Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
There was an argument about if we shall move to another city.
(A) about if we should move
(B) on if we shall be moving
(C) about whether we should move
(D) No improvement
The correct sentence is:
There was an argument about whether we should move to another city.
Explanation: In this sentence, "if" should be replaced with "whether" to introduce a indirect yes-no question. Additionally, "shall" should be replaced with "should" to form a correct conditional statement.
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.
A government by the nobles
(A) Monarchy
(B) Democracy
(C) Oligarchy
(D) Aristocracy
(D) Aristocracy - A government by the nobles is known as an "aristocracy."
Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.
A place where gambling games are played
(A) Arena
(B) Stadium
(C) Casino
(D) Gymnasium
(C) Casino - A place where gambling games are played is a "casino."
Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
The place was not cold only and also damp.
(A) No improvement
(B) only cold not also
(C) not only cold but also
(D) not only cold and both
The correct sentence is:
The place was not only cold but also damp.
Explanation: In this sentence, the use of "only" and "also" is redundant. Instead, "not only...but also" is the correct correlative conjunction to use. Also, the conjunction "and" should be replaced with "but" for proper contrast between the coldness and dampness of the place.
Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
Many a person are unable of distinguish right from wrong.
(A) are unable to
(B) are capable of
(C) is unable to
(D) No improvement
The correct sentence is:
Many a person is unable to distinguish right from wrong.
Explanation: "Many a person" is a singular phrase and should be followed by a singular verb, which is "is" in this case. Additionally, the preposition "of" should be replaced with "to," and the article "the" is needed before the noun "right."
Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
They are making elaborate arrangements for the party.
(A) Elaborate arrangements have been made for the party.
(B) Elaborate arrangements are made for the party.
(C) Elaborate arrangements are being made for the party.
(D) Elaborate arrangements were being made for the party.
The given sentence is an example of Active Voice. As per the given question, we have to change it to Passive Voice.
The process of transformation is as follows:
The subject of the given sentence is 'They'.
The object of the given sentence is 'Elaborate'.
The subject will be put in place of the object and the object will be put in place of the subject.
'Are making' will be changed into 'are being made'.
However, the subject 'they' will not be used as 'by them' because it becomes the hidden subject here. This is so because here the action is the central focus and the actor can be any unknown/general entity.
Thus the correct sentence is: Elaborate arrangements are being made for the party.
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains a grammatical error.
The man played the flute and led all the mouse out of the town.
(A) all the mouse
(B) the flute and led
(C) out of the town
(D) The man played
Some nouns are not made plural by adding 's/es'. It is done in a different manner.
Criterion- criteria, mouse- mice, phenomenon- phenomena, radius- radii, syllabus- syllabi, etc.
For example: You don't fulfill the criterions set by the commission.(wrong)
You don't fulfill the criteria set by the commission.(Right)
We need the plural form of the given noun in the sentence i.e. mice.
Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
We are coping the problems with the best of our ability.
(A) coping in the problems by
(B) No improvement
(C) coping with the problems to
(D) coping the problems at
The correct sentence is:
We are coping with the problems to the best of our ability.
Explanation: The verb "coping" should be followed by the preposition "with," and the definite article "the" is necessary before the noun "problems." Additionally, the phrase "to the best of our ability" is a common idiomatic expression used to indicate doing something as well as one can.
Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Saaransh said he had solved the crossword the previous day.
(A) Saaransh said, “I solved the crossword yesterday.”
(B) Saaransh said, “He have solved the crossword yesterday.”
(C) Saaransh said, “I have solved the crossword the previous day.”
(D) Saaransh said, “He has solved the crossword the previous day.”
Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
She told her brother that she was going to meet her friend.
(A) She said to her brother, “I was going to meet my friend.”
(B) She said to her brother, “She will go to meet her friend.”
(C) She said to her brother, “I am gone to meet her friend.”
(D) She said to her brother, “I am going to meet my friend.”
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