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Parallelism
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to convey the equal importance of two or more ideas.

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In Grammar, Parallelism is used to balance two or more similar words, phrases and clauses. A parallel structure is used

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Each of the given statement has an error, replace it with the best suitable option.

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1. The geology course was both rigorous and a challenge.
(1) The geology course was a both rigorous and a challenge.
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During his trip to USA, the Prime Minister will discuss ways
to stimulate trade, offer economic aid, and trying to forge a
new coalition with moderate forces in Pakistan.

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(2) The geology course was both rigorous and challenging.
(1) During his trip to USA, the Prime Minister will discuss
(3) The geology course was both rigorousing and ways to stimulating trade, offer economic aid and trying to

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challenging. forge a new coalition with moderate forces in Pakistan.

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(4) The geology course was both a rigorous and a challenge. (2) During his trip to USA, the Prime Minister will discuss
ways to stimulating trade, offering economic aid and
(5) No change required.
trying to forge a new coalition with moderate forces in
Pakistan.

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(3) During his trip to USA, the Prime Minister will discuss
ways to stimulate trade, offer economic aid and try to
forge a new coalition with moderate forces in Pakistan.

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discussing ways to stimulate trade, offer economic aid
and try to forge a new coalition with moderate forces in
Pakistan
(5) During his trip to USA, the Prime Minister will discuss
ways to stimulating trade, offer economic aid and trying to
forging a new coalition with moderate forces in Pakistan
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3. To accede, that one is an addict is taking the first and the
hardest step to recovery.
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Her complaints were boring, childish and showed how
ignorant she was.

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(1) To acceding , that one is an addict is taking the first and (1) Her complaints were boring, childish and showed her

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the hardest step to recovery. ignorance.
(2) To accede, that one is an addict is to taking the first and (2) Her complaints were boring, childish and ignorant.

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the hardest step to recovery.
(3) Her complaints bored, childish and ignorant.
(3) To accede, that one is an addict is to take the first and the
(4) Her complaints were bored, childish and ignorant.

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hardest step to recovery.
(5) Her complaints were boring, childish and showing her
(4) To accede, that one is an addict is not taking the first and

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ignorance.
the hardest step to recovery.
(5) To accede, that him is an addict is taking the first and the
hardest step to recovery.

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fast-moving traffic and he was having a perfect driving
record.
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Ashish told the judge that he had been pulled out of a line of

(1) Ashish told the judge that he had been pulled out of a line
6. She worked late in the evening not only to catch up on her
studies, but also writing her paper.
(1) She worked late in the evening not only to catch up on her
studies, but also to writing her paper.
of fast.-moving traffic and he had been having a perfect
(2) She worked late in the evening not only to catch up on her
driving record.
studies, but also will be writing her paper.
(2) Ashish told the judge that he had been pulled out of a line
(3) She worked late in the evening not only catching up on
of fast-moving traffic while he was having a perfect
her studies, but also to write her paper.
driving record.
(4) She worked late in the evening not only to catch up on her
(3) Ashish told the judge that he had been pulling out of a line
studies, but also to write her paper.
of fast-moving traffic and he had a perfect driving record.
(5) She worked late in the evening not only to catch up on her
(4) Ashish told the judge that he had been pulled out of a line
studies, but also been writing her paper.
of fast-moving traffic and he will be having a perfect
driving record.
(5) Ashish told the judge that he had been pulled out of a line
of fast-moving traffic and he had a perfect driving record.
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7. I want to learn how to fly a plane, be a captain of a ship, and
how to speak Chinese.
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It is easier to tell the truth than lying to people you like.

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(1) It is easier to tell the truthful than lying to people you like.

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(1) I want to learn how to flying a plane, be a captain of a
(2) It is easier to truth than lie to people you like.

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ship, and how to speak Chinese.
(3) It is easier to tell the truth than to lie to people you like.
(2) I want to learn how to be able to fly a plane, captaining of

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a ship, and how to speak Chinese. (4) It is easier to tell the truthing than lying to people you like.
(3) I want to learn how to fly a plane, become the captain of a (5) It is easier to be truthful than lying to people you like.

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ship, and how to speak Chinese.
(4) I want to learn how to fly a plane, to captain a ship, and to

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speak Chinese.
(5) I want to learn how to fly a plane, being the captain of a
ship, and how to speak Chinese.

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character.
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An actor knows how to memorize her lines and getting into
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reasons for doing it.
(1) An actor knows how to memorize her lines and get into (1) Tell me your whereabouts, what you were doing, and your
character. reasons for doing it.
(2) An actor knows how to memorizing her lines and getting (2) Tell me where you were, your deeds, and your reasons
into character. for doing it.
(3) An actor knows how to memory her lines and getting into (3) Tell me where you were, what you were doing, and why
character. you were doing it.
(4) An actor knows how to make herself memorize her lines (4) Tell me your position, what you were doing, and your
and getting into character. reasons for doing it.
(5) An actor knows how to make herself memorizing her (5) No change required.
lines and getting into character.

11. The works of the author Hermann are literary creations of a
high order, blending fact, fiction, adventure and subtle
symbolic.
12.
(1) The works of the author Hermann are literary creations of
a high order, blending fact, fiction, adventure and subtle
symbolism.
(2) The works of the author Hermann are literary creations of
a high order, blending fact, ficticious, adventure and
subtle symbolic.
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(3) The works of the author Hermann are literary creations of
a high order, blending fact, fiction, adventurous and subtle
symbolic.
(4) The works of the author Hermann are literary creations of
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a high order, blending fact, fiction, adventure and subtly
symbolic.
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(5) The works of the author Hermann are literary creations of
a high order, blending fact, fiction, adventure and
subtleties of symbolic.
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The Brooklyn Bridge was remarkable not for the early use of
the pneumatic caisson but also for the introducing of steel
wire.
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(1) The Brooklyn Bridge was remarkable not for the early
using of the pneumatic caisson but also for the
introducing of steel wire.
(2) The Brooklyn Bridge was remarkable not for the early use
of the pneumatic caissoning but also for the introducing of
steel wire.
(3) The Brooklyn Bridge was being remarkable not for the
early use of the pneumatic caisson but also for the
introducing of steel wire.
(4) The Brooklyn Bridge was remarkable not only for the
early use of the pneumatic caisson but also for the
introduction of steel wire.
(5) The Brooklyn Bridge was remarkable not only for the
early use of the pneumatic caisson but also for the
introducing of steel wire.
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13. To save on heating and finding cheaper labour are two of the
most common reasons that companies give for moving from
the mid-west to the south.
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A century ago, all postal rates were determined not by
weighing the mail but measuring the distance that the mail
had to travel.
(1) To save on heating and to finding cheaper labour are two
of the most common reasons that companies give for
moving from the mid-west to the south.

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(1) A century ago, all postal rates were being determined not
by weighing the mail but measuring the distance that the
mail had to travel.
(2) To save on heating and finding cheaper labour are two of
the most common reasons that companies give for
movement from the mid-west to the south.

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(3) Saving on heating and to find cheaper labour are two of
the most common reasons that companies give for
moving from the mid-west to the south.
(4) To save on heating and to find cheaper labour are two of
(3) A century ago, all postal rates were determined not by
weighing the mail but by measurement of the distance
that the mail had to travel.
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the most common reasons that companies give for weight of the mail but measurement of the distance that
moving from the mid-west to the south. the mail had to travel.

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(5) No change required. (5) No change required.
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15.

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Composer and lyricist Oscar II brought to the musical Mahoma, extensive musical and theatrical backgrounds as well as familiar with the
additional forms of operator and musical comedy.

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(1) Composer and lyricist Oscar II brought to the musical Mahoma, extensive musical and theatrical backgrounds as well as familiarity

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with the additional forms of operator and musical comedy.
(2) Composer and lyricist Oscar II brought to the musical Mahoma, extensive musical and theatrical backgrounds as well as familiarising

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with the additional forms of operator and musical comedy.
(3) Composer and lyricist Oscar II brought to the musical Mahoma, extensive musical and theatrical backgrounds as well as making

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them familiar with the additional forms of operator and musical comedy.
(4) Composer and lyricist Oscar II brought to the musical Mahoma, extensive musical and theatrical backgrounds as well as will make

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them familiar with the additional forms of operator and musical comedy.
(5) No change required.

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Each of the sentence correction questions presents a sentence, part or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence
you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different.
Follow the requirements of standard written English to choose your answer, paying attention to grammar, word choice,

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and sentence construction. Select the answer that produces the most effective sentence; your answer should make the
sentence clear, exact, and free of grammatical error. It should also minimize awkwardness, ambiguity, and redundancy.

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began as a child unable to say anything at all before growing
into a teenager afflicted with a stammer.
(1) that the writer loved for his abundance of stories-within-
stories, began as a child unable to say anything at all
emphasizes duties or rules or that emphasizing the
consequences of actions.
(1) that emphasizes the virtues or moral character, in
contrast to the approach which emphasizes duties or

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before growing into a teenager afflicted with a stammer. rules or that emphasizing the consequences of actions.
(2) that the writer loved for his abundance of stories-within- (2) that emphasizes the virtues or moral character, in

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stories, began as a child unable to say anything at all
before being afflicted with a stammer as a teenager.
(3) that the writer loved for his abundance of stories-within-
stories, was unable to say anything at all as a child before
growing into a teenager afflicted with a stammer.
(4) that the writer loved for his abundance of stories-within-
stories, started with speech issues as a child and soon
found himself growing into a stammer as a teenager.
(5) that the writer who loved to write stories-within-stories,
could not speak much as a child and grew into a teenager
with a stammer.
contrast to the approach which emphasizes duties or
rules or which emphasizes the consequences of actions.
(3) emphasizing the virtues or moral character, in contrast to
the approach which emphasizes duties or rules or that
which emphasizes the consequences of actions.
(4) emphasizes the virtues or moral character, in contrast to
the approach which emphasizes duties or rules or
emphasizes the consequences of actions.
(5) that emphasizes the virtues or moral character, which is
in contrast to the approach that emphasizes duties or
rules, or that emphasizes the consequences of actions.
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18. While the shriller, more partisan side of Gove remained 19. The next day, however, an amended version was tabled in

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hidden in parliament, his department was allowed to see it parliament, this time under Morgan's name and was including
more apparently. a completely new, teacher-friendly paragraph.
(1) While the shriller, more partisan side of Gove remained
hidden in parliament, his department was allowed to see it
more apparently.

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(1) The next day, however, an amended version was tabled
in parliament, this time under Morgan's name and was
including a completely new, teacher-friendly paragraph.
(2) While the shriller, more partisan side of Gove remained
hidden in parliament, he was able to show it more openly
inside his department.
(3) While the shriller, more partisan side of Gove remained

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in parliament, this time under Morgan's name and
included a completely new, teacher-friendly paragraph.
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hidden in parliament, it was apparent immediately inside under Morgan's name and including a completely new,
his department. teacher-friendly paragraph, was tabled in parliament.
(4) While the shriller, more partisan side of Gove remained (4) The next day, however, an amended version this time

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hidden in parliament, apparently his department saw this being under Morgan's name inclusive of a completely
side more regularly. new, teacher-friendly paragraph was tabled in parliament.

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(5) While Gove was able to shield his more partisan side in (5) The next day, however, an amended version was tabled
parliament, he was unable to do so within his own in parliament, under Morgan's name to include a
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20. As is often the case, this year's Stirling prize shortlist sets out
to compare what can't be compared - as if one had to decide
what is better between, say, a shirt, a chair, eating a piece of
cheese or playing some nice music.
(1) as if one had to decide what is better between, say, a
shirt, a chair, eating a piece of cheese or playing some
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nice music.
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shirt, a chair, cheese or some nice music.
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shirt, a chair, a piece of cheese or some music.
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21. We will balance the books, delivering a surplus on the current
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budget and getting the national debt falling as soon as
possible in the next parliament.
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(1) We will balance the books, delivering a surplus on the
current budget and getting the national debt falling as
soon as possible in the next parliament.
(2) We will balance the books, to deliver a surplus on the
current budget in order to get the national debt falling as
soon as possible in the next parliament.
(3) While balancing the books, we will deliver a surplus on
the current budget and get the national debt falling as
soon as possible in the next parliament.
(4) We will balance the books and deliver a surplus on the
current budget while getting the national debt falling as
soon as possible in the next parliament.
(5) We will balance the books, deliver a surplus on the
current budget and get the national debt falling as soon as
possible in the next parliament.
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22. Labour delegates hailed a new deal on rail policy as the 23. Bose was hostile to imitating western political institutions,

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"beginning of the end of Tory privatisation" as the party emphasising the need to drawing on indigenous resources
agreed to review the entire "failed" franchising system and which, of course, come with their own embedded flaws.

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allowed public sector operators to compete to run services.

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(1) emphasising the need to drawing on indigenous
(1) to review the entire "failed" franchising system and resources which, of course, come with their own
allowed public sector operators to compete to run embedded flaws.

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services.
(2) emphasising the need to draw on indigenous resources
(2) to review the failing franchising system and allowed public which, of course, come with their own embedded flaws.

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sector operators to compete to run services.
(3) emphasising the need to draw on indigenous resources
(3) to review the entire "failed" franchising system and to which, are accompanied on their own embedded flaws.

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allow public sector operators to compete for running
(4) emphasising the need of drawing on indigenous
services.
resources which comes with its own embedded flaws.
(4) review of the entire "failed" franchising system and
(5) and emphasised on the need to drawing on indigenous

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allowed public sector operators to compete to run
resources which have with their own embedded flaws.
services.

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(5) reviewing the entire "failed" franchising system and
allowing public sector operators to compete to run
services.
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24. At one building bordering the City financial district, the 25. Governments, donors and other climate change stakeholders

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Guardian discovered that wealthy owners accessed their tend to ignore or marginalise the enormous contribution that
homes via a hotel-style lobby area, while the side door in an can be made to mitigating climate change by expanding and

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adjacent alley alongside trade entrances was used as an strengthening communities' forest rights.

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entry for social housing tenants.
(1) to mitigating climate change by expanding and
(1) accessed their homes via a hotel-style lobby area, while strengthening communities' forest rights.

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the side door in an adjacent alley alongside trade
(2) to mitigate climate change by expanding and
entrances was used as an entry for social housing
strengthening communities' forest rights.

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tenants.
(3) in order to mitigate climate change by expanding and
(2) accessed their homes via a hotel-style lobby area, while
strengthening communities' forest rights.

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tenants enter through a side door in an adjacent alley
alongside trade entrances. (4) to mitigate climate change through expansion of and
strengthening communities' forest rights.
(3) accessed their homes through a hotel-style lobby area,
while tenants would probably enter through a side door in (5) to mitigate climate change by expansion and

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an adjacent alley alongside trade entrances. strengthening communities' forest rights.
(4) accessed their homes via a hotel-style lobby area, while

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social housing tenants entered through a side door in an
adjacent alley alongside trade entrances.
(5) accessed their homes through a hotel-style lobby area,
while the side door in an adjacent alley alongside trade
entrances was used as an entry for social housing
tenants.
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26. In developing countries, there is a history of governments 27. Once the target opens the malicious file, CosmicDuke gains

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promoting deforestation for agriculture but also opening up access collecting information with a keylogger, clipboard
forests through road construction and the promotion of stealer, screenshotter, and password stealers for a variety of

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colonisation and mining. popular chat, e-mail and web browsing programs.
(1) In developing counties, there is a history of governments
promoting deforestation for agriculture but also opening
up forests through road construction and the promotion of
colonisation and mining.

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(1) CosmicDuke gains access collecting information with a
keylogger, clipboard stealer, screenshotter, and password

(2) CosmicDuke gains access to collecting information with a

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(2) In developing countries, there is a history of governments keylogger, clipboard stealer, screenshotter, and password
promoting deforestation for agriculture though also stealers

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opening up forests through construction of roads and the
(3) CosmicDuke gains access collecting information with
promotion of colonisation and mining.
keyloggers, clipboard stealers, screenshotters, and
(3) In developing countries, there is a history of governments password stealers
promoting deforestation for agriculture while also opening

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(4) CosmicDuke gains access and collects information with
up forests through roads and the promotion of
keyloggers, clipboard stealers, screenshotters, and
colonisation and mining.
password stealers

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(4) In developing countries, there is historical evidence of
(5) CosmicDuke gains access to collecting information with a
government promotion of deforestation for agriculture
keylogger, a clipboard stealer, a screenshotter, and
though also opening up of forests through roads and the
password stealers
promotion of colonisation and mining.
(5) In developing countries, there is a history of governments
promoting deforestation for agriculture while also opening
up forests through construction of roads and promotion of
colonisation and mining.
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28. Our years of experience have allowed us to start building a 29. At the historic Girl Summit in London this week, the Prime

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unique, complex understanding of the web's spheres of Minister, David Cameron, announced that the government
interest, and how to make recommendations based on those would legally oblige teachers, doctors and the social workers

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signals. to report FGM, train professionals and criminalise parents if

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the latter failed to protect their children.
(1) and how to make recommendations based on those
signals. (1) announced that the government would legally oblige

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teachers, doctors and the social workers to report FGM,
(2) and to make recommendations based on those signals.
train professionals and criminalise parents

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(3) and taught us in making recommendations based on
(2) announced that the government would legally oblige all
those signals.
teachers, doctors and social workers to report FGM,

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(4) and teach us to make recommendations based on those training professionals and criminalising parents
signals.
(3) announced that the government will oblige teachers,
(5) and had helped to make recommendations based on doctors and social workers to report FGM, to train
those signals. professionals and criminalise parents

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teachers, doctors and the social workers to report FGM,
train professionals and criminalise parents
(5) announced that the government would legally oblige
teachers, doctors and social workers to report FGM, train
professionals and criminalise parents
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30. Comparing their campaign to the civil rights movement, fast 31. This movement is saying that America is less than she

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food workers from across the country voted Saturday to promises to be, morally and in a constitutional context, by
escalate their efforts for $15-an-hour pay and union denying living wages.

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membership by using nonviolent civil disobedience.

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(1) This movement is saying that America is less than she
(1) voted Saturday to escalate their efforts for $15-an-hour promises to be, morally and in a constitutional context, by
pay and union membership by using nonviolent civil denying living wages.

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disobedience.
(2) This movement is saying that America is less than she
(2) voted Saturday to escalate their efforts for pay of $15-an- promises to be, in morals and in a constitutional context,

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hour and union membership by using nonviolent civil by denying living wages.
disobedience.
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(3) voted on Saturday resulting in the escalation of their promises to be, morally and constitutionally, by denying
efforts for $15-an-hour pay and union membership by living wages.
using nonviolent civil disobedience.
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(4) voted Saturday to escalate their efforts for $15-an-hour promises to be, morally and in a constitutional context, by
pay and union membership in using nonviolent civil denying living wages.
disobedience.

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(5) This movement is saying that America has been less than
(5) voted on Saturday to escalate their efforts for $15-an-hour she promises to be, morally and constitutionally, by
pay and a union membership by using nonviolent civil denying living wages.
disobedience.
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32. Perhaps most significantly, the centre of the British Jewish 33. I have been struck in my talks with Jewish leaders and

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Israel "map" has split into different factions, including those opinion formers, and in interacting in social media, by how
who believe Israel must always be publicly supported, those much discomfort there is with the toll that this conflict is

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who are prepared to countenance a variety of broadly Zionist taking on Gazans, even as

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views, and the belief that Israel must be pushed hard to
they see no way of preventing it.
achieve a two-state solution.

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(1) and in interacting in social media, by how much
(1) those who are prepared to countenance a variety of
discomfort there is with the toll that this conflict is taking
broadly Zionist views, and the belief that Israel must be
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pushed hard to achieve a two-state solution.
(2) and while interacting in social media, by how much
(2) those prepared to countenance a variety of broadly
discomfort there is with the toll that this conflict is taking

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Zionist views, and the belief that Israel must be pushed
on Gazans
hard to achieve a two-state solution.
(3) and in my interactions in social media, through the
(3) those who are prepared to countenance a variety of
discomfort there is with the toll that this conflict is taking
broadly Zionist views, and those who believe that Israel

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on Gazans
must be pushed hard to achieve a two-state solution.
(4) and in my interactions in social media, by how much
(4) those who will allow a variety of broadly Zionist views,

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discomfort there is with the toll that this conflict is taking
and the belief that Israel must be pushed hard to achieve
on Gazans
a two-state solution.
(5) and while interacting in social media, about the discomfort
(5) those who are prepared to countenance a variety of
there is with the toll that this conflict is taking on Gazans
broadly Zionist views along with the ones who believe that
Israel must be pushed hard to achieve a two-state
solution.
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34. This will undoubtedly be dismissed as the worst kind of hand- 35. Money earmarked for the club will instead be spent on

wringing liberalism by pro-Pakistani activists and supporters
of the ruling party in Pakistan.
(1) by pro-Pakistani activists and supporters of the ruling
party in Pakistan.
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diversity campaigns and the union will try finding alternative
clubs for students seeking to play rugby.

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(1) will instead be spent on diversity campaigns and the
union will try finding alternative clubs for students

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(2) by pro-Pakistani activists and for supporters of the ruling (2) would instead be spent on diversity campaigns and the
party in Pakistan. union will try to find alternative clubs for students

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(3) by pro-Pakistani activists and to supporters of the ruling (3) was instead spent on diversity campaigns and the union
party in Pakistan. would try on finding alternative clubs for students

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(4) by pro-Pakistani activists and of supporters of the ruling (4) had instead been spent on diversity campaigns as the
party in Pakistan. union had tried to find more clubs for students
(5) by pro-Pakistani activists and within supporters of the (5) was instead spent on diversity campaigns and the union
ruling party in Pakistan. will try to find alternative clubs for students

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Given below are five sentences in which a part of the sentence has been underlined. Four options follow the question.
The first of these repeats the original; the other three are different. If you think the original is the best, choose option A,
else pick out the most appropriate option which, in your view expresses the best way of writing Standard English.

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36. My parent’s place is finally under renovation and with great 37. I wanted to walk home to do some thinking I was able to
effect even though it has placed a dent on their savings. accomplish a lot during the walk.

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(1) My parent’s place is finally under renovation and with (1) I wanted to walk home to do some thinking I was able to
great effect even though it has placed a dent on their accomplish a lot during the walk.

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savings.
(2) I wanted to walk home to do some thinking, I was able to
(2) My parents’ place is finally under renovation and with accomplish a lot during the walk.
great effect even though it has placed a dent on their
(3) I wanted to walk home to do some thinking: I was able to
savings.

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accomplish a lot during the walk.
(3) My parent’s place had been finally under renovation and
(4) I wanted to walk home to do some thinking; I was able to
with great effect even though it has placed a dent on their

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accomplish a lot during the walk.
savings.
(4) My parent’s place will be finally under renovation with
great effect even though it has placed a dent on their
savings.
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38. Every argument has three sides to it, though it is always 40. The stadium began to fill up as the day progressed, however,

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your’s to win. one wonders why the place is not packed on a weekend.

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(1) Every argument has three sides to it, though it is always (1) The stadium began to fill up as the day progressed,
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(4) The stadium began to fill up as the day progressed;
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Hollywood A-lister Sean Penn for Rolling Stone magazine.
(1) The notorious Mexican drug lord, held a secret interview
41. To enter into an international competition of this calibre, one
must work at a steady pace for many months.
(1) To enter into an international competition of this calibre,
with Hollywood A-lister Sean Penn for Rolling Stone one must work at a steady pace for many months.
magazine.
(2) To enter into an international competition of this calibre
(2) The notorious Mexican drug lord held a secret interview one must work at a steady pace for many months.
with Hollywood A-lister Sean Penn for Rolling Stone
(3) To enter into an international competition of this calibre,
magazine.
one must work, at a steady pace for many months.
(3) The notorious Mexican drug lord, held a secret interview
(4) To enter into an international competition of this calibre
alongwith Hollywood A-lister Sean Penn for Rolling Stone
one must work, at a steady pace for many months.
magazine.
(4) The notorious Mexican drug lord, will hold a secret
interview with Hollywood A-lister Sean Penn for Rolling
Stone magazine.
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(2) The failure to deploy the elite para forces , I believe, in the
easy to drive, and the Nissan which offers great value for
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money.
much debated in the weeks to come.
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Chevrolet, which maintains standards of safety and
latest terror attack, has been a tactical error that will be
comfort, the Honda, which has the best mileage and is
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easy to drive, and the Nissan, which offers great value for
(4) The failure to deploy the elite, para forces I believe in the money.

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latest terror attack has been a tactical error that will be
(3) The Indian auto market provides a wide choice among the
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comfort; the Honda which has the best mileage and is
easy to drive; and the Nissan which offers great value for
money.
(4) The Indian auto market provides a wide choice among the
Chevrolet, which maintains standards of safety and
comfort; the Honda, which has the best mileage and is
easy to drive; and the Nissan, which offers great value for
money.
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form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of
sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and

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usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option. usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. The contract between IMG, IMG-Reliance and the TNTA
comes to an end this year.
B. With the support of the Government of Tamil Nadu, the
tournament will continue in Chennai.

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A. The board will set up a 24x7 helpline, issue ID cards and
ensure hassle-free arragements.
B. It will help arrange home stay facilities for those who are
ostracised by their families.
C. The three year’s deal has been renewed and this means
that the event stays in Chennai till 2019.

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D. Its been a relief for residents of Chennai.
E. Many fans were happy that their links with tennis as well
as the tournament would go on for a few more years.
D. Some prisons in the state, have already introduced
separate blocks for third sex inmates.
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police stations.

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(2) A and B
(1) A, B and E
(3) C and D
(2) B,C and E
(4) C, D and E
(3) A,C and D
(4) C, D and E
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form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of
sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and

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usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option. usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option.
A. The Tayyab Trust, which earlier rehabilitated 500 riot
affected families had organised the mass marriage.
B. Many Muslim clerics, including Maulana Ahmad Shah,
former ministers and MPs blessed the newly-weds.

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questions to the security establishment, particularly the
Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, during his visit to the
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C. MP Hukum Singh assured the gathering that he would not
Doval, was reportedly disturbed by the lax security
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apparatus at the defence installation.
people, in the name of religion.
C. The IAF personnel admitted to the lapse in security.
D. He also praised the organisers for bringing joy to those
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targeted by the terrorists, the fact that they were parked at
E. According to a Tayyab Trust office-bearer, local residents
a five-minute walk, from the point where the attackers
and people from different segments of society contributed
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use to the couples.
E. As reported by The Hindu earlier, the terrorists entered
the airbase early on the morning of January 1, moreover
(1) A and E much before the alert was sounded.
(2) A and C
(3) B,C and E (1) A and C
(4) B, D and E (2) C and D
(3) B,C and E
(4) B and E
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