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.
Last evening I sent to the optician and bought spectacles .
a spectacle
two spectacles
a pair of spectacles
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Correct Answer :
C. a pair of spectacles
Related Questions
Hardly had I finished writing the letter before Anil arrived.
then
while
when
as
As a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother .
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
She is quite well now, except a slight cold .
except have a slight cold
excepting a slight cold
except for a slight cold
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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.
The trek is difficult but it is worth well the endeavour.
well worth the endeavour
worth the endeavour well
the endeavour well worth
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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
Sumit would have been looked smart in traditional clothes.
was looked
would be looked
had looking
would have looked
It is long since I last saw you.
long time
long before
long ago
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The ship ran over when it crashed into an iceberg.
get over
gave up
went down
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If you were the Prime Minister of India what steps would you have taken to end unemployment?
will you take
will you be taking
would you take
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She gave most of her time to music
devoted
spend
lent
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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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What are needed are not large houses but small cottages.
were
was
is
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The cloud of misfortunes appears to have blown out .
away
over
up
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She was just looking outside the window when a beautiful bird caught the eye.
catch the eye
eye catching
caught her eye
catch her eyes
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
Last evening I sent to the optician and bought spectacles .
a spectacle
two spectacles
a pair of spectacles
No improvement
When I was fourteen, I sat the entrance examination for senior secondary school.
sat for
sat in
sat at
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Im sorry, but I don't believe what you say.
I will not believe
I am not believing
I will not be believing
No improvement
Scarcely had he entered the room than the phone rang.
when
while
as
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The members of the student's union did not give the examination in protest.
did not write
did not sit for
did not show up for
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Since we are living in Bombay for five years, we are reluctant to move to another city.
Being that we living
Since we were living
Since we have been living
Being that we have been living
The members of his family are coming in this train.
with
by
on
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Seeing the injustice done to them hy the Britishers, the sepoys broke into open revolt.
broke to
broke upto
resorted to
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The mother with her children were expected.
was
will
have
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All over Russia, Indian films are more popular than those in any other country.
in
that in
that of
those of
People are tiring very soon in an activity which they don't like.
tried
trying
tired
tyring
She could not help but laugh .
laughing
but laughing
laugh
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Though he was more faster than his opponent on the field, his chances of winning the race was low as he lacked the killer instinct.
Though he was more faster than his opponent on the field
As he was more faster than his opponent on the field
Though he was more fast from his opponent on the field
Though he was faster than his opponent on the field
My car broke off on my way to the office.
out
in
down
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