Sentence Improvement
Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is No Improvement.
- He is wanting in a little common sense.
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lack (V.) : to have none or not enough of something.
⇒ He lacks confidence.
Here, lacks is the right usage.Correct Option: B
lack (V.) : to have none or not enough of something.
⇒ He lacks confidence.
Here, lacks is the right usage.
- Drinking tea is an English habit.
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tradition (N.) : a belief, custom/ way of doing something that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people
convention (N.) : the way in which something is done that most people in a society expect and consider to be polite/the right way to do it
custom (N.) : an accepted way of behaving/ of doing things in a society/ a community
habit (N.) : a thing that you do often and almost without thinking, especially something that is hard to stop doing
Here, tradition is the right usage.Correct Option: B
tradition (N.) : a belief, custom/ way of doing something that has existed for a long time among a particular group of people
convention (N.) : the way in which something is done that most people in a society expect and consider to be polite/the right way to do it
custom (N.) : an accepted way of behaving/ of doing things in a society/ a community
habit (N.) : a thing that you do often and almost without thinking, especially something that is hard to stop doing
Here, tradition is the right usage.
- It’s high time that you go home.
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It is high time is followed by Past Simple.
Hence, went is the right usage.Correct Option: C
It is high time is followed by Past Simple.
Hence, went is the right usage.
- Mr. Mukherjee knows ten languages, isn’t it ?
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The sentence is in Present Simple (affirmative).
So, question tag should be in negative (present simple).
Hence, doesn’t he ? is the right usage.Correct Option: D
The sentence is in Present Simple (affirmative).
So, question tag should be in negative (present simple).
Hence, doesn’t he ? is the right usage.
- They spoke about the weather.
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talk about (Phr. V.) : used to emphasize something.
Here, talked is the right usage.Correct Option: C
talk about (Phr. V.) : used to emphasize something.
Here, talked is the right usage.