Official Verbal Ability thread for CAT 2013

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3rd Apr 2013

A. Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation.
B. I chose my theme - the importance of imagination - because of the part it played in rebuilding my life, but that is not wholly so.
C. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathise with humans whose experiences we have never share.
D.Though I will defend the value of bedtime stories to my last gasp, I have learned to value imagination in a much broader sense.
OPTIONS

1) BDAC
2) ACBD
3) BCAD
4) ADBC

PS: TF Question of the day :|
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@sbharadwaj said:
3rd Apr 2013 A. Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation.B. I chose my theme - the importance of imagination - because of the part it played in rebuilding my life, but that is not wholly so. C. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathise with humans whose experiences we have never share. D.Though I will defend the value of bedtime stories to my last gasp, I have learned to value imagination in a much broader sense.OPTIONS1) BDAC 2) ACBD 3) BCAD 4) ADBC PS: TF Question of the day
BDAC??
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@sbharadwaj 1) BDAC
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@sbharadwaj
1)
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@sbharadwaj ans. is BDAC
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@todaysdream @brixcel @Dexian @svm0509 @Preeti_L @fighter21

Solution for SET-C

1.He designed dog kennels which were very hygienic. [Use of Relative Pronouns]

2.Before medicine was considered a science, many people who practised it were regarded as magicians.

[Use of Prepositions]

3.She felt that she could not give in to his demands, which she thought were completely unreasonable.

[Use of Prepositions]

4.Neither of these books is any good to me. [Subject-Verb Agreement]

5. Asking the union negotiators to choose between higher wages and increased pension benefits seems perfectly reasonable when one considers the most recent sales figures.

[Use of Comparative Structures]


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Correct the following sentences [SET-D]

1. I can well afford to disregard him who is capable of making such statements.

2. They were no more guilty than us.

3. By nature demanding, Balanchile insisted that his company practise as faithfully and as rigorously than he himself had.

4. Let you and I see to it that we do not make such mistakes.

5. Taking odd days off is not half the satisfaction to me as a real holiday.



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@junefever

Correct the following sentences [SET-D]

1. I can well afford to disregard him who is capable of making such statements.

makes ??

@junefever



2. They were no more guilty than us.

not

@junefever



3. By nature demanding, Balanchile insisted that his company practise as faithfully and as rigorously than he himself had.

Does

@junefever



4. Let you and I see to it that we do not make such mistakes.

us ?

@junefever



5. Taking odd days off is not half the satisfaction to me as a real holiday.



as that of a real holiday.

😐

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@junefever

Correct the following sentences [SET-D]

1. I can well afford to disregard him who was capable of making such statements.



2. They were no more guilty than us.



3. By nature demanding, Balanchile insisted that his company has practised as faithfully and as rigorously as he himself had.



4. Let you and me see to it that we do not make such mistakes.



5. Taking odd days OUT is not half the satisfaction to me as a real holiday.



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PJ SET 😐


A.Whats a jarwal?

B. The jarwal stared at her malevolently; saliva dripping from its gaping jaws, making its fearsome teeth glistens in the harsh winter sunlight.

C. I dont know.

D. A bit like in Alien, only more like the maggot.

E. Something fierce and nasty.

F. A huge maggot-like beastie with a ferocious temper and huge teeth.


1] ACEBDF 2] AECBDE 2] BACEDF 4] BACEFD 😐



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@miseera


C

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when we have to select between two things(a and b) what should be used??

  • prefer a over b
  • prefer a to b

0 voters

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@miseera



3 ..??

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@OMG_CAT

grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then choose the most appropriate option. a. Tropical forests are not as strong as a rampart that massive trees make them appear. b. The trees live on a thin skin of humus, most of which is provided by the tree itself, c. in the form of dead leaves and branches. The forest lives for its own waste products. d. Remove the trees, and the sun, wind and rain disperses the shallow topsoil easily. A a & b B c & d C a only D b only E b & c



option c


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@miseera

PJ SET

A.Whats a jarwal?



B. The jarwal stared at her malevolently; saliva dripping from its gaping jaws, making its fearsome teeth glistens in the harsh winter sunlight.



C. I dont know.



D. A bit like in Alien, only more like the maggot.



E. Something fierce and nasty.



F. A huge maggot-like beastie with a ferocious temper and huge teeth.



1] ACEBDF 2] AECBDE 2] BACEDF 4] BACEFD



4. BACEFD

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@pagalguy This is what I am getting while answering question in parajumbles thread. 😠
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@pagalguy I am not able to edit my posts.
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@skks

when we have to select between two things(a and b) what should be used??

8 answers prefer a to b



6 answers prefer a over b



×

I think it's an idiom and that the correct usage is prefer 'a to b'

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@deepkarg

I think it's an idiom and that the correct usage is prefer 'a to b'



to is used when comparing things of different class(types)

over is used when the things being compared are of the same type:-)