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'.
Shanti heard the children who were shouting outside.
who were flaying in the open air
who were playing outdoor
who were thrashing in the open air
who were screaming outdoors
Outdoors means outside a building or shelter. So, option a will be the most appropriate answer.
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'.
Shanti heard the children who were shouting outside.
who were screaming outdoors
who were flaying in the open air
who were thrashing in the open air
who were playing outdoor
Outdoors means outside a building or shelter. So, option a will be the most appropriate answer.
Question 3:
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'.
Either Supriya or Nikunj are lying off this situation.
is lying in relation to
were lying to
has lie on
No improvement required
"Either + 1st Subject+or+ 2nd Subject + Helping verb" is grammatically the correct structure in which the helping verb is supplied according to the second subject. Similarly, in the given sentence, 'Nikunj' is the second subject which is in the singular form and will take 'is' as a singular verb.
Hence, 'is lying in relation to' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Aid workers have delivered vast quantities of food on the refugee camps.
No error
on the refugee camps
vast quantities of food
Aid workers have delivered
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'on' must be replaced with 'to' because we generally use the preposition 'to' after the verb 'delivered. Hence, 'to the refugee camps' 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'.
Either Supriya or Nikunj are lying off this situation.
were lying to
No improvement required
has lie on
is lying in relation to
"Either + 1st Subject+or+ 2nd Subject + Helping verb" is grammatically the correct structure in which the helping verb is supplied according to the second subject. Similarly, in the given sentence, 'Nikunj' is the second subject which is in the singular form and will take 'is' as a singular verb.
Hence, 'is lying in relation to' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 6:
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'.
Shanti heard the children who were shouting outside.
who were playing outdoor
who were thrashing in the open air
who were screaming outdoors
who were flaying in the open air
Outdoors means outside a building or shelter. So, option a will be 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'.
Would you have been so kind as to close the window?
No substitution required
Would you be
Will you been
Would you being
We generally use the modal verb 'would' when we want to politely request someone for something. Similarly in the given sentence, someone is asking politely to close the window.
Hence, 'Would you be' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
He is struggling to make a honest living.
struggling to make
He is
No error
a honest living
We use the article 'a' before the words starting with a Consonant (B,D,F,N,etc.) for example, a dirty shirt, a neglected department, etc. However, the article 'an' is used before words starting with a Vowel (A, E, I, O, U) or a Vowel Sound for example, an educated person, an honest shopkeeper, etc.
Hence, 'an honest (starting with a vowel sound) living' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 9:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Whatever a writer puts / into a story probably comes with / his own life experience.
No error
with his own life experience
into a story probably comes
Whatever a writer puts
The given sentence talks about different 'experiences acquired throughout the life by the writer.
Hence, 'with his own life experiences' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
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'.
Robin has less marbles than George.
lower marbles
few marbles
fewer marbles
enough marbles
We use 'few/fewer' before plural countable nouns & 'less' is used before uncountable nouns. Similarly, 'marbles' in the given sentence are countable.
Hence, 'fewer marbles' is the most appropriate answer.
