Direction.
In the following questions, in the given sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative.
A lot depends on your early brought up in the family.
bringing up
bringing on
upbringing
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Correct Answer :
C. upbringing
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Sohan is pleased at the news yesterday.
has been pleased
had been pleased
was pleased
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Education is a strong instrument for moulding the character of the young.
striking
powerful
potent
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He plays cricket and tennis also .
both
besides
too
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No one needs to worry about me.
will worry
need worry
shall worry
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The businessman is respectively connected.
respectfully
respectably
receptively
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Many believed that girls who received western education would make slaves of their husbands.
could receive
had received
have received
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What are needed are not large houses but small cottages.
were
was
is
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They are yet to decided about buying the new furniture.
still decide
yet to decision
yet to decide
still decided
Hardly had I finished writing the letter before Anil arrived.
then
while
when
as
Try to be diplomatic when you refuse any invitation, so for not to cause bad feeling
as far not
so as not
if as far not
since then not
Since she directing the play for quite some time, she knows the actors really well.
Since she has directed
Since she has been directing
Since she was directing
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Start the motor, and then you should remove the blocks .
Start the motor, then removing the blocks
Starting the motor, the blocks should then be removed
Start the motor and then remove the blocks
Starting the motor remove the blocks
The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to put her make -up.
put over
put up
put on
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Goaded to frenzy, the bull charged its tormentors.
the tormentors were charged by the bull
the tormentors were being charged by the bull
the bull charged on its tormentors
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Anand has the guts to rise from the occasion and come out successful.
to rise against
to rising from
to rise to
to rise with
Five years ago today, I am sitting in a small japanese car, driving across Poland towards Berlin.
was sitting
have been sitting
sat
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I would gladly accompany your sister if you had asked him.
would have gladly accompanied
was to have gladly accompanied
will gladly accompany
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He doesn't hesitate to do whatever his brother does .
will do
would do
shall do
would done
Eaten in Portugal only, the Indians viewed the potato with suspicion for they assumed it had poisonous properties since only the white skinned people consumed it.
Indians viewed the potato with suspicion for they
Indians were suspicious of the potato and they
potato was viewed with suspicion by Indians who
potato was suspicious to Indians, and it was
It is time the six year old is learning how to read and write.
has learned
learnt
was learning
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The manager was given a holiday and so he decided to go to the hitch-hiking .
for the hitch-hiking
for hitch-hiking
hitch-hiking
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Anita liked to watch television, of which she found the science programme especially fascinating .
television, of which she found the science programme especially fascinating.
television; she found the science programme especially fascinating.
television, and it was especially the science programme that were of fascination.
television; the fascination of the science programme especially.
She was kept from her assignment because of her loquacious room-mate.
noisy
irritating
talkative
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Rajni unnecessarily picked up a quarrel with Kashish and left the party hurriedly.
picking up
picked on
picked
has picked up
On receiving his appointment letter, Ravi treated us with a sumptuous meal.
treated us to
treated us for
treated us by
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She did not like the movie, nor I did.
nor did I.
nor I like it.
nor did I like it.
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A lot depends on your early brought up in the family.
bringing up
bringing on
upbringing
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The gentry of the town was invited .
is invited
has been invited
were invited
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They felt humiliated because they realised that they had cheated.
had been cheating
had been cheated
have been cheated
were to be cheated
In the modern world it is difficult to live through one's ideals.
to live upto
to live by
to live for
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