PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-66

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

John had known about the cancer for a couple of years, hasn’t he?

(1) Has he

(2) Hadn’t he

(3) Had he

(4) Have him

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

If we don’t save money this year, we are not able to buy Christmas presents.

(1) Won’t be able

(2) Would have not be able

(3) Were not able

(4) Had not been able

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

If I have a lunch date with my favourite actress, I would ask for her autograph to make a movie with me.

(1) Had a lunch

(2) Will have a lunch

(3) Am having a lunch

(4) Has a lunch

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

Mentors are rewarded by sharing clinical knowledge, developing necessary skills, helping others succeed, and to support the profession.

(1) To supporting the profession

(2) Supporting the profession

(3) Support the profession

(4) Had been supporting the profession

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

If the alarm goes off, there will be a fire somewhere in the building.

(1) There is a fire

(2) There would be a fire

(3) There was a fire

(4) There will have been a fire

(5) No correction required