PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-45

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

Question No : 1

The party has generally backed government-sponsored legislation on economic issues, but has sought a clamp down on late night shows, nightclubs and casinos.

(1) Clamp against

(2) Clamp up against

(3) Clamp up

(4) Clamp for

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

Reticulated pythons live in highly unorganized community that consisting mostly of females and infants.

(1) they consisting

(2) consisting

(3) consists

(4) that consisted

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

Being a holiday, he decided to arrange his closet.

(1) It being a holiday

(2) It is a holiday

(3) A holiday

(4) Having a holiday

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

The company was publicly rebuked for having neglecting safety procedures.

(1) Neglect

(2) Neglected

(3) Been neglect

(4) Been neglecting

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

The committee chairperson noted that she supported people who disagreed with her but not those who argued.

(1) To support people

(2) Support people

(3) Will support people

(4) Having supported people

(5) No correction required