PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-82

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 given sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (5) i.e. No correction required.

Question No : 1

I told my partner that I don’t want to work with him because he is on a slow coach.

(I) with him because he is on a slow couch

(II) with him because he is a slowpoke

(III) with him because he is a slowcoach

(1) Only (I)

(2) Only (II)

(3) Only (III)

(4) Both (II) and (III)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

Why should one be proud of anything, since we’re all products of nature and nurture, neither in that we ourselves are responsible for?

(I) nor in that we ourselves are responsible for

(II) either of which we are ourselves are responsible for

(III) neither of which we ourselves are responsible for

(1) Only (I)

(2) Only (II)

(3) Only (III)

(4) Both (I) and (II)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

Finally, Sushant and Ankita may be celebrating a birthday, a wedding anniversary or some other read-letter day.

(I) or another written-letter day

(II) or some other gala day

(III) or some other red-letter day

(1) Only (I)

(2) Only (II)

(3) Only (III)

(4) Both (II) and (III)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

When the politician was questioned about his position on the judge’s death, he appears nonplussed and took a long time to respond to the reporter.

(I) he was appearing nonplussed and didn’t take a long time to respond

(II) he appeared nonplussed and took a long time to respond

(III) he appeared plussed and takes a long time to respond

(1) Only (I)

(2) Only (II)

(3) Only (III)

(4) Both (I) and (II)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

There's a lot more of Israel in India and in Indians’ day to daily life, common people and Prime Ministers included.

I. Indians day to day lives

II. Indians’ daily life

III. Indians’ day-to-day live

(1) Only (I)

(2) Only (II)

(3) Only (III)

(4) Both (II) and (III)

(5) No correction required