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 (4).

  1. The bank manager was given a holiday and so he resolved to go for hitch-hiking.









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    hitch hike (Verb) : to travel by asking for free rides in other people’s cars, by standing at the side of the road and trying to get passing cars to stop
    ⇒ They hitch hiked around Europe.
    Here, hitch-hiking is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    hitch hike (Verb) : to travel by asking for free rides in other people’s cars, by standing at the side of the road and trying to get passing cars to stop
    ⇒ They hitch hiked around Europe.
    Here, hitch-hiking is the right usage.


  1. I had more sympathy with you, my friend.









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    Here, have much sympathy is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    Here, have much sympathy is the right usage.



  1. Your previous project was only failed because you did not persevere yourself in it.









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    Here, failed only because you did not persevere for it is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    Here, failed only because you did not persevere for it is the right usage.


  1. All these articles are kept in a tin box to prevent from spoiling of damp in rainy season.









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    Here, prevent them being spoiled by damp is the right usage. prevent from is used for stopping to do an act/something else

    Correct Option: B

    Here, prevent them being spoiled by damp is the right usage. prevent from is used for stopping to do an act/something else



  1. Their friendship will not last through long time.









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    Here, last long is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    Here, last long is the right usage.