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- Question
Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. He did not abide with my decision.
Options- A. to
- B. by
- C. for
- D. no improvement
- Correct Answer
- by
Explanation?Abide? means ?to put up with?. ?abide? is always followed by the preposition ?by?.
- 1. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. He is now looking about a job.
Options- A. for
- B. after
- C. into
- D. No improvement Discuss
- 2. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. But for one witness the accused ought to have been sent to jail.
Options- A. would have
- B. had
- C. should have
- D. No improvement Discuss
- 3. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. By 8.00 in the morning he wrote four letters to his friends.
Options- A. had written
- B. had been writing
- C. was writing
- D. No improvement Discuss
- 4. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. I shall be obliged if you could grant me an interview.
Options- A. give
- B. allow
- C. permit
- D. No improvement Discuss
- 5. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. The man disappeared after he was rescuing a boy from drowning.
Options- A. was rescued
- B. has been rescued
- C. had rescued
- D. No improvement Discuss
- 6. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. I was living in Chennai for ten years when I was a child.
Options- A. had lived
- B. lived
- C. had been living
- D. No improvement Discuss
- 7. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. I didn?t fell like going out yesterday, but on account of my son?s illness I had to go to the doctor.
Options- A. have
- B. might have
- C. ought
- D. no improvement Discuss
- 8. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Your services are dispensed for.
Options- A. from
- B. with
- C. off
- D. no improvement Discuss
- 9. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. I didn?t go to office because I was ill.
Options- A. felt
- B. had become
- C. had felt
- D. no improvement Discuss
- 10. Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. The angry neighbours never passed from each other without making rude remarks.
Options- A. passed on
- B. passed against
- C. passed
- D. no improvement Discuss
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Correct Answer: for
Explanation:
?Looking for? means ?trying to find?, hence it?s the correct use here. Looking about means looking here and there. Looking after means taking care of something or someone. Looking into means looking into the depths of something.
Correct Answer: would have
Explanation:
?ought? represents advice, ?would? represents strong possibility of an event here. ?would have? will be the correct grammatical expression here. The sentence expresses that the accused was not sent to jail because of one witness.
Correct Answer: had written
Explanation:
As the task was completed by 8 am the sentence is in past perfect tense, ?had written? will be the correct use.
Correct Answer: No improvement
Explanation:
No improvement required. Grant means to permit as a favor. As the interview will be a favor the use of Grant is correct.
Correct Answer: had rescued
Explanation:
Two complete events occurred rescue happened first hence it will be expressed in past perfect tense, ?had rescued? will be the correct usage.
Correct Answer: had lived
Explanation:
The event of living in Chennai is over long back, hence the sentence is in past perfect tense. ?had lived? will be the correct expression.
Correct Answer: no improvement
Explanation:
The given sentence is in simple past. No improvement required.
Correct Answer: off
Explanation:
?dispensed? should be followed by ?off?. Dispensed off means given away, therefore the sentence means that his services are no longer needed.
Correct Answer: no improvement
Explanation:
No improvement required. Illness is a condition and not a feeling.
Correct Answer: passed
Explanation:
Here ?passed each other? means crossed each other?s path. No preposition is required by ?passed?.
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