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).
- No sooner had the teacher entered the room and the boys rushed to their seats.
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no sooner ... than is used for conveying that the second event mentioned happens immediately after the first
no sooner ... than → Correlatives
Here, than is the right usage.Correct Option: B
no sooner ... than is used for conveying that the second event mentioned happens immediately after the first
no sooner ... than → Correlatives
Here, than is the right usage.
- The enemy soldiers went back hastily.
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retreated (Verb) : (of an army) withdrew from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat
returned (Verb) : came or went back to a place or person
retrenched (Verb) : reduced costs or spending in response to economic difficulty
Here, retreated is the right usage.Correct Option: B
retreated (Verb) : (of an army) withdrew from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat
returned (Verb) : came or went back to a place or person
retrenched (Verb) : reduced costs or spending in response to economic difficulty
Here, retreated is the right usage.
- Keats says the idea very well in his poems.
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expresses (Verb) : convey a thought or feeling in words, by looks or actions
Here, expresses is the right usage.Correct Option: C
expresses (Verb) : convey a thought or feeling in words, by looks or actions
Here, expresses is the right usage.
- What you have been doing in the workshop since last month ?
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The structure of the sentence will be as follows :
... have + Subject (you) + been + Verb + ing (doing) ... ?
The sentence is in Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
Hence, have you been doing is the right usage.Correct Option: C
The structure of the sentence will be as follows :
... have + Subject (you) + been + Verb + ing (doing) ... ?
The sentence is in Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
Hence, have you been doing is the right usage.
- 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.