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BCS English Preparation-2
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The fire --- in a jiffy.
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spread
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I am looking forward to --- you soon.
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seeing
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He annoyed me --- conduct.
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with
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If I were in Alamin’s position, I --- look for
another job.
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might
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Ultrasonic waves are --- the range of sounds a
human can hear.
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beyond
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Our teacher told the monitor to hand out scripts
--- the class.
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among
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All students went to school --- bus.
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by
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“At low
ebb” – means.
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Decreasing
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‘To read
between the lines’ means.
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to read closely
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‘Hand in’
means.
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to submit a document
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‘Syntax’ means.
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sentence building
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The word ‘ecological’ is related to.
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environment
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Synonym of ‘Despise’
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abhor
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The correct antonym for ‘superficial’ is
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deep
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The meaning of ‘Bilateral’ is
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two-sided
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The antonym of ‘constraint’
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Freedom
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The word ‘tyranny’ is
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Noun
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Adjective of ‘circle’ is
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Circular
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Racket: Tennis
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Bat: Cricket
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‘The Rape of Bangladesh’ is written by
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Anthony Mascarenhas
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What is an epic?
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A long poem
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Showing posts with label English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English. Show all posts
Monday, June 18, 2012
BCS English Preparation-2
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Confusion
Confusion
with
“Time and Tide wait/waits for no one”
Wait
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Waits
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1.
Conjunction and needs a plural verb – wait
2.
Time and tide wait for no one. Cambridge
dictionary
3.
The idiom remains same in all cases.
Time
and tide WAIT for (no man)/none.
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1.
What you seem to be confused about the comparison with sentences
like:
a)
Rajma and rice is my favorite food. - Here, it is the same idea.
b)
Early to bed and early to rise, makes you healthy wealthy and
wise - again, it is the same idea, and hence singular verb, ‘makes’ is used
2. The proverb actually goes: “Time and
tide waits for no man.” It's a poetic expression using the archaic definition
of ‘tide’ as ‘a period of time.’ (This use survives in words like
"Christmastide" and "Eastertide.") So, because
"time" and "tide" are synonyms and two different words
for the same thing, the subject is singular.
The same thing happens in modern English, as in the following:
a)
My friend and colleague stands by me.
Here the friend and the colleague are the same person, and so
the subject is singular.
b)
The richest nation in the world and the most wasteful nation in
the world is the United States.
Here the richest nation and the most wasteful nation are the
same nation, and so the subject is singular.
3. The proverb indeed has many
variations. It always begins “Time and tide...” and concludes:
waits for no man waits for none wait for no man wait for none
The variation would be the best from
the GMAT point of view. It shows more logical subject-verb agreement and it
is politically correct. In any case, you won't find this proverb on the GMAT
in any form.
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BCS English Preparation
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BCS English Preparation
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What is the time
---- your watch?
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by
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William
Shakespeare is a famous----
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dramatist
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‘Debut’ means----
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first
appearance
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A sonnet is a
lyric poem of ----
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fourteen
lines
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The verb form of ‘beautiful’----
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beautify
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Passive form of ‘Open
the door’ ----
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let
the door be opened
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Antonym of ‘Expel’----
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admit
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‘Do or die’ is a
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compound
sentence
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Feminine gender of
the word ‘tiger’----
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tigress
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‘Early to bed and
early to rise make/makes you healthy, wealthy and wise.’
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makes
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‘De facto’
means----
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in
reality
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Study of human
origin and culture---
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Anthropology
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‘Sine die’ means---
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adjourned
indefinitely
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