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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

The shoes were very expensive; I couldn't afford to buying them.

a) buying

b) to buy

c) bought

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

In the given sentence, the fourth form of the verb (buying) is replaced by the first form of the verb (buy)

Question : 37

Modern ideas of governance started back to the time when people began to question kings.

a) date back to

b) start back to

c) set back to

d) started when

e) No correction required,

Answer: (a)

Question : 38

Some people feel that nurtured high aim is a sign of Immaturity.

a) nurturing with higher aims

b) nurturing for higher aims

c) nurture for high aim

d) nurturing high aims

e) No correction required

Answer: (d)

Question : 39

The people of Japan are wiser than America.

a) wiser than that of America.

b) wiser than those of America.

c) wiser to that of America.

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

There is a comparison between people of Japan and people of America.

Since the comparison is between plurals, “those of” instead of “than of” which is used with singular

Question : 40

When Rip Van Winkle awoke from his long sleep, he asked where I am.

a) he was

b) I was

c) am I

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

The given sentence is an example of Indirect Speech. We know that in Indirect Speech, ‘I’ should be changed to ‘he’ and the Present Indefinite Tense should be changed to Past Indefinite Tense.

Hence ‘am’ should be changed to ‘was’. Therefore, the bold part should be replaced with option (c), ie ‘he was’.

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