IMPROVEMENT OF SENTENCES
       Directions (1201–1205) : In                 (2) who must be accompanied                 (1) then the students began to
each of the following questions, a                     you                                          leave
sentence/a part of the sentence is                 (3) who accompanied you                     (2) than the students began to
printed in bold. Four alternatives are             (4) No improvement                               leave
given to the bold part which will           1207. Navinder and his wife departed               (3) and the students began to
improve the sentence. Choose the                   for London by Air India                          leave
correct alternative corresponding to it.           yesterday.                                  (4) No improvement
In case no improvement is needed,                  (1) to                               1214. Hundreds gathered to await the
choose the alternative corresponding               (2) towards                                 boxer’s arrival at the airport.
to “No improvement”.                               (3) toward                                  (1) to await for
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)          (4) No improvement                          (2) to awaits for
           Exam. 04.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting) 1208. The rain brought more respite                (3) to wait
1201. He enjoys to go on tours with                from the heat.                              (4) No improvement
       his children.                               (1) much respite                     1215. The dissidents hold a great
       (1) to go for tours                         (2) most relief                             problem in every political party.
       (2) going for tours                         (3) severe drought                          (1) cause
       (3) going on tours                          (4) No improvement                          (2) instil
       (4) No improvement                   1209. He speaks so fast to be                      (3) incite
1202. Sita was cooking in the kitchen              understood.                                 (4) No improvement
       when her husband was ringing                (1) very fast to be understood
       the bell.                                                                               Directions (1216–1220) : In
                                                   (2) too fast to be understood        each of the following questions, a sen-
       (1) would have been ringing                 (3) too fast that he cannot be       tence/a part of the sentence is print-
       (2) had rung                                understood                           ed in bold. Four alternatives are given
       (3) rang                                    (4) No improvement                   to the bold part which will improve the
       (4) No improvement                   1210. I and my parents live together.       sentence. Choose the correct alterna-
1203. If the room had been brighter,               (1) Me and my parents                tive corresponding to it. In case no im-
       I would have been able to read              (2) My parents and I                 provement is needed, choose the al-
       for a while before bed time.                (3) My parents and me                ternative corresponding to “No im-
       (1) If the room was brighter                (4) No improvement                   provement”.
       (2) If the room are brighter                Directions (1211-1215) : In                              (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
       (3) Had the room been brighter       each of the following questions, a sen-                 Exam. 07.09.2016 (IInd sitting)
       (4) No improvement                   tence/a part of the sentence is printed     1216. This book is adopted to the
1204. Never such incidents have             in bold. Four alternatives are given to            needs of beginners.
       taken place on our campus.           the bold part which will improve the               (1) adapted to
       (1) have such incidents              sentence. Choose the correct alterna-              (2) adapted for
       (2) such incidents will have         tive corresponding to it. In case no im-
                                                                                               (3) adopted for
       (3) were such incidents              provement is needed, choose the al-
                                                                                               (4) No improvement
                                            ternative corresponding to “No im-
       (4) No improvement                                                               1217. There are a good many tigers
                                            provement”.
1205. My mother teach me to be a                                                               in this forest.
                                                                (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
       good human being.                               Exam. 06.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting)        (1) some good many tigers
       (1) taught                           1211. Seeing may be believing but                  (2) the good many tigers
       (2) thought                                 understanding are definitely                (3) an good many tigers
       (3) talked                                  knowing.                                    (4) No improvement
       (4) No improvement                          (1) understanding could be           1218. London is one of the oldest
       Directions (1206–1210) : In                     knowing                                 towns of England.
each of the following questions, a sen-            (2) understanding to know                   (1) in
tence/a part of the sentence is print-             (3) understanding is definitely             (2) at
ed in bold. Four alternatives are given                knowing                                 (3) besides
to the bold part which will improve the            (4) No improvement                          (4) No improvement
sentence. Choose the correct alterna-       1212. There are some bacteria that are      1219. You will be late if you do not
tive corresponding to it. In case no im-           survive inside nuclear power                leave now.
provement is needed, choose the al-                stations.
ternative corresponding to “No im-                                                             (1) will not leave now
                                                   (1) have
provement”.                                                                                    (2) did not leave now
                                                   (2) were
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)                                                      (3) left now
                                                   (3) can
           Exam. 06.09.2016 (IInd sitting)                                                     (4) No improvement
                                                   (4) No improvement
1206. Will you tell me who did                                                          1220. People ask me why I decide to
                                            1213. No sooner did she finish the
       accompany you to the airport?                                                           start a new magazine.
                                                   lecture, that the students began
       (1) when did accompany you                  to leave.                                   (1) will decide
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