Sentence Improvement

Sentence Improvement

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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).

  1. ‘‘Gulliver's Travels’’ are an interesting novel.








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    Singular Verb-is will be used with the name of the book Gulliver’s Travel
    Hence, is is the right usage.

    Correct Option: C

    Singular Verb-is will be used with the name of the book Gulliver’s Travel
    Hence, is is the right usage.

  1. The police would be employed at all places to beef up security.








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    deployed (Verb) : to move soldiers or weapons into a position where they are ready for military action employed (Verb) : to give somebody a job to do for payment
    Here, deployed is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    deployed (Verb) : to move soldiers or weapons into a position where they are ready for military action employed (Verb) : to give somebody a job to do for payment
    Here, deployed is the right usage.

  1. If you can afford a new car, your business must be looking up.








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    flourishing (Verb) : to develop quickly and be successful or common
    ⇒ Few businesses are flourishing today.
    look up (Phr.V.) : improve
    ⇒ At last things were beginning to look up.
    Here, flourishing is the right usage.

    Correct Option: A

    flourishing (Verb) : to develop quickly and be successful or common
    ⇒ Few businesses are flourishing today.
    look up (Phr.V.) : improve
    ⇒ At last things were beginning to look up.
    Here, flourishing is the right usage.

  1. If I hadn't seen the car coming, I might have been killed.








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    No improvement

    Correct Option: D

    No improvement

  1. The price cannot be quoted except we are allowed to examine the sample.








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    Unless (Conj.) : except under the circumstances that
    except (Conj.) : only ; otherwise than
    Here, unless is the right usage.

    Correct Option: B

    Unless (Conj.) : except under the circumstances that
    except (Conj.) : only ; otherwise than
    Here, unless is the right usage.