Verbal Ability

Sentence Improvement - Section 1

Directions to Solve

In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.

1.  When it was feared that the serfs might go too far and gain their freedom from serfdom, the protestant leaders joined the princes at crushing them.
A. into crushing
B. in crushing
C. without crushing
D. No improvement
2.  He sent a word to me that he would be coming late.
A. sent word
B. had sent a word
C. sent words
D. No improvement
3.  The record for the biggest tiger hunt has not been met since 1911 when Lord Hardinge. then Viceroy of India, shot a tiger than measured 11 feet and 6 inches.
A. improved
B. broken
C. bettered
D. No improvement
4.  The cloud of misfortunes appears to have blown out.

A. over
B. up
C. away
D. No improvement
5.  While we would like that all Indian Children to go to school, we need to ponder why they do not.

A. that all the Indian children
B. if all the children of India
C. if all the children of India
D. No improvement
6.  In India today many of our intellectuals still talk in terms of the French Revolution and the Rights of Man, not appreciating that much has happened since then.

A. much has been happening
B. much had happened
C. much might happen
D. No improvement
7.  I shall be grateful to you if you are of help to me now.

A. help
B. would help
C. helped
D. No improvement
8.  The logic of Berlin wall already had been undermined but when the news came through that the wall itself had been opened I jumped into a car.

A. had been undetermined already
B. had already been undetermined
C. had been already undetermined
D. No improvement
9.  Other countries have eradicated this disease ten years ago.

A. eradicated
B. had eradicated
C. did eradicated
D. No improvement
10.  Young men and women should get habituated to reading and writing about current affairs

A. used
B. prepared
C. trained
D. No improvement

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