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Sentence Correction - 1

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Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.

Question 11
Most of the Indian workers are as healthy as, if not healthier than, British workers.

A
as if healthy as not healthier
B
healthier but not as healthy
C
as healthy, if not healthier
D
so healthy, if not healthier
E
No correction required
Correct Answer: Option E

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Question 12
I have got some tea, but I do not have a sugar.

A
some
B
got
C
more
D
any
E
No correction required
Correct Answer: Option D

No answer description available for this question.

Question 13
The long or short of it is that I do not want to deal with that new firm.

A
The long and short of it
B
The long and short for it
C
The long or short for it
D
The shot and long for it
E
No correction required
Correct Answer: Option A

"long and short" is idiom generally used in business communication. So it is incorrect to use "long or short" here.

Question 14
Can you tell me why did you not speak the truth?

A
why did not you speak
B
that why did you not speak
C
why you did not speak
D
why did you not spoke
E
No correction required
Correct Answer: Option C

The answer is why did not you speak. A question will be followed by a verb and not should come after a verb.

Question 15
They examined both the samples very carefully but failed to detect any difference in them.

A
some difference in
B
some difference between
C
any difference between
D
any difference among
E
No correction required
Correct Answer: Option C

For more than two objects comparison we use among, Similarly for comparing two objects we use between.

Question 16
What happens to all those travellers on the ship was not known?

A
What happened of
B
What happened in
C
What is that happens to
D
What happened to
E
No correction required
Correct Answer: Option D

Here we are talking about the happened thing so we should use happened (past form of verb happen). So the answer is D.

Question 17
"Friends and comrades, the light has gone away from our lives and there is darkness everywhere"

A
off
B
out of
C
out from
D
out off
E
No correction required
Correct Answer: Option B

Option(B) is correct

Friends and comrades, the light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere"

"off" is a state of being like turn the light off!

"away" is generally used when there is a statement like. Ran away. Going away. When we concerns about the distance.

"of" is used to express relations. The sentence told the relationship between a person who died and the people. That's why here "of" will come.

Question 18
The tea-estate administration is in such mess there is no leader to set the things right.

A
in such a mess here
B
in a such mess that here
C
in such a mess that there
D
with such a mess that there
E
No correction required
Correct Answer: Option C

No answer description available for this question.

Question 19
They have a scheme of rewarding the best of the performers every year.

A
a best performer
B
the best among the performer
C
a best among performer
D
the best of the performer
E
No correction required
Correct Answer: Option E

Option [E] is correct as "the best of the performers" means "a best performer"; no difference in the meaning so, no need to change it.

Question 20
Because of his ill health, the doctor has advised him not to refrain from smoking.

A
to not refrain from
B
to resort to
C
to refrain from
D
to be refrained from
E
No correction required
Correct Answer: Option C

Here refrain means stop oneself from doing something so no need to add not to this question. So the answer is C.

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