PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-47

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 as (1), (2), (3) and (4) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, mark (5) as your answer, i.e., “No correction required”.

Question No : 1

The inquiry has bring to light some startling facts.

(1) bring light to

(2) brought to the lights

(3) brings to light

(4) brought to light

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

Since our only stable is change, America seems not to honor the quiet work that achieves social interdependence and stability.

(1) Since our only stability

(2) Thus the only stable

(3) Since only our stability

(4) Hence the stability of our

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

According to a court ruling, the owner of polluted land is liable for the clean up of the property even if he did not have the responsibility of that pollution.

(1) is not responsible for

(2) responsibility is not there for

(3) did have the responsibility of

(4) has not been in charge of

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

Some research studies indicate that among distinguished artists, the rate of depression is ten times as prevalent as in the population at large

(1) more than prevalent in the

(2) more prevalent as comparing

(3) as prevalent when comparative

(4) more prevalent than the

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

House flies that hatch in summer live only about three weeks, but they who hatch during winter live longer than six months.

(1) but those who

(2) than those

(3) than they who

(4) but those that

(5) No correction required