sentences improvement section 9 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Answer: (a)

The given sentence is ‘assertive’ not an ‘interrogative’ one. In an assertive sentence, the auxiliary verb comes after the subject, whereas in an interrogative sentence the auxiliary verb comes just after the question word. For example: Why were you absent from the class? – Interrogative Sentence

Why he was absent, asked his friend. – Assertive Sentence

In the light of the above examples, the given sentence is an assertive sentence. Therefore, option (a) is the correct option to replace the phrase in bold. All other options can easily be excluded by applying the principle of least deviation.

Answer: (b)

The given sentence is a negative sentence as also it is giving a prohibitive command. As the given sentence is written in Indirect Speech, option (b) cannot be correct. Option (c) fits in place of the bold part correctly.

Therefore, we should go with it. Option (a) is apparently absurd.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

The given sentence suggests that she returned to India to manage her family business after completing studies. Hence, the correct word is after not 'during' or 'while'.

Therefore, options (a) and (c) are ruled out. Option (b) splits the given sentence into two parts hence rejected. On close observation, we find that option (d) is correct in all respect.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

For an interrogative sentence with “would” , the subject is followed by be + present participle of the verb. Therefore “doing” is replaced by “be doing”.