Question 48
“The auditorium was quite large.” The implied meaning here is:
The auditorium was not large enough
The auditorium was large enough
Both the auditorium was not large enough and the auditorium was large enough
None of these
Question 48: “The auditorium was quite large.” The implied meaning he…
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The auditorium was large enough
Question 48 of 90 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) End Term paper sat on 13 Sept 2026, in the May 2026 term (English2 13 Sep 26). It carries 1 mark.
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