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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 : Americans do not object my calling them by their first names.

(a) my calling the

(b) to my calling them

(c) been called

(d) No Improvement

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

Can this machine be adopted in farm work.

a) by

b) into

c) for

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

Question : 2

Neither I nor my friend.

a) neither I do nor does my friend

b) neither do I nor does my friend

c) neither I live nor does my friend

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

Whenever Suresh gets into trouble he makes a story to get out of it.

a) makes up

b) makes for

c) makes out

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

To write or think of a story the correct phrase is ‘make up’. Therefore ‘makes’ should be replaced with ‘makes up’.

Question : 4

What tribute shall we pay to Gandhiji that he would appreciate?

a) should appreciate

b) would have appreciated

c) could have appreciated

d) No improvement

Answer: (a)

Gandhiji is now no more. Therefore, the sentence should carry the meaning of a Past Tense. The use of ‘would appreciate’ means Gandhiji will appreciate in future, that is not the case.

Therefore, it should be ‘would have appreciated’ in place of ‘would appreciate’.

Question : 5

She starts walks without responding.

a) start walking

b) started walking

c) starting walking

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

Here walking is not a verb but a gerund. And the verb start should be used in simple past tense. Therefore, “starts walks” is replaced by “started walking”

Question : 6

Chennai is by the way a cosmopolitan city.

a) by the by

b) by and large

c) on the large

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

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