Sentence Improvement
Direction: In the following questions, a 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 alter native. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
- He was weary of failure, didn’t he ?
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Positive statement → Negative Tag
Tag structure → First Auxiliary (was) + not (wasn’t)
Hence, wasn’t he ? is the right usage.Correct Option: B
Positive statement → Negative Tag
Tag structure → First Auxiliary (was) + not (wasn’t)
Hence, wasn’t he ? is the right usage.
- It is necessary to consider separately these problems, is in-deed ?
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Positive Statement → Negative Tag
Tag structure → First Auxiliary (is) + not (isn’t)
Hence, isn’t it ? is the right usage.Correct Option: B
Positive Statement → Negative Tag
Tag structure → First Auxiliary (is) + not (isn’t)
Hence, isn’t it ? is the right usage.
- He denied to be party to the deal.
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No improvement
denied (Verb) : refused to admit the truth or existence of.
refused (Verb) : showed that one is not willing to do something
disagreed (Verb) : had or expressed a different opinion
rejected (Verb) : dismissed as inadequate, unacceptable, or faultyCorrect Option: D
No improvement
denied (Verb) : refused to admit the truth or existence of.
refused (Verb) : showed that one is not willing to do something
disagreed (Verb) : had or expressed a different opinion
rejected (Verb) : dismissed as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty
- I acquainted him about the facts of the case.
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acquaint (Verb) agrees with with (Prep.)
Hence, with (Prep.) is the right usage.Correct Option: A
acquaint (Verb) agrees with with (Prep.)
Hence, with (Prep.) is the right usage.
- The officer asked his secretary to remember him about the meeting.
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remind (Verb) : cause (someone ) to remember someone/or something
Here, remind is the right usage.Correct Option: B
remind (Verb) : cause (someone ) to remember someone/or something
Here, remind is the right usage.