Identify the sentence/s with correct use of adjectives. (a) The flowers smell sweet. (b) Gopal is senior to you by two years. (c) This calf is elder than that. (d) Many a times I remembered you. Answer Options :
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Identify the sentence/s with correct use of adjectives.
(a) The flowers smell sweet.
(b) Gopal is senior to you by two years.
(c) This calf is elder than that.
(d) Many a times I remembered you.
Answer Options :
1: Only (a) and (b)
2: Only (b) and (c)
3: Only (b), (c) and (d)
4: Only (c)
अचूक उत्तर: पर्याय (१) Only (a) and (b)
स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Usage of Adjectives (विशेषणांचा अचूक वापर):
तपशीलवार विश्लेषण:
१.
विधान (a): *"The flowers smell sweet."*
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'Smell' हे संवेदनदर्शक क्रियापद (verb of sensation/linking verb) आहे. Linking verb नंतर क्रियाविशेषण (sweetly) न येता विशेषण (adjective: sweet) येते. त्यामुळे (a) बरोबर आहे.
२.
विधान (b): *"Gopal is senior to you by two years."*
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'Senior' या लॅटिन विशेषणानंतर 'than' ऐवजी 'to' येते. त्यामुळे (b) बरोबर आहे.
३.
विधान (c): *"This calf is elder than that."*
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चूक: 'Elder' चा वापर केवळ रक्ताच्या नात्यातील मानवी व्यक्तींसाठी (family members) होतो, प्राण्यांसाठी (calf) नाही. प्राण्यांसाठी 'older' वापरतात. शिवाय 'elder' नंतर 'than' येत नाही. योग्य: *This calf is older than that.*
४.
विधान (d): *"Many a times I remembered you."*
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चूक: 'Many a' नंतर नेहमी एकवचनी नाम येते (*Many a time*). 'Many a times' चुकीचे आहे.
५.
त्यामुळे केवळ (a) आणि (b) ही विधाने बरोबर आहेत.
पर्याय (१) हे अचूक उत्तर आहे.
MPSC परीक्षा टीप
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📌 MPSC परीक्षा टीप:
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Verbs of perception (*smell, taste, sound, look, feel*) + Adjective (*smell sweet, taste delicious*).
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Elder/Eldest: फक्त एकाच कुटुंबातील व्यक्तींसाठी (no 'than').
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Many a + Singular Noun (*Many a time*, not times).
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option (1) Only (a) and (b)
Explanation:
The question tests multiple rules regarding adjective selection and agreement.
Detailed Analysis:
1.
Statement (a): *"The flowers smell sweet."*
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Verbs of sensation (linking verbs like *smell, taste, look*) take predicate adjectives rather than adverbs. Modifying with sweet is correct.
2.
Statement (b): *"Gopal is senior to you by two years."*
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Latin comparatives ending in *-ior* (*senior, junior*) correctly take the preposition to.
3.
Statement (c): *"This calf is elder than that."*
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Incorrect: 'Elder' is used exclusively for human members of the same family, never for animals or things, and cannot be followed by 'than'. The correct form is *older than*.
4.
Statement (d): *"Many a times I remembered you."*
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Incorrect: The phrase 'many a' must be followed by a singular countable noun: *Many a time*, not *times*.
5.
Hence, only (a) and (b) are correct.
Hence, Option (1) is correct.
MPSC EXAM TIP
High-Yield Exam Strategy Tip
📌 MPSC Exam Tip:
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Linking verb + Adjective: *The rose smells sweet* (NOT sweetly).
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Older vs Elder: Use *older than* for animals, things, and general age comparison.
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Many a + Singular Noun + Singular Verb: *Many a man was present.*