ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Sentence Improvement
This is similar to Spotting the Errors. In this type of question, a sentence will be given with a word/phrase italicised. You are asked to choose the correct alternative from the given choices, which when substituted for the italicised part makes the sentence grammatically correct. If the italicised part is correct as it is, then your option is (5), i.e., No correction required. In each of the questions given below, a part of the sentence is printed in italics, followed by some phrases which can substitute the italicised part to correct the sentence. Find out the phrase which can correctly substitute the italicised part. If the sentence is correct as it is, then your answer is (5), i.e. No correction required. 1. Being worked for the whole day, you should have taken some rest and started the work tomorrow. (1) After having works (2) Having worked for (3) Working for (4) After being worked for (5) No correction required 2. When the professor fell off the stool, the students could not avoid to laugh. (1) avoid laughing (2) refrain to laugh (3) avoid laughter (4) stop laughter (5) No correction required 3. Can you tell me why did you not speak the truth? (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) why did not you speak that why did you not speak why you did not speak why did you not spoke No correction required 5. I am tired as I am working since 8 oclock in the morning (1) I was working (3) I had work (2) I have been working (4) I had been working

(5) No correction required 6. Each of our students pay their tuition fee at the beginning of the month. (1) student pay their (3) students pay his (2) student pays their (4) students pays his

(5) No correction required 7. I can always count on him in times of difficulty. (1) count at him (3) count him on (2) count on he (4) count with him

(5) No correction required 8. No sooner I saw the tiger than I ran away. (1) No sooner I had seen (2) No sooner did I see (3) As soon as I saw (4) Hardly had I seen (5) No correction required 9. One of the men gave first aid to Hitesh who is injured in a road accident. (1) who had injured (3) which was injured (2) who was injured (4) as he was to injure

(5) No correction required 10. Because of his mastery in this field, his suggestions are wide accepted. (1) are widely accepted (2) are wide acceptance (3) have widely accepted (4) had been wide accepted (5) No correction required Answers: 1. (2) 6. (4) 34 4 2. (1) 7. (5) 3. (3) 8. (2) 4. (4) 9. (2) 5. (2) 10. (1)

4. Have you not reached in time, we would have lost our lives. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Did you not reach If you have not reached If you would not have reached Had you not reached No correction required

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