sentences improvement section 7 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Answer: (c)

To decide the correct option first of all, we must understand the meaning of all the phrases given under different options as well as the phrase used in bold.

Wash away = to carry away something; or to destroy and carry away something by rain or floods.

Wash off = to remove something from the surface of something or from clothes by washing.

Wash out = (of a dirty mark) to be removed from clothes by washing.

Wash up = to wash dishes after a meal.

Now, it is clear that the bold part should be replaced with ‘wash up’, ie option (c).

Answer: (a)

The ‘hard’ means ‘tough or requiring a lot of efforts’ whereas ‘Hardly’ means ‘not enough’. The given sentence is written to express a sense that a lot of effort led to his success.

Therefore, the obvious word should be ‘hard’ not ‘hardly’. Options (a) and (b) are ruled out, because, in these two options, ‘hardly’ have been used. Option (c) has ‘he had tried hard’. This option is obsolutely correct. Therefore we should opt for this option.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

When the price of a thing increases in a very short time, we say ‘a sudden increase’ in the price of that thing.

Thus, it is clear that only option (c) is the correct option.

Answer: (a)

To express two events that is to be completed in future, the first event is written in Present Indefinite Tense. Here the first event is ‘to explain difficulties’.

Therefore, the bold part should be replaced with (a), ie ‘explain’.