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.
It is no good crying
It is of no good to cry
It is of no good crying
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A. It is no good crying
Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip.
Breakfast is skipped by many people because of their underestimating its value.
Many people, underestimate the value of breakfast and skip it.
Many people skip breakfast because they underestimate its value.
by
with
for
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laughing
but laughing
laugh
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appeal
beset
confront
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more likely for
mostly likely to
most likely for
No correction required
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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put over
put up
put on
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sat for
sat in
sat at
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were
was
is
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on or off
on and off
regularly
No correction required
set up
set in
set off
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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
can't we
don't we
shall we
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have been
are
were being
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are laid up
are led down
are lead up
No correction required
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
levelled for
level with
level against
No correction required
Being that we living
Since we were living
Since we have been living
Being that we have been living
would have gladly accompanied
was to have gladly accompanied
will gladly accompany
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if he has access to
if access is available to
by access to
from access to
two in the bush
two at a bush
two on bush
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had been cheating
had been cheated
have been cheated
were to be cheated
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
though in small quantities
even in a little quantity
even in small quantities
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catch the eye
eye catching
caught her eye
catch her eyes
will you take
will you be taking
would you take
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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
very much
excessively
much
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when he come back
on coming back
when he came back
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was carried away
was carried down
was carried aloft
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