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).
- Five years ago today, I am sitting in a small Japanese car, driving across Poland towards Berlin.
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Past Continuous Tense-was sitting is the right usage.
Correct Option: A
Past Continuous Tense-was sitting is the right usage.
- Will you lend me few rupees in this hour of need ?
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a few (Det.) : a small number ; some used with plural Countable Nouns
few (Det.) : not many
Here, lend me a few rupees is the right usage.Correct Option: C
a few (Det.) : a small number ; some used with plural Countable Nouns
few (Det.) : not many
Here, lend me a few rupees is the right usage.
- They left the hotel by car where they had been staying.
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They left the hotel where they had been staying, by car is the right sentence
Correct Option: A
They left the hotel where they had been staying, by car is the right sentence
Direction: In the following questions, a sentence / a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence / 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).
- The problem was so complicated to be solved in a day.
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too (Adv.) : used before Adjectives and Adverbs so (Adv.) : to a great degree
⇒ She spoke so quietly that I could hardly hear her.
Here, too is the right usage.Correct Option: A
too (Adv.) : used before Adjectives and Adverbs so (Adv.) : to a great degree
⇒ She spoke so quietly that I could hardly hear her.
Here, too is the right usage.
- There is no escape in the container for the water to flow.
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outlet (Noun) : a pipe or hole through which liquid or gas can flow out
escape (Noun) : the act of escaping from a place/ situation
Here, outlet is the right usage.Correct Option: A
outlet (Noun) : a pipe or hole through which liquid or gas can flow out
escape (Noun) : the act of escaping from a place/ situation
Here, outlet is the right usage.