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Q1.

Spotting the Error: In 'Spotting the Error: Subject-Verb Agreement, Tenses, Pronouns and Modifiers': 'Scarcely had he gone out than it began to rain heavily.' Identify the error:

(A)

'than' is incorrect; it must be replaced by 'when' ('Scarcely had ... when') (Spotting the Error: Subject-Verb Agreement, Tenses, Pronouns and Modifiers)

(B)

'gone out' should be 'went out'

(C)

'began' should be 'begun'

(D)

No error

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Q2.

Idioms and Phrases: What is the meaning of the idiom 'To burn the candle at both ends' in 'Spotting the Error: Subject-Verb Agreement, Tenses, Pronouns and Modifiers'?

(A)

To exhaust one's energies by working excessively late and rising early (Spotting the Error: Subject-Verb Agreement, Tenses, Pronouns and Modifiers)

(B)

To waste money recklessly

(C)

To light two candles together

(D)

None of these

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