Directions : In each question, a apart of sentence is printed in bold. Below each sentence, some phrases are
given which can substitute the italicised part of the sentence. Find out the
phrase which can correctly substitute that part of the sentence. If the
sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No correction required’ or ‘No
improvement’.
1. It is sheer
folly to believe that you can improve the situation by doing away people.
(A) doing it to
(B) doing away with
(C) doing with
(D) No improvement
2. By temperament
the English are reserved, so they prefer to live in
solitary houses.
(A) English
(B) English people
(C) some English
(D) No improvement
3. My father
agreed with my going
alone for the
examination.
(A) I go alone
(B) to my going alone
(C) that I go alone
(D) No improvement
4. Mala was hurried to reach the meeting when she slipped
and fell down.
(A) is hurried
(B) was being hurried
(C) was hurrying
(D) No correction required
5. He should move
on to the next point, and not harp one string only.
(A) harp only one string
(B) harp on string only
(C) harp upon one string only
(D) No improvement
6. The parents
became extremely troubled when their son did not return by
midnight.
(A) anxious
(B) depressed
(C) sad
(D) No improvement
7. What were you doing ever since I last saw you?
(A) did you do
(B) are you doing
(C) have you been doing
(D) No improvement
8. Are you more cleverer than us?
(A) cleverer to us
(B) more cleverer to us
(C) cleverer than we
(D) No improvement
9. When she takes her exam she will have a holiday.
(A) has taken her exam
(B) took her exam
(C) had taken her exam
(D) No improvement
10. Madan will
not be at home until eight o’clock.
(A) in home
(B) to home
(C) home
(D) No improvement
ANSWERS KEY:
1- (B)
2- (D)
3- (B)
4- (C)
5- (C)
6- (A)
7- (C)
8- (C)
9- (A)
10- (D)
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