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Q381.
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
People who work together at the same place
  1. Aagents
  2. Brivals
  3. Cfriends
  4. Dcolleagues
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Concept: People who work together in the same organisation are colleagues.

  1. Colleagues = co-workers.
  2. Agents act for others; rivals are competitors.
  3. Friends need not work together.

Yaad rakhein: co-league = joined together at work.

Answer: (D) colleagues

अवधारणा: एक ही जगह साथ काम करने वाले लोग = colleagues (सहकर्मी)।

  1. Colleagues = सहकर्मी।
  2. Agents = प्रतिनिधि; rivals = प्रतिद्वंद्वी।
  3. Friends का साथ काम करना ज़रूरी नहीं।

याद रखें: colleague = सहकर्मी।

उत्तर: (D) colleagues

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionOne Word SubstitutionSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q382.
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He says, “Some goods are of poor quality.”
  1. AHe said that some goods were of poor quality.
  2. BHe said that some goods are of poor quality.
  3. CHe says that some goods are of poor quality.
  4. DHe says that some goods were of poor quality.
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Concept: When the reporting verb is in the present tense (says), the tense of the reported speech does not change.

  1. says → says (not ‘said’).
  2. Add ‘that’; ‘are’ remains ‘are’.
  3. Answer: He says that some goods are of poor quality.

Yaad rakhein: Present reporting verb → no tense change.

Answer: (C) He says that some goods are of poor quality.

अवधारणा: Reporting verb present (says) में हो तो reported speech का tense नहीं बदलता।

  1. says → says (‘said’ नहीं)।
  2. ‘that’ जोड़ें; ‘are’ वैसा ही रहता है।
  3. उत्तर: He says that some goods are of poor quality।

याद रखें: Present reporting verb → tense नहीं बदलता।

उत्तर: (C) He says that some goods are of poor quality.

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionDirect and Indirect SpeechSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q383.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Please hear to what I am saying.
  1. Alisten me when
  2. Blisten to what
  3. Cbe hearing which
  4. DNo substitution
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Concept: To pay attention to speech we ‘listen to’; ‘hear’ is not followed by ‘to’ here.

  1. ‘hear to’ is incorrect.
  2. Correct: Please listen to what I am saying.
  3. ‘listen me’ drops ‘to’; ‘be hearing which’ is wrong form.

Yaad rakhein: listen to someone; hear someone.

Answer: (B) listen to what

अवधारणा: ध्यान से सुनने के लिए ‘listen to’ आता है; ‘hear’ के बाद ‘to’ नहीं लगता।

  1. ‘hear to’ गलत है।
  2. सही: Please listen to what I am saying।
  3. ‘listen me’ में ‘to’ छूटा; ‘be hearing which’ गलत रूप है।

याद रखें: listen to someone; hear someone।

उत्तर: (B) listen to what

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionSentence ImprovementSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q384.
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
One who studies God and religion
  1. Atheorist
  2. Btheologian
  3. Catheist
  4. Dtheist
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Concept: One who studies God and religion is a theologian.

  1. Theology = study of God/religion → theologian.
  2. Theist believes in God; atheist does not.
  3. Theorist forms theories.

Yaad rakhein: theo = God, -logy = study.

Answer: (B) theologian

अवधारणा: ईश्वर और धर्म का अध्ययन करने वाला = theologian (धर्मशास्त्री)।

  1. Theology = धर्मशास्त्र → theologian।
  2. Theist = आस्तिक; atheist = नास्तिक।
  3. Theorist = सिद्धांत बनाने वाला।

याद रखें: theo = ईश्वर, -logy = अध्ययन।

उत्तर: (B) theologian

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionOne Word SubstitutionSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q385.
Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The maid asked me if she could get me a glass of juice.
  1. AThe maid said to me, “Can she get me a glass of juice?”
  2. BThe maid said to me, “Could you get me a glass of juice?”
  3. CThe maid said to me, “Can I get you a glass of juice?”
  4. DThe maid said to me, “I can get you a glass of juice.”
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Concept: ‘asked if’ → a Yes/No question; pronouns and tense go back to the speaker’s actual words.

  1. she (maid) → I; me (listener) → you.
  2. could → can (past to present).
  3. Direct: The maid said to me, “Can I get you a glass of juice?”

Trick: asked if → interrogative with ‘?’.

Answer: (C) The maid said to me, “Can I get you a glass of juice?”

अवधारणा: ‘asked if’ → Yes/No प्रश्न; pronoun और tense वक्ता के मूल शब्दों में लौटते हैं।

  1. she (maid) → I; me (सुनने वाला) → you।
  2. could → can (past से present)।
  3. Direct: The maid said to me, “Can I get you a glass of juice?”

ट्रिक: asked if → प्रश्नवाचक, ‘?’ के साथ।

उत्तर: (C) The maid said to me, “Can I get you a glass of juice?”

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionDirect and Indirect SpeechSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q386.
Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. The flute seller stands in a corner of the square near the hotel.
B. From time to time, he stands the pole on the ground, selects a flute and plays a tune. C. In his hand is a pole from which protrude about fifty flutes in all directions.
D. They are all made from hollow bamboo stems.
  1. AACDB
  2. BBDAC
  3. CCBDA
  4. DABCD
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Concept: Begin with the sentence that introduces the subject; each pronoun must point to a noun already mentioned.

  1. A introduces ‘the flute seller’.
  2. C: ‘In his hand is a pole … fifty flutes’.
  3. D: ‘They are made from bamboo’ – they = flutes.
  4. B: he stands the pole and plays a tune – action ends it.

Trick: Introduce → describe → action.

Answer: (A) ACDB

अवधारणा: जो वाक्य विषय का परिचय दे वही पहले; हर pronoun पहले आए noun की ओर इशारा करे।

  1. A ‘the flute seller’ का परिचय देता है।
  2. C: ‘In his hand is a pole … fifty flutes’।
  3. D: ‘They are made from bamboo’ – they = flutes।
  4. B: वह pole रखकर धुन बजाता है – क्रिया से अंत।

ट्रिक: परिचय → वर्णन → क्रिया।

उत्तर: (A) ACDB

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionSentence RearrangementSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q387.
Given below are six sentences A-F, of which A and F are static and B-E have been jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order of the jumbled sentences.
A. The King and Queen of Siam had several daughters.
B. So, the King named his daughters January, February, March till he came to the youngest whom he named September.
C. The princesses were very proud of their parrots and spent time teaching them to talk. D. One year on his birthday, the King gave each of his daughters a green parrot in a cage. E. The Queen said it confused her to remember so many names.
F. In a short while all the parrots could say “God save the King”.
  1. AAEBDCF
  2. BABECDF
  3. CADBECF
  4. DACDBEF
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Concept: Find cause–effect links and pronoun/noun chains between fixed A and F.

  1. A: several daughters → E: Queen confused by many names.
  2. E → B: ‘So, the King named them January … September’.
  3. D: on his birthday, the King gave each a green parrot.
  4. C: they taught the parrots to talk → F: parrots could say ‘God save the King’.

Trick: ‘So’ shows effect – B comes right after its cause E.

Answer: (A) AEBDCF

अवधारणा: Fixed A और F के बीच cause–effect और pronoun/noun की कड़ी खोजें।

  1. A: कई बेटियाँ → E: इतने नाम याद रखने में रानी भ्रमित।
  2. E → B: ‘So, राजा ने नाम January … September रखे’।
  3. D: जन्मदिन पर राजा ने हर बेटी को तोता दिया।
  4. C: वे तोतों को बोलना सिखाती थीं → F: तोते ‘God save the King’ बोलने लगे।

ट्रिक: ‘So’ परिणाम दिखाता है – B अपने कारण E के तुरंत बाद।

उत्तर: (A) AEBDCF

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionSentence RearrangementSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q388.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
The river overflew it’s banks in the monsoon.
  1. Aoverflowed its banks
  2. BNo substitution
  3. Coverflows it’s banks
  4. Doverflew its bank
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Concept: Past of ‘overflow’ is ‘overflowed’; the possessive of ‘it’ is ‘its’ (no apostrophe).

  1. ‘overflew’ is the past of ‘overfly’ (fly over) – wrong.
  2. ‘it’s’ = it is – wrong here; possessive = ‘its’.
  3. Correct: The river overflowed its banks in the monsoon.

Yaad rakhein: its = possessive; it’s = it is.

Answer: (A) overflowed its banks

अवधारणा: ‘Overflow’ का past ‘overflowed’ है; ‘it’ का possessive ‘its’ (बिना apostrophe)।

  1. ‘overflew’ ‘overfly’ (ऊपर से उड़ना) का past है – गलत।
  2. ‘it’s’ = it is – यहाँ गलत; possessive = ‘its’।
  3. सही: The river overflowed its banks in the monsoon।

याद रखें: its = possessive; it’s = it is।

उत्तर: (A) overflowed its banks

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionSentence ImprovementSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q389.
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The government is distributing free food grains among the poor.
  1. AFree food grains are being distributed among the poor by the government.
  2. BFree food grains are distributed among the poor by the government.
  3. CFree food grains have been distributed among the poor by the government.
  4. DFree food grains were distributed among the poor by the government.
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Concept: Present continuous active (is/are + V-ing) → passive ‘is/are being + V3’.

  1. Object ‘free food grains’ (plural) → subject.
  2. is distributing → are being distributed.
  3. Passive: Free food grains are being distributed among the poor by the government.

Trick: Continuous → being + V3.

Answer: (A) Free food grains are being distributed among the poor by the government.

अवधारणा: Present continuous active (is/are + V-ing) → passive ‘is/are being + V3’।

  1. कर्म ‘free food grains’ (plural) → कर्ता।
  2. is distributing → are being distributed।
  3. Passive: Free food grains are being distributed among the poor by the government।

ट्रिक: Continuous → being + V3।

उत्तर: (A) Free food grains are being distributed among the poor by the government.

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionActive and Passive VoiceSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q390.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
He went to foreign for higher education.
  1. ANo substitution
  2. Bhas gone to foreign
  3. Cwent to abroad
  4. Dwent abroad
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Concept: ‘Abroad’ is an adverb, so no preposition ‘to’ is used before it; ‘foreign’ is an adjective and cannot stand alone.

  1. ‘went to foreign’ – wrong (foreign needs a noun).
  2. ‘went to abroad’ – wrong (no ‘to’ before abroad).
  3. Correct: He went abroad for higher education.

Yaad rakhein: go abroad / home / there – no ‘to’.

Answer: (D) went abroad

अवधारणा: ‘Abroad’ adverb है, उससे पहले ‘to’ नहीं लगता; ‘foreign’ adjective है, अकेला नहीं आता।

  1. ‘went to foreign’ – गलत (foreign के बाद noun चाहिए)।
  2. ‘went to abroad’ – गलत (abroad से पहले ‘to’ नहीं)।
  3. सही: He went abroad for higher education।

याद रखें: go abroad / home / there – ‘to’ नहीं।

उत्तर: (D) went abroad

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionSentence ImprovementSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q391.
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Once upon a time, / a beautiful princess / has fallen in love / with a poor farmer.
  1. AOnce upon a time
  2. Ba beautiful princess
  3. Chas fallen in love
  4. Dwith a poor farmer
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Concept: A story about the past (‘Once upon a time’) is narrated in the simple past, not the present perfect.

  1. ‘Once upon a time’ = definite past.
  2. ‘has fallen in love’ → ‘fell in love’.
  3. Correct: Once upon a time, a beautiful princess fell in love with a poor farmer.

Yaad rakhein: Past time marker → no present perfect.

Answer: (C) has fallen in love

अवधारणा: भूतकाल की कहानी (‘Once upon a time’) simple past में कही जाती है, present perfect में नहीं।

  1. ‘Once upon a time’ = निश्चित भूतकाल।
  2. ‘has fallen in love’ → ‘fell in love’।
  3. सही: Once upon a time, a beautiful princess fell in love with a poor farmer।

याद रखें: भूतकाल-सूचक शब्द → present perfect नहीं।

उत्तर: (C) has fallen in love

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionSpot the ErrorSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q392.
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to his employee, “Do not provoke me unnecessarily.”
  1. AHe requested his employee do not provoke him unnecessarily.
  2. BHe told his employee not to provoke me unnecessarily.
  3. CHe warned his employee not to provoke him unnecessarily.
  4. DHe told to his employee to not provoke him unnecessarily.
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Concept: A negative imperative is reported as ‘reporting verb + object + not to + V1’; the verb shows the mood (warned for a threat-like tone).

  1. ‘Do not provoke me’ = a warning → warned.
  2. Do not → not to; me → him (the speaker).
  3. Answer: He warned his employee not to provoke him unnecessarily.

Trick: Don’t + V1 → not to + V1.

Answer: (C) He warned his employee not to provoke him unnecessarily.

अवधारणा: Negative imperative को ‘reporting verb + object + not to + V1’ से report करते हैं; चेतावनी के भाव में ‘warned’।

  1. ‘Do not provoke me’ = चेतावनी → warned।
  2. Do not → not to; me → him (वक्ता)।
  3. उत्तर: He warned his employee not to provoke him unnecessarily।

ट्रिक: Don’t + V1 → not to + V1।

उत्तर: (C) He warned his employee not to provoke him unnecessarily.

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionDirect and Indirect SpeechSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q393.
Select the misspelt word.
  1. Asuprimacy
  2. Bpursuit
  3. Cbusiness
  4. Doriginate
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Concept: The correct spelling is ‘supremacy’ (from ‘supreme’).

  1. ‘suprimacy’ – wrong; the base word is ‘supreme’.
  2. pursuit, business, originate are correctly spelt.
  3. So the misspelt word is ‘suprimacy’.

Yaad rakhein: supreme → supremacy (keep the ‘e’).

Answer: (A) suprimacy

अवधारणा: सही वर्तनी ‘supremacy’ है (‘supreme’ से बना)।

  1. ‘suprimacy’ – गलत; मूल शब्द ‘supreme’।
  2. pursuit, business, originate सही हैं।
  3. अतः गलत वर्तनी ‘suprimacy’।

याद रखें: supreme → supremacy (‘e’ बना रहता है)।

उत्तर: (A) suprimacy

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionSpellingSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q394.
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.
Someone taken a prisoner to fulfil demands
  1. Adealer
  2. Bguest
  3. Chost
  4. Dhostage
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Concept: A person held prisoner until certain demands are met is a hostage.

  1. Hostage = captive used to force demands.
  2. Host receives guests; guest is the visitor.
  3. Dealer = trader.

Yaad rakhein: hostage → held for demands.

Answer: (D) hostage

अवधारणा: माँगें पूरी कराने के लिए बंदी बनाया गया व्यक्ति = hostage (बंधक)।

  1. Hostage = बंधक।
  2. Host = मेज़बान; guest = मेहमान।
  3. Dealer = व्यापारी।

याद रखें: hostage = बंधक।

उत्तर: (D) hostage

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionOne Word SubstitutionSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q395.
Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The young man exclaimed that it was a great feast.
  1. AThe young man said, “ What a great feast it is!”
  2. BThe young man says, “ It is a great feast.”
  3. CThe young man said, “ It has being a great feast!”
  4. DThe young man said, “ Is it a great feast?”
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Concept: ‘exclaimed that it was a great …’ comes from an exclamatory sentence ‘What a … !’, with the tense back in the present.

  1. exclaimed → said + exclamation mark.
  2. it was a great feast → ‘What a great feast it is!’
  3. Other options lack exclamation or use wrong tense/form.

Trick: exclaimed that … great → What a … !

Answer: (A) The young man said, “ What a great feast it is!”

अवधारणा: ‘exclaimed that it was a great …’ विस्मयादिबोधक ‘What a … !’ से आता है, tense present में लौटता है।

  1. exclaimed → said + विस्मयादिबोधक चिह्न।
  2. it was a great feast → ‘What a great feast it is!’
  3. अन्य विकल्पों में exclamation नहीं या tense/रूप गलत है।

ट्रिक: exclaimed that … great → What a … !

उत्तर: (A) The young man said, “ What a great feast it is!”

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionDirect and Indirect SpeechSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q396.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
I cannot take up any new assignment as I have my hands full.
  1. Aam very busy
  2. Bam very rich
  3. Cam short of time
  4. Dneed to seek help
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Concept: ‘Have one’s hands full’ means to be very busy with work.

  1. He cannot take a new assignment → already very busy.
  2. ‘very rich’ – unrelated to work.
  3. ‘short of time’ and ‘need help’ are effects, not the meaning.

Yaad rakhein: hands full → no free hand → busy.

Answer: (A) am very busy

अवधारणा: ‘Have one’s hands full’ का अर्थ है काम में बहुत व्यस्त होना।

  1. नया काम नहीं ले सकता → पहले से बहुत व्यस्त।
  2. ‘very rich’ – काम से असंबंधित।
  3. ‘short of time’, ‘need help’ परिणाम हैं, अर्थ नहीं।

याद रखें: हाथ भरे हैं → खाली हाथ नहीं → व्यस्त।

उत्तर: (A) am very busy

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionIdioms and PhrasesSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q397.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
The wedding preparations are in full swing.
  1. Aat the height of activity
  2. Bvery costly affair
  3. Chard to arrange
  4. Din great difficulty
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Concept: ‘In full swing’ means at the height of activity; going on actively.

  1. Wedding preparations are going on at full speed.
  2. ‘costly’, ‘hard to arrange’, ‘in difficulty’ are not the meaning.
  3. So: at the height of activity.

Yaad rakhein: swing at its fullest = maximum motion.

Answer: (A) at the height of activity

अवधारणा: ‘In full swing’ का अर्थ है ज़ोरों पर, पूरी गति से चल रहा।

  1. शादी की तैयारियाँ ज़ोरों पर हैं।
  2. ‘costly’, ‘hard to arrange’, ‘in difficulty’ अर्थ नहीं हैं।
  3. अतः: at the height of activity।

याद रखें: झूला पूरी ऊँचाई पर = पूरी गति।

उत्तर: (A) at the height of activity

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionIdioms and PhrasesSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q398.
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Sania said to me, “Tomorrow is my convocation.”
  1. ASania told me that the next day was her convocation.
  2. BSania told me that tomorrow was her convocation.
  3. CI told Sania that her convocation was the next day.
  4. DSania told to me that the next day is her convocation.
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Concept: With a past reporting verb: said to → told, tense backshift, and time words change (tomorrow → the next day).

  1. said to me → told me (not ‘told to me’).
  2. is → was; my → her.
  3. tomorrow → the next day: Sania told me that the next day was her convocation.

Yaad rakhein: tomorrow → the next day; today → that day.

Answer: (A) Sania told me that the next day was her convocation.

अवधारणा: Past reporting verb के साथ: said to → told, tense पीछे, और समय-सूचक शब्द बदलते हैं (tomorrow → the next day)।

  1. said to me → told me (‘told to me’ नहीं)।
  2. is → was; my → her।
  3. tomorrow → the next day: Sania told me that the next day was her convocation।

याद रखें: tomorrow → the next day; today → that day।

उत्तर: (A) Sania told me that the next day was her convocation.

SSC CPO Paper IIEnglish Language and ComprehensionDirect and Indirect SpeechSSC CPO Paper II 2021 · 26 Jul Shift 1 →
Q399.
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
Parul is / ten years / elder than / her sibling.
  1. Aher sibling
  2. Bten years
  3. Celder than
  4. DParul is
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Concept: ‘Elder’ is not followed by ‘than’; for comparison of age with ‘than’ we use ‘older’.

  1. ‘elder than’ is wrong.
  2. Correct: Parul is ten years older than her sibling.
  3. ‘Elder’ is used attributively: my elder sister.

Yaad rakhein: older than ✔ ; elder to/elder brother ✔ ; elder than ✘.

Answer: (C) elder than

अवधारणा: ‘Elder’ के बाद ‘than’ नहीं आता; ‘than’ के साथ उम्र की तुलना में ‘older’ आता है।

  1. ‘elder than’ गलत है।
  2. सही: Parul is ten years older than her sibling।
  3. ‘Elder’ noun से पहले आता है: my elder sister।

याद रखें: older than ✔ ; elder brother ✔ ; elder than ✘।

उत्तर: (C) elder than

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Q400.
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
They will cancel the football tournament this year.
  1. AThe football tournament has been cancelled this year.
  2. BThe football tournament was cancelled this year.
  3. CThe football tournament will be cancelled this year.
  4. DThe football tournament is being cancelled this year.
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Concept: Simple future active (will + V1) → passive ‘will be + V3’.

  1. Object ‘the football tournament’ → subject.
  2. will cancel → will be cancelled.
  3. Passive: The football tournament will be cancelled this year.

Trick: will + V1 → will be + V3.

Answer: (C) The football tournament will be cancelled this year.

अवधारणा: Simple future active (will + V1) → passive ‘will be + V3’।

  1. कर्म ‘the football tournament’ → कर्ता।
  2. will cancel → will be cancelled।
  3. Passive: The football tournament will be cancelled this year।

ट्रिक: will + V1 → will be + V3।

उत्तर: (C) The football tournament will be cancelled this year.

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