Verbal Ability

Sentence Correction - 1

Directions to Solve

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.

91.  Hardly does the sun rise when the stars disappeared.
A. have the sun rose
B. had the sun risen
C. did the sun rose
D. the sun rose
E. No correction required
92.  The easiest of the thing to do is to ask the address to the postman.
A. of the things to do
B. among the things did
C. of the thing to be done
D. of all the things done
E. No correction required
93.  All the allegations levelled against him were found to be baseless.
A. level against
B. level with
C. levelling with
D. levelled for
E. No correction required
94.  He hesitated to listen to what his brother was saying.
A. listened to hesitate
B. hesitated listen to
C. hesitates to listening
D. is hesitated to listen to
E. No correction required
95.  They should have calmly thought of the advantages that would accrue to them.
A. should have been calm in thinking about
B. should be calmly thought of
C. shall have to calmly thought of
D. should have calmly think of
E. No correction required
96.  Ramesh is as tall if not, taller than Mahesh.
A. not as tall but
B. not so tall but as
C. as tall as, if not
D. as if not
E. No correction required
97.  One of my drawbacks is that I do not have to tolerance of ambiguity.
A. do not have
B. cannot have
C. am not
D. did not have to
E. No correction required
98.  The prosecution failed in establish in every case today.
A. to
B. on
C. as
D. upon
E. No correction required

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