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IBPS Clerk Unit 6: Syntax and Sentence Structure — practice questions

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Swipe: is the sentence Active or Passive voice?Read the answer and worked solution →Tap every word Fernald lists as an antonym of ALLEVIATERead the answer and worked solution →Tap every word Fernald lists as an antonym of PARDONRead the answer and worked solution →Match each word to its oppositeRead the answer and worked solution →Eases it, or worsens it?Read the answer and worked solution →Choosing the oppositeRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: antonymsRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the word that is not an oppositeRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: word with its oppositeRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Synonym or antonym?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the contrastRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: find the best antonymRead the answer and worked solution →Telling the two apartRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every antonym of ACRIMONY and ENMITYRead the answer and worked solution →More oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: more oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →Warm or hostile?Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that agrees rather than opposesRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: more oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →

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Swipe: is the sentence Active or Passive voice?

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  1. Item
    She wrote the report
    Answer
    left
  2. Item
    The report was written by her
    Answer
    right
  3. Item
    He drives the car
    Answer
    left
  4. Item
    A car is driven by him
    Answer
    right
  5. Item
    They are repairing the bridge
    Answer
    left
  6. Item
    The bridge is being repaired
    Answer
    right
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Active
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Passive

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Tap every word Fernald lists as an antonym of ALLEVIATE

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    1. Text
      aggravate
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      increase
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      magnify
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      enlarge
      Matches the category
      Yes
    5. Text
      soothe
      Matches the category
      No
    6. Text
      ease
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    Antonym of ALLEVIATE
From the antonym entry for ALLEVIATE. Source: English Synonyms and Antonyms, Fernald (1896), public domain.

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Tap every word Fernald lists as an antonym of PARDON

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    1. Text
      accuse
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      condemn
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      convict
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      impeach
      Matches the category
      Yes
    5. Text
      forgive
      Matches the category
      No
    6. Text
      excuse
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    Antonym of PARDON
From the antonym entry for PARDON. Source: English Synonyms and Antonyms, Fernald (1896), public domain.

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Unit 1A: Rhetorical Reading & Claims AnalysisUnit 7B: Verb Tense Consistency and Agreement RulesUnit 8B: Synonyms, Antonyms and Lexical NuanceUnit 8A: Contextual Vocabulary and Word FormationUnit 7A: Sentence Boundaries and Structural Improvement