Sentence Improvement
Direction: In the following Ten Questions, a sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed mark your answer as "No improvement".
- Mumbai is famous because of its textiles.
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As we know that ,
If someone or something is famous, a lot of people know their name or have heard about them.
Ex: The town of Moradabad is famous for brassware. Alexander Fleming, the Scot famous for discovering penicillin.Correct Option: C
As we know that ,
If someone or something is famous, a lot of people know their name or have heard about them.
Ex: The town of Moradabad is famous for brassware. Alexander Fleming, the Scot famous for discovering penicillin.
The correct sentence will be :-
Mumbai is famous for its textiles.
Thus , because of is replaced by for in above given sentence .
- Water and soil pollutants find their entry into the body through ingestion of contaminated water or food.
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As we know that ,
Ingestion is the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating);
Water and soil pollutants find their entry into the body through ingestion of contaminated water or food. is correct sentence .Correct Option: D
As we know that ,
Ingestion is the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating);
Water and soil pollutants find their entry into the body through ingestion of contaminated water or food. is correct sentence .
Therefore , No improvement will be in above given sentence .
- The second pigeon flew just as the first pigeon had flown.
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A single person or thing; a unit :- one had done.
The underlined portion of the sentence needs to be rectified. It may be replaced with one had done So, the sentence will be as The second pigeon flew just as the first one had done.Correct Option: A
A single person or thing; a unit :- one had done.
The underlined portion of the sentence needs to be rectified. It may be replaced with one had done So, the sentence will be as The second pigeon flew just as the first one had done.
Hence , option A is correct answer .
- Drinking tea is an English habit.
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As we know that ,
Habit is personal, custom, or usage: the habit of shaking hands.Correct Option: D
As we know that ,
Habit is personal, custom, or usage: the habit of shaking hands.
Drinking tea is an English habit is correct sentence .
Therefore , No improvement will be in above given sentence .
Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined sentence/part of the sentence at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).
- An orangutan’s intelligence is as superior to that of man.
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As we know that ,
Superior always takes preposition 'to'.
Ex: Your computer is far superior to mine.
Replace the word is as superior to :- is superior toCorrect Option: B
As we know that ,
Superior always takes preposition 'to'.
Ex: Your computer is far superior to mine.
Replace the word is as superior to :- is superior to
Thus , correct sentence will be :-
An orangutan’s intelligence is superior to that of man.
