Sentence Improvement

Sentence Improvement

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Verbal Ability

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An Introduction To English Grammar And Languages
COMMON ERRORS
TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (ACTIVE/PASSIVE)
Ordering of Sentences
Change of Speech
One Word Substitutes
Paragraph Formation
Sentence Formation
Antonyms
Change of Voice
Comprehension
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Spellings
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Verbal Analogies
Idioms and Phrases
Closet Test
Completing Statements
Ordering of Words
Selecting Words
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. A few years back, passengers waited in long queues to get a ticket, but now they can buy them from anywhere using their mobile phones.








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    Pronoun 'one' goes with 'a ticket.'

    Correct Option: B

    Pronoun 'one' goes with 'a ticket.'

  1. In comparison to the cobra, most snakes are neither venomous nor harmful in any other way.








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    The sentences contrast the cobra with other snakes and the suitable idioms for this comparison could be:'in contrast with cobra, other snakes; 'in contrast to,' unlike the cobra, other snakes'.

    Correct Option: B

    The sentences contrast the cobra with other snakes and the suitable idioms for this comparison could be:'in contrast with cobra, other snakes; 'in contrast to,' unlike the cobra, other snakes'.

  1. Several studies have been conducted to link smoking with cancer, but none has been able to explain why some people who are regular smokers have never contracted cancer while some other who never smoked do.








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    Parallel structure 'have never contracted' with 'have'. Option (c) has 'contact' instead of 'contract'.

    Correct Option: D

    Parallel structure 'have never contracted' with 'have'. Option (c) has 'contact' instead of 'contract'.

  1. It was a huge public meeting, but there were no ambulances or fire fighters on the scene where a man climbed up a tree and hanged himself.








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    'On the scene' is the correct phrase. 'Hung himself' is incorrect.

    Correct Option: A

  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