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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.

What is the correct answer?

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

Correct Answer :

A. It is no good crying


Related Questions

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4

Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip .

A. Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip.

B. Breakfast is skipped by many people because of their underestimating its value.

C. Many people, underestimate the value of breakfast and skip it.

D. Many people skip breakfast because they underestimate its value.

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4

In accordance to your instructions, we have remitted the amount in the bank.

A. by

B. with

C. for

D. No improvement

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4

She could not help but laugh .

A. laughing

B. but laughing

C. laugh

D. No improvement

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4

The temptations that bestow young people today are ruining them.

A. appeal

B. beset

C. confront

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

Goaded to frenzy, the bull charged its tormentors.

A. the tormentors were charged by the bull

B. the tormentors were being charged by the bull

C. the bull charged on its tormentors

D. No improvement

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4

The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to put her make -up.

A. put over

B. put up

C. put on

D. No improvement

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4

When I was fourteen, I sat the entrance examination for senior secondary school.

A. sat for

B. sat in

C. sat at

D. No improvement

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4

What are needed are not large houses but small cottages.

A. were

B. was

C. is

D. No improvement

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4

He has been working off and on for several years to compile a dictionary.

A. on or off

B. on and off

C. regularly

D. No correction required

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4

The summer has set out and the days are getting warm.

A. set up

B. set in

C. set off

D. No improvement

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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

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4

Let's buy a new sari with the annual bonus, can we ?

A. can't we

B. don't we

C. shall we

D. No improvement

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4

Since 1986, there is no earthquakes here.

A. have been

B. are

C. were being

D. No improvement

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4

To various practices and norms for bank's transactions are laid down by the Reserve Bank of India.

A. are laid up

B. are led down

C. are lead up

D. No correction required

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4

Eaten in Portugal only, the Indians viewed the potato with suspicion for they assumed it had poisonous properties since only the white skinned people consumed it.

A. Indians viewed the potato with suspicion for they

B. Indians were suspicious of the potato and they

C. potato was viewed with suspicion by Indians who

D. potato was suspicious to Indians, and it was

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4

All the allegations levelled against him were found to be baseless.

A. levelled for

B. level with

C. level against

D. No correction required

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4

Since we are living in Bombay for five years, we are reluctant to move to another city.

A. Being that we living

B. Since we were living

C. Since we have been living

D. Being that we have been living

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4

I would gladly accompany your sister if you had asked him.

A. would have gladly accompanied

B. was to have gladly accompanied

C. will gladly accompany

D. No improvement

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4

Anyone interested in the use of computer can learn much if you have access to a state-of-the-art microcomputer.

A. if he has access to

B. if access is available to

C. by access to

D. from access to

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4

A bird in hand is worth two in bush .

A. two in the bush

B. two at a bush

C. two on bush

D. No improvement

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4

They felt humiliated because they realised that they had cheated.

A. had been cheating

B. had been cheated

C. have been cheated

D. were to be cheated

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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

The regular use of alcohal, only in small quantities , tends to cause mischief in many ways to various organs of the body.

A. though in small quantities

B. even in a little quantity

C. even in small quantities

D. No improvement

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4

She was just looking outside the window when a beautiful bird caught the eye.

A. catch the eye

B. eye catching

C. caught her eye

D. catch her eyes

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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

Although he was the most friendly of all present and different from the others, he hadn't hardly any friends except me .

A. different from the others, he hardly had any friends except I

B. different than the others, he hardly had any friends except me

C. different than the others, he hardly had any friends except I

D. different from the others, he hardly had any friends except me

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4

On seeing the lion she felt too much afraid.

A. very much

B. excessively

C. much

D. No improvement

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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

When he heard the rhetorical speech of the leader, he was carried along by his enthusiasm.

A. was carried away

B. was carried down

C. was carried aloft

D. No improvement