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English II · Quiz 2 · 3 Dec 2023 · September 2023 term

Question 16: Identify the object of the verb ‘infer’ in the given sen…

Question 16

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Identify the most appropriate sentence to use in the following social setting.
Setting: Communicating with an employer in an office.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Identify the object of the verb ‘infer’ in the given sentence.
His comments were too vague to infer whether he had in his mind France or California.

  1. A

    Only were too vague

  2. B

    Only France or California

  3. C

    Whether he had in his mind France or California

  4. D

    His comments were too vague

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Correct answer

  • C

    Whether he had in his mind France or California

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Question 16 of 30 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 2 paper sat on 3 Dec 2023, in the September 2023 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN2 EXAM QDF2 03 Dec 2023). It carries 2 marks.

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