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Questions Related to transformation of sentences

Identify the adjective form of the given word:
conflagration 

  1. conflagracious

  2. conflagrative

  3. conflagratable

  4. conflagrable


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 'conflagration' is a noun. Some words can be changed into an adjective by adding suffix - 'ive' at the end of the word. Thus, the adjective form of the given word is 'conflagrative'.  

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

Identify the adjective form of the given word:
Incongruity 

  1. Incongrous

  2. Incongruous

  3. Incongruable

  4. Incongrable


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 'incongruity' is a noun. The adjective form of the given word can be formed by removing 'y' and adding suffix - ous at the end of the word. Thus, the adjective form of the given word is 'incongruous'. 

Eg: His pictures seemed incongruous and false. 
Hence, option B is the correct answer. Options A, C, and D are incorrect answers. 

Identify the adjective form of the given word in the bracket to complete the sentence:
Jonathan was not only _________ (deference) towards his superiors, he was dutiful, and diligent as well. 

  1. deferenciable

  2. deferential

  3. deferentious

  4. deferent


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 'deference' is a noun. Some words can be changed into an adjective by adding suffix - 'ial' at the end of the word. Thus, the adjective form of the given word is 'deferential'.

The word 'deferential' is modifying the subject 'Jonathan' in the given sentence. 
Hence, option B is the correct answer. Options A, C, and D are incorrect answers. 

Identify the adjective form of the given word:
parody 

  1. parodical

  2. parodiable

  3. parodicious

  4. parodible


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 'parody' is a noun. Some words can be changed into an adjective by removing 'y' and adding suffix - able at the end of the word. 

Thus, the adjective form of the given word is 'parodiable'.
Hence, option B is the correct answer. Options A, C, and D are incorrect answers. 

Identify the adjective form of the word in the bracket:
His  ________ (innocuity) statement was later used as a weapon against his campaign.   

  1. innocuable

  2. innocuitable

  3. innocuous

  4. innocuic


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 'innocuity' is a noun. The adjective form of the given word can be formed by adding suffix - uous at the end of the word. Thus, the adjective form of the given word is 'innocuous'. 

Eg: The innocuous challenge by Moses saw a penalty awarded which Andy Stephens could do nothing about.
Hence, option C is the correct answer. Options A, B, and D are incorrect answers. 

Rewrite using the verb form of the underlined noun:

He rejected all our proposals.

  1. He rejected all our proposies.

  2. He rejected all our proposalments.

  3. He rejected to all that we proposefully put.

  4. He rejected all that we proposed.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The noun form proposal is derived from the verb propose. The other words like proposies, proposalments and proposefully don't exist. Proposed is the past tense of the verb propose. So, Option D is correct.

Choose the missing question word below that would give you one of the answer options marked. (You do not have to give the answer.) Choose from (A), (B), (C) or (D). There is an example at the beginning (0).
(0) _did the first man land on the Moon?
(i) in 1968 (ii) in 1969 (iii) in 1970
(A) When (B) Where (C) Who (D) Why
Answer : (A)


_ is the President of India?
i. Pratibha Devisingh Patil
ii. A.P.J Abdul kalam
iii. K.R. Narayanan

  1. Who

  2. Why

  3. Where

  4. Which


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wh-questions are used to ask for information. Such type of questions begin with what, where, why, whom, when, who, which, whose and how. Yes-No cannot be the answer to Wh-questions. 

Who is used to ask for what or which person or people. 
Why is used to ask for a reason.
Where is used to ask at what place or position. 
Which is used for asking about choice. 
In the given sentence, 'who' should be used as wh-question to ask about the President of India.
Thus, option A is the correct answer. 

Choose the missing question word below that would give you one of the answer options marked. (You do not have to give the answer.) Choose from (A), (B), (C) or (D). There is an example at the beginning (0).
(0) ____ did the first man land on the Moon?
(i) in 1968 (ii) in 1969 (iii) in 1970
(A) When (B) Where (C) Who (D) Why
Answer : (A)


____ section of the orchestra does the 'tuba' belong?
i. Percussion
ii. Brass
iii. Woodwind

  1. Who

  2. Why

  3. Where

  4. Which


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Wh-questions are used to ask for information. Such type of questions begin with what, where, why, whom, when, who, which, whose and how. Yes-No cannot be the answer to Wh-questions. 

Who is used to ask for what or which person or people. 
Why is used to ask for a reason.
Where is used to ask at what place or position. 
Which is used for asking about choice. 
In the given sentence, 'which' should be used as Wh-question to ask for the choices of sections of the orchestra to which the 'tuba' belong.
Thus, option D is the correct answer. 

Choose the missing question word below that would give you one of the answer options marked. (You do not have to give the answer.) Choose from (A), (B), (C) or (D). There is an example at the beginning (0).
(0) ____ did the first man land on the Moon?
(i) in 1968 (ii) in 1969 (iii) in 1970
(A) When (B) Where (C) Who (D) Why
Answer : (A)


____ were the 1960 Olympic Games held?
i. In Rome
ii. In Tokyo
iii. In Melbourne

  1. Who

  2. Why

  3. Where

  4. Which


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Wh-questions are used to ask for information. Such type of questions begin with what, where, why, whom, when, who, which, whose and how. Yes-No cannot be the answer to Wh-questions. 

Who is used to ask for what or which person or people. 
Why is used to ask for a reason.
Where is used to ask at what place or position. 
Which is used for asking about choice. 
In the given sentence, a place is asked where 1960 Olympic Games were held. Thus, option C is the correct answer. 

Choose the missing question word below that would give you one of the answer options marked. (You do not have to give the answer.) Choose from (A), (B), (C) or (D). There is an example at the beginning (0).
(0) _did the first man land on the Moon?
(i) in 1968 (ii) in 1969 (iii) in 1970
(A) When (B) Where (C) Who (D) Why
Answer : (A)


_ is Dutch Elm disease so called?
i. Because it is only found in Holland
ii. Because it was first discovered in Holland
iii. After the Dutch workers who discovered in cause

  1. Who

  2. Why

  3. Where

  4. Which


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Wh-questions are used to ask for information. Such type of questions begin with what, where, why, whom, when, who, which, whose and how. Yes-No cannot be the answer to Wh-questions. 

Who is used to ask for what or which person or people. 
Why is used to ask for a reason.
Where is used to ask at what place or position. 
Which is used for asking about choice. 
In the given sentence, 'why' should be used as Wh-question to ask the reason of Dutch Elm disease.
Thus, option B is the correct answer.