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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 : 36

He told the police that he had been robbed of all his money by a stranger.

a) had robbed of

b) had been robbed off

c) had to be robbed from

d) had been rob off

e) No correction required

Answer: (e)

No correction required

Question : 37

They loaded their ships with spices and silks and returns with the summer monsoon.

a) returned

b) return

c) returning

d) No improvement

Answer: (a)

The second form of the verb is used as the sentence is in simple past tense. Therefore “returns” is replaced by “returned”

Question : 38

The equipment is in such poor condition that we have no alternative to buy new ones.

a) no alternative but

b) no other alternative

c) any alternative except

d) many alternative like

e) No correction required

Answer: (a)

Question : 39

Even though our team took the field with great confidence, the opposition made them eat the humble pie.

a) humble pies

b) a humble pie

c) humble pie

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

The correct idiom is ‘to eat humble pie’ that means ‘to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made’.

Question : 40

Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of ideals

a) Nonpartisan

b) Zealotry

c) Neutral

d) Aloof

Answer: (b)

Zealotry is fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of ideal

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