Sentence Improvement

Sentence Improvement

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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. 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.

  1. “Indian English” has come of age and has been accepted as a legitimate category the world over.








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    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

    Correct 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

  1. 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.

  1. 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
    ↓
    ↓
    newlarge, 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
    ↓
    ↓
    newlarge, compact

    Colour
    Origin Material
    ↓
    tinted

    Hence, it was a new, large, compact and tinted house is the right usage.

  1. The gypsies had left the village a few days ago.








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    Simple Past Tense-left is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    Simple Past Tense-left is the right usage.