Direction.
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.
When the soldiers realised that they had been fooled, they rush back.
had rush
have rush
had rushed
rushed
Correct Answer :
D. rushed
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Start the motor, and then you should remove the blocks .
Start the motor, then removing the blocks
Starting the motor, the blocks should then be removed
Start the motor and then remove the blocks
Starting the motor remove the blocks
The need of the hour was some fast action on the part of the leaders.
needed
needing
needs
No correction required
Rohan's mother was feed up of his laziness.
fed up in
fed off
feeds up of
fed up of
His wife was contentious .
contagious
quarrelsome
content
No improvement
One cannot be indifferent to one's health, can't one
can't be ?
can one ?
isn't it ?
No improvement
Try to be diplomatic when you refuse any invitation, so for not to cause bad feeling
as far not
so as not
if as far not
since then not
The members of the student's union did not give the examination in protest.
did not write
did not sit for
did not show up for
No improvement
You can borrow my laptop as long as you promise not to misuse it.
only long as
too long as
so long as
No improvement
The temptations that bestow young people today are ruining them.
appeal
beset
confront
No improvement
Since 1986, there is no earthquakes here.
have been
are
were being
No improvement
Although he was the most friendly of all present and different from the others, he hadn't hardly any friends except me .
different from the others, he hardly had any friends except I
different than the others, he hardly had any friends except me
different than the others, he hardly had any friends except I
different from the others, he hardly had any friends except me
No sooner I saw the tiger than I ran away.
No sooner I had seen
No sooner did I see
As soon as I saw
No improvement
Since we are living in Bombay for five years, we are reluctant to move to another city.
Being that we living
Since we were living
Since we have been living
Being that we have been living
The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to put her make -up.
put over
put up
put on
No improvement
The members of his family are coming in this train.
with
by
on
No improvement
She is scrutinising hard for the final examination.
recollecting
recapitulating
revising
No improvement
Practically every part of the banana tree is used by man.
most part
any part
each part
No improvement
She could not help but laugh .
laughing
but laughing
laugh
No improvement
In some cases, factors like low salary, lack of growth prospects and lack of motivation compel all employee to look for a change.
compel those employees
compelling all employees
compelling the employee
compel employees
Wise men catch time by the forelock.
hold
seize
take
No improvement
I am used to hard work .
hard working
work hard
work hardly
No improvement
The ship ran over when it crashed into an iceberg.
get over
gave up
went down
No improvement
Goaded to frenzy, the bull charged its tormentors.
the tormentors were charged by the bull
the tormentors were being charged by the bull
the bull charged on its tormentors
No improvement
Although gale force winds often pass through the Eiffel Tower, causing it to sway no more than four inches .
causing it to sway no more
and yet it sways no more
they do not cause it to sway more
and they do not cause it to sway
The intruder stood quietly for few moments .
for few time
for a few moments
for the few moments
No correction required
The manager was given a holiday and so he decided to go to the hitch-hiking .
for the hitch-hiking
for hitch-hiking
hitch-hiking
No improvement
Anand has the guts to rise from the occasion and come out successful.
to rise against
to rising from
to rise to
to rise with
As a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother .
When I was a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother
My parents took me, as a child, to Jammu to visit my grandmother
My parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother as a child.
A child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother
A bird in hand is worth two in bush .
two in the bush
two at a bush
two on bush
No improvement
She is quite well now, except a slight cold .
except have a slight cold
excepting a slight cold
except for a slight cold
No improvement