IMPROVEMENT OF SENTENCES
750. He is looking for a flat for his       755. Why should you be despaired         763. Eager to pass his final exams,
      son of 1200 sq feet carpet area.            of your success of your under-            studying was the students top
      (1) He is looking for a flat of 1200        taking ?                                  priority.
          sq feet carpet area for his son         (1) you despair of the success of         (1) the student’s top priority was
      (2) He of 1200 sq feet carpet area              your undertaking                          studying.
          is looking for a flat for his son       (2) you despair of success of             (2) the student made studying
      (3) Of 1200 sq feet carpet area                 undertaking                               his top priority.
          he is looking for a flat for his        (3) you be despaired of the suc-          (3) the top priority of studing
          son                                         cess of your undertaking                  was made by the student.
      (4) No improvement                          (4) No improvement.                       (4) No improvement
751. He impressed with his words            756. As Rees was going to town in        764. Mr. Dev will not go to the wed-
      than with his acts rather.                  the High Street a savage dog              ding reception without being
      (1) He impressed with his words             attacked him and bit him.                 called.
          rather than with his acts               (1) going to town a savage dog            (1) if he is not invited
      (2) He rather impressed with his                attacked him and bit him in
                                                                                            (2) till he is invited
          words than with his acts                    the High Street
                                                                                            (3) unless he is invited
      (3) Rather he impressed with his            (2) in the High Street a savage
                                                      dog attacked him and bit him          (4) No improvement
          words than with his acts
                                                      in the town                          Directions (765–769) : In the fol-
      (4) No improvement                                                            lowing questions, a part of the sentence
                                                  (3) going to town in the High
752. John loves Mary so much that she                                               is printed in bold. Below are given al-
                                                      Street a savage dog bit him
      can turn him round her finger.                                                ternatives to the bold part at (1), (2),
                                                      and attacked him
      (1) turn a blind eye                                                          (3) which may improve the sentence.
                                                  (4) No improvement
      (2) turn him a cold shoulder                                                  Choose the correct alternative. In case
                                            757. Something is pretty here that
      (3) turn his head                           Vineeta can wear to the party.    no improvement is needed your answer
      (4) No improvement                                                            is (4).
                                                  (1) Something here is pretty
753. He has a good command over                                                                  (SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC
                                                  (2) Something is here pretty
      both English and French is                                                                   Exam. 16.11.2014 , Ist Sitting
                                                  (3) Here is something pretty                                   TF No. 333 LO 2)
      known to all.
                                                  (4) No improvement
      (1) That he has a good command                                                765. The girl filled the pitcher for
                                            758. I have dreamt all my life to own          water.
          over both English and French            a beautiful maroon coloured car.
          is known to all                                                                  (1) in              (2) of
                                                  (1) of owning
      (2) That is known he has a good                                                      (3) with
                                                  (2) to owning
          command over both English                                                        (4) No improvement
                                                  (3) at owning
          and French to all                                                         766. Walk carefully lest you do not
                                                  (4) No improvement
      (3) That a good command over                                                         fall.
                                            759. Sitting on the hill top, the sun
          both English and French he                                                       (1) lest you might not fall
                                                  went down watching before him.
          has is known to all                                                              (2) lest you fall
                                                  (1) he watched the sun go down
      (4) No improvement                                                                   (3) lest you should not fall
                                                  (2) the sun went down with him
754. I want a nurse to look after my                  watching.                            (4) No improvement
      child of about fifty years.                                                   767. Please tell the story in a nut-
                                                  (3) the sun went down when he
      (1) I want a nurse to look of about             watched.                             shell.
          fifty years after my child                                                       (1) in nutshell
                                                  (4) No improvement
      (2) I want a nurse of about fifty     760. The office is soon to be closed.          (2) in the nutshell
          years to look after my child
                                                  (1) just to                              (3) in nutshells
      (3) To look after my child of about
                                                  (2) about to                             (4) No improvement
          fifty years I want a nurse
                                                  (3) immediately to                768. The housing problem in Mumbai
      (4) No improvement
                                                  (4) No improvement                       becomes more serious.
      Directions (755-764) : In the fol-
                                            761. He has achieved nothing out of            (1) is becoming
lowing questions, a sentence/ part of
                                                  his way worth mentioning.                (2) has become
the sentence is printed in bold. Below
                                                  (1) out of the way                       (3) become
are given alternatives to the bold sen-
                                                  (2) by the way                           (4) No improvement
tence/part of the sentence at (1), (2)
                                                  (3) in a big way                  769. If he would have tried he would
and (3) which may improve the sen-
                                                  (4) No improvement                       have succeeded.
tence. Choose the correct alternative.
In case no improvement is needed,           762. I prevailed on him to vote for            (1) had tried
your answer is (4).                               you.
                                                                                           (2) is tried
        (SSC CGL Tier-I Exam. 19.10.2014         (1) to        (2) at
                                                                                           (3) was tried
                         TF No. 022 MH 3)        (3) upon      (4) No improvement
                                                                                           (4) No improvement
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