PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-24

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the given question, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (5), i.e., 'No correction required'.

Question No : 1

Most leaders in these organizations tell me that their focus is more on ensuring that the company's systems and processes are designed to eliminate conscious and subconscious bias and those the enforced norms are rigorously.

(i) that the norms are rigorously enforced

(ii) those the norms are rigorously enforced

(iii) that the norms are enforced rigorously

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (i) and (iii)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

Although drug addiction may develop over a period, even friends and family closest to the individual may fail to recognize the onset of a substance use disorder.

(i) Although drug addiction might develop over

(ii) Since drug addiction may develop over

(iii) Although drug addiction may developed over

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (ii) and (iii)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

They were no longer disrespectful of authority, and their worship was anything but emotionally fervent.

(i)   disrespectful about authority, and their worship was nothing but emotionally fervent

(ii)  disrespectful to authority, and their worships were something that emotionally fervent

(iii) disrespectful towards authority, and their worship was anything but emotional fervent

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (i) and (iii)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

Mankind has always given names and worships things he feared or didn't understand.

(i)   always given names and worshipped things

(ii)  always given named and worshipped things

(iii) always gave names and worships things

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (ii) and (iii)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

Movies can make us dream and in this dream, we manage in escaping reality for a brief amount of time in our life.

(i)   and in this dream, we escaped reality

(ii)  and in these dreams, we manage in escape reality

(iii) and in these dreams, we manage to escape reality

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (ii) and (iii)

(5) No correction required