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.
- I hope you will be able to steer ahead of the anti-social elements.
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Keep/stay/steer clear : to avoid a person or thing because it may cause problems.
Hence, steer clear is the right usage.Correct Option: A
Keep/stay/steer clear : to avoid a person or thing because it may cause problems.
Hence, steer clear is the right usage.
- We have been retracing our steps to the log cabin ten minutes ago.
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The sentence shows past time as ago has been used.
Hence, had to retrace is the right usage.Correct Option: C
The sentence shows past time as ago has been used.
Hence, had to retrace is the right usage.
- The blue whale was thriving in all of the world’s oceans until the turn of the century, at which time they became hunted to the point of extinction.
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Blue whales were thriving in all of the world’s oceans until the turn of the century is the right usage.
Correct Option: C
Blue whales were thriving in all of the world’s oceans until the turn of the century is the right usage.
- I was struck by his singular appearance.
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No Improvement
Correct Option: C
No Improvement
- He does not laugh, nor he smiles.
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As the structure suggests, nor does he smile is the right usage.
Correct Option: C
As the structure suggests, nor does he smile is the right usage.
