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'Burn the midnight oil' meansRead the answer and worked solution →A binomial is an expression made of how many words?Read the answer and worked solution →Binomials are usually joined by:Read the answer and worked solution →The words of a binomial are used in:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a binomial?Read the answer and worked solution →The suffix -less means:Read the answer and worked solution →The suffix -ous means:Read the answer and worked solution →The suffix -est forms which degree?Read the answer and worked solution →The binomial 'on and off' means:Read the answer and worked solution →The binomial 'part and parcel' means:Read the answer and worked solution →The binomial 'mix and match' means to:Read the answer and worked solution →'Burn the midnight oil' means to:Read the answer and worked solution →The suffix -tion shows:Read the answer and worked solution →The suffix -ment shows:Read the answer and worked solution →The suffix -ive shows:Read the answer and worked solution →A figure of speech using extreme exaggeration is:Read the answer and worked solution →Hyperbole is meant to be taken:Read the answer and worked solution →A lyrical poem of deep admiration or praise is an:Read the answer and worked solution →An ode is usually written in a style that is:Read the answer and worked solution →'Antiquity' uses which suffix?Read the answer and worked solution →The suffix -ed usually makes which form of a verb?Read the answer and worked solution →Match the binomialRead the answer and worked solution →Match the suffixRead the answer and worked solution →Binomial or suffix?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false about wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Pick the meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the word rulesRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the odd one outRead the answer and worked solution →Vocabulary bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the word rulesRead the answer and worked solution →

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'Burn the midnight oil' means

  1. Burn the kitchen cooking oil
  2. Set fire to a kitchen lamp
  3. Waste fuel resources at home
  4. Work or study late at night
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Correct answer: D. Work or study late at night

1. Idiom from the era of oil lamps. 2. Burning oil at midnight = working late. 3. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Idioms and Phrases PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common idioms_

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A binomial is an expression made of how many words?

  1. Two
  2. Six
  3. Ten
  4. One
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Correct answer: A. Two

1. Binomials are set phrases used in a fixed order. 2. Odds and ends is one example. 3. They consist of two words joined by a conjunction. 4. So the answer is two. _Source: syllabus English Poorvi, Unit 1 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read'_

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Binomials are usually joined by:

  1. A paragraph
  2. A conjunction
  3. A full stops
  4. An adjective
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Correct answer: B. A conjunction

1. Odds and ends, right or wrong are binomials. 2. The middle word links the two halves. 3. That linking word is a conjunction like and or or. 4. So the answer is a conjunction. _Source: syllabus English Poorvi, Unit 1 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read'_

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