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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

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Questions : Students are not abandoning helmets, but some avoiding use of helmets while riding motorbikes.

(a) some are avoiding use

(b) some are avoiding of use

(c) some avoid of the use

(d) some avoid the used

e) No correction required

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

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Question : 1

We wouldn't want them to think we doing anything immoral.

a) was doing

b) were doing

c) done

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

When the subject is plural, the verb should be used in plural form. Therefore, the subject is followed by helping verb + verb + ing + object

Question : 2

Last week the committee summarily rejected their proposal for acquisition of the investment bank.) (

a) were summarily rejected

b) is rejected summarily

c) summarily reject

d) have rejected in summary

e) No correction required

Answer: (e)

Question : 3

He did not ask for a raise since he had fear to lose his job.

a) was afraid to

b) was fearful of

c) was feared to

d) had been afraid to

e) No correction required

Answer: (a)

To express the emotion of fear we have the word ‘afraid’. This word has been used in options (a) and (d) only.

Hence either of these two can be a correct option. As the given sentence is in simple past tense, only (a) is the correct option.

Option (d) can be ruled out, because, the use of ‘had been’ suggests the sentence to be in past perfect continuous tense.

Question : 4

She is not used to sleep for so long.

a) to be sleeping

b) to sleep

c) to sleeping

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

“Used to” is followed by the verb in continuous form. Therefore sleep is replaced by sleeping

Question : 5

In the 1970s banks required to submit their detailed plans of expansion to RBI.

a) are required to submit

b) were required to submit

c) required for submission

d) requirement of submitting

e) No correction required

Answer: (b)

To express the events which got completed in past we use past indefinite tense. For this, we use the auxiliary verb ‘was/were'.

Since the subject word ‘banks’ is plural, ‘were’ should be used. Hence, only option (b) is the correct option.

Question : 6

They had not been sympathetic to the poor.

a) sympathetic

b) being sympathetic

c) been sympathized by

d) been shown sympathy for

e) No correction required

Answer: (e)

No correction required

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