PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-21

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 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

No matter how much planning you do, I can clearly articulate how this whole venture is going to fall apart.

(1) Fall of

(2) Fall under

(3) Fall by

(4) Fall beneath

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

I cannot say I have had a very successful career and when I get back on my youth, I wish I had done more than just studying

(1) Think back

(2) Let up

(3) Catch on

(4) Run up

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

It was quite obvious that there had been a definite estrangement between her and her daughter-in-laws right from the beginning.

(1) her daughters-in-laws

(2) her daughter’s-in-laws

(3) hers daughter-in-law

(4) her daughters-in-law

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

Both the book as well as its theatrical adaptation have received accolades from the audience.

(1) Or

(2) Along with being

(3) And

(4) But also

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

The customer hung up before the receptionist have gave a proper explanation for the lapse.

(1) Could give a proper

(2) Should give a proper

(3) Will give a proper

(4) Having given a proper

(5) No correction required