Presence vs Presents

Presence vs Presents


Presence – is a noun and is defined as the fact of being in a particular place.

a. His presence during the crisis had a calming effect.
b. They hardly seemed to notice my presence in the party.

The fact of being in a particular place of thing.

a. The test can identify the presence of abnormalities in the unborn child.
b. She felt a presence behind her.

Present – is a verb and is defined as give or award formally or ceremonially.

a. The children received back presents after attending the birthday party.
b. The students presented the teachers with roses on teacher’s day.

Being in a particular place.

a. Levels of pollution present in the atmosphere are increasing.
b. There were around 100 people present in the seminar.

Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the right word.

1. I figured I owed myself a ____________ after getting busted.

a. Presence
b. Present
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ANSWER: Present



2. His ____________ reminded of his father.

a. Presence
b. Present
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ANSWER: Presence



3. The food should be ____________ in an elegant manner that will tempt the opposite person to eat.

a. Presence
b. Presented
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ANSWER: Presented



4. The ____________ of diverticula is known as diverticulosis, a condition generally caused by a low – fibre diet.

a. Present
b. Presence
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ANSWER: Presence



5. We ____________ a few examples of the stunning graphics used on the site below.

a. Presence
b. Present
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ANSWER: Present


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