English problems
- 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. The teacher, along with her three children, were taken to hospital.
Options- A. was taken
- B. had taken
- C. had being taken
- D. No improvement Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: was taken
Explanation:
The subject ?The teacher? is singular, hence ?was taken? will be the correct expression. Since the teacher was herself taken to the hospital so b and c are incorrect.
- 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. The Prime Minister had wide-ranging discussions on the international situation.
Options- A. widely-ranged
- B. wide-ranged
- C. wide-range
- D. No improvement Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: widely-ranged
Explanation:
Here ?widely-ranged? is the correct expression of the adverb, and it qualifies the verb discussions.
- 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. 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 Also asked in: Bank Exams
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.
- 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 Also asked in: Bank Exams
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.
- 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. 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 Also asked in: Bank Exams
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.
- 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. 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 Also asked in: Bank Exams
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.
- 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. He is now looking about a job.
Options- A. for
- B. after
- C. into
- D. No improvement Also asked in: Bank Exams
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.
- 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. He did not abide with my decision.
Options- A. to
- B. by
- C. for
- D. no improvement Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: by
Explanation:
?Abide? means ?to put up with?. ?abide? is always followed by the preposition ?by?.
- 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 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 Also asked in: Bank Exams
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.
- 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. 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 Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: no improvement
Explanation:
The given sentence is in simple past. No improvement required.
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