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A
The room was darkened by switching off all the lights.
B
The room was darkened switching off all the lights.
C
The room was darkened to switch off all the lights.
D
Switching off all the lights the room was darkened.

Explanation

'By switching off' indicates the method used to darken the room. This is grammatically the most accurate structure here.

A
Had you been there on time, you could have had the information.
B
If you had been there on time, you could have the information.
C
If you had been there on time, you might get the information.
D
Had been you there, you could have got the information.

Explanation

Third Conditional: 'Had + Subject + V3' corresponds to 'Subject + could/would + have + V3'. Option A follows this structure correctly.

A
There are trees on the both sides of the road.
B
There are trees on both the sides of the road.
C
There are trees, on both side of the road.
D
There are trees on either sides of the road.

Explanation

The correct phrase is 'on both sides' or 'on both the sides'. 'Either' takes singular 'side', but here plural 'sides' is used with 'both'.

A
noisy
B
quit
C
unruly
D
cheerful

Explanation

'Boisterous' means noisy, energetic, and cheerful. Its antonym is 'quiet' or 'calm'. (Note: Option 'quit' seems to be a typo for 'quiet' in source).

A
the act of using someones else’s idea as one’s own.
B
the act of planning everything beforehand.
C
the act of playing a musical instrument.
D
the art of dealing with forgery.

Explanation

Plagiarism is the act of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

A
London and Manchester
B
London and Paris
C
Paris and New York
D
Paris and Geneva

Explanation

Charles Dickens' novel 'A Tale of Two Cities' is set in London and Paris during the French Revolution.

A
Hamlet
B
Macbeth
C
Othello
D
King Lear

Explanation

This famous line is spoken by Prince Hamlet in Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet', referring to his mother Gertrude.

A
Samuel Johnson
B
T.S. Eliot
C
John Dryden
D
William Congreve

Explanation

Samuel Johnson is famous for compiling 'A Dictionary of the English Language', published in 1755.

A
Sonnet
B
Ballad
C
Tale
D
Epic

Explanation

Sonnet, Ballad, and Epic are well-defined forms of poetry. A 'Tale' is a general narrative and not a specific poetic form, usually associated with prose.

A
Horatio
B
Hamlet
C
King Lear
D
Macbeth

Explanation

This line is spoken by King Lear in Shakespeare's tragedy 'King Lear' during the storm scene.