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Technical Writing20805 marksGrammar and pronoun usage

Fill in the blanks: **a.** The herd started to fight among ............ i. itself ii. themselves iii. herself iv. himself **b.** Sorry. I won't come today. I have an important meeting. The underlined word is ............ adjective. i. quantitative ii. demonstrative iii. interrogative iv. qualitative

Fill in the blanks:

a. The herd started to fight among ............ i. itself ii. themselves iii. herself iv. himself

b. Sorry. I won't come today. I have an important meeting. The underlined word is ............ adjective. i. quantitative ii. demonstrative iii. interrogative iv. qualitative

c. Please come near. The word 'near' is used as i. a noun ii. an adverb iii. a pronoun iv. a preposition

d. Mr. Shrestha is an adventurer. He ............ to the top of all high mountains of the world. i. was ii. be iii. has been iv. have been

e. 'He was absent twice in one week.' How many nouns are used in this sentence? i. 1 ii. 2 iii. 3 iv. 4

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--- Answer: i. itself Explanation: A herd is a collective noun (singular), referring to a group as one unit. The reflexive pronoun must agree with the singular antecedent. "Itself" is the correct reflexive pronoun for a singular collective noun. --- Answer: iv. qualitative Explanation: The word "...

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