IMPROVEMENT OF SENTENCES
     Directions (488-497) : In the          493. Fuji’s invention of super computer      499. I am neither a poet nor philoso-
following questions, a sentence/ part              will be enable to make Japan                  pher.
of the sentence is printed in bold.                supercede America in computer                 (1) not philosopher
Below are given alternatives to the bold           technology.                                   (2) nor the philosopher
sentence/part of the sentence at (1),              (1) will make Japan                           (3) nor a philosopher
(2) and (3) which may improve the                  (2) will enable Japan                         (4) No improvement
sentence. Choose the correct                       (3) can make Japan                    500. He was hung for murder.
alternative. In case no improvement is             (4) No improvement                            (1) hang     (2) hanged
needed, your answer is (4).                 494. I could never repay the debt I owe
                                                                                                 (3) hanging (4) No improvement
                 (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I        to my place of study.
                        Exam. 21.04.2013)                                                      Directions (501–503) : In the
                                                   (1) Alma Mater
                                                                                         following questions, a part of the
488. The disparity of the GDP between              (2) Motherland
                                                                                         sentence is printed in bold. Below are
      the rich and the po or h a s                 (3) Place of worship                  given alternatives to the bold part at
      broadened in the last some                   (4) No improvement                    (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the
      decades.                              495. She cries all the time.                 sentenc e. Cho ose the correct
      (1) have widened in the last some            (1) mostly everytime                  alternative. In case no improvement
          decades                                  (2) day in and day out                is needed, your answer is (4).
      (2) has widened in the last few              (3) pretty frequently                                        (SSC Constable (GD)
          decades                                  (4) No improvement                                             Exam. 12.05.2013)
      (3) have broadened in the last        496. For a week last month, the team’s       501. He had hardly gone when his
          few decades                              20 pl ayers were stranded                     friend came.
      (4) No improvement                           because the Government-
                                                                                                 (1) Hardly he had gone
489. How, is beyond my understand-                 issued passport is not up to
                                                                                                 (2) He had gone hardly
      ing, the boy could fall into the             international standards,
                                                                                                 (3) Hardly had he gone
      ditch.                                       (1) Government-issued passports
                                                       were not up to international              (4) No improvement
      (1) How the boy could fall into
                                                       standards                         502. Neither Ted nor Johan are going.
          the di tch is beyo nd my
          understanding                            (2) Government-issued passports               (1) have been going
      (2) Beyond my understanding is                   are not up to international               (2) were going
          how the boy could fall into the              standards                                 (3) is going
          ditch                                    (3) the passports issued by the               (4) No improvement
                                                       government were not up to         503. You have played instead o f
      (3) How could the boy fall into the
                                                       international standards                   worked
          di tch     is   b eyond      my
          understanding                            (4) No improvement                            (1) working
                                            497. Since July 2008, our customers                  (2) having worked
      (4) No improvement
                                                   will be able to use the ATM
490. The pioneer spacecraft went                                                                 (3) being worked
                                                   network of BBY Bank, the bank
      beyond Pluto.                                                                              (4) No improvement
                                                   that was acquired by us during
      (1) made its way past                        that year.                                    Directions (504-513) : In the
      (2) went across                                                                    following questions, a sentence/part of
                                                   (1) have been able to use
      (3) went after                                                                     the sentence is printed in bold. Below
                                                   (2) were using
                                                                                         are given alternatives to the bold
      (4) No improvement                           (3) will have been able to use
                                                                                         sentence/part of the sentence at (1),
491. The firm buys frozen seafood in               (4) No improvement                    (2) and (3) which may improve the
      bulk, packs it into small er                Directions (498–500) : In the fol-     sentence. Cho ose, the correct
      pouches and then they sell them       lowing questions, a part of the sen-         alternative. In case no improvement is
      to the local grocery stores.          tence is printed in bold. Below are          needed, your answer is (4).
      (1) it sells them                     given alternatives to the bold part at             (SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I
      (2) sell them                         (1), (2), and (3) which may improve the                               Exam. 19.05.2013)
                                            sentence. Choose the correct alterna-        504. New hires in this laboratory
      (3) they sell the pouches
                                            tive. In case no improvement is needed               should anticipate excellent
      (4) No improvement
                                            your answer is (4).                                  research opp ortunities and
492. The learners are intended to read
                                                                   (SSC Constable (GD)           getting valu able cli ni cal ,
      the sources at home.
                                                          Exam. 12.05.2013, Ist Sitting)         experience.
      (1) are meant
                                            498. It has been raining since morn-                 (1) as well as
      (2) are suggested                            ing.                                          (2) and also getting
      (3) are expected                             (1) from      (2) for                         (3) and obtaining
      (4) No improvement                           (3) during (4) No improvement                 (4) No improvement
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