PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-74

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

We would strongly advise on getting involved in, or setting up activities to entrap those suspected of intending to commit offences.

(1) Advice by

(2) Advice over

(3) Advise against

(4) Advice of

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

The two countries met at the conference to iron across their differences.

(1) Iron around

(2) Iron through

(3) Iron by

(4) Iron out

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

In Savita’s mind, the relationship of five years seemed to have been going along fairly well until her best friend said that they had grown into

(1) Grown back

(2) Grown apart

(3) Grown out of

(4) Grown up

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

The government's plans to sell on state companies after dividing them into several easily digestible tranches should also help them gain profit

(1) Sell for

(2) Sell short

(3) Sell off

(4) Sell under

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

It is a temptation of not letting go, holding the hurt and self-pity that is the natural outcome of being the victim of such behavior

(1) Holding back

(2) Holding against

(3) Holding onto

(4) Holding forth

(5) No correction required