Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English B
I will call you when I arrive. (Identify the kind of clause of the underlined phrase 'when I arrive')
A)
Noun clause
B)
Finite subordinate clause
C)
Non-finite subordinate clause
D)
Adjective clause
Step-by-step analysis:
1. **Identify the Clause**: The phrase 'when I arrive' contains a subject ('I') and a verb ('arrive'), making it a clause.
2. **Subordinate vs. Main**: It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and depends on the main clause ('I will call you'), therefore it is a subordinate (dependent) clause. Specifically, it is an adverbial clause of time.
3. **Finite vs. Non-finite**: A finite clause contains a verb that shows tense, person, or number. In 'when I arrive', the verb 'arrive' is in the present tense and agrees with the subject 'I'. Therefore, it is a finite clause. (A non-finite clause would use a participle or infinitive, such as 'Upon arriving').
4. **Evaluating Options**:
- (a) Noun clause: Incorrect. It does not function as a noun (subject or object); it modifies the timing of the action.
- (b) Finite subordinate clause: Correct. It is subordinate and contains a finite verb.
- (c) Non-finite subordinate clause: Incorrect. The verb 'arrive' is finite.
- (d) Adjective clause: Incorrect. It does not modify a noun; it modifies the verb 'call'.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English B
She has been writing ___ a week.
A)
for
B)
since
C)
from
D)
within
The sentence uses the Present Perfect Continuous tense ('has been writing'), which describes an action that started in the past and continues to the present. In English grammar, we use 'for' and 'since' to indicate duration or starting points:
1. 'For' is used with a **period of time** (a duration), such as 'a week', 'three hours', or 'five years'. Since 'a week' is a duration, 'for' is the correct preposition.
2. 'Since' is used with a **specific point in time** (a starting date or time), such as 'Monday', '2010', or '8 o'clock'. If the sentence were 'She has been writing since last Monday', 'since' would be correct.
3. 'From' is typically used to indicate a starting point but is not used with the Present Perfect Continuous to show duration up to the present.
4. 'Within' indicates that something happens inside a certain time limit (e.g., 'I will finish it within a week'), which does not fit the grammatical structure of 'has been writing'.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English B
He is too ___ to be deceived easily.
A)
strong
B)
honest
C)
intelligent
D)
kind
The sentence uses the 'too [adjective] to [verb]' structure, which implies that a certain quality is so high that it prevents a specific outcome from happening. In this context, the outcome is 'being deceived easily.' To be 'deceived' means to be tricked or misled. The quality that prevents someone from being tricked is mental sharpness or wisdom.
- 'Intelligent' (Option c) fits perfectly because a person with high intelligence is capable of spotting a trick and therefore cannot be easily deceived.
- 'Strong' (Option a) refers to physical power, which does not prevent mental deception.
- 'Honest' (Option b) refers to truthfulness; an honest person can still be naive or easily tricked by others.
- 'Kind' (Option d) refers to a gentle nature; in fact, being overly kind can sometimes make a person more susceptible to being deceived.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the correct notion expressed: He told us not to make so much noise.
A)
Affirmative
B)
Imperative
C)
Negation
D)
Optative
Option C is correct: Negation.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: ____ come to my rescue, I would have been killed.
A)
If he had not
B)
If he did not
C)
Having not
D)
If he would not
Option A is correct: If he had not.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: The case was put ____ the judge within a week.
A)
through
B)
from
C)
by
D)
before
Option D is correct: before.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: I work hard that my kids ____ have all the luxuries in the world.
A)
might
B)
may
C)
shall
D)
can
Option B is correct: may.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: It ____ be difficult to live amidst war.
A)
shall
B)
must
C)
should
D)
could
Option D is correct: could.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: ____ you meet my son in the market, ask him to call me.
A)
Should
B)
Would
C)
While
D)
Will
Option A is correct: Should.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: He ____ pay you the loan he owes you.
A)
ought to
B)
used to
C)
need
D)
dare
Option A is correct: ought to.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Choose the best expression in Indirect Speech: My mother said to me, “Are you going to school?”
Answer: My mother asked me if I was going to school.
To convert the direct speech sentence 'My mother said to me, “Are you going to school?”' into indirect speech, the following grammatical rules are applied:
1. **Reporting Verb**: Since the direct speech is a question, the reporting verb 'said to' is changed to 'asked'.
2. **Connector**: For 'Yes/No' questions (questions starting with an auxiliary verb like 'Are'), the conjunction 'if' or 'whether' is used to connect the reporting clause and the reported clause.
3. **Sentence Structure**: The interrogative form ('Are you...') is changed into an assertive form ('I was...'). The question mark is replaced by a full stop.
4. **Pronoun Change**: The second-person pronoun 'you' refers to the listener ('me'), so it changes to the first-person pronoun 'I'.
5. **Tense Change**: The present continuous tense ('are going') changes to the past continuous tense ('was going') because the reporting verb ('said') is in the past tense.
Combining these steps: 'My mother' (Subject) + 'asked' (Reporting Verb) + 'me' (Object) + 'if' (Connector) + 'I' (Pronoun) + 'was going to school' (Tense change/Assertive form).
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the notion/concept expressed: The room is nice, though small.
A)
concession
B)
condition
C)
comparison
D)
result
Option A is correct: concession.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the kind of clause of the underlined word/phrase: I will call you when I arrive.
A)
Noun clause
B)
Finite subordinate clause
C)
Non-finite subordinate clause
D)
Adverb clause
Option A is correct: Noun clause.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: A plane is hovering ____ the field.
A)
on
B)
above
C)
after
D)
among
Option B is correct: above.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: He received a summons today.
A)
Adverb
B)
Pronoun
C)
Noun
D)
Verb
Option C is correct: Noun.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: They will go to Bangalore ____ plane.
A)
on
B)
in
C)
by
D)
from
Option C is correct: by.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: You ____ come and have dinner with me.
A)
have
B)
need
C)
must
D)
dare
Option C is correct: must.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Choose the best expression in Indirect Speech: She said, “We will analyse this tomorrow.”
A)
She said that we will analyse it the next day.
B)
She said that we would analyse it the next day.
C)
She said that they will analyse it the next day.
D)
She said that they would analyse it the next day.
Option D is correct: She said that they would analyse it the next day..
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: The proceeds were deposited in the court.
A)
Adjective
B)
Pronoun
C)
Verb
D)
Noun
Option D is correct: Noun.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: I wish he ____ not play music so loudly.
A)
should
B)
will
C)
would
D)
ought
Option C is correct: would.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: That is my opinion on the matter.
A)
Pronoun
B)
Preposition
C)
Adverb
D)
Conjunction
Option A is correct: Pronoun.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the notion/concept expressed: He held my hand lest I should fall.
A)
condition
B)
purpose
C)
supposition
D)
comparison
Option B is correct: purpose.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: I seldom go out these days.
A)
Verb
B)
Adverb
C)
Preposition
D)
Adjective
Option B is correct: Adverb.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Fill in the blank: The poet ____ her is alive.
A)
about
B)
of
C)
in
D)
for
Option B is correct: of.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2025 • General English A
Identify the kind of clause of the underlined word/phrase: The problem is that we don’t have enough time.
A)
Noun clause
B)
Adjective clause
C)
Non-finite subordinate clause
D)
Finite subordinate clause
Option A is correct: Noun clause.
