sentences improvement section 6 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)

‘Put in’ has different meanings in different contexts. As for example,

1. To make a formal offer or declaration, eg put in a plea of guilty.

2. To fix equipment or furniture into position so that it can be used. eg, we are having a new shower put in.

3. To interrupt another speaker in order to say something eg, Could I put in a word?

4. To officially make a claim, request etc. eg the company has put in a claim for damages.

Put on = to dress yourself in something. eg Hurry up! Put your shirt on. = to give Somebody the telephone so that they can talk to the person at the other end. eg Hi, Dad can you put shashi on? = to apply something to your skin, etc.

Put up = to show a particular level of skill, determination

Put off = to cancel/ to make somebody dislike somebody/something; to disturb somebody.

Thus, it is clear that the bold part should be replaced with option (b).

Answer: (b)

The adverb of frequency, “hardly” has a negative meaning. Nothing also implies a negative meaning. Two negatives make a the sentence positive.

Therefore the adverbs of frequency having a negative meaning should be followed by anyone, any, anything etc.

Answer: (a)

‘so that’ is used to get a positive result ‘so as not’ is used to give the meaning of ‘not’.

Therefore, in order to get desired meaning of the sentence it should be ‘so as’ in place of ‘so that’.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (b)

The correct phrase is ‘worth of’ not ‘worthy of’. Hence (a) is the only correct option.