English Sentence ImprovmentPage 3
Section - 3
Directions (Qs. 1 to 10): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.1. | | Trisha could not solve the problem at all and was at her wit's ending. | | (a)her wit's end | | (b)the wit ends | | (c)her witty end | | (d)the wit end |
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Answer is: A
2. | | It's a small theatre and the seats are uncomfortable, but the saving grace is that the air conditioning is good. | | (a)grace to save | | (b)gracing save | | (c)saver grace | | (d)No correction required |
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Answer is: D
3. | | Satish lay in bed wide awaken as he was worried about his exams
starting the next day. | | (a)widen awakening | | (b)widely awake | | (c)wide and awake | | (d)wide awake |
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Answer is: D
4. | | Meena loved to shop and goes out Trish her friends whenevershe got time. | | (a)went outside along | | (b)went out with | | (c)goes for outing to | | (d)go outing and |
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Answer is: B
5. | | Manoj was many better at Sports than Anurag. | | (a)much good than | | (b)many good to | | (c)much better at | | (d)much better than |
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Answer is: C
6. | | It was very dark and Trisha was too scary to go home alone. | | (a)too scaring | | (b)to scary too | | (c)to scare too | | (d)too scared to |
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Answer is: D
7. | | Many people not like being interrupted when they are busy working. | | (a)do not like being | | (b)do not like | | (c)not liking when | | (d)no like being |
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Answer is: A
8. | | The crowd loved her Performance and gave her a stand ovation as she left the stage. | | (a)stand ovate | | (b)stood ovation | | (c)stand the ovation | | (d)Standing ovation |
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Answer is: D
9. | | It was very dark and Trisha was too scary to go home alone. | | (a)too scaring | | (b)to scary too | | (c)to scare too | | (d)too scared to |
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Answer is: D
10. | | We admire they are taking this step despite the numerous risks involved. | | (a)them to take | | (b)them for taking | | (c)that they have taken over | | (d)how their taking of |
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Answer is: B
11. | | We have accepted over two billion dollars from them yet it is been used to build hospitals in the area. | | (a)that is yet to use | | (b)although it has been used | | (c)not yet being used | | (d)which will be used |
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Answer is: C
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