Sentence Improvement

Sentence Improvement

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Sentence Improvement

Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is given 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).

  1. Roads are wet, it must have rained last night.








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    No improvement
    must have-expresses an opinion about an earlier (Past) situation, based on evidence.
    ⇒ Dinosaurs were very big; they must have eaten a lot.

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement
    must have-expresses an opinion about an earlier (Past) situation, based on evidence.
    ⇒ Dinosaurs were very big; they must have eaten a lot.

  1. My mother is worried about my father’s health and also I.








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    Here, so am I is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    Here, so am I is the right usage.

  1. It took a long time for him to realise, what was truth.








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    Here, what the truth was is the right usage.
    Structure of the sentence will be as follows :
    Subject &rarr(the truth) + Verb → (was) + ______

    Correct Option: C

    Here, what the truth was is the right usage.
    Structure of the sentence will be as follows :
    Subject &rarr(the truth) + Verb → (was) + ______

  1. Let us go see her new house, shall we?








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    No improvement
    After let us, (when there is a suggestion or proposal), the tag begins with shall.

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement
    After let us, (when there is a suggestion or proposal), the tag begins with shall.

Direction: In the following questions, 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 alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is '4'.

  1. The doctor reassured that the operation was a routine one.








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    reassure (Verb) : put somebody’s mind at ease
    ⇒ They tried to reassure her, but she still felt anxious. reassume (Verb) : to carry on ; to adopt again ; to resume Object (me) will be used after reassured
    Hence, reassured me is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    reassure (Verb) : put somebody’s mind at ease
    ⇒ They tried to reassure her, but she still felt anxious. reassume (Verb) : to carry on ; to adopt again ; to resume Object (me) will be used after reassured
    Hence, reassured me is the right usage.