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till
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if
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unless
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before
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since
C
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The sentence implies that the occurence of one work will take place only after the happening of the other. In such conditional cases, we use preposition 'unless'.
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till
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if
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unless
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before
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since
A
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The sentence implies that a work took place up to the beginning of the other. Preposition 'till' is the correct usage in this case.
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till
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if
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unless
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before
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since
B
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This is a conditional sentence, in which occurance of an action is not sure but depends on situatiion or circumstances. Preposition 'if' is the besty option here.
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till
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if
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unless
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before
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since
D
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This is a conditional sentence where an action is bound to take place only after the occurence of the other. Preposition 'until' and 'before' both fit to the situation. In absence of 'until', 'before' is the correct usage.
A
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The sentence treats 'bread and butter' as a single identity. Conjunction 'and' is the requirement of the blank.
C
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Verb 'prefer' always take preposition 'to'.
C
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Phrasal usage. 'Entitled to' means qualified for something.
A
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Phrasal usage. 'Envious of something or someone' means 'having hatred feeling for soomeone or something'. Therefore, we must use the preposition "of".
D
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Here preposition 'for' is used to specify a reason.
E
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Case of coordinative conjunction. Lest and should are always used together.
B
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Case of past perfect tense as highlighted by the usage of 'had'. Preposition 'after' best fits to the blank.
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Till
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If
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Unless
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Before
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Since
E
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The sentence implies that I believe it 'because' you say so. Preposition 'since' is used in such cases where we want to give the reason behind.
C
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This sentence mentions about a point of time, and to refer to point of time we use 'when'.
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exercise
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control
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prevent
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enforce
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remain
A
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Restraint is the act of holding something back. 'Exercise restrain' is to hold something back e.g. If you exercise restraint over your emotions, you won't burst out into tears in public. Here, soldiers were asked to put a check on their activities and handle the situation peacefully.
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normal
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standard
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sample
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moderate
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judicious
E
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The sentence implies that you have to make a clever or wise selection of books to read, as you can not read all the books.
Judicious means using or showing judgement and making a wise choice.