PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-13

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 as (1), (2), (3) and (4), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (5), i.e., "No correction required".

Question No : 1

The board will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss possible compensation pay-outs.

(1) Discussion of

(2) Discussion for

(3) Discussion to

(4) Discussion on

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

Neither the students nor the teachers gave his consent to the new arrangement.

(1) their consent for

(2) their consent on

(3) his consent on

(4) his consent in

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

Plant life, as well as animal life, was developing in harmony with the strict requirements of the land.

(1) Were developing

(2) Have been developing

(3) Became developing

(4) Were been developing

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

Pollution has reached to disturb in high levels in urban areas.

(1) Disturbance

(2) Disturbs the

(3) Disturbingly

(4) Disturbed

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

The climbers were intended to reaching the mountain top despite the freezing weather.

(1) Intent on

(2) Intends on

(3) Intents for

(4) Intending of

(5) No correction required