Explanation

• A minimal pair consists of two words that differ by only one sound, usually one phoneme, while the rest of the word remains the same.
• In "Pin" and "Bin," the only difference is the initial consonant sound (/p/ vs /b/), making them a minimal pair.

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Explanation

تشبیہ علمِ بیان کی ایک اصطلاح ہے جس میں ایک چیز کو کسی مشترک خوبی کی بنیاد پر دوسری چیز جیسا قرار دیا جاتا ہے۔

تشبیہ میں عموماً جیسے، کی طرح، مانند، گویا کے الفاظ استعمال ہوتے ہیں۔

مثال: علی شیر کی طرح بہادر ہے۔

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Explanation

Series: 2, 4, 6, 8, ?

This is +2 series.

2 + 2 = 4

4 + 2 = 6

6 + 2 = 8

8 + 2 = 10

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• The complete sentence is: “I drew a painting of a girl while her mother was watching.”
• The phrase “was watching” uses the past continuous tense.
• It describes an action that was happening at the same time as another past action.

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Explanation

• Pronouns and certain adjectives help connect ideas and sentences in a text.
• Pronouns such as he, she, it, and they refer to previously mentioned nouns.
• This is called reference, a grammatical device of cohesion.
• Cohesion makes different parts of a text grammatically and meaningfully connected.

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• Lexis refers to the vocabulary or collection of words used in a language.
• It includes words and their meanings, commonly recorded in a dictionary.
• In linguistics, lexicon refers to the vocabulary of a language.

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Explanation

Students playing at least one game = 41 − 7 = 34.

Students playing both games = 25 + 16 − 34 = 7.

This uses the inclusion-exclusion principle.

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• Paria's grandfather's only child is Paria's parent.
• The daughter of Paria's parent is Paria's sister (assuming Paria and the girl have the same parent).

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• We use “for” before a person to show that something is suitable or appropriate for them.
• The sentence means that it is too late for you to take a shower now.

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• Slang consists of informal words and expressions used in everyday conversations.
• It is commonly associated with casual speech among particular social groups.

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