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’.
- It is easy to see why cities grew on the river banks.
-
View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum
along (Prep.) : in a line that follows the side of something long
on (Prep.) : at or near a place
Here, along the river banks is the right usage.Correct Option: A
along (Prep.) : in a line that follows the side of something long
on (Prep.) : at or near a place
Here, along the river banks is the right usage.
- There is no more room for you in this compartment.
-
View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum
no room (Idiom) : no space
Here, no seat is the right usage.Correct Option: A
no room (Idiom) : no space
Here, no seat is the right usage.
- The police needed him for armed robbery.
-
View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum
No improvement
Correct Option: D
No improvement
- I intend to learn French next year.
-
View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum
No improvement
Intend (Verb) of feeling. Hence, will be followed by Inf. with to.Correct Option: D
No improvement
Intend (Verb) of feeling. Hence, will be followed by Inf. with to.
- In the desert, the sun is the master, all else resigns before its merciless rays.
-
View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum
No improvement
Correct Option: D
No improvement
