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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

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.

Correct Answer :

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


Option (d) depicts the best way of presenting the underlined part as it is grammatically correct and concise. Option (a) is incorrect as it is not clear that its refers to what. Also, the phrase many people skip is related to breakfast. In order to show this relation, a relative pronoun which should be used before it. Option (b) is incorrect as it depicts an unnecessary shift from active voice to passive voice, thus making it wordy. Underestimation of breakfast serves as a reason for people skipping breakfast. But in option (c), the usage of and shows no such relationship of cause and effect. Hence, option (d) is the correct option.

Related Questions

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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

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

No one needs to worry about me.

A. will worry

B. need worry

C. shall worry

D. No improvement

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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 intruder stood quietly for few moments .

A. for few time

B. for a few moments

C. for the few moments

D. No correction required

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4

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 returned with two burning mugs of coffee and set them down on her desk.

A. heating

B. steaming

C. blazing

D. No improvement

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4

On receiving his appointment letter, Ravi treated us with a sumptuous meal.

A. treated us to

B. treated us for

C. treated us by

D. No improvement

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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

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

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

The tragedy is reflection of an episode that took place a decade ago.

A. rendition

B. reincarnation

C. reminiscent

D. No improvement

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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

He has said so out of affection, do not take it to heart .

A. in heart

B. it in the heart

C. by the heart

D. No improvement

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4

People are tiring very soon in an activity which they don't like.

A. tried

B. trying

C. tired

D. tyring

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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

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

Im sorry, but I don't believe what you say.

A. I will not believe

B. I am not believing

C. I will not be believing

D. No improvement

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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

No sooner I saw the tiger than I ran away.

A. No sooner I had seen

B. No sooner did I see

C. As soon as I saw

D. No improvement

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4

All over Russia, Indian films are more popular than those in any other country.

A. in

B. that in

C. that of

D. those of

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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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4

I have not written many letter to him since my father had died .

A. died

B. was dead

C. has died

D. No improvement

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4

The mother with her children were expected.

A. was

B. will

C. have

D. No improvement

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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 1986, there is no earthquakes here.

A. have been

B. are

C. were being

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

She did not like the movie, nor I did.

A. nor did I.

B. nor I like it.

C. nor did I like it.

D. No improvement

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4

The members of his family are coming in this train.

A. with

B. by

C. on

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