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English II · Quiz 1 · 23 Feb 2025 · January 2025 term

Question 12: Choose the correct statements from the following\ (i) In…

Question 12

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Choose the correct statements from the following
(i) Intonation helps in expressing emotions
(ii) Intonation causes pitch variation
(iii) Intonation is responsible for correct tense
(iv) Intonation denotes agreement

  1. A

    (i), (ii) and (iii) only

  2. B

    (i) and (ii) only

  3. C

    (ii), (iii) and (iv) only

  4. D

    all of these

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  • B

    (i) and (ii) only

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Question 12 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 23 Feb 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN EXAM QDF2 23 Feb 2025). It carries 1 mark.

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