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Choose the appropriate noun form of the underlined verb to fill the blank: 
The coach explained the nuances of the forehand shot to the tennis player. 
After the ____________, the player could easily play the shot.

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  1. explain

  2. explainin

  3. explanance

  4. explanation

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'Explained' is the simple past tense form of the verb, 'explain'. Its noun form is 'explanation'. Hence, option D is correct. 

Option A is incorrect as 'explain' is the verb form and not a noun.
Options B & C are incorrect as there is no word such as 'explainin' or 'explanance' in the English language. These don't carry any meaning. 

Fill in the blank with an appropriate noun form of the underlined verb:

The lady kept conversing with her friend over the telephone for a long time.
At the end of the long ___________, she hung up the telephone.

replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

  1. conversation

  2. converzation

  3. converser

  4. conversance

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Conversing' is the present continuous form of the verb, 'converse'. Its noun form is 'conversation', which means: A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged. Hence, option A is correct. 

Options B, C and D are incorrect as there is no word such as 'converzation' or 'converser' or 'conversance' in the English language. These don't carry any meaning. 

Choose the appropriate noun form of the underlined adjective to fill the blank: 
The athlete ran twice a week around the park. 
At the end of the ______ he used to have a glucose drink.

replacing parts of speech transformation of sentences english

  1. rune

  2. run

  3. runnance

  4. runnary

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The noun form of the verb, 'run' is 'run'. Hence option B is correct. 

Option A: The word, 'rune' is a noun which refers to the letters of a particular alphabet used in Northern Europe in the past, which were believed to have magical powers. This has no relation to the word - 'run'. Hence, option A is incorrect. 
Options C and D and incorrect as there is no word such as 'runnance' or 'runner' in the English language. These words have no meaning.

Select the option which correctly identifies the adjective form of the given word:
Complexity 

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  1. complexful

  2. complexable

  3. complex

  4. complexic

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'complexity' is a noun. The words ending with -ity can be changed into an adjective by dropping -ity from the end. Thus, the adjective form of 'complexity' is 'complex'. Eg: They were discussing a very complex situation. Here, 'situation' is a noun which is modified by the adjective 'complex'. 

Hence, option C is the correct answer. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as there are no such words. 

Select the option which correctly identifies the adjective form of the given word:
Servility 

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  1. Servilous

  2. Servilable

  3. Servile

  4. Servilitous

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'servility' is a noun. The words ending with ity can be changed into an adjective by dropping 'ity' from the end and adding suffix - e at the end. Thus, the adjective form of 'servility' is 'servile'. 

Eg: Fieldwork is largely performed by a servile class. 
Hence, option C is the correct answer. Options A, B, and D are incorrect answers. 

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets:
She sat next to the window, gazing at the _________ (familiarity) view across the rooftops. 

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  1. familiar

  2. familiarly

  3. familiary

  4. familiarful

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'familiarity' in the given sentence is a noun. The words ending with -ity can be changed into an adjective by dropping -ity from the end. Thus, the adjective form of 'familiarity' is 'familiar'.

Hence, option A is the correct answer. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as there are no such words. 

Select the option which correctly identifies the adjective form of the given word:
Blasphemy 

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  1. Blasphemic

  2. Blasphemous

  3. Blasphemious

  4. Blasphemiable

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'Blasphemy' is a noun. The words ending with consonant + Y can be changed into an adjective by dropping 'y' from the end and adding suffix - ous at the end. Thus, the adjective form of 'Blasphemy' is 'Blasphemous'. Eg: Catholics used to believe that anyone but a priest touching a consecrated wafer was blasphemous. 

Hence, option B is the correct answer. Options A, C, and D are incorrect. 

Select the option which correctly identifies the adjective form of the given word:
Therapy 

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  1. Therapeutical

  2. Therapical

  3. Therapiable

  4. Therapious

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'Therapy' is a noun. The words ending with consonant + Y can be changed into an adjective by dropping 'y' from the end and adding suffix - al at the end. Thus, the adjective form of 'Therapy' is 'Therapeutical'. 

Eg: Small-pox and measles unknown or imperfectly known to the Greeks; the only real advance was in pharmacy and the therapeutical use of drugs. 
Hence, option A is the correct answer. Options B, C, and D are incorrect answers. 

Select the option which correctly identifies the adjective form of the given word:
Heresy 

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  1. Heretic

  2. Heretical

  3. Heresiful

  4. Herecious

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'heresy' is a noun. The words ending with consonant + y can be changed into an adjective by adding suffix - al. Thus, the adjective form of 'heresy' is 'heretical'. Eg: He revealed his heretical reviews on such a sensitive topic. Here, 'reviews' is a noun which is modified by the adjective 'heretical'.

Hence, option B is the correct answer. Options A, C, and D are incorrect as these are incorrect words.

Identify the adjective form of the given word:
Flippancy 

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  1. Flippancious

  2. Flippancous

  3. Flippanable

  4. Flippant

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The noun is a name of a person, place or a thing. The adjective modifies or describes the noun. The word 'flippancy' is a noun. The adjective form of the given word can be formed by adding suffix - nt at the end of the word. Thus, the adjective form of the given word is 'flippant'. 

Eg: I think she just thought I was being flippant.
Hence, option D is the correct answer. Options A, B, and C are incorrect answers.