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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
In the sentence “What she decided surprised everyone,” what is the function of the clause “What she decided”?
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Explanation:
• “What she decided” occupies the subject position before the verb “surprised.”
• The whole clause functions as a noun element: it is what surprised everyone.
• It is neither a modifier nor an adverbial clause, and the main clause includes “What she decided surprised everyone.”
• The whole clause functions as a noun element: it is what surprised everyone.
• It is neither a modifier nor an adverbial clause, and the main clause includes “What she decided surprised everyone.”
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
In the sentence “The book that you lent me was fascinating,” what type of clause is “that you lent me”?
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Explanation:
• “That you lent me” modifies the noun “book” by identifying which book is meant.
• A subordinate clause that modifies a noun functions as an adjective or relative clause.
• The clause cannot stand independently here and does not function as a noun or an adverbial.
• A subordinate clause that modifies a noun functions as an adjective or relative clause.
• The clause cannot stand independently here and does not function as a noun or an adverbial.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
In the sentence “We stayed indoors because the storm became stronger,” what is the function of “because the storm became stronger”?
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Explanation:
• The clause gives the reason why “we stayed indoors.”
• “Because” introduces a subordinate adverbial clause of reason in this sentence.
• The clause does not function as a noun or adjective and is not an independent coordinated clause.
• “Because” introduces a subordinate adverbial clause of reason in this sentence.
• The clause does not function as a noun or adjective and is not an independent coordinated clause.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Which word group is a phrase rather than a clause?
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Explanation:
• “After the meeting” contains no clause-level subject–verb structure and functions as a prepositional phrase.
• “Because the meeting ended,” “when she arrived,” and “that he wrote” each contain a subject and a finite verb.
• The distinction depends on grammatical structure, not simply on the number of words.
• “Because the meeting ended,” “when she arrived,” and “that he wrote” each contain a subject and a finite verb.
• The distinction depends on grammatical structure, not simply on the number of words.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
In the sentence “The students in the front row answered first,” which words form the complete noun phrase functioning as the subject?
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Explanation:
• The complete subject is “The students in the front row.”
• Its head noun is “students,” while “in the front row” is a prepositional phrase modifying that noun within the larger noun phrase.
• “Answered first” is the predicate, so it is not part of the subject noun phrase.
• Its head noun is “students,” while “in the front row” is a prepositional phrase modifying that noun within the larger noun phrase.
• “Answered first” is the predicate, so it is not part of the subject noun phrase.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Which sentence is a simple sentence?
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Explanation:
• “Despite the late hour, the team continued working” contains one main finite clause; “Despite the late hour” is a phrase, not a clause.
• Options A and C contain subordinate clauses and are complex sentences.
• Option B contains two independent clauses joined by “but,” so it is a compound sentence.
• Options A and C contain subordinate clauses and are complex sentences.
• Option B contains two independent clauses joined by “but,” so it is a compound sentence.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Which sentence is a compound sentence?
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Explanation:
• “The rain stopped” and “the children went outside” are two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction “and.”
• Option B is complex because it contains a subordinate time clause, while Options C and D each have only one main finite clause.
• A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses linked by coordination.
• Option B is complex because it contains a subordinate time clause, while Options C and D each have only one main finite clause.
• A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses linked by coordination.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Which sentence correctly combines “Maya finished the report. She emailed it to the manager.” by using a participial phrase and preserving the sequence of events?
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Explanation:
• “Having finished the report” is a perfect participial phrase showing that finishing occurred before the emailing.
• Its understood subject is Maya, which is also the subject of the main clause, so the modifier is properly attached.
• The other options distort the roles of the participants or contain ungrammatical participial constructions.
• Its understood subject is Maya, which is also the subject of the main clause, so the modifier is properly attached.
• The other options distort the roles of the participants or contain ungrammatical participial constructions.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Choose the correct passive form of “The workers repaired the roof yesterday.”
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Explanation:
• The active verb “repaired” is simple past, so the passive requires “was + past participle”: “was repaired.”
• “The roof” becomes the grammatical subject of the passive sentence while the original meaning is preserved.
• The other options omit the passive auxiliary or use an incorrect verb form.
• “The roof” becomes the grammatical subject of the passive sentence while the original meaning is preserved.
• The other options omit the passive auxiliary or use an incorrect verb form.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Choose the correct passive form of “The committee must review the proposal before Friday.”
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Explanation:
• A passive construction with a modal uses “modal + be + past participle.”
• Therefore, “must review” becomes “must be reviewed,” while the time reference remains unchanged.
• The other options omit “be” or use an incorrect sequence of verb forms.
• Therefore, “must review” becomes “must be reviewed,” while the time reference remains unchanged.
• The other options omit “be” or use an incorrect sequence of verb forms.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Choose the correct passive form of “Workers are repairing the road near the school.”
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Explanation:
• The active sentence is in the present continuous: “are repairing.”
• The corresponding passive is “is being repaired,” using the singular subject “the road.”
• The other options change the tense/aspect or use an incorrect passive construction.
• The corresponding passive is “is being repaired,” using the singular subject “the road.”
• The other options change the tense/aspect or use an incorrect passive construction.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Anita said on Monday, “I finished the report yesterday.” Which option gives the standard backshifted indirect report?
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Explanation:
• In the standard backshifted report, “I” changes to “she” and simple past “finished” changes to past perfect “had finished.”
• “Yesterday” is adjusted to “the previous day” relative to the original Monday statement.
• The other options contain incorrect pronoun, tense, or time-reference changes.
• “Yesterday” is adjusted to “the previous day” relative to the original Monday statement.
• The other options contain incorrect pronoun, tense, or time-reference changes.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Ravi asked Meera, “Have you submitted the application?” Which is the correct indirect report?
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Explanation:
• A reported yes/no question is introduced by “if” or “whether.”
• The reported clause uses statement word order, so “she had submitted” is correct rather than “had she submitted.”
• “That” is not the appropriate connector for reporting this yes/no question.
• The reported clause uses statement word order, so “she had submitted” is correct rather than “had she submitted.”
• “That” is not the appropriate connector for reporting this yes/no question.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
The librarian said to Arun, “Please return the book by Friday.” Which option best reports the request?
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Explanation:
• The polite imperative introduced by “Please” can be reported with “asked + object + to-infinitive.”
• “The librarian asked Arun to return the book by Friday” preserves both the request and the deadline.
• The other options use incorrect complementation after “asked” or “said.”
• “The librarian asked Arun to return the book by Friday” preserves both the request and the deadline.
• The other options use incorrect complementation after “asked” or “said.”
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Which question correctly asks about the object in the statement “Riya bought a new laptop yesterday”?
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Explanation:
• The object of “bought” is “a new laptop,” so the object question begins with “What.”
• Because the simple-past auxiliary “did” is used, the main verb returns to its base form “buy.”
• Option A asks about the subject, while Options C and D have incorrect direct-question structure.
• Because the simple-past auxiliary “did” is used, the main verb returns to its base form “buy.”
• Option A asks about the subject, while Options C and D have incorrect direct-question structure.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Which is the standard neutral subject question for the statement “Someone broke the window during the night”?
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Explanation:
• “Who” is the unknown subject of the verb “broke,” so the standard neutral subject question is “Who broke the window during the night?”
• Subject questions of this kind do not use do-support; the simple-past verb remains “broke.”
• The other options use an incorrect auxiliary–verb combination or the object form “whom” as the subject.
• Subject questions of this kind do not use do-support; the simple-past verb remains “broke.”
• The other options use an incorrect auxiliary–verb combination or the object form “whom” as the subject.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Choose the correct question tag: “The students haven't submitted the forms, ___?”
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Explanation:
• The main statement is negative because of “haven't,” so the standard tag is affirmative.
• The tag repeats the auxiliary “have” and uses the subject pronoun “they.”
• Therefore, “have they?” is the correct tag.
• The tag repeats the auxiliary “have” and uses the subject pronoun “they.”
• Therefore, “have they?” is the correct tag.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Choose the standard question tag: “Let's start the meeting, ___?”
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Explanation:
• The standard question tag after an imperative beginning with “Let's” is “shall we?”
• This construction invites agreement to a shared proposed action.
• The other auxiliaries do not form the standard tag for “Let's” in this context.
• This construction invites agreement to a shared proposed action.
• The other auxiliaries do not form the standard tag for “Let's” in this context.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Choose the grammatically correct embedded question.
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Explanation:
• An embedded question normally uses statement word order after the question word: “where the station is.”
• Subject–auxiliary inversion belongs to the corresponding direct question “Where is the station?” but not to this embedded clause.
• The other options contain inversion or incompatible auxiliary and verb forms.
• Subject–auxiliary inversion belongs to the corresponding direct question “Where is the station?” but not to this embedded clause.
• The other options contain inversion or incompatible auxiliary and verb forms.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Which transformation best preserves the meaning of “Although he was tired, he continued working” while changing the subordinate clause to a phrase?
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Explanation:
• “Despite being tired” is a phrase-based construction that preserves the concessive meaning expressed by “Although he was tired.”
• The main idea remains that tiredness did not prevent him from continuing to work.
• Option B changes concession to cause, Option C uses an incorrect construction after “despite,” and Option D changes the logical relationship.
• The main idea remains that tiredness did not prevent him from continuing to work.
• Option B changes concession to cause, Option C uses an incorrect construction after “despite,” and Option D changes the logical relationship.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: B. Noun clause functioning as the subject సమాధానం: B.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: C. Adjective/relative clause సమాధానం: C.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. Adverb clause expressing reason సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: A. after the meeting సమాధానం: A.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. The students in the front row సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: D. Despite the late hour, the team continued working. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: A. The rain stopped, and the children went outside. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: A. Having finished the report, Maya emailed it to the manager. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: B. The roof was repaired by the workers yesterday. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: B. The proposal must be reviewed by the committee before Friday. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: B. The road near the school is being repaired by workers. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: B. Anita said that she had finished the report the previous day. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: B. Ravi asked Meera whether she had submitted the application. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: A. The librarian asked Arun to return the book by Friday. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: B. What did Riya buy yesterday? సమాధానం: B.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: B. Who broke the window during the night? సమాధానం: B.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: B. have they సమాధానం: B.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: C. shall we సమాధానం: C.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: B. Could you tell me where the station is? సమాధానం: B.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: A. Despite being tired, he continued working. సమాధానం: A.