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Directions:

In the following questions, a sentence/ part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives which may improve the bold part. Choose the correct alternative.

NOTE: In case no improvement is needed, your answer is No Improvement.

Question : 36

After we hear the news of the floods, we immediately decided to join in the relief efforts.

a) Upon hearing that

b) On hearing

c) While we were heard

d) Since we have hear

e) No correction required

Answer: (c)

Question : 37

Being tolled for two hours, he sat down to take some rest.

a) Having tolled for

b) Having to be tolled at

c) Had tolled for

d) Have tolled for

e) No correction required

Answer: (a)

Question : 38

My sincere advice to him is in pursuit of his education instead of taking up a job.

a) in pursuing

b) to pursue his

c) in the pursuit of his

d) to pursuit in his

e) No correction required

Answer: (c)

Pursue’ and ‘pursuit’ are two different words. ‘Pursue’ is a verb while ‘pursuit’ is a noun. ‘Pursuit’ cannot be replaced by ‘pursue’. For this reason, options (a) and (c) are ruled out.

Moreover when we do something to get something we say ‘in pursuit of’. Hence the correct option is (b).

Question : 39

All that I wish to tell you is that you better revise this essay.

a) had better

b) should better

c) could better

d) No improvement

Answer: (d)

No improvement

Question : 40

Highly intelligent people seldom tolerate any ambiguity.

a) hardly tolerate any lacuna

b) tolerate any clarity what so ever

c) hardly tolerate ambiguous

d) tolerate hardly any ambiguity

e) No correction required

Answer: (e)

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