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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.

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Questions : He was so afraid that his knees knocked one another.

(a) one against

(b) each other

(c) both

(d) No improvement

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

When she regained consciousness she was stretched in the ditch out, soaked to the skin.

a) out in the ditch stretched

b) on the ditch outstretched

c) outstretched in the ditch

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

Question : 2

He must being overwhelmed with the responsibility

a) been

b) has been

c) have been

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

The modal verb “must” is followed by have + the past participle form of the verb. The past participle is “be” is “been”.

Therefore, being is replaced by “have been”

Question : 3

Irritating inconvenience

a) Tranquillity

b) Hassle

c) Harmony

d) Rectitude

Answer: (b)

Hassle is an irritating inconvenience

Question : 4

A person or thing that is likely to cause harm

a) Menace

b) Cordial

c) Festal

d) Blithe

Answer: (a)

A menace is a person or thing that is likely to cause harm

Question : 5

In order to control rising prices the government has restricted the export of certain commodities.

a) By controlling rising

b) To control the rise

c) In control of raised

d) For control of raised

e) No correction required

Answer: (e)

Question : 6

We have been look forward to the arrival of the new machinery for two weeks.

a) looking forward to

b) looked forward for

c) looked forward at

d) looking forward

e) No correction required

Answer: (a)

The correct phrase is ‘look forward to’. Since the given sentence is in present perfect continuous tense, the obvious structure of the sentence should be – S + have/has been + V4 (v+ing)+......

Hence the verb ‘look’ should be ‘looking’. Therefore, the correct phrase for the given sentence would be ‘looking forward to’. We see that only in option (c) the phrase is correctly written. Hence, go with it.

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