Direction.
In the following questions, in the given sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative.
He returned with two burning mugs of coffee and set them down on her desk.
heating
steaming
blazing
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Correct Answer :
B. steaming
Related Questions
She was kept from her assignment because of her loquacious room-mate.
noisy
irritating
talkative
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Five years ago today, I am sitting in a small japanese car, driving across Poland towards Berlin.
was sitting
have been sitting
sat
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Eaten in Portugal only, the Indians viewed the potato with suspicion for they assumed it had poisonous properties since only the white skinned people consumed it.
Indians viewed the potato with suspicion for they
Indians were suspicious of the potato and they
potato was viewed with suspicion by Indians who
potato was suspicious to Indians, and it was
The cloud of misfortunes appears to have blown out .
away
over
up
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The problems of translation are still remain .
are remain
will remained
will still remain
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When the soldiers realised that they had been fooled, they rush back.
had rush
have rush
had rushed
rushed
He plays cricket and tennis also .
both
besides
too
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In some cases, factors like low salary, lack of growth prospects and lack of motivation compel all employee to look for a change.
compel those employees
compelling all employees
compelling the employee
compel employees
The businessman is respectively connected.
respectfully
respectably
receptively
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She gave most of her time to music
devoted
spend
lent
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Let's buy a new sari with the annual bonus, can we ?
can't we
don't we
shall we
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When I was fourteen, I sat the entrance examination for senior secondary school.
sat for
sat in
sat at
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Sohan is pleased at the news yesterday.
has been pleased
had been pleased
was pleased
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Although he was the most friendly of all present and different from the others, he hadn't hardly any friends except me .
different from the others, he hardly had any friends except I
different than the others, he hardly had any friends except me
different than the others, he hardly had any friends except I
different from the others, he hardly had any friends except me
Since 1986, there is no earthquakes here.
have been
are
were being
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After the written exam, you will also have an oral exam .
practical
viva voice
vocal
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Historians feel there is an earnest need for the review of history text books every five years and a revision of the same every ten years.
imperative
indispensable
urgent
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The members of the student's union did not give the examination in protest.
did not write
did not sit for
did not show up for
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No sooner I saw the tiger than I ran away.
No sooner I had seen
No sooner did I see
As soon as I saw
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It is long since I last saw you.
long time
long before
long ago
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Im sorry, but I don't believe what you say.
I will not believe
I am not believing
I will not be believing
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If you had told your problem yesterday, we might had helped you
would have
might have been
would have been
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They sent out the invitations last evening.
send out
sending out
sent at
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His wife was contentious .
contagious
quarrelsome
content
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The war was a time of tribulations for all of us.
intimacy
placidity
stupidity
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Seeing the injustice done to them hy the Britishers, the sepoys broke into open revolt.
broke to
broke upto
resorted to
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My car broke off on my way to the office.
out
in
down
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To various practices and norms for bank's transactions are laid down by the Reserve Bank of India.
are laid up
are led down
are lead up
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What are needed are not large houses but small cottages.
were
was
is
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Living with compassion and contributing to others lives would helping us add happiness to our lives as well.
will helping us
will help us
would helped them
will helped us