PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-95

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the following 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

Elevating the vulnerable into the middle class requires a long and sustained period of rapid economic growth, coupled of a thorough streamlining of the labour and manufacturing regulatory system.

(1) coupled with a

(2) coupled from a

(3) coupled at a

(4) coupled under a

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

Progress is necessary, but by responsibly development, we will be the agents of our own destruction.

(1) without responsible development

(2) despite of responsible development

(3) for responsible develop

(4) following responsibility development

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

Plucking and feast from fresh, detectable berries is Anna’s a favourite childhood memory.

(1) feasting

(2) feasting on

(3) feast upon

(4) feasted with

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

The indigenous and ingenious boat-making tradition that once thrived in India, is now well it way by.

(1) on its way out

(2) its way to

(3) its way over

(4) is on its over

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

Curiosity has played important role around advancement of the human species.

(1) feasting

(2) to advance the

(3) of the advanced

(4) in the advancement

(5) No correction required