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Which of the phrases (a),
(b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace the word/phrase
printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the
sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (e) as
the answer.
(b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace the word/phrase
printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the
sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (e) as
the answer.
1. US secretary
of state made it clear that time running
out for diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear programme and said that talks aimed
at preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon would resume in April.
of state made it clear that time running
out for diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear programme and said that talks aimed
at preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon would resume in April.
(a) Runs out
(b) was running out
(c) Ran out
(d) Run
(e) No correction required
2. While the war
of the generals rage on, somewhere
in small town India, wonderful things are happening, quietly and minus fanfare.
of the generals rage on, somewhere
in small town India, wonderful things are happening, quietly and minus fanfare.
(a) rage
(b) raging
(c) rages on
(d) raged on
(e) No correction required
3. According to
WWF, the small island nation of Samoa was the
first in switch off its lights for Earth Hour.
WWF, the small island nation of Samoa was the
first in switch off its lights for Earth Hour.
(a) first to switch of
(b) the first to switch off
(c) the first of switch off
(d) first in switch of
(e) No correction required
4. The campaign
is significant because not just the
youths are directly appealing to the world but because their efforts challenge
the chimera of normalcy in the area.
is significant because not just the
youths are directly appealing to the world but because their efforts challenge
the chimera of normalcy in the area.
(a) Not just because
(b) Just not because
(c) Not just
(d) Because just
(e) No correction required
5. The doctor’s
association has threatened to go indefinite strike support of their teachers.
association has threatened to go indefinite strike support of their teachers.
(a) on supporting to
(b) to supporting
(c) for support
(d) in support of
(e) No correction required
6. The poor
Brahmin led a hand to mouthful existence
and could use any job which paid him a little.
Brahmin led a hand to mouthful existence
and could use any job which paid him a little.
(a) handful-to-mouthful existence
(b) hand-to-mouth existence
(c) handing for mouthful existing
(d) hand and mouth exist
(e) No correction required.
7. In order to earning decent living we need to have a
good job which pays a substantial amount of money,
good job which pays a substantial amount of money,
(a) earned decency life
(b) earning decency live
(c) earn a decent living
(d) earned decently life
(e) No Correction required
8. We went to the
famous-restaurant to eat and were served
piped hot food.
famous-restaurant to eat and were served
piped hot food.
(a) served piping hotter
(b) serving pipe hot
(c) served piping hot
(d) serve pipe hotten
(e) No correction required
9. Anil
considered Varun a complete pain in the
neck as he kept asking baseless questions, ‘
considered Varun a complete pain in the
neck as he kept asking baseless questions, ‘
(a) paining in the neck
(b) painless neck
(c) painful necks
(d) pain in necking
(e) No correction required
10. I jump through hoop to finish this
project in time but was not rewarded adequately,
project in time but was not rewarded adequately,
(a) jumped through hoops
(b) jumping for hooping
(c) jumped on hoop
(d) jumping from hoop
(e) No correction required
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