Grammar and English Usage

Can someone comment which of the two is correct and why:

A) A few short poems in the volume show signs of genius
or
B) The few short poems in the volume show signs of genius

Please also explain the reason.

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Another article usage problem, please comment which of the two is correct and why:


A)Like a true sportsmen they would give enemy a fair play
or
B) Like true sportsmen they would give the enemy fair play

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Alok Gupta works for the Nadars. Complete the description of his work. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Alok Gupta (i)…………………(work) in the Public Relations department. Every day he (ii)………………(spend) a lot of time with foreign journalists. They often (iii)…………… (phone) him and (iv)……………….(ask) for an appointment. He (v)………….. (speak) to three reporters from Britain at the moment. He (vi)……………… (give) them information about Nadars for their magazines. He (vii)…………….. (enjoy) his job very much because he (viii)……………. (meet) a lot of interesting people and every day is different. Today, for example, Alok (ix)…………………. (organize) a visit for a group of French people. They 15

(x)………..… (make) a film for their TV channel. They (xi)……………….. (film) the Nadars' at the Gallery of Modern Indian Art, at the moment. The newspaper and TV people often (xii)…………… (want) news stories on Nadars and it is Alok's job to help them.


Can anyone help to give me all correct answers ? so that I cross check all the answers ?

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find error

"the minister announced(a)/ compensation for(b)/ the victims from the accident(c)/ No error(d)"

find error:
To his innovative ideas and practices in farming(a)/he was given(b)/the Krishi Pandit Award last year(c)/no error(d)

find error:
What are(a)/ their reasons(b)/ to say it(c)/ No error(d)

The jury _take/takes__ their seats in the courtroom? and why?

In each question, the word at the top of the table is used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.

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(a) I was irked when I realized the postman had struck in my magazine without informing me. (b) When Derrick's uncle left him all his precious books, he felt as if he struck gold.

(c) The sheep ran for cover as the lightning struck the tree.

(d) I recognized Sheela when the light struck her face and revealed the color of her eyes.

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Identify the grammatically

CORRECT AND APPROPRIATE

option.

A.Economists compare similar economies often to isolate the impact of a particular difference.

B.This approach provides a compelling picture of the role of

C Specific factors driving or undermining an economy's success.

D.For example, despite of their common roots, North and South Korea are very different societies.

    1. B only
    1. B and C
    1. A only
    1. A, C and D

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Technologists espouse the view that the technology, driven by human curiosity and nourished by a competitive open market, will continuously develop methods to overcome nature's obstacles and help sustain economic growth indefinitely into the future, for the benefit of all.

Is the above question ??
If incorrect plzz explain πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ
  • Correct
  • Incorrect

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Grammar problem : why is it wrong to say "I am smelling something burning" ?? I need reasons ..

1. The explorer was unable to ____ his thirst at the stream since an enraged Grizzly bear barred the way. A. assuage B. parch C. savor D. describe E. attenuate

2. Iodine deficiency is ____ in these remote mountain regions; however, it is no longer ____ in the lowlands where iodized salt is available. A. recorded - unusual B. rare - sporadic C. eradicated - common D. endemic - prevalent E. diagnosed - controlled

3. Unlike the ancient Greeks, we are interested in a person's ____ , the things that make each person different from the general. A. qualities B. idiosyncracies C. failures D. stereotypes E. humanity

4. Johnson was such an outstanding orator, that his contempories were too dazzled by his ____ to question his fundamental philosophy. A. persona B. guile C. enthusiasm D. thinking E. rhetoric

5. Moths are nocturnal pollinators, visiting scented flower during the hours of darkness, whereas the butterflies are ____ , attracted to bright flowers in the daytime. A. diurnal B. quotidian C. colorful D. ephemeral E. brilliant

6. The Victorian middle class woman was ____ by restraints, obligations and ____ that prevented her from achieving economic independence. A. hampered - aspirations B. emancipated - strictures C. fettered - responsibilities D. ensnared - possibilities E. surrounded - freedoms

7. Even after a century of ____ investigation, the relation of the solar cycle to terrestrial weather remains ____ . A. meticulous - apparent B. cursory - clear C. sedulous - pertinent D. extensive - enigmatic E. scientific - unobscured

8. There is great unevenness in his later plays; there are moments of the greatest ____ in the midst of great ____. A. lucidity - enlightenment B. frivolity - triteness C. insight - banality D. obscurity - ambivalence E. profundity - wisdom

9. According to Hume, it is not logic that determines what we say and do; if we decide to help a person in need, we do so because of our ____ not our ____ A. consciousness - emotions B. duty - rights C. feelings - reason D. beliefs - convictions E. concern - kindness

10. In the earliest moments of the Universe conditions of almost inconceivable ____ raged through the swelling cosmos; yet this great ____ managed to produce only the simplest of atoms. A. tumult - cataclysm B. tranquillity - upheaval C. violence - complexity D. turbulence - conglomeration E. chaos - inertia

11. The assumption that chlorofluorocarbons would be ____ in the environment because they were chemically inert, was challenged by the demonstration of a potential threat to the ozone layer. A. deleterious B. innocuous C. persistent D. noxious E. durable

12. The Rio Gila is part of a ____ of rivers and cultures as significant as the ____ of the Tigris and the Euphrates. A. disparity - conjunction B. intermingling - dichotomy C. juxtaposition - divergence D. conglomeration - diaspora E. convergence - confluence

" Beer makes you look lovely "
Can you suggest the part of speech of "look" and "lovely" here ??


Which of the two is correct:


John, as well as his friends, is/are coming for the dinner


Also, please provide the explanation...


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Change the voice:
Sugar is sweet

Which is the longest word in English Dictionary? N its meaning?

_ you wish it, it shall be done .(If, Since)

Which of the above conjunction be used ...and explain too.
Thanks in advance .

Difference b/w 'till' and 'until' ?
Is there a difference or they are the same ??

have a look @Jats_d_Termi mg.........1.) this is the only one of his poems that is/are worth reading
2.) it was one of the best speeches that has/have ever been made...
give ansrs with reason(s)