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.
Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorised act .
Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it had been an unathorised act.
ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorised act.
Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorised act.
Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from those maintaining that it was an unauthorised act.
Correct Answer :
D. Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from those maintaining that it was an unauthorised act.
Replace they with those.
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on or off
on and off
regularly
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One cannot be indifferent to one's health, can't one
can't be ?
can one ?
isn't it ?
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A bird in hand is worth two in bush .
two in the bush
two at a bush
two on bush
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When the soldiers realised that they had been fooled, they rush back.
had rush
have rush
had rushed
rushed
His father won't be able to leave for Varanasi until they have arrived .
until they arrive
until they will arrive
until they will have arrived
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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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Hardly had I finished writing the letter before Anil arrived.
then
while
when
as
Rohan's mother was feed up of his laziness.
fed up in
fed off
feeds up of
fed up of
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
He returned with two burning mugs of coffee and set them down on her desk.
heating
steaming
blazing
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The ship ran over when it crashed into an iceberg.
get over
gave up
went down
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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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Rajni unnecessarily picked up a quarrel with Kashish and left the party hurriedly.
picking up
picked on
picked
has picked up
The members of his family are coming in this train.
with
by
on
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Let's buy a new sari with the annual bonus, can we ?
can't we
don't we
shall we
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This is the late edition of the Shakespearean play which was originally published in 1603.
later
latest
latter
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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.
imperative
indispensable
urgent
No improvement
They sent out the invitations last evening.
send out
sending out
sent at
No correction required
On seeing the lion she felt too much afraid.
very much
excessively
much
No improvement
No one needs to worry about me.
will worry
need worry
shall worry
No improvement
He will revise it when he is comes back.
when he come back
on coming back
when he came back
No improvement
The gentry of the town was invited .
is invited
has been invited
were invited
No improvement.
Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorised act .
Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it had been an unathorised act.
ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorised act.
Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorised act.
Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from those maintaining that it was an unauthorised act.
Scarcely had he entered the room than the phone rang.
when
while
as
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No sooner I saw the tiger than I ran away.
No sooner I had seen
No sooner did I see
As soon as I saw
No improvement
I would gladly accompany your sister if you had asked him.
would have gladly accompanied
was to have gladly accompanied
will gladly accompany
No improvement
When he heard the rhetorical speech of the leader, he was carried along by his enthusiasm.
was carried away
was carried down
was carried aloft
No improvement
People are tiring very soon in an activity which they don't like.
tried
trying
tired
tyring
I have not written many letter to him since my father had died .
died
was dead
has died
No improvement
The cloud of misfortunes appears to have blown out .
away
over
up
No improvement