Sentence Improvement
Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2, and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case "no improvement" is needed, your answer is ‘4’.
- They are migratory workers from another country.
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emigrant (Noun) : a person who leaves a country to live in another
migratory (Adj.) : wandering from one place to another at different times of the year
immigrant (Noun) : a person who comes to a country to live there
itinerant (Noun) : travelling from place to place, especially looking for a job
Here, emigrant is the right usage.Correct Option: C
emigrant (Noun) : a person who leaves a country to live in another
migratory (Adj.) : wandering from one place to another at different times of the year
immigrant (Noun) : a person who comes to a country to live there
itinerant (Noun) : travelling from place to place, especially looking for a job
Here, emigrant is the right usage.
- Corrupt officials have siphoned off more than five hundred crore rupees over the last decade from welfare funds.
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siphon something + off (Prep.) : to remove money from one place and move it to another, especially dishonestly or illegally ; divertCorrect Option: D
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siphon something + off (Prep.) : to remove money from one place and move it to another, especially dishonestly or illegally ; divert
- It is proposed to construct a bath for males 99-feet long.
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Here, a 99-feet long bath for males is the right usage.
Correct Option: A
Here, a 99-feet long bath for males is the right usage.
- It’s high time that you go home.
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The sentence structure is as follows :
It’s high time + Subject (you) + Past Verb (went) → Refers to the present moment
Hence, went is the right usage.Correct Option: C
The sentence structure is as follows :
It’s high time + Subject (you) + Past Verb (went) → Refers to the present moment
Hence, went is the right usage.
Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alter native. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
- He paid the caretaker for his board and lodging.
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board (Noun) : a long, thin, flat piece of wood
boarding (Verb) : to furnish with meals, or with meals and lodging, for a payment
board (Noun) : a person’s food/meals, provided regularly for money used in Phr. like full board, board and lodgingCorrect Option: D
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board (Noun) : a long, thin, flat piece of wood
boarding (Verb) : to furnish with meals, or with meals and lodging, for a payment
board (Noun) : a person’s food/meals, provided regularly for money used in Phr. like full board, board and lodging
