Sentence Improvement


Direction: In each of the questions, a sentence is given which has an underlined part. Select the best replacement for the underlined phrase from the given options.

  1. Tillage is the agricultural preparation of soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring and overturning, and where agriculture involves human labour it is done using hand tools which includes shovelling, picking, mattock work, hoeing and raking.









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    The answer option follows parallel structure , 'It is done' refers to tillage.

    Correct Option: A


  1. The low-cost Mars mission craft of India, which ISRO successfully placed in the Martian orbit a year back in September 2014, is now expected to last longer than previously expected because of the fuel it has been able to save









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    Past perfect tense should be used to express the event that happened before the present events.

    Correct Option: B



  1. Several processes are involved in the making of bone china, but the ingredients that set it apart from fine china is the component of bone ash that is included in its manufacture.









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    'It' refers to bone china, and hence 'sets' will be the appropriate verb . (c) ''Put apart' is an incorrect phrase. (d) Use of 'although' is incorrect.

    Correct Option: B


  1. Who have not seen a Bond movie and fantasied of becoming a secret agent, going to exotic places in pursuit of dangerous enemies assisted by beautiful damsels, wiping out the evil and their empires ?









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    'Who is unspecified, hence takes singular verb. It is he who has made the mistake/it is them who have made the mistake.

    Correct Option: C



  1. Many managers are of the view that university grades are worthless as a criterion for hiring fresh graduates, since grades are not reliable in hiring fresh graduates, since grades are not reliable in predicting long - term performance of the recruits.









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    Singular for criteria is criterion.

    Correct Option: A