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Directions:

Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c), (d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) ie ‘No correction required’ as the answer.

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Questions : Many workers were being held hostages.

(a) held to be hostages

(b) held as hostages

(c) held like hostages

(d) No improvement

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

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Question : 1

With rising prices people find it difficult to make both the ends meet.

a) both ends

b) the both ends

c) both their ends

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

The correct phrase is ‘to make both ends meet’. Therefore the use of ‘the’ is superfluous.

Hence replace bold part with ‘both ends’, ie option (c).

Question : 2

Since the deadline has been changed from next week to this Thursday you should give this work priority.

a) priority this work

b) prioritised this work

c) hot give priority this work

d) be given this work priority

e) No correction required

Answer: (e)

Question : 3

The NYC building at New York City is as high as every other building in the United States of America.

a) high than every other building

b) as high as every other building

c) higher than any other one

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

When the Inspector of Police said this, we knew whom he was eluding.

a) intending

b) referring to

c) hinting

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

He did not take up the project because he was fearful to fail.

a) feared to fail

b) fearing of failure

c) afraid of failing

d) afraid in failing

e) No correction required

Answer: (c)

The correct phrase is ‘afraid of’. The ‘afraid of’ has been used in option (b) only. Besides ‘failing’ used in this option is also correct.

(Because after a preposition, gerund (v+ing) is used). Hence option (b) is absolutely correct.

Question : 6

The grim Job market has taken its toll on students, many of those had hoped for a much better future.

a) many of which

b) several of those

c) many of whom

d) much of whom

e) No correction required

Answer: (c)

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