Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
My hands were eager for tore up that awful letter.
No substitution
of tearing up
to tear up
for tearing upon
TEAR UP (phrasal verb): destroy something by pulling it into pieces; damage or destroy something by attacking it. We can either write "to + V1" or "for + V-ing" in a sentence. Both are grammatically correct.
Question 2:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
Megha's habit of procrastination puts her colleagueson lot of trouble.
to a lot of trouble
into lot troubles
No improvement required
in lot of troubles
to a lot of trouble
The phrase 'put someone to trouble' means make somebody work extra and cause problems. Similarly in the given sentence, Megha's habit makes his colleagues do extra work and creates problems. Hence, 'to a lot of trouble' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The trek manager ____________ that the trekkers rest for a while before the climb.
told
informed
insisted
warned
insisted
'Insisted' means to say strongly that you must have or do something. The given sentence states that the trek manager strongly told the trekkers to rest for a while before the climb. Hence, 'insisted' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
Megha's habit of procrastination puts her colleagueson lot of trouble.
in lot of troubles
to a lot of trouble
into lot troubles
No improvement required
to a lot of trouble
The phrase 'put someone to trouble' means make somebody work extra and cause problems. Similarly in the given sentence, Megha's habit makes his colleagues do extra work and creates problems. Hence, 'to a lot of trouble' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 5:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
She had grown too thin which she looked like a scarecrow.
very thin that
too thin or
so thin that
No substitution required
so thin that
'So-that' is a fixed phrase that is used to introduce a clause of purpose. Hence, 'so thin that' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 6:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
He knows that / he has no other option / but to work hard.
but to work hard
He knows that
he has no other option
No error
but to work hard.
When 'but' is used as a preposition in a sentence it takes bare infinitive means without the preposition 'to'.
Hence, 'to' must be removed from the given sentence & 'but work hard' becomes the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
My hands were eager for tore up that awful letter.
No substitution
of tearing up
to tear up
for tearing upon
TEAR UP (phrasal verb): destroy something by pulling it into pieces; damage or destroy something by attacking it. We can either write "to + V1" or "for + V-ing" in a sentence. Both are grammatically correct.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
There was a range of ____________ that kept tourists engaged during the International Film Festival in Goa.
conversions
moments
employments
activities
Activities
Moment - a very brief period of time.
Conversions - the process of changing or causing something to change from one form to another.
Employment - the state of having paid work.
Activity - something that you do, usually regularly and for enjoyment.
According to the context of the sentence option (d) is the most logical answer.
Question 9:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
Megha's habit of procrastination puts her colleagueson lot of trouble.
into lot troubles
to a lot of trouble
No improvement required
in lot of troubles
to a lot of trouble
The phrase 'put someone to trouble' means make somebody work extra and cause problems. Similarly in the given sentence, Megha's habit makes his colleagues do extra work and creates problems. Hence, 'to a lot of trouble' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The big ship sank and everyone abroad drowned.
The big ship
abroad drowned.
and everyone
sank
In the given sentence, instead of 'abroad' ' on board' should be used because 'Abroad' means in or to a foreign country or countries & 'On board' means available or situated on a ship, aircraft, or another vehicle.
Hence, 'on board' will be the correct sentence structure.
