sentences improvement section 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Answer: (a)

Answer: (c)

To mention an event which got completed in past, and if the person mentioning that event wants to write it in Past Tense, in such a situation ‘had’ is used twice.

Therefore, the bold part should be replaced with option (c) that is ‘had had a heavy lunch’. Or To express an event of past in Past Perfect Tense ‘had had’ is used.

Answer: (c)

Look upon = to consider somebody/some-thing as a particular type of person or thing

Look over = to examine something to see how good, big etc it is.

Look after = to take care of somebody/ something

Look for = to hope for something; to expect something; to search something.

It is clear that ‘upon’ should be replaced with ‘for’.

Answer: (d)

If we possess something, we say that 'we have something'. In the same way, if we lack something, we say that 'we do not have something/anything' On the basis of above facts, our choice lies with (d).

Now, let us consider other options also. Option (a) does not have ‘do’, hence, it cannot be our choice. The arrangement of words is haphazard in option (b). Here in place of ‘not having’, ‘having not’ is given.

Therefore, this option cannot be the correct answer. Option (c) has two negative phrases ‘does not have’ and ‘do not have’. This option is totally absurd. Hence rule it out. Now, we are left with option (d). This option is absolutely correct.

Answer: (b)

The use of ‘returned’ in the given sentence shows that the sentence is in past tense.

Therefore, in order to make the sentence coherent other parts also must be written in past tense, Hence ‘has’ and ‘gather’ should be replaced with ‘had’ and ‘gathered’.

We find that only option (a) has both the words correctly written. Hence (a) is the correct answer.

Answer: (a)

Certain words take reflexive pronouns with them. For example, address, enjoy, resign etc. Reflexive pronouns (pronoun + self/selves) must be used with above mentioned words. The reflexive pronoun for ‘new comers’ is ‘themselves’.

Therefore ‘themselves’ must be used after ‘enjoyed’. Hence go with option (a).