PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-19

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the following 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 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

Although my cousin invited me, I choose not to go to the reunion.

(1) I chose not

(2) I will choose not

(3) I would choose not

(4) I am choosing not

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

Frustrated families of the missing people have sought access to all documents and data concerning the search and the inclusion of international experts in the inquiry.

(1) Have sought accessing

(2) Is seeking access

(3) Are seeking accessed

(4) Has sought accesses

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

The officer appreciated his subordinate’s many attempts to bravely confrontation the miscreants.

(1) Many attempting brave confronts

(2) Many brave attempts to confront

(3) Repeated attempting to confront

(4) Many attempts of brave confront

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

Arun’s three children, Sunny, Veer and Mayan are talented, but the latter excels the other two.

(1) the last one excels

(2) latter one excel

(3) the latter one excelling

(4) the last one excel

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

The helicopter ride was demonstrating the widespread erosion of the surrounding plains.

(1) To demonstrate

(2) Demonstrate

(3) Will demonstrate

(4) Having demonstrating

(5) No correction required