Direction.
In the following questions, part of the sentence is bolded. Below are given alternatives to the bolded part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d).
intimacy
placidity
stupidity
No improvement
D. No improvement
fed up in
fed off
feeds up of
fed up of
later
latest
latter
No improvement
how to tell stories
telling stories
to narrate stories
No improvement
easily way to
easier ways for
easiest way to
easier way from
get over
gave up
went down
No improvement
had been cheating
had been cheated
have been cheated
were to be cheated
would have
might have been
would have been
No correction required
hard
too hard
much hardly
No improvement
could receive
had received
have received
No improvement
nipped off the bud
nipped in the bud
nipped on the bud
No improvement
will you take
will you be taking
would you take
No improvement
intimacy
placidity
stupidity
No improvement
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.
was
will
have
No improvement
did not write
did not sit for
did not show up for
No improvement
picking up
picked on
picked
has picked up
died
was dead
has died
No improvement
hard working
work hard
work hardly
No improvement
television, of which she found the science programme especially fascinating.
television; she found the science programme especially fascinating.
television, and it was especially the science programme that were of fascination.
television; the fascination of the science programme especially.
sat for
sat in
sat at
No improvement
out
in
down
No improvement
very much
excessively
much
No improvement
send out
sending out
sent at
No correction required
to contruct
at constructing
constructing
No improvement
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
will do
would do
shall do
would done
with
from
at
No improvement
over
between
away
through
noisy
irritating
talkative
No improvement
to live upto
to live by
to live for
No improvement