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Grammar 42 - Avoiding Repetition - Substitution
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Choose the sentence that uses a substitution to avoid repetition.
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The towel in the hotel room was soiled. I asked for a new one.
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Unorthodox cricket shots are being used of late. Such shots help to keep interest in the game alive.
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His father was very happy that he obtained good grades. So was his mother.
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All of the above are correct.
Q.2
In the first sentence, who or what does 'they' refer to?
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Two boys selling strawberries.
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The strawberries.
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The people driving through.
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The foothills.
Q.3
In the second paragraph, what is the substitution used for Luigi?
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Driver
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He
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His
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All of the above are correct.
Q.4
In the second paragraph 'their' refers to what or who?
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Luigi's shoulders.
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The two boys.
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The people driving through.
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The strawberries.
Q.5
In the third paragraph 'their' and 'they' refer to who or what?
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The strawberries.
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The people in the car.
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The two boys.
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The baskets.
Q.6
In the third paragraph the speaker and the people driving through are substituted by which words?
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'One' and 'other'
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'His' and 'their'
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'Little' and 'figures'
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'We' and 'my companion'
Q.7
In the last paragraph 'our' and 'friends' refer to who?
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'Our' refers to the people driving through and 'friends' refer to the two boys.
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'Friends' refers to the people driving through and 'our' refer to the two boys.
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'Our' and 'friends' refer to people driving through.
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'Our' and 'friends' refer to the two boys.
Q.8
Choose the sentence that uses 'former' as a substitution to avoid repetition.
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Manmohan Singh, who was the finance minister in 1991, is now remembered as the father of liberalisation along with former PM Narasimha Rao.
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Aamir Khan is the new number one movie star. He replaces the former number one, Salman Khan.
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I've seen Aamir Khan's movies 'Tare Zameen Par' and 'Lagan.' I find the former a more intriguing movie than the latter.
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I had invited my friends to a party. I held it in my former barn now refurbished into a modern house.
Q.9
Choose the sentence that does NOT use 'latter' as substitution to avoid repetition.
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I've seen Aamir Khan's movies 'Tare Zameen Par' and 'Lagan.' I find the former a more moving movie than the latter.
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The latter part of the century is devoted to swift developments in technology.
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are outstanding batsmen. However, the coach finds the latter to be inconsistent.
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The cheetah and the gazelle are swift runners. The former outruns the latter.
Q.10
Choose the sentence that uses 'respectively' as a substitution to avoid repetition.
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Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi are aged above 60 respectively.
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Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi are Prime Ministers of India and they are men respectively.
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Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi are Prime Ministers of India respectively.
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Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi are the 14th and 15th Prime Ministers of India respectively.
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