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).
- He is the only man I know who can laugh at himself.
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No improvement
who (Rel.Pro.) is used for he (Per.Pro)Correct Option: D
No improvement
who (Rel.Pro.) is used for he (Per.Pro)
- Why do you prefer the theatre than the cinema ?
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to (Inf.) is used after Prefer (Verb) and not than. (Prep., Conj.)
Hence, to (Prep.) is the right usage.Correct Option: C
to (Inf.) is used after Prefer (Verb) and not than. (Prep., Conj.)
Hence, to (Prep.) is the right usage.
- She said me about her holiday in Kerala.
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In Indirect Speech,-said (Reporting Verb) changes to told. Hence, told me about is the right usage.
Correct Option: C
In Indirect Speech,-said (Reporting Verb) changes to told. Hence, told me about is the right usage.
- The light went out while I read,
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Past Continuous Tense-was reading is the right usage.
Correct Option: A
Past Continuous Tense-was reading is the right usage.
- My foot is paining.
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aching (Verb) : to feel a continuous dull pain ; hurting
paining (Verb) : hurting ; to cause somebody pain or make him unhappy
ailing (verb) : ill/sick and not improving
⇒ She looked after her ailing father.
paining is not used in Progressive/Continuous Tenses.
Here, aching is the right usage.Correct Option: A
aching (Verb) : to feel a continuous dull pain ; hurting
paining (Verb) : hurting ; to cause somebody pain or make him unhappy
ailing (verb) : ill/sick and not improving
⇒ She looked after her ailing father.
paining is not used in Progressive/Continuous Tenses.
Here, aching is the right usage.
