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SSC Stenographer Tenses — practice questions — page 2

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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 →Tap every statement true of tenseRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: subject with its present formRead the answer and worked solution →Singular or plural subject?Read the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Reading the definition backRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the agreement ruleRead the answer and worked solution →Which subject takes this form?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: tense across timeRead the answer and worked solution →Matching form to subject and timeRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the odd one outRead the answer and worked solution →

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Two are true, one is not

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Questions
  1. False statement
    Tense indicates gender
    Statements
    1. Tense indicates time
    2. Verbs change form for tense
    3. Tense indicates gender
  2. False statement
    'I was' is present
    Statements
    1. 'I was' is present
    2. 'I am' is present
    3. 'I was' is past
  3. False statement
    'He are' is correct
    Statements
    1. 'We are' is correct
    2. 'He are' is correct
    3. 'They were' is correct
The false line breaks agreement or misplaces time. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), public domain.

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Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.

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Questions
  1. Question
    Three of these verb forms are wrong.
    Choices
    1. Item
      They were here yesterday
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      Plural subjects take 'were'.
      Item
      They was here yesterday
    3. Explanation
      Third person singular takes 'is'.
      Item
      He are here today
    4. Explanation
      First person singular takes 'am'.
      Item
      I are here today
Each trap breaks agreement or tense. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), public domain.

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Tap every statement true of tense

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  1. Items
    1. Text
      It indicates the time of an action
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      It is shown by the form of the verb
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      It applies to being as well as action
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      It indicates the gender of the subject
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      It is shown by the article
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    True of TENSE
What tense does and does not carry. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), public domain.

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