Language Skills | MCQs

Explanation

Direct speech: He asked, “Who speaks French?”

Indirect speech: He wanted to know who spoke French

Present indefinite tense change into past indefinite tense  

Explanation

"Pray" (to worship) and "Prey" (an animal hunted) sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

Such word pairs are called homophones.

Homophones: pronounced alike but different in meaning

Examples:

Buy _______ By

Cell _______ Sell

Explanation

Despair means مایوسی

Misery means مصیبت

Explanation

He is, to tell the truth, a fool.

This sentence uses commas to set off the parenthetical phrase "to tell the truth".

This making it clear and grammatically correct.

Explanation

I am not concerned with his affairs 

With means 'in the same place as someone or something' or 'accompanying':

She arrived with her boyfriend.

I don't like tea with milk.

There was a free phone with the car.

Explanation

The correct preposition is "in" when referring to a reduction or decrease in something, such as prices. 

Other options:

About: Does not fit the context of describing a decrease.

On: Incorrect in this context.

Of: Refers to possession or belonging, not a decrease.

Explanation

Active: One should not give unsolicited advice

Passive: Unsolicited advice should not be given

Unsolicited advice should not be given means بلاجواز مشورہ نہ دیا جائے

Active voice: should not 

Passive voice: should not be 

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Explanation

Talented means باصلاحیت

Incompetent means نااہل

Explanation

The phrase "in person" means meeting someone directly or face-to-face.

In person means ذاتی طور پر

Face-to-face means آمنے سامنے

Explanation

Gently means نرم ، مہربان یا ہلکے انداز میں کچھ کرنا

Rudely means سخت یا بے عزت طریقے سے کچھ کرنا