PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-12

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose the alternative that indicates ‘No improvement required’

Question No : 1

Wren was livid when he was forced to abide over the management’s decision.

A. Abide with   B. Abide by   C. Abide on

(1) Only A

(2) Only B

(3) Only C

(4) Both A and B

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 2

There are instances of bravery ignored and obstinate, which defend themselves step by step in that fatal slaughter of necessities and turpitudes.

(A) Over the fatal slaughter

(B) In that fatal on slaught

(C) During the fatal assault

(1) Only (A)

(2) Both (A) and (C)

(3) Both (B) and (C)

(4) Only (C)

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 3

A white, dull light fell from a large window, with tiny panes, on the left, which usurp all width of the room

(A) Which usurped the whole width

(B) Which seize all the width

(C) Which usurp the whole width

(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Only (C)

(4) Both (A) and (B)

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 4

I ordered him to set me down and liftling up one of my sashes, cast many mistful melancholy look towards the sea.

(A) Casted many wistful melancholy looks

(B) Cast many a wistful melancholy look

(C) Cast many wistful melancholy looks

(1) Both (A) and (B)

(2) Both (B) and (C)

(3) Only (B)

(4) Only (A)

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 5

What was supposed to be civil debate turned into a debate reaching vitreous levels, ending with both participants screaming obscenities

(A) Reaching vital levels

(B) Reaching vitriolic levels

(C) Reaching vitrioli levels

(1) Only (C)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Both (A) and (B)

(4) Both (A) and (C)

(5) No improvement required