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Nouns that start with a vowel sound take article 'an'.

Work is an uncountable noun, but all the options except option 1 are used for countable nouns.

'Everybody of us' is incorrect usage; 'each of us' or 'most of us' are the correct usages (but not given in the options). everybody' is the correct choice, which means 'one and all'.

Whenever we refer to a particular subject, we use article 'the'.

Adjectives 'little' and 'much' are used for uncountable nouns, but 'cow' is a countable noun. 'Hardly some' is incorrect usage. 'Many' is used for countable nouns. Hence, many is correct.

The sentence implies that she lives on the 'remaining one of two' sides of the street. Option 1 expresses the same.

This is an assertive sentence, while 'whose' is used in interrogative sentences. 'Book' being singular noun needs singular determiner. Hence, 'this'.

Tenuous means very weak, slight, or flimsy - lacking substance. The context shows comparisons that 'undermined' the argument's strength, meaning they were weak or poorly supported. 'Tenable' means defensible (opposite), 'Tenacious' means persistent, and 'Tendentious' means biased.

The orator was so soporific that the audience became drowsy.

The child was so spoiled by her indulgent parents that she pouted and became sullen when she did not receive all of their attention.

The preposition 'for' is used to indicate duration or a period of time. When describing weather conditions in a particular month, we use 'for' to show during what time period something occurs. 'It is cool for May' means the coolness is unusual for the month of May.

The preposition 'for' is used to indicate purpose or beneficiary. When someone does something on behalf of another person or for their benefit, we use 'for'. 'I have done my duty for him' means the duty was performed for his benefit or on his behalf.

The infinitive 'to die' is used after 'left' in the passive construction indicating abandonment or neglect. 'He was left to die' means he was abandoned to meet his fate without help. This is a specific idiomatic construction where 'to' connects with the bare infinitive of the verb.

The preposition 'after' is used to show something happens following a particular event or time. 'After this I wash my hands off you' is an expression meaning the speaker will disassociate themselves from the other person following the current situation. It indicates a consequential action.

The preposition 'from' is used to indicate the starting point of an action or time. 'You can begin the work from tomorrow' means starting the work beginning with tomorrow. 'From' establishes the beginning point in time when the work can commence.