IMPROVEMENT OF SENTENCES
22. Ravi has been demanding a lot 31. He told me that he was married Choose the correct alternative. In case
more marks, doesn"t he ? four years. no improvement is needed your answer
(1) hasn"t he ? (1) over four years is (4).
(2) isn"t he ? (2) four years ago (SSC Section Officer (Audit)
(3) isn"t it ? (3) about four years Exam. 14.12.2003)
(4) No improvement (4) No improvement 41. Let us go see her new house, shall
23. Exercise is benevolent to good 32. Chennai is by the way a cosmo- we?
health. politan city. (1) do we ? (2) don’t we ?
(1) beneficial (1) by the by (3) do they ? (4) No improvement
(2) beneficent (2) by and large 42. It took a long time for him to
(3) bounteous (3) on the large realise, what was truth.
(4) No improvement (4) No improvement (1) what is truth.
24. He parked his vehicle under the 33. For me, money is only the means (2) what was the truth.
shade of a tree. to an end. (3) what the truth was.
(1) on (2) in (1) only means (4) No improvement
(3) beneath (4) No improvement (2) only the mean 43. My mother is worried about my
25. In case if it rains, I shall not visit father’s health and also I.
(3) only a means
you. (1) I also (2) also me
(4) No improvement
(1) If so (2) In case of (3) so am I (4) also I am
34. The bullet struck a wall and was
(3) If/In case (4) No improvement 44. Roads are wet, it must have
diverted from its course.
26. TV sets have become costlier, rained last night.
(1) twisted (2) reflected
thanks to the sudden rise in the (1) must had
(3) deflected (4) No improvement
prices of imported compounds. (2) might have been
35. You should not boasting of your
(1) tubes (2) components (3) must have been
achievements.
(3) things (4) No improvement (4) No improvement
(1) boast for (2) boast at
27. Because the enemy had a reputa- 45. He must know them in their most
tion for engaging in sneak attacks (3) boast of (4) No improvement plausible form, isn’t it ?
we were frequently on the alert. 36. Kannan asked me to go round with (1) isn’t he ? (2) mustn’t he ?
(1) occasionally them, but I didn"t want.
(3) can’t he ? (4) No improvement
(2) inevitably (1) don"t want
46. English opens the window upon
(3) constantly (2) don"t want to the world’s knowledge.
(4) No improvement (3) didn"t want to (1) the English
28. Less people came to watch cricket (4) No improvement (2) the English language
matches this year, so the gate re- 37. We eat that we may live. (3) the English land
ceipts were lesser than last year. (1) might (2) shall (4) No improvement
(1) Many (2) Fewer (3) should (4) No improvement 47. If one works hard, you have got
(3) Lot of (4) No improvement 38. He had his breakfast, when we the reward.
29. God has bestowed man unusual visited him. (1) one gets
gifts. (1) He had taken his breakfast (2) one has got
(1) bestowed with man (2) He wished to have his (3) one will get
(2) bestowed for man breakfast (4) No improvement
(3) bestowed on man (3) He avoided his breakfast 48. The U.N.O. insists on better un-
(4) No improvement (4) No improvement derstanding between the coun-
30. Many workers were being held 39. When the Inspector of Police said tries of the world.
hostages. this, we knew whom he was elud- (1) among the countries
(1) held to be hostages ing. (2) with the countries
(2) held as hostages (1) intending (2) referring to (3) by the countries
(3) held like hostages (3) hinting (4) No improvement (4) No improvement
(4) No improvement 40. The doctor reassured that the op- 49. He doesn’t smoke, nor I did.
Directions (31–40) : In the eration was a routine one. (1) nor I smoke
foll owing questions, part of the (1) is reassuming (2) nor I do
sentence is in bold. Below are given (2) reassured me (3) nor do I
alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2, (3) was reassuming (4) No improvement
and 3 which may improve the sentence. (4) No improvement 50. His reasons can be good, is it
Choose the correct alternative. In case Directions (41-50) : In the follow- not ?
no impro vement is needed, yo ur ing questions, a part of the sentence is (1) can they ?
answer is 4. given in bold. Below are given alterna- (2) isn’t he ?
(SSC Section Officer (Commercial Audit) tives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) (3) can’t they ?
Exam. 16.11.2003) which may improve the sentence. (4) No improvement
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