Sentence Improvement

Sentence Improvement

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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).

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.