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English II · Quiz 1 · 25 Feb 2024 · January 2024 term

Question 11: Identify the implied meaning of the sentences below: (No…

Question 11

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Identify the implied meaning of the sentences below: (Note that the word with stress is marked in bold).
John used to go to church on Sundays

  1. A

    John used to go to church on Sundays, not to restaurants

  2. B

    It is John who used to go to church on Sundays, not Mary

  3. C

    John used to go to church on Sundays, not Mondays

  4. D

    None of these

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  • A

    John used to go to church on Sundays, not to restaurants

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Question 11 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 25 Feb 2024, in the January 2024 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN4 EXAM QDF4 25 Feb 2024). It carries 1 mark.

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