CLAT English Language & Comprehension 4

Question 1

Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.

Accepted Answer

Between you and me, the case is weak.

Answer

The preposition 'between' requires object pronouns, so 'me' (not 'I' or 'myself') is correct.

Question 2

The word 'EQUIVOCAL' most nearly means:

Accepted Answer

Ambiguous

Answer

Equivocal means open to more than one interpretation; deliberately ambiguous to mislead.

Question 3

In a legal comprehension passage, the phrase 'the court held that...' signals:

Accepted Answer

The official legal ruling or decision

Answer

In legal writing, 'the court held' introduces the official binding decision or ratio decidendi of the case.

Question 4

Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, 'I will finish the work tomorrow.'

Accepted Answer

He said that he would finish the work the next day.

Answer

In indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'would' and 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day' when the reporting verb is past tense.

Question 5

Identify the figure of speech in: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Attributing the human action of whispering to the wind is personification.

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