Sentence Improvement
Direction: 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).
- If you are living near a market place you should be ready to bear the disturbances caused by traffic.
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As per the given above sentence , we can say that
come under the place of to bear :- to bear with
The correct sentence will be :-
If you are living near a market place you should be ready to bear with the disturbances caused by traffic.Correct Option: B
As per the given above sentence , we can say that
come under the place of to bear :- to bear with
The correct sentence will be :-
If you are living near a market place you should be ready to bear with the disturbances caused by traffic.
Therefore , required answer will be option B .
- Hoping not to be disturbed, I sat down in my easy chair to read the book, I won as a prize.
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As we know that ,
Replace the verb I won as a prize :- I had won as a prize
Correct sentence will be :-
Hoping not to be disturbed, I sat down in my easy chair to read the book, I had won as a prize.Correct Option: A
As we know that ,
Replace the verb I won as a prize :- I had won as a prize
Correct sentence will be :-
Hoping not to be disturbed, I sat down in my easy chair to read the book, I had won as a prize.
Hence , I won as a prize is replaced by I had won as a prize in above given sentence .
- Twenty kms are not a great distance in these days of fast moving vehicles.
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As we know that ,
Replace the sub-clause are not a great distance :- is not a great distance
Correct sentence :-
Twenty kms is not a great distance in these days of fast moving vehicles.Correct Option: A
As we know that ,
Replace the sub-clause are not a great distance :- is not a great distance
Correct sentence :-
Twenty kms is not a great distance in these days of fast moving vehicles.So , option A is correct answer .
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.
- 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
Direction: In question, a sentence/part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the 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).
- The learners are intended to read the sources at home.
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As per the given above sentence , we can say that
Replace the verb are intended :- are expected
Correct sentence will be :-
The learners are expected to read the sources at home.Correct Option: C
As per the given above sentence , we can say that
Replace the verb are intended :- are expected
Correct sentence will be :-
The learners are expected to read the sources at home.
Hence , are intended is replaced by are expected in given above sentence .
