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'Die of fever' is the standard medical English phrase when stating the cause of death. 'Die from' is used for external causes (like accidents or violence), while 'die of' is used for diseases or internal conditions. 'Die by' is used for method (like 'die by suicide'), and 'die over' is not correct.
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'In honor of' is the correct phrase when something is created to recognize or commemorate someone. A statue erected 'in honor of' a great man means it was built to pay tribute to him. 'On honor of' and 'at honor of' are not correct expressions. 'By the honor' would indicate the method or agent, which doesn't fit.
C
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'Dress in' is the correct preposition when describing what colors or clothes someone wears. 'She dresses in bright colors' means she regularly wears bright-colored clothing. 'Dress at', 'dress on', and 'dress for' are not correct expressions for describing clothing choices.
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congratulation
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congratulations
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congratulating
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conratulated
B
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After 'accept my', the noun form expressing good wishes is required. 'Congratulations' (plural noun) is the correct idiomatic expression - e.g., 'Please accept my congratulations.' 'Congratulation' is singular and not idiomatic, 'congratulating' is a verb form, and 'conratulated' is a misspelling of the verb 'congratulated'.
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dreg
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dregs
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drugs
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drugging
B
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'Dregs' (plural noun) refers to the last small amount of liquid, sediment, or residue remaining in a container. In the idiom 'to the last dregs', the plural form is required. 'Dreg' is the singular but the idiom uses plural, 'drugs' is a different word, and 'drugging' is a verb form.
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fetter
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fetters
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fettered
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fettering
B
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'Fetters' (plural noun) means chains or shackles used to restrain prisoners. In this context, the plural form is idiomatic as prisoners are restrained with multiple chains or shackles. 'Fetter' is the singular form, 'fettered' is an adjective meaning restrained, and 'fettering' is a verb form - none fit the grammatical structure 'kept in ____'.
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stationery
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stationeries
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stationary
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stationaries
A
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'Stationery' is always used in singular, irrespective of the number of items.
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postage
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postages
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posting
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post
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This means that postage stamps are short in value.
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luggage
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luggages
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luggade
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luggades
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'Luggage' is an uncountable noun referring to bags and suitcases collectively. It does not take a plural form in English. 'Luggages' is grammatically incorrect. 'Luggade' and 'luggades' appear to be misspellings of 'luggage'.
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poetry
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poetries
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poetrieng
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poet
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'Poetry' is an uncountable noun referring to literary works in verse form collectively. When expressing liking for a type of literature, we use the singular uncountable form. 'Poetries' is grammatically incorrect. 'Poetrieng' appears to be a misspelling, and 'poet' refers to a person who writes poetry, not the literary works themselves.
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crockery
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crockeries
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crockry
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crockrys
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Crockery is an uncountable noun in English, meaning it cannot be counted as individual units and does not take a plural form. We always say 'items of crockery' never 'items of crockeries.' The incorrect options are either misspelled or incorrectly pluralized.
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inning
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innings
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ining
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inings
B
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In cricket terminology, 'innings' is an irregular noun that stays the same in both singular and plural form. We say 'the first innings' not 'the first inning.' This is similar to words like 'sheep' or 'fish' that don't change in the plural.
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wastage
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wastages
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waste
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wasting
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Wastage is an uncountable noun referring to the act or process of wasting or the amount wasted. It cannot be pluralized. 'Waste' can be used as a noun or verb, but here we need the noun form referring to loss/inefficiency, making 'wastage' the correct choice.
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Peasantry refers to peasants as a collective class or group, and collective nouns take singular verbs. Even though it refers to many people, 'peasantry' is treated grammatically as singular, so we use 'is' not 'are.' This follows the pattern of words like 'family' or 'team' when acting as a single unit.
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Politics, when referring to the concept or profession (not multiple political activities), is a singular noun despite ending in -s. It takes the singular verb 'is.' This is similar to words like 'mathematics,' 'physics,' or 'economics' that end in -s but are singular.