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).
- Corruption is the most serious
problem in India.
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No improvement
Correct Option: D
No improvement
- Somebody must be made to answer for the securities scam.
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answer (Verb) agrees with Prep.-to
Correct Option: A
answer (Verb) agrees with Prep.-to
- If I had followed your advice, I would not regret today.
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The structure of the sentence is as follows :
If + Past Perfect, Main Clause with would + have + Past Participle ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ If I had followed .... I would have regretted
Hence, would not have regretted is the right usage.Correct Option: C
The structure of the sentence is as follows :
If + Past Perfect, Main Clause with would + have + Past Participle ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ If I had followed .... I would have regretted
Hence, would not have regretted is the right usage.
- We can buy anything in this shop, can we ?
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Positive Statement → Negative Tag
Tag Structure → First Auxiliary (can) + not (can’t)
Hence, can’t we ? is the right usage.Correct Option: B
Positive Statement → Negative Tag
Tag Structure → First Auxiliary (can) + not (can’t)
Hence, can’t we ? is the right usage.
- We have already disposed our old house.
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dispose (Adj.) : prepared; ready ; in the mood
dispose of (Phr.V) : to get rid of somebody or something that you do not want or cannot keep
Hence, disposed of is the right usage.Correct Option: C
dispose (Adj.) : prepared; ready ; in the mood
dispose of (Phr.V) : to get rid of somebody or something that you do not want or cannot keep
Hence, disposed of is the right usage.
