Please keep at least one language enabled. || కనీసం ఒక భాషను ఎంచుకోండి.
Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Which description best defines a phrase?
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Explanation:
• A phrase is a group of words that functions as a syntactic unit or constituent.
• A phrase does not necessarily contain a finite verb or express a complete proposition.
• Noun phrases, verb phrases, adjective phrases, adverb phrases and prepositional phrases are common categories.
• A clause, unlike a phrase, normally contains a predicational relationship.
• A phrase does not necessarily contain a finite verb or express a complete proposition.
• Noun phrases, verb phrases, adjective phrases, adverb phrases and prepositional phrases are common categories.
• A clause, unlike a phrase, normally contains a predicational relationship.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Which feature most clearly distinguishes a clause from a phrase?
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Explanation:
• A clause normally contains a predicational structure involving a subject and a predicate, whether both are overtly expressed or not.
• A phrase lacks this full subject-predicate relationship.
• Clauses may be independent or subordinate and may occur inside larger clauses.
• Not every clause can stand alone as a sentence.
• A phrase lacks this full subject-predicate relationship.
• Clauses may be independent or subordinate and may occur inside larger clauses.
• Not every clause can stand alone as a sentence.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Which of the following is a noun phrase?
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Explanation:
• The exceptionally talented student is a noun phrase headed by the noun student.
• The determiner the and the modifiers exceptionally talented expand the head noun.
• Very quickly is an adverb phrase, under the bridge is a prepositional phrase and has been working is a verb phrase.
• The syntactic category of a phrase is generally determined by its head.
• The determiner the and the modifiers exceptionally talented expand the head noun.
• Very quickly is an adverb phrase, under the bridge is a prepositional phrase and has been working is a verb phrase.
• The syntactic category of a phrase is generally determined by its head.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
In the sentence The children have completed the task, which sequence forms the verb phrase?
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Explanation:
• Have completed the task functions as the verb phrase in the sentence.
• The auxiliary have and the lexical verb completed form the verbal core, while the task functions as the complement of the verb.
• The children is the subject noun phrase.
• Verb phrases may contain auxiliaries, a main verb and complements or adjuncts.
• The auxiliary have and the lexical verb completed form the verbal core, while the task functions as the complement of the verb.
• The children is the subject noun phrase.
• Verb phrases may contain auxiliaries, a main verb and complements or adjuncts.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
What is a constituent in syntax?
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Explanation:
• A constituent is a word or sequence of words that behaves as a syntactic unit.
• Constituents can often be identified through tests such as substitution, movement, coordination and question formation.
• Noun phrases and verb phrases commonly function as constituents.
• Not every arbitrary sequence of adjacent words forms a constituent.
• Constituents can often be identified through tests such as substitution, movement, coordination and question formation.
• Noun phrases and verb phrases commonly function as constituents.
• Not every arbitrary sequence of adjacent words forms a constituent.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Which clause is finite?
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Explanation:
• She completed the project is finite because the verb completed carries past-tense marking and occurs with an overt subject.
• To complete the project is an infinitival non-finite clause.
• Having finished the work is a participial non-finite clause.
• Completed before noon is also non-finite in the absence of a finite auxiliary.
• To complete the project is an infinitival non-finite clause.
• Having finished the work is a participial non-finite clause.
• Completed before noon is also non-finite in the absence of a finite auxiliary.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Which of the following is a non-finite clause?
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Explanation:
• To solve the problem quickly is an infinitival non-finite clause.
• Its verb does not carry tense or subject agreement.
• Because she was tired and when the bell rang are finite subordinate clauses.
• The students submitted their work is a finite independent clause.
• Its verb does not carry tense or subject agreement.
• Because she was tired and when the bell rang are finite subordinate clauses.
• The students submitted their work is a finite independent clause.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Coordination joins syntactic units that are typically:
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Explanation:
• Coordination links units of equal or parallel grammatical status.
• Coordinating conjunctions in English include and, but and or.
• Words, phrases and clauses may all be coordinated.
• Subordination, by contrast, creates a dependency between a subordinate unit and a higher clause.
• Coordinating conjunctions in English include and, but and or.
• Words, phrases and clauses may all be coordinated.
• Subordination, by contrast, creates a dependency between a subordinate unit and a higher clause.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Which sentence contains coordination?
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Explanation:
• The sentence coordinates two independent clauses with the conjunction and.
• Maya opened the window and Ravi switched on the fan have equal syntactic status.
• The other examples contain subordination or a non-finite clause.
• A sentence formed from coordinated independent clauses is compound.
• Maya opened the window and Ravi switched on the fan have equal syntactic status.
• The other examples contain subordination or a non-finite clause.
• A sentence formed from coordinated independent clauses is compound.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Which sentence contains subordination?
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Explanation:
• Because the storm intensified is a subordinate adverbial clause dependent on the main clause we stayed indoors.
• The subordinating conjunction because marks the logical relationship of cause.
• The other sentences use coordination.
• Subordination allows one clause to function as a constituent within or alongside another clause.
• The subordinating conjunction because marks the logical relationship of cause.
• The other sentences use coordination.
• Subordination allows one clause to function as a constituent within or alongside another clause.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Which option is a simple sentence?
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Explanation:
• The diligent students revised their notes carefully contains one independent finite clause.
• Its internal phrases and modifiers do not create additional clauses.
• A simple sentence may contain complex phrases while still having only one clause.
• The other options contain coordination or subordination and therefore are not simple sentences.
• Its internal phrases and modifiers do not create additional clauses.
• A simple sentence may contain complex phrases while still having only one clause.
• The other options contain coordination or subordination and therefore are not simple sentences.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Which option is a compound sentence?
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Explanation:
• The sentence contains two independent clauses joined by the coordinator but.
• The library closed and the students continued their discussion outside can each stand independently.
• A compound sentence is formed through coordination of independent clauses.
• The other options contain subordination or non-finite structures.
• The library closed and the students continued their discussion outside can each stand independently.
• A compound sentence is formed through coordination of independent clauses.
• The other options contain subordination or non-finite structures.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which option is a complex sentence?
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Explanation:
• The audience applauded when the performance ended contains one main clause and one finite subordinate clause.
• The subordinate clause is introduced by when and functions adverbially.
• A complex sentence contains subordination rather than only coordination.
• The first and third options contain one finite clause, while the fourth includes a non-finite participial clause.
• The subordinate clause is introduced by when and functions adverbially.
• A complex sentence contains subordination rather than only coordination.
• The first and third options contain one finite clause, while the fourth includes a non-finite participial clause.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Consider the following statements. Statement I: Every sentence must contain at least one clause. Statement II: Every clause can function independently as a complete sentence. Which option is correct?
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because a sentence minimally contains a clause, though the subject may sometimes be understood rather than overtly expressed.
• Statement II is incorrect because subordinate and many non-finite clauses cannot normally stand alone as complete sentences.
• Independent clauses can function as sentences, but not all clauses are independent.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
• Statement II is incorrect because subordinate and many non-finite clauses cannot normally stand alone as complete sentences.
• Independent clauses can function as sentences, but not all clauses are independent.
• Therefore, Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Which of the following statements are correct? 1. A noun phrase is headed by a noun or pronoun. 2. A verb phrase is headed by a verb. 3. A finite clause carries tense or modality. 4. Every non-finite clause has an overt subject.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because a noun or pronoun serves as the head of a noun phrase.
• Statement 2 is correct because a verb is the head of a verb phrase.
• Statement 3 is correct because finiteness is associated with tense, modality or related grammatical marking.
• Statement 4 is incorrect because non-finite clauses often have an understood subject, as in to leave early.
• Therefore, statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because a verb is the head of a verb phrase.
• Statement 3 is correct because finiteness is associated with tense, modality or related grammatical marking.
• Statement 4 is incorrect because non-finite clauses often have an understood subject, as in to leave early.
• Therefore, statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Assertion: A compound sentence contains coordinated independent clauses. Reason: Coordination places the linked clauses in a relation of grammatical equality.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because a compound sentence is formed by coordinating independent clauses.
• The Reason is correct because coordination typically links units of equal syntactic status.
• This relation of equality explains why the clauses in a compound sentence are coordinated rather than subordinated.
• Therefore, both are correct, and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
• The Reason is correct because coordination typically links units of equal syntactic status.
• This relation of equality explains why the clauses in a compound sentence are coordinated rather than subordinated.
• Therefore, both are correct, and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Match List I with List II. List I: 1. Noun phrase 2. Verb phrase 3. Finite clause 4. Non-finite clause. List II: a. To complete the work b. The extremely difficult assignment c. Has solved the problem d. She solved the problem.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Noun phrase matches b because the extremely difficult assignment is headed by the noun assignment.
• Verb phrase matches c because has solved the problem is headed by the verb solved and includes an auxiliary and complement.
• Finite clause matches d because she solved the problem contains a tensed verb and subject.
• Non-finite clause matches a because to complete the work contains an infinitive without tense.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a.
• Verb phrase matches c because has solved the problem is headed by the verb solved and includes an auxiliary and complement.
• Finite clause matches d because she solved the problem contains a tensed verb and subject.
• Non-finite clause matches a because to complete the work contains an infinitive without tense.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
According to the phrase-structure rule S → NP VP, a basic sentence is analyzed as consisting of:
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Explanation:
• The rule S → NP VP rewrites a sentence as a noun phrase followed by a verb phrase.
• In The child laughed, the child is the NP and laughed is the VP.
• Phrase-structure rules represent hierarchical constituent organization rather than merely listing words.
• The rule does not require the subject to be one word or the verb phrase to contain only one verb.
• In The child laughed, the child is the NP and laughed is the VP.
• Phrase-structure rules represent hierarchical constituent organization rather than merely listing words.
• The rule does not require the subject to be one word or the verb phrase to contain only one verb.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Which phrase-structure rule can generate a noun phrase such as the old house?
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Explanation:
• The old house consists of the determiner the, the adjective old and the noun house.
• The rule NP → Det Adj N captures this constituent structure.
• More elaborate grammars permit optional and recursive modifiers.
• The other rules describe structures headed by verbs, prepositions or auxiliaries rather than nouns.
• The rule NP → Det Adj N captures this constituent structure.
• More elaborate grammars permit optional and recursive modifiers.
• The other rules describe structures headed by verbs, prepositions or auxiliaries rather than nouns.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Which sentence is grammatically well formed in standard English?
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Explanation:
• They have been waiting for an hour has appropriate subject-verb agreement and auxiliary sequencing.
• A modal must be followed by the base form, so can sings is ungrammatical.
• A plural subject requires have rather than has in the second option.
• After did, the lexical verb must occur in the base form go rather than went.
• A modal must be followed by the base form, so can sings is ungrammatical.
• A plural subject requires have rather than has in the second option.
• After did, the lexical verb must occur in the base form go rather than went.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Which statement best distinguishes grammaticality from acceptability?
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Explanation:
• Grammaticality concerns whether a structure conforms to the rules or competence of a language system.
• Acceptability is a broader judgement that may also be affected by length, complexity, plausibility, context and processing difficulty.
• A grammatical sentence may feel difficult or stylistically awkward, while some non-standard forms may be acceptable within particular varieties.
• The distinction is important in syntactic analysis.
• Acceptability is a broader judgement that may also be affected by length, complexity, plausibility, context and processing difficulty.
• A grammatical sentence may feel difficult or stylistically awkward, while some non-standard forms may be acceptable within particular varieties.
• The distinction is important in syntactic analysis.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
The sentence Visiting relatives can be annoying is ambiguous because:
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Explanation:
• In one reading, visiting relatives refers to the activity of paying visits to relatives.
• In another reading, visiting functions as a modifier of relatives and refers to relatives who are visiting.
• The ambiguity results from two possible constituent structures.
• This is structural or syntactic ambiguity rather than simple lexical ambiguity.
• In another reading, visiting functions as a modifier of relatives and refers to relatives who are visiting.
• The ambiguity results from two possible constituent structures.
• This is structural or syntactic ambiguity rather than simple lexical ambiguity.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Which analysis best explains the ambiguity of the sentence The teacher saw the student with the telescope?
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Explanation:
• With the telescope may attach to the verb phrase, meaning that the teacher used the telescope.
• It may instead attach to the noun phrase the student, meaning that the student had the telescope.
• The ambiguity arises from alternative prepositional-phrase attachment.
• Phrase structure therefore plays a central role in interpreting the sentence.
• It may instead attach to the noun phrase the student, meaning that the student had the telescope.
• The ambiguity arises from alternative prepositional-phrase attachment.
• Phrase structure therefore plays a central role in interpreting the sentence.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Which of the following statements about coordination and subordination are correct? 1. Coordination can join words, phrases or clauses. 2. Subordination makes one unit dependent on another. 3. Coordinated clauses must always express a causal relation. 4. Subordinate clauses may function as nominal, relative or adverbial clauses.
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because coordination can operate at several syntactic levels.
• Statement 2 is correct because a subordinate unit depends structurally on a higher clause.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because coordination may express addition, contrast, alternative or other relations, not only cause.
• Statement 4 is correct because subordinate clauses may perform nominal, relative and adverbial functions.
• Therefore, statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because a subordinate unit depends structurally on a higher clause.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because coordination may express addition, contrast, alternative or other relations, not only cause.
• Statement 4 is correct because subordinate clauses may perform nominal, relative and adverbial functions.
• Therefore, statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which option provides the most accurate integrated analysis of Although the rain stopped, the roads remained flooded?
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Explanation:
• Although the rain stopped is a finite subordinate concessive clause.
• The roads remained flooded is the finite main clause.
• The subordinating conjunction although establishes a dependency between the two clauses.
• The presence of a main clause and a subordinate clause makes the construction a complex sentence.
• The roads remained flooded is the finite main clause.
• The subordinating conjunction although establishes a dependency between the two clauses.
• The presence of a main clause and a subordinate clause makes the construction a complex sentence.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. A group of words functioning as a constituent but not necessarily containing a finite verb సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: B. A clause normally contains a subject-predicate relationship సమాధానం: B.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. The exceptionally talented student సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. Have completed the task సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. A word or group of words functioning as a single unit within a larger structure సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: C. She completed the project సమాధానం: C.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: D. To solve the problem quickly సమాధానం: D.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: A. Of equal grammatical status సమాధానం: A.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: B. Maya opened the window, and Ravi switched on the fan సమాధానం: B.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: C. We stayed indoors because the storm intensified సమాధానం: C.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: D. The diligent students revised their notes carefully సమాధానం: D.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: A. The library closed, but the students continued their discussion outside సమాధానం: A.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: B. The audience applauded when the performance ended సమాధానం: B.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: C. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect సమాధానం: C.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: B. 1, 2 and 3 only సమాధానం: B.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: B. 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a సమాధానం: B.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: A. A noun phrase followed by a verb phrase సమాధానం: A.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: B. NP → Det Adj N సమాధానం: B.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: C. They have been waiting for an hour సమాధానం: C.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: A. Grammaticality concerns conformity to the rules of a linguistic system, whereas acceptability also reflects processing, context and usage judgements సమాధానం: A.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: C. The sequence visiting relatives can be parsed as an activity or as a noun phrase referring to relatives who are visiting సమాధానం: C.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: B. The prepositional phrase with the telescope may modify the seeing event or the student సమాధానం: B.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: C. 1, 2 and 4 only సమాధానం: C.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: D. It is a complex sentence containing a finite subordinate clause and a finite main clause సమాధానం: D.