PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-23

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the given question, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the emboldened part are given at (1), (2), (3) and (4), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (5), i.e., "No correction required".

Question No : 1

It's one of those thing that is hard to put a finger on right now.

(1) One of that thing

(2) One of those things

(3) One of them things

(4) One of the thing

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

On close observation, one can sees that the colours of the rainbow is beautiful.

(1) see that the colours of the rainbow is

(2) sees that the colour of the rainbow are

(3) see that the colour of the rainbow are

(4) see that the colours of the rainbow are

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

Anyone who would speak with authority on the poets of the renaissance must have a broad acquaintance with the writers of classical antiquity.

(1) Anyone who will speak

(2) If one would speak

(3) Anyone desirous for speaking

(4) When anyone wants to speak

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

Since he worked hard, he failed to secure good grades.

(1) When

(2) As

(3) Though

(4) If

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

The congregation believes that it has selected a suitable preacher.

(1) It have been selected

(2) It has select

(3) It have selected

(4) It has been selected

(5) No correction required