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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.

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Questions : Our hope was that he would not enter college till he had had some grounding in science.

(a) had to have some ground of

(b) had some ground of

(c) had had some ground for

(d) had been having some ground in

e) No correction required

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (e)

No correction required

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Question : 1

He had his breakfast, when we visited him.

a) He had taken his breakfast

b) He wished to have his breakfast

c) He avoided his breakfast

d) No improvement

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

He was rejected because he was too young.

a) so

b) hence

c) though

d) No improvement

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

He will not risk going for business with you.

a) going in

b) to go for

c) going into

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

To start a business with somebody else, the correct preposition after the verb ‘going’ is ‘into’.

Therefore the bold part should be replaced with option (b), ie ‘going into’.

Question : 4

Even after talking the matter for hours we could not arrive at a decision.

a) talked about

b) talking to

c) talking over

d) talk through

e) No correction required

Answer: (c)

The given sentence suggests that "We persuaded somebody for hours to accept something but in vain." For such a sense in the sentence, the correct phrase is ‘talk over’.

Hence (b) is the correct option. ‘Talk to’ means ‘to say things defiantly’, ‘Talk about’ means ‘to give information or discuss something’. ‘Talk through’ is wrong usage.

Question : 5

Many animals had been using for experimentation.

a) are using

b) have been using

c) are being used

d) have being used

e) No correction required

Answer: (c)

On replacement with option (a), the sentence becomes – 'Many animals have been using.............How can animals do experiments? Is it possible for them? No. Hence cannot be our option.

Option (b) gives a meaningful sentence. Hence this is the right option. Option (c) gives same meaning as option (a). Hence it is rejected. Option (d) is widely deviated. Hence it is ruled out.

Question : 6

He backed out of the agreement.

a) gave his full support

b) reconsidered the point

c) withdrew his support from

d) went through the back door

Answer: (c)

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