Directions: Which of the phrases given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct.
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- Question 1 of 25
1. Question
Our foreign exchange reserves have been increased substantial.
Hint
The correct answer choice is (b) because it expresses that the action is complete, i.e. our foreign exchange reserves have increased substantially. The sentence is the form of present perfect tense. The 1st answer choice would have fit in if the action would have begun in past and still continued, i.e. present perfect continuous tense.
- Question 2 of 25
2. Question
The key to a competitive economy is its investment regime.
Hint
The sentence is grammatically correct and no correction is required .
- Question 3 of 25
3. Question
Driving a car in jammed traffic require extraordinary patience – especially when other drivers are not disciplined.
Hint
None of the given answer choices fit in correctly.
- Question 4 of 25
4. Question
Chinese army possesses highly sophisticated simulators on which their soldiers are training.
Hint
None of the given answer choice fit correctly in the sentence.
- Question 5 of 25
5. Question
Every novel activity will be likely to face resistance from vested interests.
Hint
Only the answer choice (a) fits correctly because the sentence is in simple present tense and if ‘will be or would be’ is used it becomes a sentence which uses future tense.
- Question 6 of 25
6. Question
We observed that traders were not primarily dedicated with art of selling.
Hint
The word dedicated cannot be used with ‘by’ ‘in’ and ‘with’; grammatically it can only be used with word ‘to’ something.
- Question 7 of 25
7. Question
It is become equally clear that campaign against smoking will have little success until people realize its importance.
Hint
The sentence is an illustration of present perfect tense so it should use ‘has’ in place of ‘is’ because after reading the sentence it becomes clear as to what will be the consequences of the campaign .
- Question 8 of 25
8. Question
Once the event is over, many people claimed credit for success but disown the responsibility for failure.
Hint
The second answer choice fits correctly because the ‘ed’ form of word ‘claim’ cannot be used.
- Question 9 of 25
9. Question
People should be have their own mechanism to guard against the activities of unscrupulous elements.
Hint
The correct grammatical form of sentence will be ‘People should have their own mechanism ……….’.
- Question 10 of 25
10. Question
The real wonder is that the artisans while constructing the Ajanta Caves possessed only the simplest hand tools.
Hint
The sentence is grammatically correct and no correction is required.
- Question 11 of 25
11. Question
Occupying by many meetings, he did not reach home till late
- Question 12 of 25
12. Question
We were nervous while the auditor was going by the accounts.
- Question 13 of 25
13. Question
Parents have to take some of this precaution while allowing their children to use the internet.
- Question 14 of 25
14. Question
An employee will get the incentive, only if he deserves it.
- Question 15 of 25
15. Question
Sunita has been posted in Chennai, where is her birthplace.
- Question 16 of 25
16. Question
Expect for you and I, everyone brought a present to the party.
Hint
When the word ‘except’ is used, ‘me’ is used with it instead of I, so the most appropriate form of this phrase will be except for you and me.
- Question 17 of 25
17. Question
Although I calculate that he will be here any minute, I cannot wait much longer for him.
Hint
‘Calculate’ is not an appropriate word for this sentence, calculation is done on the basis of available facts with certain fixed rules, whereas according to the sense of the sentence the person is only making a guess or a supposition, thus reckon is the most appropriate word that can be used to replace calculate.
- Question 18 of 25
18. Question
Today this is a totally different world than we have seen in the last decade.
Hint
Different is used with ‘from’ e.g. ‘you are different from Ritu’. Than is used for comparisons, e.g., The world is more populated than it was in our time.
- Question 19 of 25
19. Question
Although he was the most friendly of all present and different from the others, he hadn’t hardly any friends except me.
Hint
When we use the word ‘hardly’, it implies a negative meaning, there is then no need to use not, so the most suitable use is ‘he hardly had any friends’.
- Question 20 of 25
20. Question
Since we are living in Bombay for five years, we are reluctant to move to another city.
Hint
The tense in this sentence should be the present perfect continuous because it refers to an action that started at some time in past and continues till the present time so right use is ‘have been living in Mumbai.’
- Question 21 of 25
21. Question
As a child, my parents took me to Jammu to visit my grandmother.
Hint
As a child, should be followed by a phrase that has ‘child’ as its subject, i.e., as a child I was taken by my parents to visit Jammu & Kashmir or other ways, we can change the first part of the sentence, the second part describes an action so the first should be an adverb clause. Thus when I was child is the most suitable alternative.
- Question 22 of 25
22. Question
Anyone interested in the use of computer can learn much if you have access to a state-of-the-an microcomputer.
Hint
‘Anyone’ implies a person involved. So a personal pronoun will be needed to give conditions later in the sentence, there must be a ‘he’ or ‘one’ in the sentence. The noun cannot be in the second person but has to be in the third person because ‘Anyone’ refers to an unknown third person.
- Question 23 of 25
23. Question
Start the motor, and then you should remove the blocks.
Hint
The use of the modal ‘should’ is unnecessary in this statement. It is a statement giving directions.
- Question 24 of 25
24. Question
The Vice President of the local bank spoke for a half an hour and told his colleague that he, his colleague, must consider finding a new job, or accept a reduction in salary.
Hint
The part he, his colleague could easily be eliminated and a simpler form of to + verb can be used to make the sentence more appropriate (a) is grammatically incorrect since it has omitted the article ‘an’ (b) changes the meaning or intent of the underlined phrase. Thus (c) is the most suitable choice.
- Question 25 of 25
25. Question
The higher you climb a Himalayan peak more cold you feel.
Hint
The higher you climb a Himalayan peak the colder you feel