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).
- A shrewd man could only see through the trick.
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Only a shrewd man could see through the trick is the right sentence.
Correct Option: B
Only a shrewd man could see through the trick is the right sentence.
- If they were knowing about the crabs, they would not have decided to picnic there.
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The sentence structure will be as follows :
If they + had + known (Past Participle) → Past Perfect
Hence, had known is the right usage.Correct Option: A
The sentence structure will be as follows :
If they + had + known (Past Participle) → Past Perfect
Hence, had known is the right usage.
- “Indian English” has come of age and has been accepted as a legitimate category the world over.
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legitimate (Adj.) : allowed and accepted according to the law; valid
literate (Adj.) : able to read and write
local (Adj.) : relating to or occurring in a particular area, city, or town
illegal (Adj) : not allowed by lawCorrect Option: D
No improvement
legitimate (Adj.) : allowed and accepted according to the law; valid
literate (Adj.) : able to read and write
local (Adj.) : relating to or occurring in a particular area, city, or town
illegal (Adj) : not allowed by law
- Migrant workers can be seen working on many of the building places in New Delhi.
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sites (Noun): a place where a building will be located
places (Noun) : a particular position, point or area
premises (Noun) : the building and land near to it that a business owns or uses
locations (Noun) : the position of something
Here, sites is the right usage.Correct Option: A
sites (Noun): a place where a building will be located
places (Noun) : a particular position, point or area
premises (Noun) : the building and land near to it that a business owns or uses
locations (Noun) : the position of something
Here, sites is the right usage.
- When we bought the house, we could tell that it was a large, new, compact, tinted house.
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The general order of Adjectives is as follows :
Opinion Appearance Age ↓ ↓ new large, compact Colour Origin Material ↓ tinted
Hence, it was a new, large, compact and tinted house is the right usage.Correct Option: C
The general order of Adjectives is as follows :
Opinion Appearance Age ↓ ↓ new large, compact Colour Origin Material ↓ tinted
Hence, it was a new, large, compact and tinted house is the right usage.
