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Prepositions (Part 2) for NDA, CDS, Air Force X & Y group - Agnipath, AFCAT, Coast guard, AA, SSR

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  Use Of Appropriate Prepositions (Part : 2)                           ***D*** Deaf to Deal in (a commodity) Deal with (a subject or person) Defective in Defend from or against danger Deficient in Delight in Delighted with Deliverance from Deluged with Depend on or upon something Deprive of (advantage, right etc.) Derogatory to Descent from Desire for Desirous of Destitute of Detrimental to Devoid of (certain quality) Devoted to Die for (a cause) Die from (reason like thirst/ hunger etc.) Die of (some disease.) Differ from a thing Differ on a point Differ with a person Different from Diffident of Diligent in Disastrous to Disgrace to Disgusted with Displeased with Distinguish between two things Distinguish one thing from another Divide into shares, parts Doubt of Drenched with Due to Duty to (parents etc.) Dwell in (a house etc.) Disappoint of (hopes) Despair of (hopes) Dabble in/at (art, politics...

Prepositions for NDA, CDS, Air Force X & Y group - Agnipath, AFCAT, Coast guard, AA, SSR

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  Use Of Appropriate Prepositions                               ***A*** Abhorrence of Abhorrent to Absorbed in Abstemious in Abstinence from Acceptable to Access to Accessible to Accession to Accomplished in Accurate in Accused of Accustomed to Acquaintance with Acquainted with Acquit of adapted to Addicted to Adjacent to Affable to Affection for Affectionate to Afflicted with Afraid of Agreeable to Agree with someone Agree to something Akin to Alarmed at Alien to Allegiance to Alliance with Alternative to Ambition for Amenable to Analogous to Angry with (someone) Angry at (something) Annoyed at (something) Annoyed with (someone) Antidote to Antipathy to Anxiety for Anxious about something Apologise for a fault Apologise to a person Apology for Appetite for Applicable to Apply for a post etc Apply to a person, office etc Appoint to a post Apprehensive of Apprise of Approach to Appropriate t...

Word often confused & misused Or Same sound words

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  1. Accept : To receive a thing       Except : Leaving apart or excluding 2. Expect : To hope       Suspect : To apprehend 3. Adopt : To accept/to take another person's child legally       Adept : Proficient       Adapt : To change accordingly 4. Allude : Refer to       Elude : To escape 5. Alternate : One after another       Alternative : Available instead/ substitute 6. Aural : Of ear       Oral : Verbal 7. Access : Approach       Excess: More than due 8. Averse : To dislike       Adverse : Unfavourable 9. Advice (N) : An opinion       Advise (V) : To offer an opinion 10. Affect (V) : To influence         Effect (N) : Result 11. Apposite : Proper         Opposite : In front of/contrary 12. Amend : To improve       ...

Error Detection - Prepositions

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 1. (a) He took/ (b) leave of/ (c) four days/ (d) No error. 2. (a) Children/ should always/ (b) listen the advice of their elders/ (c) and well wishers./ (d) No error. 3. (a) He will not/ (b) listen/ (c) what you say./ (d) No error. 4. (a) Nobody denies/ (b) that my ideas/ (c) are different than yours./ (d) No error. 5. (a) It was I who was responsible of/ (b) making all the arrangements for the/ (c)successful completion of his studies./ (d) No error. 6. (a) She was in the courtyard/ (b) when the burglars/ (c) entered into her house./ (d) No error. 7. (a) Our teacher/ (b) emphasised on/ (c) the use of correct grammar./ (d) No error. 8. (a) On the time/ (b) of the opening ceremony of the theatre/ (c) a large crowd had assembled/ (d) No error. 9. (a) While they were returning/ (b) from school,/ (c) a stalker attacked on them with a knife./ (d) No error. 10. (a) The decline of his moral values/ (b) has caused a lot/ (c) of pain to his parents/ (d) No error. 11. (a) Without thinking/ (...

Error Detection - Conditional Sentence

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 1. (a) If he came to me / (b) I would have given/ (c) him my car. / (d) No error 2. (a) Had he invited me / (b) I would have attended / (c) the function. / (d) No error 3. (a) If he had called me up (b) I would inform/ (c) him ./ (d) No error 4. (a) If he will work hard / (b)/ he will surely / (c) get the job of his choice. / (d) No error 5. (a) Unless I do not / (b) see his ticket, / (c) I will not let him sit here. / (d) No error 6. (a) Before the police will come / (b) You should better / (c) get the anticipatory bail. / (d) No error 7. (a) We will come to know the truth / (b) after / (c) the investigation finished. / (d) No error 8. (a) Until the train will not get the signal , (b) it will not / (c) leave the platform. / (d) No error 9. (a) If I had money/ (b) I will have lent / (c) it to her. / (d) No error 10. (a) If I was you/ (b) I would not tolerate him / (c) for a moment. / (d) No error 11. (a) Suppose she does not agree/ (b)what could/ (c) we do ? / (d) No error 12. (a)...

Question tags - English Practice Questions

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Provide Suitable Question Tag For The Following Sentences 1. I am happy, 2. I don’t write letter, 3. I didn’t go to college yesterday, 4. It is very cold, 5. You haven’t eaten anything, 6. She doesn’t drive carelessly, 7. I have called him up, 8. The boys are quite boisterous, 9. My friend Ram is an egoist, 10. God is Omnipotent, omnipresent and Omniscient, 11. The mob killed the District Magistrate, 12. Bhim was a glutton, 13. We see somnambulists in movies very often, 14. Bhagat Singh was a martyr, 15. We see conjurors in circus, 16. Asthma is not a contagious disease, 17. We used to see epidemic in villages earlier, 18. Sanjivini was considered to be a panacea, 19. We find too many monologues in Shakespeare’s plays, 20. We hadn’t got any remuneration, 21. Polygamy has been banned in many countries, 22. Charles Shobraj was an imposter, 23. Hindus practise idolatry, 24. My nephew is an ambidextrous, 25. He is a pessimist, 26. Everyone has come late today, 27. The mob has lynched the t...

Fill in the blanks - Preposition

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Fill in the blanks 1. He drove from Maharashtra ______ Karnataka without stopping to rest. (a) is (b) to (c) into (d) towards. 2. Bill’s fight ______ hunting put 26 professional shikar companies out of jobs. (a) towards (b) for (c) over (d) against 3. The court has absolved him _____ all the charges leveled against him. (a) off (b) with (c) in (d)of 4. you are welcome to partake ________ their light refreshment. (a) in (b) for (c) at (d) of 5. We met a lot of people ______ our holidays. (a) on (b) in (c) during (d) at 6. The firm has been dealing ______ luxury goods for more than two decades. (a) in (b) with (c) out (d) on 7. Today students should be reconciled _______ the way things are changing. (a) with (b) to (c) for (d) at 8. That week the dollar dropped _____ its lowest levels. (a) to (b) at (c) into (d) by 9. He went _______ sea alone. (a) in (b) to (c) int...