High School - High School English - Grammar 42 - Avoiding Repetition - Substitution Solution

Q.1.

Choose the sentence that uses a substitution to avoid repetition.

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The towel in the hotel room was soiled. I asked for a new one.
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Unorthodox cricket shots are being used of late. Such shots help to keep interest in the game alive.
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His father was very happy that he obtained good grades. So was his mother.
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All of the above are correct.

Q.2.

In the first sentence, who or what does 'they' refer to?

Q.3.

In the second paragraph, what is the substitution used for Luigi?

Q.4.

In the second paragraph 'their' refers to what or who?

Q.5.

In the third paragraph 'their' and 'they' refer to who or what?

Q.6.

In the third paragraph the speaker and the people driving through are substituted by which words?

Q.7.

In the last paragraph 'our' and 'friends' refer to who?

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'Our' refers to the people driving through and 'friends' refer to the two boys.
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'Friends' refers to the people driving through and 'our' refer to the two boys.
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'Our' and 'friends' refer to people driving through.
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'Our' and 'friends' refer to the two boys.

Q.8.

Choose the sentence that uses 'former' as a substitution to avoid repetition.

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Manmohan Singh, who was the finance minister in 1991, is now remembered as the father of liberalisation along with former PM Narasimha Rao.
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Aamir Khan is the new number one movie star. He replaces the former number one, Salman Khan.
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I've seen Aamir Khan's movies 'Tare Zameen Par' and 'Lagan.' I find the former a more intriguing movie than the latter.
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I had invited my friends to a party. I held it in my former barn now refurbished into a modern house.

Q.9.

Choose the sentence that does NOT use 'latter' as substitution to avoid repetition.

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I've seen Aamir Khan's movies 'Tare Zameen Par' and 'Lagan.' I find the former a more moving movie than the latter.
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The latter part of the century is devoted to swift developments in technology.
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are outstanding batsmen. However, the coach finds the latter to be inconsistent.
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The cheetah and the gazelle are swift runners. The former outruns the latter.

Q.10.

Choose the sentence that uses 'respectively' as a substitution to avoid repetition.

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Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi are aged above 60 respectively.
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Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi are Prime Ministers of India and they are men respectively.
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Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi are Prime Ministers of India respectively.
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Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi are the 14th and 15th Prime Ministers of India respectively.