sentences improvement section 5 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Answer: (c)

To give a complete sense to the sentence there must be something after ‘throw’. To consider the correct option let us consider all the options one by one. a) ‘Throw down’ means ‘throw on the ground’. b) ‘Throw out’ means ‘throw something outside something’. c) ‘Throw away’ means ‘throw something very quickly’. Here, in the light of the meaning of the sentence, the dirty insect is thrown away very quickly.

Therefore, it should be ‘throw it away’ in place of ‘throw it’.

Answer: (d)

To connect the phrase in bold with the main sentence, we require the preposition ‘of’ which is given in option (d), hence it is the correct option.

Answer: (b)

The correct for mat should be “not only + preposition…..but also + preposition” as both the clauses should end with the same part of speech (here preposition).

Answer: (c)

The correct usage is ‘prior to’ not ‘prior than’. Hence go with option (c).

Answer: (a)

The writer is mentioning a hypothetical situation where he wishes to be present to observe the happenings.

Therefore “volcanic eruptions took place” should be written as “volcanic eruptions takes place”, ie ‘took’ should be replaced with ‘takes’.

Answer: (a)