Sentence Improvement
Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed 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).
- A large number of people have fallen victim to dengue fever.
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No improvement
victim (Noun) agrees with to (Prep.)Correct Option: D
No improvement
victim (Noun) agrees with to (Prep.)
- Flowers embellishment the beauty of our surroundings.
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enhance (Verb) : to increase the value or status of somebody/something
embellishment (Noun) : a decoration or other addition, to make something more beautiful or interesting.
replenish (Verb) : to make something full again by replacing what has been used
Here, enhance is the right usage.Correct Option: B
enhance (Verb) : to increase the value or status of somebody/something
embellishment (Noun) : a decoration or other addition, to make something more beautiful or interesting.
replenish (Verb) : to make something full again by replacing what has been used
Here, enhance is the right usage.
- Mary would not go to the market unless I go with her.
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unless (Conj.) : if .... not
⇒ I wouldn’t eat that food if I wasn’t really hungry.
⇒ I wouldn’t eat that food unless I was really hungry.
Hence, Simple Past-went is the right usage.Correct Option: B
unless (Conj.) : if .... not
⇒ I wouldn’t eat that food if I wasn’t really hungry.
⇒ I wouldn’t eat that food unless I was really hungry.
Hence, Simple Past-went is the right usage.
- He is a descendant from the Mughal royalty.
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descendant (Noun) : a person who has descended from a specific ancestor ; an offspring
royalty (Noun) : (uncountable) members of a royal family of (Prep.) will be used with descendant
Hence, of (Prep.) is the right usage.Correct Option: A
descendant (Noun) : a person who has descended from a specific ancestor ; an offspring
royalty (Noun) : (uncountable) members of a royal family of (Prep.) will be used with descendant
Hence, of (Prep.) is the right usage.
- I have been living in Delhi from 1989.
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since (Prep.) : from a time in the past until now → used with the Present Perfect Tense.
Hence, since is the right usage.Correct Option: B
since (Prep.) : from a time in the past until now → used with the Present Perfect Tense.
Hence, since is the right usage.