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English Grammar and Usage

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English grammar and usage questions test fundamental sentence structure, correct verb forms, and accurate syntax. Topics include identifying grammatical errors, filling blanks with appropriate verbs, and changing narration. These are essential for the English language sections of competitive exams.

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English Grammar and Usage Questions

Multiple choice

Consider the grammar E ® E + n | E x n | n For a sentence n + n x n, the handles in the right-sentential form of the reduction are

  1. n, E + n and E + n x n

  2. n, E + n and E + E x n

  3. n, n + n and n + n x n

  4. n, E + n and E x n
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D Correct answer
Explanation

A handle is a substring that matches the right side of a production rule and whose reduction represents one step along the reverse of a rightmost derivation. For n + n x n, the steps are: n -> F -> T -> E; then E + n -> E + F -> E + T -> E; then E x n -> E x F -> E x T -> E.