GRAMMAR A. Choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below to complete the following passage. Write the answers in your answer sheet against
the correct blank number. (1/2x8=4 Marks)
Since the beginning of human existence, people (a)
over the world have expressed
their emotions and ideas (b)
the medium
of dance. The word 'folk' means people. Folk dances
express the moods and feelings of (c)
common people. Different regions (d)
India
have their own dances. (e)
dance is
accompanied by music and songs of the region to (f)
it belongs. (g).
recent
times folk dances have gained (h)
popularity, partly because of films and television shows.

A) All

B) Through

C) The

D) Of

E) Each

F) Which

G) In

H) Great

Explanation:

The options you were given are shown in the image I've attached below.

In order to solve questions such as this one, you need to be familiar with some phrases (e.g. all over the world, in recent years) and how some words are used. For example, prepositions (through, of, in) carry certain meanings, and we need to be careful about when they can or can't be used. The same goes for determiners (the, each, which). When you're unsure about how a word is used or what it means, you can look it up in a dictionary.

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