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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 : Birds sit on the boughs of trees In my garden and with their sweet notes fill the air with music.

(a) fill their sweet notes in the air

(b) by their sweet notes All the air

(c) fill the air by their sweet notes

(d) No improvement

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

If sense permits, it is safe to use short sentences than long ones.

a) is safer to use

b) is safe using

c) is safe for using

d) has to be safe to use

e) No correction required

Answer: (a)

In the given sentence, a word ‘than’ has been used. The use of ‘than’ suggests the sentence to be in comparative degree.

Hence ‘safe’ should be ‘safer’. Only option (a) has ‘safer’ in it. Hence, this is the only correct option.

Question : 2

If you are told of a downright lie about goods to induce you to buy them, you may have a remedy.

a) downright lie

b) about a downright lie

c) a downright lie

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

The ‘down-right’ is adverb/adjective (only before noun) used to emphasize something negative or unpleasant. Here, the use of ‘of’ in bold part is superfluous.

Therefore replace the bold part with option (b).

Question : 3

The greater the demand higher the price.

a) High

b) the high

c) the higher

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

He was so afraid that his knees knocked one another.

a) one against

b) each other

c) both

d) No improvement

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

He has painted that picture so often that he can do it with his eyes closed.

a) arms full

b) eyes opened

c) mind blank

d) No improvement

Answer: (d)

Since the action takes place often, it can be done without seeing also.

Question : 6

We might have doing something to help you.

a) having to do

b) has done

c) have done

d) No improvement

Answer: (c)

When modal verb is used in the past tense, then it is followed by have + past participle form of verb (done)

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