PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-96

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

All the members of the club were assembled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the club.

(1) had assembled to celebrate

(2) were assembling to celebrate

(3) had been assembled for celebrating

(4) assembled to celebration

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

The earnest appeal by the staff members that the salaries by subjected to upward revision were rejected by the industrialist.

(1) upwardly revision was rejected

(2) upward revision was rejected

(3) upward revising were rejectable

(4) upwardly revision was rejectable

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

Speculations and hypothesising are the most essential and well-known aspects of inventions.

(1) hypothesis has been

(2) hypothesising needs

(3) hypothesis makes

(4) hypothesising confronts

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

The alarming report of the building’s collapse made everyone spellbound.

(1) alarmed report

(2) alarmed reporting

(3) reporting alarm

(4) reported alarm

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

I am sure that he has recovered from his illness and he will accompany us to the picnic spot.

(1) and that he will accompany

(2) and that he will be accompanied

(3) but he will accompany

(4) although he will accompany

(5) No correction required