Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Directions (55): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully correct. Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark “No Error” as your answer.
It is very critical that we don’t bury our heads in them sand and pretend that there is no job crisis but only some wage crisis, induced by labour market distortions.
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5d75dee65897383a2782b7e6It is very critical that we don’t bury our heads in them sand and pretend that there is no job crisis but only some wage crisis, induced by labour market distortions.
- 1bury our heads into them sand and pretendfalse
- 2bury our headed in the sand and pretendfalse
- 3bury our heads in the sand and pretendtrue
- 4bury our headed into the sand and pretendfalse
- 5No errorfalse
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Answer : 3. "bury our heads in the sand and pretend"
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given 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 you answer is (D ) .
He behaves as if he is the supreme leader.
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5fa4fefec21c860b9733dced- 1as he isfalse
- 2as if he weretrue
- 3as if he wasfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "as if he were"
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given 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 you answer is (D ) .
The novel consists a thousand pages.
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5f2116754ab50b169742a51c- 1comprises offalse
- 2consist oftrue
- 3composesfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "consist of"
Q:Directions: Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E), i.e., 'No correction required' as the answer.
When we went to wonder of worlds, I loved that really big old silver antique car that was parked in the parking lot of the East India Mall.
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5ea6bcbb8127c42fd38d5675- 1Really old silver big antique carfalse
- 2Really big silver old antique carfalse
- 3Really big silver antique carfalse
- 4Really big old silver antique cartrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "Really big old silver antique car"
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given 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 you answer is (D ) .
The room is smoky.
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5ddca89939b75a0aaa561a26- 1by smokes.false
- 2filled with smoke.true
- 3with smokes.false
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "filled with smoke."
Q:Directions: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given 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).
He declined all the allegations against him.
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5f214aef0d44c43edf013c2d- 1refutedtrue
- 2spurnedfalse
- 3refusedfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "refuted "
Q:Directions: Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E), i.e., 'No correction required' as the answer.
The poor Brahmin led a hand to mouthful existence and could use any job which paid him a little.
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5ea6bf818127c42fd38d621e- 1handful to mouthful existencefalse
- 2hand to mouth existencetrue
- 3handing for mouthful existingfalse
- 4hand and mouth existfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "hand to mouth existence"
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given 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 you answer is (D ) .
If I followed instructions I could have averted the mishap.
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5ddca4cb39b75a0aaa560967- 1I had followedtrue
- 2I would have followedfalse
- 3I were to -followfalse
- 4No Improvementfalse
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