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In the following questions, a part of the sentence is underlined . Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (a), (b),(c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d).

What is the correct answer?

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Old habits die hardly.

A. hard

B. too hard

C. much hardly

D. No improvement

Correct Answer :

A. hard


Old habits die hard.

Related Questions

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They sent out the invitations last evening.

A. send out

B. sending out

C. sent at

D. No correction required

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4

It will take two hours to walk across the forest.

A. over

B. between

C. away

D. through

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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

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

Sohan is pleased at the news yesterday.

A. has been pleased

B. had been pleased

C. was pleased

D. No improvement

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Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorised act .

A. Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it had been an unathorised act.

B. ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorised act.

C. Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from they who maintain that it was an unauthorised act.

D. Ever since the sting operation, there has been much opposition from those maintaining that it was an unauthorised act.

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They are yet to decided about buying the new furniture.

A. still decide

B. yet to decision

C. yet to decide

D. still decided

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4

Scarcely had he entered the room than the phone rang.

A. when

B. while

C. as

D. No improvement

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4

Manisha purchased the very good of all the saris kept in the shop

A. the better

B. the very better

C. the most good

D. the best

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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

You can borrow my laptop as long as you promise not to misuse it.

A. only long as

B. too long as

C. so long as

D. No improvement

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He doesn't hesitate to do whatever his brother does .

A. will do

B. would do

C. shall do

D. would done

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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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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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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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Rajni unnecessarily picked up a quarrel with Kashish and left the party hurriedly.

A. picking up

B. picked on

C. picked

D. has picked up

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Seeing the injustice done to them hy the Britishers, the sepoys broke into open revolt.

A. broke to

B. broke upto

C. resorted to

D. No improvement

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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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The cloud of misfortunes appears to have blown out .

A. away

B. over

C. up

D. No improvement

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4

The manager was given a holiday and so he decided to go to the hitch-hiking .

A. for the hitch-hiking

B. for hitch-hiking

C. hitch-hiking

D. No improvement

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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

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

The easiest way for prevent stress caused by work or home pressures is to indulge in high levels of physical activity.

A. easily way to

B. easier ways for

C. easiest way to

D. easier way from

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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

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

Try to be diplomatic when you refuse any invitation, so for not to cause bad feeling

A. as far not

B. so as not

C. if as far not

D. since then not

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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

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

Since 1986, there is no earthquakes here.

A. have been

B. are

C. were being

D. No improvement

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The officer looked on my complaint.

A. looked of

B. looked into

C. looked to

D. No improvement