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Answer : 2. "2"
Explanation :

hearing will replace hear because – Phrasal Verbs are always followed by Gerunds. Here, look forward to is a Phr. V. Look at the examples given below :

He was accused of smuggling contraband goods.

                  ↓                   ↓

                 Phr.V            Gerund

He insisted on proof-reading the article again.

                  ↓                   ↓

                 Phr.V            Gerund

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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :

Subject   +                         Aux. Verb     +     Main Verb    +   by + ---

↓                                             ↓                            ↓                         ↓

Many accidents                 (be)  are                 caused                    by--------

                                                                                 ↓

                                                                  (Past Participle)

It is also a general statement, hence, the Aux. Verb will be used in Simple Present Tense.

Hence, many accidents are caused by reckless driving is the right usage.

Q:

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
 Even though / we are quite different from each other / in our food preferences, / we both loves South Indian delicacies.

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    Even though
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    we are quite different from each other
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    we both loves South Indian delicacies
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    in our food preferences
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Answer : 3. "we both loves South Indian delicacies"

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Answer : 1. "1"
Explanation :

The will be used before Tea because – Here, we are talking about a particular tea, followed by a Relative Pronoun (which). The sentence can also be written as –

The tea I am drinking is hot (tea-definite) Look at the examples given below : The flowers in her garden are beautiful. (Definite – the ones in her garden)

The flowers (that) are in her  

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garden are beautiful.

The dog in the backyard is very cute. (Definite-the one in the backyard)

The dog (which) is in the backyard is very cute.

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Hence, the tea is the right usage.

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Answer : 2. "2"
Explanation :

away will not be used because– to pass away (Phr. V.) : to die; end to pass time : to spend time, especially when you are bored or waiting for something/someone to pass (Verb) means to move past Look at the examples given below : The road was so narrow that cars were unable to pass. They passed the time until dinner talking and playing cards. My aunt passed away last month. The years of famine passed away and were followed by years of prosperity. Hence, to pass the time is the right usage.

Q:

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
 The child was / gazing longingly / at the toy.

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    gazing longingly
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    at the toy
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    No error
    Correct
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    The child was
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Answer : 3. "No error"

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