PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-58

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the given question, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (5), i.e., ‘No correction required’.

Question No : 1

Parenting is not an easy task, when your full time job is to entertain the world or win medals for your country.

(i) especially, when your full time job is to entertaining

(ii) especially, when your full time job is to entertain

(iii) especially, when your full time job is entertaining

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (ii) and (iii)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

The best part about Indian weddings is that from we're home to so much cultures, every single wedding is different.

(i) that since were home to so much cultures

(ii) that from we're home to so many cultures

(iii) that since we're home to so many cultures

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (ii) and (iii)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

At the railway station, the baby was holding up to its mother’s finger because he was afraid of the emerging crowd.

(i) the baby was holding back to its mother’s finger

(ii) the baby was keeping off to its mother’s finger

(iii) the baby was holding fast to its mother’s finger

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (i) and (ii)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

British billionaire and Moneysupermarket.com co-founder Simon Nixon have invested on fast-growing food delivery firm Deliveroo.

(i) has invested in

(ii) had invested in

(iii) has invested with the

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (i) and (ii)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

Work hard until you get success, but you should not have air after you succeed because it makes you sound dumb.

(i) you should not be in the air

(ii) you should not have airs

(iii) you should not be above air

(1) Only (i)

(2) Only (ii)

(3) Only (iii)

(4) Both (i) and (iii)

(5) No correction required