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Directions (1-15): In the following questions, a part of the sentence is bracketed and printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d).
Q1. It’s ten o’clock already. It’s high time (you went) home.
you had gone
you were doing
you had been
No Improvement
Solution:
‘It is time’, ‘It is high time’ are the phrases which take Past form of verb i.e.V2 with them. Hence no improvement is required.
Q2. The students (are playing) volley-ball since 8 A.M.
were playing
have playing
have been playing
No Improvement
Solution:
The rule ‘Sub+ Present Perfect/ Present Perfect Continuous Tense + ……..since + point of time’ will be followed here. Hence option C improves the sentence.
Q3. Our plans for the trip fell (down) because we had no money.
off
out
through
No Improvement
Solution:
Fall through( phrasal verb): come to nothing; fail and hence denotes the failure of the trip.
Q4. Supposing (if he is arrested) what will he do?
if he will be arrested
he is arrested
if he was arrested
No Improvement
Solution:
‘He is arrested’ is the correct substitution because we can’t use suggestion ‘suppose’ and ‘if’ together.
Q5. Hardly (I had fallen) asleep, when the bell rang.
I was fallen
had I fallen
I fell asleep
No Improvement
Solution:
‘Hardly/Scarcely/No sooner + Helping verb + Subject + Main Verb’ is the inversion rule to be followed here. Hence option B improves the sentence.
Q6. The parents should not (discriminate from) the girl child.
discriminate between
discriminate against
discriminate at
No Improvement
Solution:
The correct preposition to use with ‘discriminate’ is ‘against’. To discriminate against a group of people or in favor of a group of people means to unfairly treat them worse or better than other groups.
Q7. (Prior than) taking any decisions he always consults his lawyer.
Prior to
Previous to
Prior as
No Improvement
Solution:
‘Prior to’ refers to a decision taken before or until. Hence option A improves the sentence.
Q8. He does not know what (the) university is.
an
a
one
No Improvement
Solution:
‘A’ will replace ‘the’ as in the given context ‘the’ cannot be used before university.
Q9. No sooner did we reach the railway station (when) it began to rain.
than
and
while
No Improvement
Solution:
“No sooner ……. than” is the correct conjunction pair. Hence replace ‘when’ with ‘than’.
Q10. (Even she had) taken a taxi, she would have been late.
Even if she had
Although she had
As if she had
No Improvement
Solution:
Only option A justifies with the meaning of the sentence. Hence option A improves the sentence.
Q11. Bad habits must be (nipped at the bud)
nipped off the bud
nipped in the bud
nipped on the bud
No Improvement
Solution:
‘Nip in the bud’ is an idiomatic expression which means halt something at an early stage or thoroughly check something. Hence option B improves the sentence.
Q12. You must (accustom yourself with) new ideas.
accustomed with
accustom to
accustom yourself to
No Improvement
Solution:
‘Accustom’ takes preposition ‘to’ with it. Hence option C improves the sentence.
Q13. Do take an umbrella with you (lest you do not get well).
lest you might not get well
lest you should not get well
lest you should get well
No Improvement
Solution:
Lest takes ‘should’ with it but used in an affirmative sentence as it itself contains negative sense and hence is not followed by negative words. Hence option C improves the sentence.
Q14. We have received many (anomalous) letters about this issue.
analogous
synonymous
anonymous
No improvement
Solution:
Anonymous: not identified by name; of unknown name. Hence option C justifies the sentence.
Q15. I prefer remaining silent (to) speaking falsehood.
than
more than
rather than
No improvement
Solution:
Prefer takes preposition ‘to’ with it. Hence option D follows.
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