Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words/phrases marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’ that are italicised or highlighted. For each sentence, select the most appropriate word or phrase to form grammatically and syntactically correct sentence. Then, from the options that follow, choose the correct one.

(i) In the class, the teacher explained to us the difference between a (A) flays (B) phrase and a clause. (ii) In olden times, the queens and the princesses used to wear beautiful (A) robes (B) robs. (iii) The policeman hit the thief many times with his (A) fist (B) first in the stomach and on the back. (iv) The herdsman was driving the (A) sheep (B) ship to the meadow to graze.

  1. BBAB

  2. ABAB

  3. BAAA

  4. BABB

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In sentence (i), the correct option is (B) because phrase indicates a sequence of words intended to have meaning. Flays indicates stripping off the skin or outer covering of something. In sentence (ii), the correct option is (A) because robes refers to the woman’s outer dress or ceremonial dress. Robs refers to depriving someone of something illegally. In sentence (iii), the correct option is (A) because fist is a clenched hand. First refers to something that is before everything else in an order. In sentence (iv), the correct option is (A) because sheep indicates the animal and ship indicates a large boat.