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Indian Navy INET Error Spotting — practice questions

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Choose the SYNONYM of the word: ABATERead the answer and worked solution →Choose the ANTONYM of: AUDACIOUSRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the ANTONYM of: TRANSPARENTRead the answer and worked solution →Identify the part with the error: 'Neither the manager (A) nor the employees (B) was satisfied (C) with the new policy. (D)'Read the answer and worked solution →Identify the error: 'She is one of those students (A) who has always (B) excelled in academics (C) without showing arrogance. (D)'Read the answer and worked solution →Identify the error: 'The team are playing (A) very well today, (B) and they will likely (C) win the championship. (D)'Read the answer and worked solution →Identify the error: 'Between you and I, (A) the proposal (B) seems quite reasonable (C) and worth pursuing. (D)'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in: 'Her _____ to the project was evident in the long hours she devoted to it.'Read the answer and worked solution →One who loves and works for the welfare of mankind:Read the answer and worked solution →A government by the people:Read the answer and worked solution →A medicine that induces sleep:Read the answer and worked solution →What does the idiom 'A blessing in disguise' mean?Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct preposition: 'She is good ___ mathematics.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct preposition: 'The book is divided ___ ten chapters.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct form: 'By the time we arrived, the movie ___.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct form: 'If I ___ a millionaire, I would travel the world.'Read the answer and worked solution →Match each rule to what it governsRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: commas and clausesRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the rule on participial phrasesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every principle of composition Strunk givesRead the answer and worked solution →Which principle does this illustrate?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the rules backRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the paragraph rulesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: compositionRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: tighten a sentenceRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead 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 →Rule of usage, or principle of composition?Read the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: rule with its pointRead the answer and worked solution →

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Choose the SYNONYM of the word: ABATE

  1. Diminish
  2. Continue
  3. Aggravate
  4. Amplify
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Correct answer: A. Diminish

Abate means to lessen, reduce, or diminish in intensity (e.g., 'the storm finally abated'). Synonym: diminish. **Antonyms:** increase, aggravate, amplify.

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Choose the ANTONYM of: AUDACIOUS

  1. Cowardly
  2. Reckless
  3. Bold
  4. Adventurous
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Correct answer: A. Cowardly

**Audacious:** showing willingness to take bold risks. **Antonym:** cowardly, timid, cautious.

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Choose the ANTONYM of: TRANSPARENT

  1. Translucent
  2. Clear
  3. Opaque
  4. Visible
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Correct answer: C. Opaque

**Transparent:** see-through. **Antonym:** opaque (cannot see through). Translucent is in between (allows light but not clear image).

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