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Bigpie Posted 19 years ago
Q2. Even though I started out for the railway station with an hour in hand, traffic on the route __________ me by ten minutes and I missed the train.
a). Late b). Delayed c). Stopped d). Diverted
Q3. Come September, he will be contesting the _______.
Oh! I did not know he was interested in politics.
a). Politics b). Elections c). Votes d). Selection
A:B
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Q2. Even though I started out for the railway station with an hour in hand, traffic on the route __________ me by ten minutes and I missed the train.
a). Late b). Delayed c). Stopped d). Diverted
Q3. Come September, he will be contesting the _______.
Oh! I did not know he was interested in politics.
a). Politics b). Elections c). Votes d). Selection
A:B
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Hello Bigpie! Here are clues for you: In the first sentence there must be an action to cause you to be late wihch means you need a verb. However, late is an adjective here.
- Hello Bigpie!
- Here are clues for you: In the first sentence there must be an action to cause you to be late wihch means you need a verb.
- However, late is an adjective here.
- You can say: traffic on the route delayed me by ten minutes so I was late for my work.
- Another way is eliminating.
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Hello Bigpie! Here are clues for you:
In the first sentence there must be an action to cause you to be late wihch means you need a verb. However, late is an adjective here. You can say: traffic on the route delayed me by ten minutes so I was late for my work. Another way is eliminating. By thinking about the meaning of the other choices, yo ucan find the correct a
In the first sentence there must be an action to cause you to be late wihch means you need a verb. However, late is an adjective here. You can say: traffic on the route delayed me by ten minutes so I was late for my work. Another way is eliminating. By thinking about the meaning of the other choices, yo ucan find the correct a
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B is the correct answer in both cases.
Q2 - The traffic did something to the person, so you need a verb here. 'Late' is not a verb.
Q3. Politics is the overall system of how a country organises/rules itself. The system for selecting people to represent the polulation by voting is an election. An election forms part of some political systems. You can contest an election (take par
Q2 - The traffic did something to the person, so you need a verb here. 'Late' is not a verb.
Q3. Politics is the overall system of how a country organises/rules itself. The system for selecting people to represent the polulation by voting is an election. An election forms part of some political systems. You can contest an election (take par
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That's right!! I've read it again....."A" can't be the right answer...
Wow..How come I don't see such an easy answer in the first place..!!
Ha~~~~I was stupid!!@
Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~!!
Wow..How come I don't see such an easy answer in the first place..!!
Ha~~~~I was stupid!!@
Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~!!
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I would have had trouble with that one! In the U.S., taking part in an election is not "contesting." "Contesting" means "challenging" -- you might "contest" the results of an election if you thought it had been conducted improperly.
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