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Replace the underlined noun with the appropriate verb in the below sentence:
The sudden change of rules caused a lot of confusion in our team.

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  1. The sudden change of rules caused a lot of confusing in our team.

  2. The sudden change of rules confused our team a lot.

  3. The sudden change of rules caused a lot of confusation in our team.

  4. The sudden change of rules confessed our team.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The word, 'confusion' is a noun, whose verb form is 'confuse'. Its past tense is 'confused', which means: Made someone bewildered/ made something complex/ less easy to understand. Hence, the sentence, 'The sudden change of rules confused our team a lot' as mentioned in option B is grammatically correct

Option A: 'Confusing' is the present continuous form of the verb, 'confuse'. However, it is used as noun in this phrase, 'caused a lot of confusing', which is grammatically incorrect. Hence, this option is incorrect. 
Option C:  This option is incorrect as there is no word such as 'confusation' in the English language. It has no meaning.
Option D: The word, 'confessed' is the past tense of the verb, 'confess' which means: Admit that one has committed a mistake or crime. This is different from the verb, 'confuse'. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Replace the underlined noun with the appropriate verb in the below sentence:
The detective's conclusion was that Shreyas was the murderer.

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  1. The detective concluded that Shreyas was the murderer.

  2. The detective conclused that Shreyas was the murderer.

  3. The detective conclusated that Shreyas was the murderer.

  4. The detective conclued that Shreyas was the murderer.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The underlined word, 'conclusion' is a noun which means: The final part of something. It also means the opinion formed by someone after analysing all the available information. The associated verb is, 'conclude' which means: To judge or decide or opine something after analysing/thinking about it. The past tense form of the verb is 'concluded', as used in Option A, which is the correct answer. 

Options B, C and D are incorrect as there are no words such as 'conclused' or 'conclusated, or 'conclued' in the English language. These words carry no meaning.  

Choose the appropriate noun form of the underlined adjective to fill the blank: 
Cleopatra was a beautiful queen.
Tales of her ________ were legendary.

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  1. beautifulness

  2. beauty

  3. beatific

  4. beautancy

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The abstract noun form of the adjective, 'beautiful' is 'beauty'. Hence, option B is the correct answer. 

Options A & D are incorrect as there is no word such as 'beautifulness' or 'beautancy' in the English language. These don't carry any meaning. 
Option C: The word, 'beatific' is an adjective which means 'appearing happy or calm'. As this meaning is different from the word, 'beauty', this option is incorrect. 

Choose the appropriate noun form of the underlined verb to fill the blank: 
The coach explained the nuances of the forehand shot to the tennis player. 
After the ____________, the player could easily play the shot.

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  1. explain

  2. explainin

  3. explanance

  4. explanation

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'Explained' is the simple past tense form of the verb, 'explain'. Its noun form is 'explanation'. Hence, option D is correct. 

Option A is incorrect as 'explain' is the verb form and not a noun.
Options B & C are incorrect as there is no word such as 'explainin' or 'explanance' in the English language. These don't carry any meaning. 

Fill in the blank with an appropriate noun form of the underlined verb:

The lady kept conversing with her friend over the telephone for a long time.
At the end of the long ___________, she hung up the telephone.

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  1. conversation

  2. converzation

  3. converser

  4. conversance

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Conversing' is the present continuous form of the verb, 'converse'. Its noun form is 'conversation', which means: A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged. Hence, option A is correct. 

Options B, C and D are incorrect as there is no word such as 'converzation' or 'converser' or 'conversance' in the English language. These don't carry any meaning. 

Choose the appropriate noun form of the underlined adjective to fill the blank: 
The athlete ran twice a week around the park. 
At the end of the ______ he used to have a glucose drink.

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  1. rune

  2. run

  3. runnance

  4. runnary

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The noun form of the verb, 'run' is 'run'. Hence option B is correct. 

Option A: The word, 'rune' is a noun which refers to the letters of a particular alphabet used in Northern Europe in the past, which were believed to have magical powers. This has no relation to the word - 'run'. Hence, option A is incorrect. 
Options C and D and incorrect as there is no word such as 'runnance' or 'runner' in the English language. These words have no meaning.

Select the option which correctly identifies the adjective form of the given word:
Complexity 

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  1. complexful

  2. complexable

  3. complex

  4. complexic

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'complexity' is a noun. The words ending with -ity can be changed into an adjective by dropping -ity from the end. Thus, the adjective form of 'complexity' is 'complex'. Eg: They were discussing a very complex situation. Here, 'situation' is a noun which is modified by the adjective 'complex'. 

Hence, option C is the correct answer. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as there are no such words. 

Select the option which correctly identifies the adjective form of the given word:
Servility 

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  1. Servilous

  2. Servilable

  3. Servile

  4. Servilitous

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'servility' is a noun. The words ending with ity can be changed into an adjective by dropping 'ity' from the end and adding suffix - e at the end. Thus, the adjective form of 'servility' is 'servile'. 

Eg: Fieldwork is largely performed by a servile class. 
Hence, option C is the correct answer. Options A, B, and D are incorrect answers. 

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets:
She sat next to the window, gazing at the _________ (familiarity) view across the rooftops. 

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  1. familiar

  2. familiarly

  3. familiary

  4. familiarful

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'familiarity' in the given sentence is a noun. The words ending with -ity can be changed into an adjective by dropping -ity from the end. Thus, the adjective form of 'familiarity' is 'familiar'.

Hence, option A is the correct answer. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as there are no such words. 

Select the option which correctly identifies the adjective form of the given word:
Blasphemy 

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  1. Blasphemic

  2. Blasphemous

  3. Blasphemious

  4. Blasphemiable

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'Blasphemy' is a noun. The words ending with consonant + Y can be changed into an adjective by dropping 'y' from the end and adding suffix - ous at the end. Thus, the adjective form of 'Blasphemy' is 'Blasphemous'. Eg: Catholics used to believe that anyone but a priest touching a consecrated wafer was blasphemous. 

Hence, option B is the correct answer. Options A, C, and D are incorrect.