❓ Question Answer

Chapter 14 - One Word Substitution

Q. What is one-word substitution?
Ans. One-word substitution is the use of a single word to express the meaning of a phrase or group of words.
Q. What do we call a person who writes poems?
Ans. A poet.
Q. What do we call a person who writes books?
Ans. An author.
Q. What do we call a person who speaks many languages?
Ans. A polyglot.
Q. What do we call a person who cannot read or write?
Ans. An illiterate person.
Q. What do we call a person who loves books?
Ans. A bibliophile.
Q. What do we call a person who studies stars and celestial objects?
Ans. An astronomer.
Q. What do we call a person who studies plants?
Ans. A botanist.
Q. What do we call a person who studies animals?
Ans. A zoologist.
Q. What do we call a person who treats diseases of the heart?
Ans. A cardiologist.
Q. What do we call a person who looks at the bright side of life?
Ans. An optimist.
Q. What do we call a person who expects the worst to happen?
Ans. A pessimist.
Q. What do we call a place where books are kept for reading or borrowing?
Ans. A library.
Q. What do we call a place where aircraft are kept and maintained?
Ans. A hangar.
Q. What do we call a government by the people?
Ans. Democracy.
Q. What do we call a government by a king or queen?
Ans. Monarchy.
Q. What do we call something that cannot be avoided?
Ans. Inevitable.
Q. What do we call something that can be heard?
Ans. Audible.
Q. What do we call something that cannot be read?
Ans. Illegible.
Q. Why is one-word substitution important in English?
Ans. It improves vocabulary, makes expression concise, and helps students answer competitive examination questions effectively.

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