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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

Since 1986, there is no earthquakes here.

A. have been

B. are

C. were being

D. No improvement

Correct Answer :

A. have been


Related Questions

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Anita liked to watch television, of which she found the science programme especially fascinating .

A. television, of which she found the science programme especially fascinating.

B. television; she found the science programme especially fascinating.

C. television, and it was especially the science programme that were of fascination.

D. television; the fascination of the science programme especially.

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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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4

Rohan's mother was feed up of his laziness.

A. fed up in

B. fed off

C. feeds up of

D. fed up of

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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

I am used to hard work .

A. hard working

B. work hard

C. work hardly

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

The members of the student's union did not give the examination in protest.

A. did not write

B. did not sit for

C. did not show up for

D. No improvement

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4

The war was a time of tribulations for all of us.

A. intimacy

B. placidity

C. stupidity

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

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

Since 1986, there is no earthquakes here.

A. have been

B. are

C. were being

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

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

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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4

She was kept from her assignment because of her loquacious room-mate.

A. noisy

B. irritating

C. talkative

D. No improvement

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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

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

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

The unemployment rate has dropped sharply this month, though it may only be temporary .

A. but it may be only temporary

B. but the drop may only be temporary

C. even though the drop may only be temporary

D. but such a drop may only be a temporary one

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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

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

If he had time he will call you.

A. would have

B. would have had

C. has

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

She could not help but laugh .

A. laughing

B. but laughing

C. laugh

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

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The manager was unhappy at Gaurav because he did not complete the work in time

A. is unhapy at

B. is to be unhappy at

C. was unhappy with

D. No correction required

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4

Old habits die hardly.

A. hard

B. too hard

C. much hardly

D. No improvement

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4

The ship ran over when it crashed into an iceberg.

A. get over

B. gave up

C. went down

D. No improvement

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4

The doctor examined my pulse.

A. observed

B. saw

C. felt

D. No improvement

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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