PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-68

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 judge appeared to nod by yesterday while a witness was being cross-examined.

(1) Nod across

(2) Nod of

(3) Nod at

(4) Nod off

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

If I had known about the exam, I had paid more attention in class.

(1) Would have paid

(2) Would had paid

(3) Have paid

(4) Will have paid

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

The free-banking law which permitted the issue of notes by provincial banks were primary responsible for this situation.

(1) Were primarily

(2) Was primarily

(3) Was primary

(4) Have primarily

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

The free-banking law which permitted the issue of notes by provincial banks were primary responsible for this situation.

(1) Were primarily

(2) Was primarily

(3) Was primary

(4) Have primarily

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

The direct consequence of the failure was the annihilate of political nationality

(1) The annihilate at political nationality

(2) The annihilation of political nationality

(3) A annihilation of political nationality

(4) Annihilate of political nationality

(5) No correction required