PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-42

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

They will not drive to Kansas unless their car had a new muffler.

(1) Will have

(2) Would have

(3) Has

(4) Will be having

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

He is being held regard as the Chief's right-hand man.

(1) regards as

(2) to regard as

(3) regarded for

(4) being regarded for

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

We went to the famous restaurant to eat and were served piped hot food.

(1) served piping hotter

(2) serving pipe hot

(3) served piping hot

(4) serve pipe hotten

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

The recent strike has put the airline company in a mouse potato.

(1) Raptures

(2) Warm Potato

(3) Tight Spot

(4) Much ado about nothing

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

We need to get to the last straw – and know what caused the accident.

(1) Heart of the matter

(2) Piece of cake

(3) Whole nine yards

(4) Heart of the issue

(5) No correction required