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Directions:

Below each sentence, some phrases are given which can substitute the bold part of the sentence. Find out the phrase which can correctly substitute that part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, the answer is ‘No correction required’ or ‘No improvement’.

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Questions : He was absolute ruining by that unlucky business.

(a) had been absolutely ruining

(b) was absolutely ruined

(c) had absolute in ruining

(d) was absolute in ruining

e) No correction required

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

Options (b) and (c) have ‘had’ in place of ‘was’. In option (d) we find that an extra word ‘in’ has been inserted, due to this, the option gets widely deviated from the phrase in bold.

Now, we are left with options (a) and (e). Option (a) is correct, hence we must go with it.

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Question : 1

He must have behaved Impolite and suffer because of that.

a) impolitely and have suffer

b) impolite and suffered

c) impolitely and suffered

d) impolitely and suffer

e) No correction required

Answer: (c)

Question : 2

The flood affected people are looking forward with the visit of the Governor.

a) looking forward to

b) looking forward on

c) looking forward for

d) No improvement

Answer: (a)

Question : 3

Your bonus will dependent the quality of your work.

a) being dependent

b) is dependable

c) depends on

d) going to depend

e) No correction required

Answer: (c)

In order to arrive at the conclusion, let us try to justify by replacing the phrase in bold with the given options one by one.

On replacement with option (a) the sentence becomes :

"Your bonus is dependable the quality...." (omission of ‘on’)

On replacement with option (b):

"Your bonus depends on the quality...." (correct) .

On replacement with option (c) :

"Your bonus being depends on the quality...." (sentence changed to a conditional sentence, and also, depends is incorrect).

On replacement with option (d) :

"Your bonus going to depend on the quality...." (omission of auxiliary verb ‘is’)

It is clear that option (b) is the only correct option.

Question : 4

The T.V. news is doctored by non professionals and whetted by political higher-ups.

a) wetted

b) vetted

c) written

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

I'm having to too much fun.

a) having

b) had

c) has

d) No improvement

Answer: (a)

“Having to” implies that one has to do something. In the given sentence, “to” is superfluous. Hence, having to should be replaced by having.

Question : 6

No sooner the advertisement regarding the launch of new smart phone appeared than there was a rush on the online website for prebooking the same.

a) No sooner the advertisement regarding the launched of new smart phone appeared

b) No sooner did the advertisement regarding the launch of new smart phone appeared

c) The advertisement regarding the launch of new smart phone was no sooner having appeared

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

When the sentence begins with a negative adverbial phrase, the order of the subject and the verb is interchanged and the verb is used in auxiliary form

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