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.
- John decided to go to the Advocate General to clear his name of the accusation.
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No Improvement
Correct Option: D
No Improvement
- The climate of Shillong is somewhat like Kohima.
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Here, Possessive i.e. like Kohima’s is the right usage. Climate can be compared with climate, not a city.
Correct Option: D
Here, Possessive i.e. like Kohima’s is the right usage. Climate can be compared with climate, not a city.
- River Damodar in West Bengal carry the effluents from the Durgapur Industrial complex for miles.
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Here, Subject (River Damodar) is Singular.
Hence, carries the effluents is the right usage.Correct Option: B
Here, Subject (River Damodar) is Singular.
Hence, carries the effluents is the right usage.
- They were being commanded to wait till the signal was given.
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Here, Past Simple (Passive)-commanded is the right usage.
Correct Option: A
Here, Past Simple (Passive)-commanded is the right usage.
- He bowed down at the altar.
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At the altar : because of something that you think is worth suffering for. Hence, before the altar is the right usage.
Correct Option: C
At the altar : because of something that you think is worth suffering for. Hence, before the altar is the right usage.