PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-28

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

The wealthier a nation gets, more it stands to lose in war, and the less marginal utility it gains in conquest.

(1) more than it stands to lose

(2) the more it stands to lose

(3) the more it stand to lose

(4) the most it stands to lose

(5) no correction required

Question No : 2

One of the biggest concerns of educators about the world, and especially in India, is making the present generation learners future-ready.

(1) considerations of educators about the world

(2) concerns of educators across the world

(3) concerns of educationists from the world

(4) concerns of educators beyond the world

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

Whatever the eventually outcome of this contentious issue, it is not likely to be resolved in the near future.

(1) The eventual outcome             

(2) A eventual outcome                 

(3) An eventually outcome

(4) An eventually outcomes

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

The company can always fall down on its core business if any of the subsidiaries fail.

(1) Fall down on his core

(2) Fall back on its core

(3) Fall up on its core

(4) Fall across its core

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

Mark and I managed to straighten up the house before our parents got home.

(1) To straighten down

(2) To straightened up

(3) To straighten along

(4) To straighten across

(5) No correction required