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NIMCET 2011 — English PYQ
NIMCET | English | 2011
Directions : For each numbered blank space in the paragraph given below, choose the correct response. Paragraph Books are 112 the most 113 product of human effort. Temples 114 to ruin, pictures and statues 115; but books 116.
Answer choices
Choose the correct answer:
A.
break down
B.
fall
(Correct Answer)
C.
broken
D.
crumble
Correct Answer:
fall
Explanation
Solution
Correct Answer: (b) fall
Solving:
Collocation: In English, the standard idiomatic expression for a building or structure decaying over time is "fall to ruin".
Grammar: The sentence requires a present tense verb to match the general truth being stated.
Distinction: While crumble is often used for ruins, it is rarely followed by the prepositional phrase "to ruin." One "crumbles into dust" but "falls to ruin."
Result: "Temples fall to ruin, pictures and statues..."
Explanation
Solution
Correct Answer: (b) fall
Solving:
Collocation: In English, the standard idiomatic expression for a building or structure decaying over time is "fall to ruin".
Grammar: The sentence requires a present tense verb to match the general truth being stated.
Distinction: While crumble is often used for ruins, it is rarely followed by the prepositional phrase "to ruin." One "crumbles into dust" but "falls to ruin."
Result: "Temples fall to ruin, pictures and statues..."
