PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-75

Direction (Qs.1 to 4): In the given question, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (1), (2), (3) and (4) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be (5), i.e., "No correction required".

Question No : 1

She can count to thirty quicker than I expected and can write seven of the square-hand letters and the words which can be made with them.

(I) count till thirty more quicker than I expected

(II) count to thirty more quickly than I expected

(III) count to thirty more quickly to what I expected

(1) Only (I)

(2) Only (II)

(3) Only (III)

(4) Both (I) and (II)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

Though corporate’s bond market has grown over the years, it is heavily tilted towards top-rated papers and the banking, financial services and insurance domains, both in primary and secondary segments.

(I) Though corporate’s bond market has been grown over the years

(II) Though corporate bond market has grown over the years

(III) Though corporate bond’s market has grown during the years

(1) Only (I)

(2) Only (II)

(3) Only (III)

(4) Both (II) and (II)

(5) No improvement required

Question No : 3

Though domestic financing is increased region-wide, the prospect of malaria’s deadly resurgence is a distinct (and alarming) possibility.

(I) Though domestic financing has increased

(II) Unless domestic financing is increased

(III) Until domestic financing have increased

(1) Both (II) and (III)

(2) Only (III)

(3) Only (II)

(4) Both (I) and (II)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

Under a new party boss, Chen Quanguo, appointed in 2016, the provincial government have vastly increase the money and effort it puts into controlling the activities and patrolling the beliefs of the Uighur population.

(I) the provincial government having increased vastly the money

(II) the government provincially were vast to increase the money

(III) the provincial government has vastly increased the money

(1) Both (I) and (II)

(2) Only (I)

(3) Only (III)

(4) Both (II) and (II)

(5) No improvement required