Direction.
In the following questions, a part of the sentence is underlined . Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d)
when he come back
on coming back
when he came back
No improvement
B. on coming back
a spectacle
two spectacles
a pair of spectacles
No improvement
did not write
did not sit for
did not show up for
No improvement
by
with
for
No improvement
does not understand even
was not even understanding
has even not understood
No improvement
put over
put up
put on
No improvement
set up
set in
set off
No improvement
appeal
beset
confront
No improvement
for the hitch-hiking
for hitch-hiking
hitch-hiking
No improvement
was sitting
have been sitting
sat
No improvement
When I was a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother
My parents took me, as a child, to Jammu to visit my grandmother
My parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother as a child.
A child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother
nor did I
nor I like it
nor I liked it
No improvement
had rush
have rush
had rushed
rushed
heating
steaming
blazing
No improvement
is unhapy at
is to be unhappy at
was unhappy with
No correction required
more likely for
mostly likely to
most likely for
No correction required
died
was dead
has died
No improvement
the better
the very better
the most good
the best
until they arrive
until they will arrive
until they will have arrived
No improvement
have been
are
were being
No improvement
hard working
work hard
work hardly
No improvement
tried
trying
tired
tyring
were
was
is
No improvement
different from the others, he hardly had any friends except I
different than the others, he hardly had any friends except me
different than the others, he hardly had any friends except I
different from the others, he hardly had any friends except me
on or off
on and off
regularly
No correction required
devoted
spend
lent
No improvement
was looked
would be looked
had looking
would have looked
worships
loves
adores
No improvement
observed
saw
felt
No improvement
two in the bush
two at a bush
two on bush
No improvement
Since she has directed
Since she has been directing
Since she was directing
No improvement