{"id":2369,"date":"2022-07-31T20:30:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T14:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englearners.com\/?page_id=2369"},"modified":"2022-08-01T16:37:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T10:37:33","slug":"holy-cross-college-admission-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/englearners.com\/index.php\/holy-cross-college-admission-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Cross College Admission Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span style=\"background-color:#7bdcb5\" class=\"tadv-background-color\">HCC Admission Test -2019<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Verb of the word &#8216;number&#8217; is-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks191\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks191\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks191\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks191\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks191\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks191\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ans: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Number<\/span><\/strong><br>[ The word &#8216;number&#8217; can act both as a noun and a verb. <br><strong>Example:<\/strong> <br>\u2794 <em>All the seats in the stadium have been numbered.<\/em><br>\u2794 <em>He numbered the doors according to their flat position. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Slow and steady ___ the race. (Fill in the gap) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks192\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks192\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks192\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks192\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks192\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks192\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: wins<\/strong><br>[ \u09a6\u09c1\u099f\u09bf noun, and \u09a6\u09cd\u09ac\u09be\u09b0\u09be \u09af\u09c1\u0995\u09cd\u09a4 \u09b9\u09df\u09c7 \u09af\u09a6\u09bf \u098f\u0995\u0987 \u09ad\u09be\u09ac \u09ac\u09be \u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5 \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u0995\u09be\u09b6 \u0995\u09b0\u09c7, \u09a4\u09ac\u09c7 noun \u09a6\u09c1\u099f\u09bf\u0995\u09c7 \u098f\u0995\u09b8\u09be\u09a5\u09c7 singular (subject) \u09a7\u09b0\u09be \u09b9\u09df \u098f\u09ac\u0982 singular verb \u09ac\u09b8\u09c7\u0964 <br><strong>Example:<\/strong> <br>\u2794 <em>Bread and butter&nbsp;<strong>is<\/strong>&nbsp;my daily breakfast. (Here, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bread and butter<\/span> is acting like a food package.) <br>\u2794 The owner and manager of the store<strong>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<\/strong>very friendly.<\/em> <em>(Here, The owner and manager is actually the same person.)<\/em> ]\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Fill in the gap: If I ___ a king!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks193\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks193\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks193\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks193\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks193\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks193\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">were<\/span><\/strong><br>[ \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u09c7 \u09af\u0996\u09a8 \u0986\u0995\u09be\u0999\u09cd\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09be \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u0995\u09be\u09b6 \u09aa\u09be\u09df (\u09af\u09c7 \u0986\u0995\u09be\u0999\u09cd\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09be \u0985\u09ac\u09be\u09b8\u09cd\u09a4\u09ac \u0985\u09a5\u09ac\u09be \u0985\u09a4\u09c0\u09a4\u09c7 \u0998\u099f\u09c7 \u09af\u09be\u0993\u09df\u09be\u09df \u098f\u0996\u09a8 \u0986\u09b0 \u09aa\u09c2\u09b0\u09a3 \u0995\u09b0\u09be \u09b8\u09ae\u09cd\u09ad\u09ac \u09a8\u09df), \u09a4\u0996\u09a8 verb \u098f\u09b0 past form \u09b9\u09df \u098f\u09ac\u0982 verb, be verb \u09b9\u09b2\u09c7 plural form \u09b9\u09df\u0964<br><strong>Example: <\/strong><br><em>If had the wings of a bird!<br>If I could go back and change the past!<br>If I were you, I would not do this. <\/em>]   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. We look forward to (receive) a response from you. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks194\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks194\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks194\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks194\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks194\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks194\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">receiving <\/span><\/strong><br>[ look forward to (\u0986\u09b6\u09be\u09df \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09be), with a view to (\u0995\u09bf\u099b\u09c1 \u0995\u09b0\u09be\u09b0 \u0989\u09a6\u09cd\u09a6\u09c7\u09b6\u09cd\u09af\u09c7), get \/ be used to (\u0995\u09cb\u09a8 \u0995\u09bf\u099b\u09c1\u09a4\u09c7 \u0985\u09ad\u09cd\u09af\u09b8\u09cd\u09a4 \u09b9\u0993\u09df\u09be) &#8211; \u098f\u0987 phrase \u0997\u09c1\u09b2\u09cb\u09b0 \u09aa\u09b0 verb+ing \u09ac\u09b8\u09c7\u0964 <br><strong>Example<\/strong>: <br><em>I am looking forward to hearing from you. <br>He works hard with a view to achieving success. <br>I am used to taking tea.<br>He got used to driving in the rain. <\/em>]\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Rishan walks as if he (be) lame. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks195\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks195\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks195\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks195\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks195\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks195\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">were<\/span><\/strong><br>[ As if \/ as though \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09b2\u09c7 \u09aa\u09b0\u09ac\u09b0\u09cd\u09a4\u09c0 clause, past indefinite tense \u09b9\u09df \u098f\u09ac\u0982 verb \u09b8\u09be\u09a7\u09be\u09b0\u09a3\u09a4 plural form \u09b9\u09df\u0964 We use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as if<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as though<\/span> to talk about an imaginary situation or a situation that may not be true. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">As if<\/span> is more common than <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as though<\/span>.<br><strong>Example:<\/strong><br>** He is very proud. He talks like the President of America.<br>\u2794 He talks <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as if \/ as though<\/span> he were the President of America.<br><br>** He plays football. He poses like Maradona.&nbsp;<br>\u2794 He poses <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as if \/ as though<\/span> he were Maradona. <br><br>** She beats her brother. She beats him like his teacher.&nbsp;<br>\u2794 She beats her brother<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> as if \/ as though<\/span> she were his teacher.&nbsp;] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000\" class=\"tadv-color\"><span style=\"background-color:#7bdcb5\" class=\"tadv-background-color\"><strong>HCC Admission Test -2018<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. You (watch) television often? (use right form of verbs) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks181\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks181\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks181\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks181\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks181\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks181\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Do you<\/span> watch television often?<\/strong><br>[ To make a statement interrogative we place an auxiliary verb before the subject. In case of <strong>Present Indefinite Tense<\/strong> &#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">do<\/span>&#8216; or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8216;does<\/span>&#8216; accompanies the subject sitting before it, while &#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">did<\/span>&#8216; does the job during <strong>Past Indefinite Tense.]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. At least one of the students ____ full marks every time. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks182\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks182\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks182\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks182\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks182\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks182\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: gets<\/strong><br>[ &#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">one of the<\/span>&#8216; \u098f\u09b0 \u09aa\u09b0\u09c7\u09b0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">noun<\/span> <strong>plural <\/strong>\u09b9\u09df \u0995\u09bf\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09c1 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">verb<\/span> <strong>singular <\/strong>\u09b9\u09df\u0964 Always, every time, regularly \u0987\u09a4\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a6\u09bf \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09b2\u09c7 \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u099f\u09bf Present Indefinite Tense &#8211; \u098f \u09b9\u09df\u0964 ]\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. The Padma is a very big river. (Make it exclamatory) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks183\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks183\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks183\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks183\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks183\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks183\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: What a big river the Padma river is!<\/strong> <br>[ \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u09c7 \u09af\u09a6\u09bf article &#8216;a&#8217; \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09c7 \u09ac\u09be adj \u098f\u09b0 \u09aa\u09b0 noun \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09c7 (here, river after big) \u09a4\u09be\u09b9\u09b2\u09c7 exclamatory sentence \u099f\u09bf <strong>What <\/strong>\u09a6\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 \u09b6\u09c1\u09b0\u09c1 \u0995\u09b0\u09a4\u09c7 \u09b9\u09df\u0964 \u09af\u09a6\u09bf article &#8216;a&#8217; \u09ac\u09be adj \u098f\u09b0 \u09aa\u09b0 noun \u09a8\u09be \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09c7 \u09a4\u09be\u09b9\u09b2\u09c7 exclamatory sentence \u099f\u09bf <strong>How <\/strong>\u09a6\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 \u09b6\u09c1\u09b0\u09c1 \u0995\u09b0\u09a4\u09c7 \u09b9\u09df\u0964 <br><strong>Example: <\/strong><br>The Padma is very big. <br>\u2794 How big the Padma is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. The boy went to school and he played there. (Correct form) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks184\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks184\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks184\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks184\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks184\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks184\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: The boy went to school and played there. <\/strong><br>[ compound sentence \u098f\u09b0 \u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09c7\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09c7 \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09a5\u09ae \u0993 \u09a6\u09cd\u09ac\u09bf\u09a4\u09c0\u09df \u0985\u0982\u09b6\u09c7 \u098f\u0995\u0987 subject \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09b2\u09c7 \u09a6\u09cd\u09ac\u09bf\u09a4\u09c0\u09df \u0985\u0982\u09b6\u09c7 subject \u09b2\u09bf\u0996\u09a4\u09c7 \u09b9\u09df \u09a8\u09be\u0964 ]\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>5. Translate into English- &#8220;\u09b8\u09be\u0995\u09bf\u09ac \u0990\u099a\u09cd\u099b\u09bf\u0995 \u09ac\u09bf\u09b8\u09df \u09b9\u09bf\u09b8\u09c7\u09ac\u09c7 \u0997\u09a3\u09bf\u09a4\u09c7\u09b0 \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf\u09ac\u09b0\u09cd\u09a4\u09c7 \u099c\u09c0\u09ac\u09ac\u09bf\u099c\u09cd\u099e\u09be\u09a8 \u09a8\u09bf\u09b2\u09cb\u0964&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks185\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks185\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks185\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks185\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks185\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks185\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ans: Sakib took biology as optional subject instead of mathematics. <\/strong><br>[Or,  Instead of mathematics Sakib took biology as optional subject.]\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"background-color:#7bdcb5\" class=\"tadv-background-color\">HCC Admission Test -2017<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Explain the following words:<br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">throw up<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">pinch<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">graduate<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks171\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks171\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks171\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks171\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks171\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks171\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">throw up<\/span> = Feeling sick and vomiting<\/strong> (<em>Example: I leaned over and threw up again)<\/em>,<strong> to give up something, especially one&#8217;s job<\/strong> (<em>Example: Why has he thrown up a promising career in politics?) <\/em><br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pinch<\/span> = to grip something between finger and thumb <\/strong>(<em>Example: She pinched his cheek) <\/em><br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">graduate<\/span> = to complete an academic course successfully. <\/strong><em>(Example: She graduated from Glasgow University) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Make sentence with the following idioms:  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">apple of eye,<\/span>  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">apple of discord<\/span><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks172\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks172\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks172\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks172\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks172\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks172\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: <\/strong><br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">apple of eye<\/span><\/strong>: <strong><em>He was really the apple of his mother&#8217;s eye<\/em>.<\/strong> <br>(If you say that someone is the <strong>apple of<\/strong> your <strong>eye<\/strong>, you mean that they are very important to you and you are extremely fond of them.)<br><br><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">apple of discord<\/span><\/strong>: <strong><em>The piece of land was the apple of discord between two brothers. <\/em><\/strong><br>(<em>Apple of discord<\/em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>means the cause of dispute, misunderstanding, trouble, discord or jealousy. <strong>Example:<\/strong> <em>The right to host the next Olympic games has become an&nbsp;<strong>apple of discord<\/strong>&nbsp;between the two countries.<\/em>) ]\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. This could have worked if I ____ been more cautious. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks173\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks173\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks173\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks173\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks173\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks173\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: had<\/strong><br>[ According to the rules of &#8216;<em>3rd conditional&#8217;<\/em>, if the principle clause includes <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">would have<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">could have<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">might have<\/span> then the other clause will be in Past Perfect Tense.]\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. I have been living in Dhaka ____ 2000.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks174\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks174\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks174\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks174\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks174\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks174\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: since <\/strong><br>[ Here, the examiner examined the basic exercise of Present Perfect Continuous Tense. In this  tense, &#8216;since&#8217; or &#8216;from&#8217; is used when there is a indication of a &#8220;beginning of time&#8221;. On the other hand, &#8216;for&#8217; is used when there is a mention of &#8220;duration of time&#8221;. ]\n\n\n\n<\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Use the appropriate article: <\/strong><br><strong>I saw ___ one-eyed man when I was walking on the road. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks175\u201d-link-2369\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks175\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks175\u201d', 2369, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks175\u201d-toggle-2369\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks175\u201d-content-2369\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks175\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>Ans: a<\/strong> <br>[ A\/An articles are not used based on spellings, they are used based on the (sound) pronunciation of the word before which it is to be used. The word <strong>one<\/strong> begins with a vowel&nbsp;(<em>o<\/em>). However, we don&#8217;t use the indefinite article&nbsp;&#8216;<em>an&#8217;<\/em>&nbsp;before it. 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