Question 1

Camouflage is one way animals protect themselves. Is this pronoun reflexive or intensive?

Accepted Answer

Camouflage is one way animals protect themselves is reflexive.

Question 2

One who hates marriage is called

Accepted Answer

One who hates marriage is called misogamist.

Question 3

Correction of sentences: What your Sirname is?

Accepted Answer

'What is your Sirname?' is the correct sentence of the given sentence in English grammar.

Question 4

The comparative form of adjectives compares

Accepted Answer

A comparative compares a person or thing with another person or thing. A superlative compares a person or thing with the whole group of which that person or thing is a member Comparative adjectives compare one person or thing with another and enable us to say whether a person or thing has more or less of a particular quality. Example :: I’m more interested in music than studies, Arun is taller than Karthik.

Question 5

A drawing on transparent paper is

Accepted Answer

The one word substitute for 'a drawing on transparent paper' is Transparency.

Question 6

Give me a word that means the opposite of dull?

Accepted Answer

Dull means not sharp, not shining, not bright, ... Hence, the given words are all that means the opposite of dull.

Question 7

Small most nearly means

Accepted Answer

Small means a little in size or quantity. Here in the given options, Tiny means same as small. Hence, Small most nearly means as Tiny.

Question 8

One who is fond of fighting

Accepted Answer

The person one who is fond of fighting is known as Bellicose.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

Accepted Answer

In the given options, "His stomach rumbled like an approaching train" is an example of Simile. All the other options are examples of metaphors. Simile and Metaphor are both figure of speeches in English which are used for comparing things but the only difference is Simile uses LIKE or AS words in comparing and metaphor directly compares without using any words.

Question 10

The act of violating the sanctity of the church is called Sacrilege.

Accepted Answer

The act of violating or misuse of what is regarded as sacred i.e, like the sanctity of the church is called Sacrilege.

Question 11

Iteration is most similar in meaning to

Accepted Answer

Iteration is most similar in meaning to the word repeatation i.e, looping.

Question 12

Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets. The earth _ round the sun.

Accepted Answer

The earth moves round the sun.

Question 13

Alliteration is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration is an example of Consonance. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another in a piece of text. Example is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." Whereas Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds, sometimes creating end rhymes.

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