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"Find the error in the sentence" — ব্যাংক পরীক্ষার English অংশের সবচেয়ে সমীহ-জাগানো প্রশ্ন, অথচ এর পেছনের সত্যটা ভরসা দেওয়ার মতো: পরীক্ষকরা একই ২৫-৩০ ধরনের ভুলই ঘুরিয়ে-ফিরিয়ে দেন। বাক্যের গঠন (কোথায় কী বসে) আর সেই চেনা ভুলের তালিকা — এই দুটো জানলেই error-প্রশ্ন ধরা-ছোঁয়ার মধ্যে চলে আসে। এই পাঠ সেভাবেই সাজানো: আগে গঠন, তারপর transformation, শেষে ভুলের ক্যাটালগ ও চেকলিস্ট।
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought — অর্থাৎ পড়া শেষে মনে আর কোনো প্রশ্ন ঝুলে থাকে না।
Essential Parts of a Sentence
- Subject: About whom/what the sentence is.
- Predicate: What is said about the subject (contains the verb).
- Object: Receiver of the action (in transitive verbs).
- Complement: Word that completes meaning (after linking verbs / certain transitive verbs).
- Modifier: Adjectives, adverbs, phrases that qualify other elements.
Sentence Types by Function
| Type | Function | Punctuation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assertive / Declarative | Statement (positive/negative) | . | He is a doctor. |
| Interrogative | Question | ? | Are you a student? |
| Imperative | Order/Request/Advice | . / ! | Please open the door. |
| Optative | Wish/Prayer/Curse | . / ! | May Allah bless you. |
| Exclamatory | Sudden emotion | ! | What a beautiful sight! |
Assertive Subtypes
- Affirmative: He is honest.
- Negative: He is not honest.
Interrogative Subtypes
- Yes/No Question: Is he a student?
- Wh-Question: What is your name?
- Tag Question: He is a student, isn’t he?
- Choice Question: Do you want tea or coffee?
Sentence Types by Structure
| Type | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | One independent clause (one subject + one finite verb) | I went to school. |
| Compound | Two/more independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) | I went to school, and he stayed home. |
| Complex | One independent + one/more dependent clause joined by subordinating conjunction | I went to school because I had a class. |
| Compound-Complex | Multiple independent + at least one dependent clause | I went to school because I had a class, and I returned home in the evening. |
Clause vs Phrase
- Clause: Has subject + verb. (e.g., ‘when he came’)
- Phrase: Group of words without subject-verb. (e.g., ‘on the table’)
Types of Clauses
- Independent (Principal/Main) Clause: Can stand alone.
- Dependent (Subordinate) Clause: Cannot stand alone; depends on main clause.
- Subordinate types: Noun clause, Adjective clause (relative), Adverb clause.
Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) Pattern
- S + V (intransitive): Birds fly.
- S + V + O: He reads a book.
- S + V + IO + DO (two objects): He gave me a book.
- S + V + O + OC (object complement): They elected him president.
- S + V + SC (subject complement): She is intelligent.
- S + V + A (adverbial): She lives in Dhaka.
Sentence Transformation
1. Affirmative ↔ Negative
| Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|
| He is honest. | He is not dishonest. |
| I shall always remember him. | I shall never forget him. |
| Everybody loves him. | Nobody hates him. |
| Both Rahim and Karim are wise. | Neither Rahim nor Karim is foolish. |
| As soon as he came… | No sooner had he come than… |
| He is the best boy. | No other boy is as good as he. / He is better than any other boy. |
2. Assertive ↔ Interrogative
- Affirmative → Negative-Interrogative: Everybody loves his country. → Who does not love his country?
- Negative → Affirmative-Interrogative: Nobody can deny it. → Who can deny it?
3. Assertive ↔ Exclamatory
- It is a fine sight. → What a fine sight it is!
- The cap is very beautiful. → How beautiful the cap is!
- I wish I had a million. → Had I a million! / Would that I had a million!
4. Assertive ↔ Imperative
- You should obey your parents. → Obey your parents.
- It is your duty to honour him. → Honour him.
5. Simple ↔ Complex ↔ Compound
| Simple | Compound | Complex |
|---|---|---|
| In spite of his poverty, he is happy. | He is poor but he is happy. | Though he is poor, he is happy. |
| The sun having set, we returned home. | The sun set and we returned home. | When the sun set, we returned home. |
| I have no time to waste. | I have no time and I cannot waste any. | I have no time that I can waste. |
6. Degrees of Comparison Change
- Superlative → Comparative → Positive:
- Sup: Dhaka is the largest city in Bangladesh.
- Comp: Dhaka is larger than any other city in Bangladesh.
- Pos: No other city in Bangladesh is as large as Dhaka.
Common Errors & Corrections
| Incorrect | Correct |
|---|---|
| He is my cousin brother. | He is my cousin. |
| I have a head pain. | I have a headache. |
| It is raining since morning. | It has been raining since morning. |
| He told me about it yesterday. | He told me about it yesterday. ✓ (or ‘about it’ should follow ‘me’) |
| The both brothers are friends. | Both the brothers are friends. |
| I, you and he are friends. | You, he and I are friends. (231 / second-third-first) |
| He resembles to his father. | He resembles his father. |
| He told me to not go. | He told me not to go. |
| One should do his duty. | One should do one’s duty. |
| Each of the boys are present. | Each of the boys is present. |
| The committee are united. | The committee is united. (unit) |
| The news are true. | The news is true. |
| Mathematics are easy. | Mathematics is easy. |
| Trousers is costly. | Trousers are costly. (always plural) |
| The poor is unhappy. | The poor are unhappy. |
| The scenery of Kashmir are beautiful. | The scenery of Kashmir is beautiful. |
| He has many informations. | He has much information. |
| I want a hundred dollars. | I want a hundred dollars. ✓ (correct as is) |
| He is taller than me. | He is taller than I (am). (formal); ‘than me’ acceptable informal |
| This is the most unique design. | This is a unique design. (no superlative for ‘unique’) |
| I am suffering with fever. | I am suffering from fever. |
| He is comparing to me. | He is comparing me to / with him. |
| The reason was because he was ill. | The reason was that he was ill. |
| He returned back home. | He returned home. |
| Lend me your ears. | Lend me your ears. ✓ (idiom — listen) |
| I, you and Rahim am wrong. | You, Rahim and I are wrong. |
| Don’t prevent me to go. | Don’t prevent me from going. |
| He hates to read novels. | He hates reading novels. |
| He fond of music. | He is fond of music. |
| I went to home. | I went home. |
| The two first chapters are easy. | The first two chapters are easy. |
| He has lived here since five years. | He has lived here for five years. |
| He died by cholera. | He died of cholera. |
| He is married with her. | He is married to her. |
| What is the time in your watch? | What is the time by your watch? |
| Open the page 10. | Open page 10. |
| He went to abroad. | He went abroad. |
| He is in his way home. | He is on his way home. |
| He committed a blunder mistake. | He committed a blunder. |
| I cannot bear with him. | I cannot put up with him. |
| One of my friend. | One of my friends. (plural after ‘one of’) |
Commonly Confused Words
| Word | Meaning / Usage |
|---|---|
| accept / except | accept = take; except = excluding |
| advice / advise | advice (noun); advise (verb) |
| affect / effect | affect (verb) = influence; effect (noun) = result |
| among / between | among = more than two; between = two |
| borrow / lend | borrow (take); lend (give) |
| bring / take | bring (to speaker); take (away) |
| compliment / complement | compliment = praise; complement = complete |
| council / counsel | council = body; counsel = advice / lawyer |
| desert / dessert | desert = abandon / sandy area; dessert = sweet dish |
| device / devise | device (noun); devise (verb — invent) |
| discover / invent | discover = find existing; invent = create new |
| elder / older | elder (within family); older (general) |
| eligible / illegible | eligible = qualified; illegible = unreadable |
| fewer / less | fewer = countable; less = uncountable |
| famous / notorious | famous (good); notorious (bad) |
| imminent / eminent | imminent = about to happen; eminent = distinguished |
| its / it’s | its = possessive; it’s = it is |
| lay / lie | lay = put down (laid); lie = recline (lay/lain) |
| loose / lose | loose = not tight; lose = misplace |
| many / much | many = countable; much = uncountable |
| medal / metal | medal = award; metal = iron/steel |
| passed / past | passed (verb-past); past (time/period) |
| principal / principle | principal = head; principle = rule |
| quite / quiet | quite = completely; quiet = silent |
| rise / raise | rise = go up (intrans.); raise = lift (trans.) |
| stationary / stationery | stationary = not moving; stationery = writing materials |
| their / there / they’re | their = possessive; there = place; they’re = they are |
| weather / whether | weather = climate; whether = if |
| whose / who’s | whose = possessive; who’s = who is |
| your / you’re | your = possessive; you’re = you are |
| complement / supplement | complement = completes; supplement = adds extra |
| continual / continuous | continual = with breaks; continuous = without breaks |
| credible / credulous | credible = believable; credulous = easily believing |
| historic / historical | historic = important in history; historical = related to history |
| industrious / industrial | industrious = hard-working; industrial = related to industry |
| respectable / respectful / respective | respectable = worthy; respectful = showing respect; respective = particular |
সাধারণ ভুল ও সতর্কতা
দ্রুত সমাধানের কৌশল
তথ্যের সারসংক্ষেপ
- Sentence-types by function: ৫ — Assertive, Interrogative, Imperative, Optative, Exclamatory
- Sentence-types by structure: ৪ — Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex
- Compound — FANBOYS দিয়ে যুক্ত; Complex — subordinating conjunction দিয়ে যুক্ত
- Clause-এ subject-verb আছে; Phrase-এ নেই
- Subordinate clause: noun, adjective (relative), adverb
- Sentence-patterns: S+V, S+V+O, S+V+IO+DO, S+V+O+OC, S+V+SC
- ‘Each of, every one of, one of + plural’ — singular verb
- ‘Trousers, scissors, glasses, jeans, shorts’ — plural verb
- ‘Mathematics, news, physics, ethics’ — singular verb
- ‘Information, advice, furniture, scenery, luggage, machinery, baggage’ — uncountable; ‘much’ ব্যবহার্য
- ‘He resembles his father’ (no ‘to’); ‘He returned home’ (no ‘to’); ‘He went home/abroad’ (no ‘to’)
- ‘He died of/from/by/for’ — context-নির্ভর
- ‘One should do one’s duty’ (নয় ‘his duty’)
- ‘Prevent X from V-ing’; ‘Hate V-ing’; ‘Avoid V-ing’
- ‘You, he and I’ — order (231)
- ‘Unique, perfect, complete, infinite, impossible’ — no degrees of comparison
- ‘The reason is/was that …’ (নয় ‘because’)
- Confused: affect/effect; advice/advise; principal/principle; stationary/stationery; lay/lie; less/fewer
প্রশ্ন ও উত্তর (১০০+ MCQ)
1. How many sentence types are there by function?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
Ans: (c) 5
2. ‘He is a doctor’ — what type?
(a) Assertive (b) Interrogative (c) Imperative (d) Exclamatory
Ans: (a)
3. ‘What a beautiful sight!’ — type?
(a) Assertive (b) Exclamatory (c) Imperative (d) Optative
Ans: (b)
4. ‘May Allah bless you’ — type?
(a) Imperative (b) Optative (c) Exclamatory (d) Assertive
Ans: (b)
5. ‘Please open the door’ — type?
(a) Imperative (b) Optative (c) Exclamatory (d) Assertive
Ans: (a)
6. ‘Are you a student?’ — type?
(a) Interrogative (b) Imperative (c) Assertive (d) Exclamatory
Ans: (a)
7. ‘I went to school’ — structure?
(a) Simple (b) Compound (c) Complex (d) Compound-Complex
Ans: (a) Simple
8. ‘I went to school, and he stayed home’ — structure?
(a) Simple (b) Compound (c) Complex (d) Compound-Complex
Ans: (b) Compound
9. ‘I went to school because I had a class’ — structure?
(a) Simple (b) Compound (c) Complex (d) Compound-Complex
Ans: (c) Complex
10. A clause has —
(a) Verb only (b) Subject-Verb (c) No verb (d) None
Ans: (b)
11. ‘On the table’ — what is it?
(a) Clause (b) Phrase (c) Sentence (d) Verb
Ans: (b) Phrase
12. ‘When he came’ — what is it?
(a) Phrase (b) Subordinate clause (c) Main clause (d) Sentence
Ans: (b)
13. ‘I, you and he are friends’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — You, he and I (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
14. ‘He resembles to his father’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — He resembles his father (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
15. ‘One should do his duty’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — One should do one’s duty (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
16. ‘He went to home’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — He went home (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
17. ‘He returned back’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — He returned (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
18. ‘He died by cholera’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — He died of cholera (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
19. ‘He is married with her’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — married to (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
20. ‘Each of the boys are present’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — Each of the boys is present (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
21. ‘The news are true’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — news is (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
22. ‘He has many informations’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — much information (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
23. Choose correct: He is taller than ? .
(a) I (b) me (c) myself (d) my
Ans: (a) I (formal); (b) acceptable informal
24. ‘He is suffering with fever’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — from (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
25. ‘The two first chapters’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — The first two chapters (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
26. ‘He hates to read novels’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Better: He hates reading novels (c) Both work (d) None
Ans: (b)/(c) — both acceptable; ‘hates reading’ more idiomatic
27. ‘Prevent me to go’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — from going (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
28. ‘He has lived here since five years’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — for five years (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
29. ‘He has lived here since 2020’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (a) Correct
30. ‘He is most unique’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — ‘unique’ has no degree (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
31. ‘The reason was because he was ill’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — The reason was that he was ill (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
32. ‘Open page 10’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Open the page 10 (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (a)
33. ‘What is the time by your watch?’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — in (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (a) (‘by your watch’)
34. ‘He committed a blunder mistake’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — He committed a blunder (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
35. ‘One of my friend’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — One of my friends (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
36. ‘Trousers is costly’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — Trousers are (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
37. ‘The poor is unhappy’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — The poor are (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
38. ‘Accept’ means —
(a) take (b) excluding (c) refuse (d) reject
Ans: (a) take
39. ‘Except’ means —
(a) take (b) excluding (c) include (d) all
Ans: (b) excluding
40. ‘Advice’ is —
(a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Adjective (d) Adverb
Ans: (b) Noun
41. ‘Advise’ is —
(a) Noun (b) Verb (c) Adjective (d) Adverb
Ans: (b) Verb
42. ‘Affect’ — part of speech?
(a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Adjective (d) Adverb
Ans: (a) Verb (influence)
43. ‘Effect’ — part of speech?
(a) Verb (b) Noun (c) Adjective (d) Adverb
Ans: (b) Noun (result)
44. ‘Principal’ means —
(a) head (b) rule (c) money lent (d) (a) & (c)
Ans: (d) head / money lent (noun); main (adj.)
45. ‘Principle’ means —
(a) head (b) rule / law (c) money (d) main
Ans: (b) rule
46. ‘Stationary’ means —
(a) writing materials (b) not moving (c) running (d) machinery
Ans: (b) not moving
47. ‘Stationery’ means —
(a) writing materials (b) not moving (c) firm (d) building
Ans: (a)
48. ‘Quite’ means —
(a) silent (b) completely (c) only (d) almost
Ans: (b) completely
49. ‘Quiet’ means —
(a) completely (b) silent (c) noisy (d) busy
Ans: (b) silent
50. ‘Lose’ means —
(a) not tight (b) misplace (c) hide (d) keep
Ans: (b) misplace
51. ‘Loose’ means —
(a) misplace (b) not tight (c) tight (d) lost
Ans: (b)
52. ‘Discover’ means —
(a) find existing (b) create new (c) destroy (d) hide
Ans: (a)
53. ‘Invent’ means —
(a) find existing (b) create new (c) destroy (d) hide
Ans: (b)
54. ‘Many’ goes with —
(a) Countable noun (b) Uncountable (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (a)
55. ‘Much’ goes with —
(a) Countable (b) Uncountable (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
56. ‘Few’ vs ‘A few’ vs ‘The few’?
(a) Negative / Positive / Specific (b) All same (c) All positive (d) None
Ans: (a)
57. ‘Little’ vs ‘A little’ vs ‘The little’?
(a) Negative / Positive / Specific (b) All same (c) All positive (d) None
Ans: (a)
58. Transform: ‘He is the best boy in the class.’ → Comparative?
(a) He is better than any other boy in the class (b) No boy is good (c) Best boy of class (d) Boy best
Ans: (a)
59. Transform: ‘Dhaka is the largest city in BD.’ → Positive?
(a) No other city in BD is as large as Dhaka (b) Dhaka is large (c) Dhaka large city (d) Dhaka largest
Ans: (a)
60. Transform: ‘Everybody loves his country.’ → Negative interrogative?
(a) Who does not love his country? (b) Everyone loves (c) None loves (d) Anybody loves
Ans: (a)
61. Transform: ‘It is a fine sight.’ → Exclamatory?
(a) What a fine sight it is! (b) Fine sight (c) Such a fine sight (d) How fine
Ans: (a)
62. Transform: ‘How beautiful the rose is!’ → Assertive?
(a) The rose is beautiful (b) The rose is very beautiful (c) Rose beauty (d) Beautiful rose
Ans: (b)
63. Transform: ‘He is poor but he is happy.’ → Complex?
(a) Though he is poor, he is happy (b) Poor but happy (c) He is poor and happy (d) None
Ans: (a)
64. Transform: ‘In spite of his poverty, he is happy.’ → Compound?
(a) Though he is poor, he is happy (b) He is poor but he is happy (c) Poverty he happy (d) None
Ans: (b)
65. ‘He is the man ? won the prize.’
(a) which (b) who (c) whom (d) what
Ans: (b) who
66. ‘The book ? I bought is good.’
(a) who (b) which (c) whose (d) whom
Ans: (b) which
67. ‘Either ... or’ takes verb according to —
(a) First subject (b) Second subject (c) Nearest subject (d) Both subjects
Ans: (c) Nearest
68. ‘The committee ? divided in opinion.’
(a) is (b) are (c) was (d) has
Ans: (b) are (individuals)
69. ‘He resembles his father ? .’
(a) to (b) — (c) with (d) of
Ans: (b) no preposition
70. ‘The committee ? elected him chairman.’
(a) was (b) were (c) has (d) have
Ans: (c) has (unit)
71. Choose correct: ‘He ? his bicycle.’
(a) lost (b) loosed (c) lose (d) loses
Ans: (a) lost
72. ‘The dog ? down on the floor.’
(a) laid (b) lay (c) lied (d) lain
Ans: (b) lay (recline past)
73. ‘He ? the book on the table.’
(a) laid (b) lay (c) lied (d) lain
Ans: (a) laid (put)
74. Choose adverb: ‘He runs ? .’
(a) quick (b) quickly (c) quicker (d) quickest
Ans: (b) quickly
75. Correct: ‘He is ? as me.’
(a) tall (b) as tall (c) taller (d) most tall
Ans: (b) as tall
76. ‘The rich ? always happy.’
(a) is (b) are (c) was (d) has
Ans: (b) are (adj. → plural)
77. ‘Mathematics ? a difficult subject.’
(a) is (b) are (c) were (d) have
Ans: (a) is
78. ‘Scenery ? beautiful.’
(a) are (b) is (c) were (d) have
Ans: (b) is
79. ‘Cattle ? grazing.’
(a) is (b) are (c) was (d) has
Ans: (b) are (always plural)
80. ‘The number of accidents ? increased.’
(a) have (b) has (c) is (d) are
Ans: (b) has
81. ‘A number of students ? absent.’
(a) is (b) are (c) was (d) has
Ans: (b) are
82. ‘He prevented me ? going.’
(a) to (b) from (c) for (d) at
Ans: (b) from
83. ‘I am looking forward ? seeing you.’
(a) to (b) for (c) at (d) of
Ans: (a) to
84. ‘He hates ? .’
(a) to lie (b) lying (c) both (d) lied
Ans: (c) both grammatical
85. ‘He insisted ? going.’
(a) to (b) for (c) on (d) of
Ans: (c) on
86. ‘He is in his way home’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — on his way (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b)
87. ‘What is the matter with you?’ — meaning?
(a) Question about problem (b) Compliment (c) Greeting (d) Order
Ans: (a)
88. ‘He told that he was ill’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — He told me / He said that (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b) ‘told’ needs object
89. ‘He said me that…’ — correct?
(a) Correct (b) Incorrect — He told me / He said to me (c) Both (d) None
Ans: (b) ‘said’ doesn’t take direct obj.
90. ‘Many a student ? failed.’
(a) have (b) has (c) is (d) are
Ans: (b) has (‘Many a’ = singular)
91. ‘More than one boy ? present.’
(a) are (b) is (c) were (d) have
Ans: (b) is
92. ‘Either of the boys ? guilty.’
(a) is (b) are (c) were (d) have
Ans: (a) is
93. ‘Neither he nor I ? coming.’
(a) am (b) is (c) are (d) was
Ans: (a) am (nearest subject)
94. ‘He is fond ? swimming.’
(a) of (b) in (c) at (d) for
Ans: (a) of
95. ‘He went home’ — type by structure?
(a) Simple (b) Compound (c) Complex (d) Compound-complex
Ans: (a)
96. ‘Although he is poor, he is honest’ — structure?
(a) Simple (b) Compound (c) Complex (d) Compound-complex
Ans: (c) Complex
97. ‘When the sun set, we returned home and had supper’ — structure?
(a) Simple (b) Compound (c) Complex (d) Compound-complex
Ans: (d) Compound-complex
98. ‘He is a man of letters’ — meaning?
(a) Postman (b) Scholar/literary man (c) Writer of letters (d) Reader
Ans: (b) Scholar
99. ‘He is good at heart’ — meaning?
(a) Has good heart (b) Kind/honest (c) Healthy heart (d) Good doctor
Ans: (b) Kind by nature
100. ‘He is in hot water’ — meaning?
(a) In trouble (b) Bathing (c) In hot drink (d) In summer
Ans: (a) In trouble
101. ‘He is a black sheep’ — meaning?
(a) Sheep (b) Black animal (c) Disgrace to family (d) Honest man
Ans: (c)
102. ‘To beat about the bush’ — meaning?
(a) Beat hard (b) Talk indirectly (c) Hide (d) Hunt
Ans: (b) Talk indirectly
103. ‘To bury the hatchet’ — meaning?
(a) Hide weapon (b) Make peace (c) Start war (d) Bury something
Ans: (b) Make peace
104. ‘To pull one’s leg’ — meaning?
(a) Hit (b) Joke / tease (c) Trip (d) Drag
Ans: (b) Joke
105. ‘To turn a deaf ear’ — meaning?
(a) Listen carefully (b) Ignore (c) Hear partially (d) Reply quickly
Ans: (b) Ignore