Sentence Improvement

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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. My visits to my family are a few and far between.








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    few (Det., Adj.) : used with a Plu. N. and a Plu. V. to mean not many
    a few (Det., Adj.) : used with a Plu. N. and a Plu. V. to mean a small number/some
    ⇒ Few people understand the difference.
    ⇒ We’ve had a few replies.
    Here, few and far between is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    few (Det., Adj.) : used with a Plu. N. and a Plu. V. to mean not many
    a few (Det., Adj.) : used with a Plu. N. and a Plu. V. to mean a small number/some
    ⇒ Few people understand the difference.
    ⇒ We’ve had a few replies.
    Here, few and far between is the right usage.

  1. I don’t think many people will be able to attend the meeting tomorrow. I, but for one, have to be in Chennai.








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    Here, for one is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    Here, for one is the right usage.

  1. This crime makes a man liable for transportation till his life.








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    life (N.) : the period between somebody’s birth and his death. liable (V.) agrees with to (Prep.)
    Hence, to transportation for life is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    life (N.) : the period between somebody’s birth and his death. liable (V.) agrees with to (Prep.)
    Hence, to transportation for life is the right usage.

  1. One of her friends had just got down from the bus.








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    Hence, alighted from is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    Hence, alighted from is the right usage.

  1. The interesting tale had its beginning more than fifty years ago.








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    Here, Past Simple i.e., began is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    Here, Past Simple i.e., began is the right usage.