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In the sentence ‘I knocked the door but nobody answered,’ the word but is a:

A. Conjunction
B. Preposition
C. Adverb
D. Interjection
Correct answer is: A. Conjunction
'But' connects two clauses, functioning as a coordinating conjunction.

‘Pull your socks up’ means:

A. To finish
B. To get ready
C. To start
D. To improve
Correct answer is: D. To improve
The idiom 'pull your socks up' means to make an effort to improve performance.

Meaning of the idiom a couch potato:

A. A clever person
B. An important person
C. An ideal person
D. A lazy person
Correct answer is: D. A lazy person
'Couch potato' refers to someone who is lazy and spends much time sitting.

I don’t mind ___ if you’re tired.

A. To drive
B. Drive
C. Driving
D. Driven
Correct answer is: C. Driving
The gerund 'driving' is used after the phrase 'don't mind.'

The Prophet (PBUH) started secret preaching from the house of which Sahabi?

A. Hazrat Abu Bakr RA
B. Hazrat Usman RA
C. Hazrat Arqam RA
D. Hazrat Umar RA
Correct answer is: C. Hazrat Arqam RA
The Prophet (PBUH) began secret preaching from the house of Hazrat Arqam RA.

Time to double investment if it triples in 20 years (Simple Interest):

A. 15 years
B. 10 years
C. 12 years
D. 5 years
Correct answer is: B. 10 years
Tripling in 20 years means interest = 2P. Using SI = PRT, T = 10 years to double (P to 2P).

The sentence ‘You must hurry, or you will miss the train’ is a:

A. Complex Sentence
B. Simple Sentence
C. Compound Sentence
D. Interrogative Sentence
Correct answer is: C. Compound Sentence
The sentence has two independent clauses joined by 'or,' making it a compound sentence.

We cannot rely ___ them, as they are dishonest.

A. at
B. in
C. on
D. of
Correct answer is: C. on
The preposition 'on' is used with 'rely' as in 'rely on.'

Change the voice: The doctor bandaged the arm of the injured man.

A. The injured man bandaged his arm
B. The doctor injured and bandaged the arm of a man
C. The injured man's arm is bandaged
D. The arm of the injured man was bandaged by the doctor
Correct answer is: D. The arm of the injured man was bandaged by the doctor
In passive voice, the object 'arm' becomes the subject, and the doer 'doctor' is mentioned last.

Change to indirect speech: She said, ‘I can speak French fluently.’

A. She said she can speak French fluently
B. She said that she can spoke French fluently
C. She said she will speak French fluently
D. She said that she could speak French fluently
Correct answer is: D. She said that she could speak French fluently
In indirect speech, 'can' changes to 'could' for past tense reporting.
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