PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-85

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 improvement required”.

Question No : 1

Thousands of buildings had either collapsed or damaged in the earthquake.

(1) or had damaged

(2) or have been damaged

(3) or have damaged

(4) or been damaged

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 2

Try to ask him why does he repeat the same mistake each time.

(1) he repeat

(2) does he repeats

(3) he repeats

(4) do he repeats

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 3

The Desais soon got used to live in the country.

(1) were used to live

(2) got used to living

(3) had used to live

(4) have used to live

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 4

The early national movement succeeded to arouse among the people the feeling that they belonged to one common nation – the Indian nation

(1) in arousing

(2) at arousing

(3) for arousing

(4) for arouse

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 5

From among various alternatives we should choose the one which is viable and which consumes less time and energy.

(1) is viable and consuming lesser

(2) is viability and consumes less

(3) being viable and consumes less

(4) has viable and consuming less

(5) No improvement required