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Directions:

Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c), (d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) ie ‘No correction required’ as the answer.

Question : 21

The students often play truant, didn’t they ?

a) can they?

b) is indeed ?

c) don’t they?

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

Question : 22

She has a passion of music.

a) in

b) with

c) for

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

‘passion’ is followed by ‘for’. Therefore it should be ‘for’ in place ‘of’.

Question : 23

Mr Gates is a successful entrepreneur donated most of his wealth to charity.

a) who has donated most of

b) has donated most of

c) donated mostly

d) donates much of

e) No correction required

Answer: (a)

The given sentence may be supposed to be made of two simple sentences:

(i) Mr Gates is a successful entrepreneur and (ii) It is Mr Gates who has donated most of his wealth.

From (ii) we can infer that only (c) is the correct option. Other options do not have the conjunction ‘who’ hence ruled out.

Question : 24

Neha was surprised by her result.

a) surprised to

b) surprised from

c) surprised at

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

When the stative verbs are used in passive form, they are followed by specific prepositions and not “by”. Therefore “by” is replaced by “at”

Question : 25

Having or involving an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.

a) Valiant

b) Stout

c) Phobic

d) Foolhardy

Answer: (c)

Phobic means to have or involve an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something

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