Grammar - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

'Brushed off' means to dismiss and ignore. 'Off' here is a preposition.

'That' and 'those' are used to point to something further away. For a singular thing, use 'that'. For a plural thing, use 'those'.

'which' is a determiner pronoun asking for information specifying one or more people or things from a definite set. It is the suitable word to use in the sentence.
'Who' is a subject pronoun that is used to describe who performed an action or who is in a specific state. 'Whom' is an object pronoun that refers to the person who was the recipient of an action. 'Whose' is a possessive pronoun that refers to the person to whom something belongs.

'wasting' means to expend on an unappreciative recipient and hence is suitable for the sentence.

This question tests understanding of prepositions and their usage in forming grammatically correct sentences. The sentence requires a preposition that indicates the beneficiary or employer for whom the people work and earn. Preposition Definition:
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in the sentence. It indicates location, time, direction, manner, or other relationships. Correct Answer: B. For
The preposition "for" correctly indicates that the work and earnings are done on behalf of or to benefit someone or something. The complete sentence would be: "...for whom do the people work and earn?" This is grammatically correct and makes sense. Why other options are incorrect:
A. In: "In" indicates location or enclosure. It doesn't make logical sense to say "...in whom do the people work and earn?"
C. Why: "Why" is an interrogative adverb asking for a reason, not indicating a beneficiary.
D. Around: "Around" indicates location or proximity. It's grammatically incorrect and doesn't fit the context.

In the above sentence, we used past perfect continuous tense with the action verbs to talk about some repeated actions that occurred in the past.
The past perfect progressive tense, is also called past perfect continuous tense. We use past perfect progressive tense to express some event that had already happened and continued it with some other point in the past.
By using, had been + the verb's present participle( + ing) we frame the sentence.

First, let's define the terms involved. Pronouns are words that replace nouns. In this case, we need a pronoun that refers to people who are absent.

Option A, "him," is a singular pronoun, referring to one male person. This is incorrect because the sentence implies multiple absent people.

Option B, "them," is a plural pronoun, referring to multiple people. While grammatically correct in terms of plurality, it lacks the specific demonstrative quality needed.

Option D, "these," is a plural demonstrative pronoun that refers to things nearby. It's inappropriate here as it doesn't specify a distance or location related to the absent people.

Option C, "those," is the correct choice. "Those" is a plural demonstrative pronoun that refers to people or things that are at a distance (physically or figuratively). Since the absent individuals are not present, "those" accurately indicates them. The sentence is correctly completed as: "I shall finish those who are absent." This clearly identifies the group of people the speaker will finish the task for.

We use little with uncountable nouns. We use few with plural countable nouns.
They are used in formal contexts:
I’m not very happy about it but I suppose I have little choice.
Few cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin.

'which' is a determiner pronoun asking for information specifying one or more people or things from a definite set. It is the suitable word to use in the sentence.

When a Subject is not mentioned, Verb + ing is used.
Look at the sentence : Would you mind preparing a cup of tea for me?
Here, 'opening' is the right usage.