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).
- He evaded to pay income tax.
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paying (Gerund) will be used. It is the object of the sentence.
evaded (Verb) : to find a way of not doing something, especially something that legally or morally you should do
Hence, paying will replace to payCorrect Option: C
paying (Gerund) will be used. It is the object of the sentence.
evaded (Verb) : to find a way of not doing something, especially something that legally or morally you should do
Hence, paying will replace to pay
- He reached the village just when the sun was setting.
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No improvement.
Correct Option: D
No improvement.
- The Blue Whale, weighing more than 150 tons, the largest known animal on Earth.
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Singular Verb-is will be used.
weighing more than 150 tonnes is the is the right usage.Correct Option: B
Singular Verb-is will be used.
weighing more than 150 tonnes is the is the right usage.
- After we ate a spectacular nine-course dinner, three television shows were watched by us.
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we watched three television shows (Active Voice) is the right usage.
Correct Option: C
we watched three television shows (Active Voice) is the right usage.
- The man ate an apple, an orange, and washed his hands.
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an apple and an orange, and washed his hands is the right usage.
Correct Option: A
an apple and an orange, and washed his hands is the right usage.
