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Indian Navy SSR Vocab Grammar Idioms — practice questions — page 2

Explore 54 free Vocab Grammar Idioms questions in Indian Navy SSR English. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

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Fill in the blank: 'She is good ___ singing classical music.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in the blank: 'I prefer tea ___ coffee.'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 →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: punctuation rulesRead the answer and worked solution →Applying the principlesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every sentence problem Strunk's rules would catchRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the composition principlesRead the answer and worked solution →More of Strunk's rulesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: sentence structureRead the answer and worked solution →Which rule is being applied?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Fill in the blank: 'She is good ___ singing classical music.'

  1. On
  2. For
  3. In
  4. At
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Correct answer: D. At

'Good at' (skill or activity). 'Good in' is used for school subjects in some usages but 'good at' is more idiomatic. 'Good on' and 'good for' have other meanings.

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Fill in the blank: 'I prefer tea ___ coffee.'

  1. To
  2. Over
  3. From
  4. Than
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Correct answer: A. To

'Prefer X to Y' is the correct collocation. 'Prefer X over Y' is also accepted in some usages. 'Prefer than' is incorrect.

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Match each rule to what it governs

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Rule 1
    Right
    form the possessive singular by adding 's
  2. Left
    Rule 3
    Right
    enclose parenthetic expressions between commas
  3. Left
    Rule 5
    Right
    do not join independent clauses by a comma
  4. Left
    Rule 6
    Right
    do not break sentences in two
Four of Strunk's numbered rules of usage. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.

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