Improvement of Sentences Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Directions (55): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully correct. Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark “No Error” as your answer.
It is very critical that we don’t bury our heads in them sand and pretend that there is no job crisis but only some wage crisis, induced by labour market distortions.
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5d75dee65897383a2782b7e6It is very critical that we don’t bury our heads in them sand and pretend that there is no job crisis but only some wage crisis, induced by labour market distortions.
- 1bury our heads into them sand and pretendfalse
- 2bury our headed in the sand and pretendfalse
- 3bury our heads in the sand and pretendtrue
- 4bury our headed into the sand and pretendfalse
- 5No errorfalse
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Answer : 3. "bury our heads in the sand and pretend"
Q: Directions (51): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully correct. Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark “No Error” as your answer.
The selection of Justice P.C. Ghose as the first Lokpal has come after a unjustified delay of five years.
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5d75db1834e9db73cc629b8eThe selection of Justice P.C. Ghose as the first Lokpal has come after a unjustified delay of five years.
- 1have come after anfalse
- 2has came after anfalse
- 3have came after anfalse
- 4has come after anfalse
- 5No errortrue
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Answer : 5. " No error"
Q: Which of the phrase (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in the following sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
She likes to be in all good books of others.
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5d4950212ef8ad44d161ca85She likes to be in all good books of others.
- 1On the good booksfalse
- 2in the booksfalse
- 3in the good booksfalse
- 4in the good bookingfalse
- 5No correction requiredtrue
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Answer : 5. "No correction required"
Q: Which of the phrase (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in the following sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
Though every one was tired, Rahul was hell bend on playing another game.
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5d4952352ef8ad44d161d06aThough every one was tired, Rahul was hell bend on playing another game.
- 1Bending hell onfalse
- 2hell bent infalse
- 3hell bent ontrue
- 4hell bent forfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 3. "hell bent on"
Q: Directions (52): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully correct. Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark “No Error” as your answer.
The concept of an institutional mechanism, or an anti-corruption ombudsman, has be around for over 50 years.
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5d75dca434e9db73cc629f85The concept of an institutional mechanism, or an anti-corruption ombudsman, has be around for over 50 years.
- 1have be around for overfalse
- 2had be around for overfalse
- 3has been around for overtrue
- 4had been around in overfalse
- 5No errorfalse
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Answer : 3. "has been around for over"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.
They didn't see you, is it?
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5d42885729741f37c2546968- 1wasn't itfalse
- 2did theytrue
- 3no improvementfalse
- 4have theyfalse
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Answer : 2. "did they"
Q: Which of the phrase (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in the following sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
The actor has been keeping lower profile for some time now.
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5d4951562ef8ad44d161cd2dThe actor has been keeping lower profile for some time now.
- 1lowering the profilefalse
- 2profile lowfalse
- 3a lowest profilefalse
- 4a low profiletrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "a low profile"
Q: Directions (54): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully correct. Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark “No Error” as your answer.
The harsh and simple reality of India’s job situation is that we are not creating as many jobs as we need to.
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5d75de8434e9db73cc62a53dThe harsh and simple reality of India’s job situation is that we are not creating as many jobs as we need to.
- 1is that we are no creatingfalse
- 2is that we are know creatingfalse
- 3is that we were no creatingfalse
- 4is that we are not createdfalse
- 5No errortrue
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