PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-55

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. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (5), i.e., ‘No correction required’.

Question No : 1

He must be hoping there would have been less heat on him now that his party is not aligned with the

(1) would been less heat on him now that is his

(2) would being less heat at him now that his

(3) could be less heat on him now it’s his

(4) would be less heat on him now that his

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

The Moscow State Circus had been performing in Cheltenham for the next 3 weeks.

(1) Is performing

(2) Are performing

(3) Will be performing

(4) Have performing

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

He would be on time for the interview if he had left the house at nine.

(1) Will be

(2) Would have been

(3) Had been

(4) Was

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

The students of St. Mary School had camped in the backyard last night.

(1) Camped

(2) Had been camped

(3) Have camped

(4) Has camped

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

They were living in New York before she got the job in Paris.

(1) Lived

(2) Had been living

(3) Has been living

(4) Have been living

(5) No correction required