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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.

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4

As a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother .

A. When I was a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother

B. My parents took me, as a child, to Jammu to visit my grandmother

C. My parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother as a child.

D. A child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother

Correct Answer :

A. When I was a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother


As a child, should be followed by a phrase that has child as its subject, i.e., as a child I was taken by my parents to visit Jammu & Kashmir or other ways, we can change the first part of the sentence, the second part describes an action so the first should be an adverb clause. Thus when I was child is the most suitable alternative.

Related Questions

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4

The cloud of misfortunes appears to have blown out .

A. away

B. over

C. up

D. No improvement

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4

The gentry of the town was invited .

A. is invited

B. has been invited

C. were invited

D. No improvement.

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4

In some cases, factors like low salary, lack of growth prospects and lack of motivation compel all employee to look for a change.

A. compel those employees

B. compelling all employees

C. compelling the employee

D. compel employees

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4

He enjoys to tell stories to children.

A. how to tell stories

B. telling stories

C. to narrate stories

D. No improvement

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4

Freedom is a wonderful thing, for Jimmy was eager to experience it.

A. though

B. and

C. but

D. No improvement

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4

The need of the hour was some fast action on the part of the leaders.

A. needed

B. needing

C. needs

D. No correction required

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4

Historians feel there is an earnest need for the review of history text books every five years and a revision of the same every ten years.

A. imperative

B. indispensable

C. urgent

D. No improvement

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4

Many believed that girls who received western education would make slaves of their husbands.

A. could receive

B. had received

C. have received

D. No improvement

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4

If you were the Prime Minister of India what steps would you have taken to end unemployment?

A. will you take

B. will you be taking

C. would you take

D. No improvement

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4

Anand has the guts to rise from the occasion and come out successful.

A. to rise against

B. to rising from

C. to rise to

D. to rise with

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4

When the soldiers realised that they had been fooled, they rush back.

A. had rush

B. have rush

C. had rushed

D. rushed

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4

Wise men catch time by the forelock.

A. hold

B. seize

C. take

D. No improvement

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He had to bear the brunt of his father's mistakes.

A. bear the burnt

B. bear the burns

C. bear a brunt

D. No correction required

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4

He will revise it when he is comes back.

A. when he come back

B. on coming back

C. when he came back

D. No improvement

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4

Studies in the past have shown that those who limit their activity span during the day in winters are more likely to suffer from depression.

A. more likely for

B. mostly likely to

C. most likely for

D. No correction required

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4

She did not like the movie, nor I did .

A. nor did I

B. nor I like it

C. nor I liked it

D. No improvement

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4

Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people which have a belief in finding the treasure in them .

A. which have a belief in finding the treasure in them.

B. who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it.

C. who believe that there is treasure to be found in them.

D. who believe about treasure to be found in them.

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4

Education is a strong instrument for moulding the character of the young.

A. striking

B. powerful

C. potent

D. No improvement

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4

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.

A. Though he was more faster than his opponent on the field

B. As he was more faster than his opponent on the field

C. Though he was more fast from his opponent on the field

D. Though he was faster than his opponent on the field

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4

It is long since I last saw you.

A. long time

B. long before

C. long ago

D. No improvement

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4

One of the men gave first aid to Hitesh who is injured in a road accident.

A. who had injured

B. who was injured

C. which was injured

D. as he was to injure

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4

Last evening I sent to the optician and bought spectacles .

A. a spectacle

B. two spectacles

C. a pair of spectacles

D. No improvement

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4

Practically every part of the banana tree is used by man.

A. most part

B. any part

C. each part

D. No improvement

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4

If you had told your problem yesterday, we might had helped you

A. would have

B. might have been

C. would have been

D. No correction required

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4

One cannot be indifferent to one's health, can't one

A. can't be ?

B. can one ?

C. isn't it ?

D. No improvement

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4

Bad habits must be nipped at the bud .

A. nipped off the bud

B. nipped in the bud

C. nipped on the bud

D. No improvement

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4

The problems of translation are still remain .

A. are remain

B. will remained

C. will still remain

D. No improvement

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4

In the modern world it is difficult to live through one's ideals.

A. to live upto

B. to live by

C. to live for

D. No improvement

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4

It is no good to cry over spilt milk.

A. It is no good crying

B. It is of no good to cry

C. It is of no good crying

D. No improvement

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4

She was kept from her assignment because of her loquacious room-mate.

A. noisy

B. irritating

C. talkative

D. No improvement