-infinitive group occurs before the predicate “requires attention.”
• It names the activity that requires attention and therefore functions as the subject of the sentence.
• Its infinitive form does not prevent the whole construction from filling a noun-like subject position.
• It names the activity that requires attention and therefore functions as the subject of the sentence.
• Its infinitive form does not prevent the whole construction from filling a noun-like subject position.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
In the sentence “Her ambition is to become a civil engineer,” what is the function of “to become a civil engineer”?
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Explanation:
• The to-infinitive group follows the linking verb “is” and identifies what her ambition is.
• It therefore functions as a subject complement.
• It does not express the purpose of another action or function as a direct object or noun modifier.
• It therefore functions as a subject complement.
• It does not express the purpose of another action or function as a direct object or noun modifier.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
In the sentence “The instructions are easy to follow,” which analysis of “to follow” is correct?
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Explanation:
• “To follow” is a to-infinitive construction associated with the adjective “easy.”
• It helps complete the meaning of “easy” by specifying the relevant activity.
• It is not a finite clause, a prepositional phrase, or an infinitive of purpose in this sentence.
• It helps complete the meaning of “easy” by specifying the relevant activity.
• It is not a finite clause, a prepositional phrase, or an infinitive of purpose in this sentence.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
In “The children went to the library to study,” which statement about the two occurrences of “to” is correct?
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Explanation:
• In “to the library,” “to” is a preposition followed by the noun phrase “the library.”
• In “to study,” “to” is the infinitive marker followed by the base verb “study.”
• The grammatical role of “to” must be determined from the structure that follows it.
• In “to study,” “to” is the infinitive marker followed by the base verb “study.”
• The grammatical role of “to” must be determined from the structure that follows it.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
In the sentence “The coach made the players run five laps,” what form is “run” after “made the players”?
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Explanation:
• After causative “make” followed by an object, standard active constructions use the base form without “to.”
• “Run” is therefore a bare infinitive in “made the players run.”
• It is not marked by “to,” and it is not a past participle or an independently finite verb here.
• “Run” is therefore a bare infinitive in “made the players run.”
• It is not marked by “to,” and it is not a past participle or an independently finite verb here.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
In the sentence “Walking across the campus, Neha called her supervisor,” what does “Walking across the campus” indicate?
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Explanation:
• “Walking across the campus” is a present-participial construction whose understood subject is Neha.
• It presents the walking as occurring alongside the main action of calling.
• The phrase neither refers to the supervisor nor expresses a passive or clearly earlier completed action.
• It presents the walking as occurring alongside the main action of calling.
• The phrase neither refers to the supervisor nor expresses a passive or clearly earlier completed action.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
In the sentence “Having completed the experiment, the students recorded their conclusions,” why is “having completed” used?
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Explanation:
• “Having completed” is a perfect participial form.
• A perfect participial construction normally presents its action as completed before the action in the main clause.
• Here, the students completed the experiment first and then recorded their conclusions.
• A perfect participial construction normally presents its action as completed before the action in the main clause.
• Here, the students completed the experiment first and then recorded their conclusions.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
In the sentence “Damaged by the storm, the roof required immediate repair,” how should “Damaged by the storm” be analysed?
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Explanation:
• “Damaged” is the past-participle form of “damage.”
• The roof receives the damaging action, so the participial construction has passive meaning and modifies “the roof.”
• It is not a finite clause, a present-participial construction, or an infinitive of purpose.
• The roof receives the damaging action, so the participial construction has passive meaning and modifies “the roof.”
• It is not a finite clause, a present-participial construction, or an infinitive of purpose.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
In the sentence “The students waiting outside the office were asked to enter,” what does “waiting outside the office” modify?
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Explanation:
• “Waiting outside the office” is a present-participial construction referring to the students.
• It identifies which students were asked to enter and therefore postmodifies “The students.”
• It does not modify “office,” “were asked,” or the infinitive “to enter.”
• It identifies which students were asked to enter and therefore postmodifies “The students.”
• It does not modify “office,” “were asked,” or the infinitive “to enter.”
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
In the sentence “The documents submitted yesterday are being reviewed,” what is the function of “submitted yesterday”?
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Explanation:
• “Submitted” is a past participle and “submitted yesterday” refers to the documents.
• The phrase helps identify which documents are being reviewed, so it postmodifies the noun “documents.”
• The finite verb phrase is “are being reviewed,” and the participial phrase does not express purpose.
• The phrase helps identify which documents are being reviewed, so it postmodifies the noun “documents.”
• The finite verb phrase is “are being reviewed,” and the participial phrase does not express purpose.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Which sentence contains a dangling participial construction?
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Explanation:
• In option A, the opening participial construction “Walking to school” has no suitable human subject in the main clause.
• The grammatical subject that follows is “the rain,” which would illogically be understood as doing the walking.
• In the other sentences, the understood subject of the participial construction matches the subject of the main clause.
• The grammatical subject that follows is “the rain,” which would illogically be understood as doing the walking.
• In the other sentences, the understood subject of the participial construction matches the subject of the main clause.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Which revision correctly removes the dangling modifier from “Driving along the highway, the mountains looked beautiful”?
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Explanation:
• “Driving along the highway” needs an understood subject that can logically perform the action of driving.
• In option B, the main-clause subject “we” correctly supplies that subject.
• The other revisions still make “the mountains” or an empty “there” construction appear to be associated with the driving.
• In option B, the main-clause subject “we” correctly supplies that subject.
• The other revisions still make “the mountains” or an empty “there” construction appear to be associated with the driving.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Compare the two sentences: (1) “Reading the notice carefully, Anita found the correct date.” (2) “Reading notices carefully prevents mistakes.” Which statement is correct?
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Explanation:
• In sentence (1), “Reading the notice carefully” adds information about what Anita was doing when she found the date.
• In sentence (2), “Reading notices carefully” names the activity that “prevents mistakes” and therefore occupies the subject position.
• The same -ing form can participate in constructions with different grammatical functions.
• In sentence (2), “Reading notices carefully” names the activity that “prevents mistakes” and therefore occupies the subject position.
• The same -ing form can participate in constructions with different grammatical functions.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
In the sentence “Seen from the hill, the town looks remarkably small,” what relationship does “Seen from the hill” have to “the town”?
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Explanation:
• “Seen” is a past participle with passive meaning in this construction.
• “The town” is understood as what is seen from the hill, not as the observer.
• The construction is non-finite and does not express purpose.
• “The town” is understood as what is seen from the hill, not as the observer.
• The construction is non-finite and does not express purpose.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which sentence uses an introductory participial construction with a clear and logical understood subject?
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Explanation:
• In option D, “the accountant” is the understood subject of both “having checked” and “signed.”
• In options A, B and C, the main-clause subjects would illogically be understood as performing the actions in the introductory participial constructions.
• Matching the understood subject of an introductory participial construction with the logical subject of the main clause avoids a dangling modifier.
• In options A, B and C, the main-clause subjects would illogically be understood as performing the actions in the introductory participial constructions.
• Matching the understood subject of an introductory participial construction with the logical subject of the main clause avoids a dangling modifier.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Which statement correctly distinguishes “to solve the problem” from “because she solved the problem”?
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Explanation:
• “To solve the problem” contains the infinitive form “to solve” and has no finite verb carrying tense.
• “Because she solved the problem” contains the stated subject “she” and the finite past-tense verb “solved.”
• Therefore, the first is non-finite while the second is a finite subordinate clause.
• “Because she solved the problem” contains the stated subject “she” and the finite past-tense verb “solved.”
• Therefore, the first is non-finite while the second is a finite subordinate clause.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
In the sentence “The researcher opened the database to verify the figures, noticing several duplicate entries,” which analysis is correct?
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Explanation:
• “To verify the figures” answers why the researcher opened the database, so it expresses purpose.
• “Noticing several duplicate entries” is a present-participial construction whose understood subject is the researcher.
• Neither construction is finite, and neither is a prepositional phrase.
• “Noticing several duplicate entries” is a present-participial construction whose understood subject is the researcher.
• Neither construction is finite, and neither is a prepositional phrase.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: C. to finish the project before Friday సమాధానం: C.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: A. It expresses the purpose of going. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: B. As a complement of the verb “decided” సమాధానం: B.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: C. Subject సమాధానం: C.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: D. Subject complement సమాధానం: D.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: C. It complements the adjective “easy.” సమాధానం: C.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: B. The first is a preposition; the second marks an infinitive. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: D. A bare infinitive సమాధానం: D.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: A. An action performed by Neha at the same time as the main-clause action సమాధానం: A.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: C. To show that completing the experiment happened before recording the conclusions సమాధానం: C.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: D. As a past-participial phrase modifying “the roof” with passive meaning సమాధానం: D.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: B. The noun phrase “The students” సమాధానం: B.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: C. It is a past-participial phrase postmodifying “documents.” సమాధానం: C.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: A. Walking to school, the rain began to fall. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: B. Driving along the highway, we thought the mountains looked beautiful. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: C. In sentence (1) the -ing group modifies Anita, while in sentence (2) the -ing group functions as the subject. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: A. The town is understood as the receiver of the seeing. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: D. Having checked the figures, the accountant signed the final report. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: A. The first is a non-finite infinitive construction; the second is a finite subordinate clause. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: B. “To verify the figures” expresses purpose, while “noticing several duplicate entries” is a participial construction whose understood subject is “the researcher.” సమాధానం: B.