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Ans (2): B-D

Parts B and D are incorrect. In part B, the adjective ‘moral’ has been incorrectly used. All the other adjectives in the first part of the sentence describe the negative qualities of the person. The sentence states that Burr was not as unpleasant a man to his family members as he was to others.

“Moral’ conveys a positive meaning. The correct adjective should be ‘immoral’, a word that is in consonance with words like "unscrupulous" (having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair) and "insincere". In part D, because of the use of the past tense words like ‘was’, the verb ‘devote’ should also be in the past tense form ‘devoted’.

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Ans (3): C-D

Parts C and D are incorrect. In part C, ‘wisdom’ is a noun and cannot be used to describe the noun ‘counsel’. It needs an adjective like ‘wise’. In part D, ‘teacher and I’ is the object of the sentence and follows the verb ‘failed’. So instead of ‘I’ it should be ‘me’.

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Ans (4): B-D

Parts “B” and “D” are incorrect. In part B, “lesser” which is used to describe the extent of something is used to describe the number of “visitors” which is incorrect as “visitors” is a plural noun and thus a determiner for a countable noun should be used, i.e.,  “fewer” or “few” which is used to indicate small number of plural nouns. In part “D”, "spectacles" which means a pair of glasses does not fit in the context, thus “spectacle” should be used in place of “spectacles” which means a sight or a scene.

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Ans (3): C-D

The error is in part C and D. In part “C”, the article “a” should be taken off as “crafty” is an adjective and thus, cannot take “a” before it. In part D, “will” is a modal which takes the first form of verb after it thus, “lets” should be changed to “let”.

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Ans (3): A-D

Part A and D are incorrect. In Part A, “Their” which is a possessive adjective is used as a subject which is incorrect as the introductory subject that needs to be used is “There” in the first part. In part “D”, “at time” should be replaced with “at times” which means occasionally.