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728. (3) distinguish : differentiate.       Here, remarked is the right              Here, turned out is the right
     Look at the sentence :                 usage.                                   option.
     Are children able to distinguish  743. (3) irritable : getting annoyed     756. (2) Here, sympathy for is the
     between right and wrong ?              easily.                                  right option.
     Here, distinguish between is           irate : very angry.                      Look at the sentence :
     the right usage.                       Here, irritable is the right usage.   l I have no sympathy for Mohan;
729. (4) devote agrees with Prepo-     744.(3) consist of : to be formed             it is all his own fault.
     sition-to                              from the things
                                                                                757. (2)
     Look at the sentences :               consist in : to have something
                                           as the main or only feature.              (1) in collaboration with : the
     I could only devote two hours
                                                                                     act of working with another
     a day to work.                        Look at the sentences :
                                                                                     person.
     They are devote d to thei r           The beauty of the city consists
                                           in its magnificent buildings.             Look at the sentence :
     children.
                                                                                  l She wrote the book in
     Here, to is the right usage.          The committee consists of ten
                                           members.                                  collaboration with one of her
730. (2) Here, Which is the right                                                    friends.
     usage.                                Here, consists of is the right
                                           usage.                                    Here, collaboration is the right
731. (4) Here, to (Prep.) is the right                                               option.
     usage.                            745. (1) knock down : to hit some-
                                            body and make them fall on the      758. (1) Here, refused is the right
732. (1) drought : a long period when                                                option.
                                            ground.
     there is little or no rain.
                                            Here, knocked down is the                Look at the sentences :
     Here, drought is the right usage.
                                                                                  l He flatly refused to discuss the
733. (2) conform to : to agree with         right usage.
                                                                                     matter.
     or match something.               746. (1) The first/last/final resort :
                                            the first or last course of action    l They were denied access to the
     Here, conform to is the right                                                   information.
     usage.                                 that you can take in a particular
                                            situation.                          759. (2) complement (Noun) : used
734. (4) keep up : to continue some-
                                            Here, resort is the right usage.         after linking verbs.
     thing same usually high level.
                                       747. (1) take care of : be careful about      Look at the sentences :
     Here, keep up is the right usage.
                                            something                             l I am angry.
735. (2) Both simultaneous events           Here, of is the right usage.
     relate to the past.                                                                        ̄
                                       748. (2) blo w up : to destroy                       complement.
     Here, came is the right usage.         something by an explosion.
                                                                                  l He became a politician.
736. (3) slowdown : a reduction in          Here, blow up is the right usage.
     speed or activity.                749. (1) succeeds
                                                                                                              ̄
     Here, slowdown is the right            Here, succeeds is the right usage.                       complement
     usage.                            750. (1) turn out : to be discovered          Here, complement is the right
737. (2) Ten dollars denotes a              to be; to prove to be.                   option.
     certain amou nt of mo ney.             Here, turned out is the right       760. (2) vocation (N.) : a belief that
     Hence, Singular Verb-is is the         usage.                                   a particular work or way of life
     right usage.                      751. (2) Here, sympathy for is the            is especially suitable for you.
738. (4) It is my first experience of       right usage.                             Here, vo cation is the right
     living alone.                                                                   option.
                                       752. (2) in collaboration with : the
     Look at the sentences :                                                    761. (3) incident (N.) : something
                                            act of working with another              that happens ; a serious or
     I have no experience of office
                                            person.                                  violent event.
     work.
                                            Look at the sentence :
     Here, experience is the right                                                   Here, incident is the right
     usage.                                 She wrote the book in collabo-           option.
                                            ration with one of her friends.
739. (2) power (Verb) : to supply a                                             762. (3) Here, loose is the right option.
                                            Here, collaboration is the right
     machine with energy.                                                       763. (3) heedless (Adj.) : not paying
                                            usage.
     Here, power is the right usage.                                                 careful attention to somebody/
                                       753. (1) Here, refused is the right
740. (3) Here, an Adjecti ve i.e.,          usage.                                   something
     appropriate is the right usage.   754. (1) For, one (Singular), succeeds        (2) weary (Adj.) : no longer
741. (1) hear of something : to             should be used.                          interested in or enthusiastic
     know about something.                                                           about something.
                                            Hence, succeeds is the right
                                            option.                                  Here, heedless is the right
     Here, heard is the right usage.
                                       755. (1)                                      option.
742. (1) remark : something that you
     say or write which expresses an        (1) turn out (Phr.V.) : to be       764. (1) Here, communication; people
     opinion about something.               discovered to be; to prove to be.        is the right option.
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