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Sentence Improvement Test - 1 Solution
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Explanation
Sentence improvement
1)I don’t think many people will be able to attend the meeting tomorrow. I, (but for one), have to be in Chennai.
(1) so for one
(2) rather for one
(3) for one
(4) No improvement
Ans- (3) Here, for one is the right usage.
2)She was kept from her assignment because of her (loquacious) room-mate.
(1) noisy
(2) irritating
(3) talkative
(4) No improvement
Ans- (3) talkative (Adj.) : liking to talk a lot loquacious (Adj.) : very talkative, especially of persons given to excess conversation loquacious is a synonym of talkative Here, talkative is the right usage.
3)(Only me I can) solve the problem.
(1) Only me can
(2) Only I can
(3) I can only
(4) No improvement
Ans- (2) Here, Only I can do is the right usage. It means : Only I not others.
4)It was fortunate that the time bomb (had burst) only after the crowd had dispersed.
(1) exploded
(2) No Improvement
(3) blown up
(4) erupted
Ans- (1) Event shows past time. Hence, Simple Past i.e., exploded (burst loudly and violently) is the right usage.
5)More than 60% of India’s population (live under the poverty line).
(1) live by the poverty line
(2) live below poverty line
(3) live beside the poverty line
(4) No improvement
Ans- (2) below and under can mean lower than; below is used when one thing is not directly under another. under is used when something is covered by what is over it. Hence, live below poverty line is the right usage.
6)The mother with her children (were) expected.
(1) was
(2) will
(3) have
(4) No improvement
Ans- (1) Singular Subject agrees with Singular Verb. Hence, was is the right usage.
7)After we ate a spectacular ninecourse dinner, (three television shows were watched by us).
(1) we were watching three television shows
(2) we engaged in the watching of three shows
(3) we watched three television shows
(4) No improvement
Ans- (3) we watched three television shows (Active Voice) is the right usage.
8)You ought to do your homework, (oughtn’t) you ?
(1) shouldn’t ?
(2) mustn’t ?
(3) ought ?
(4) No improvement
Ans- (4) No improvement
9)(He only married her for her money).
(1) He married her for her money only.
(2) He married her only for her money.
(3) No improvement
(4) Only for her money he married her.
Ans- (2) It is position related error. 1.. He only married her : He did nothing but married. 2.. He married her only for money : He married her to take money and nothing else. Hence, He married her only for her money is the right usage.
10)The visitors arrived at (a lucky) moment.
(1) an opportunistic
(2) an opportunity
(3) an opportune
(4) No improvement
Ans- (3) opportunistic (Adj.) : taking immediate advantage opportune (Adj.) : at a convenient/suitable time; favourable Here, an opportune is the right usage.
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