IMPROVEMENT OF SENTENCES
       (2) am deciding                      In case no improvement is needed,            1233. Though he worked hard, but he
       (3) have decided                     choose the alternative corresponding                failed.
       (4) No improvement                   to “No improvement”.                                (1) and
       Directions (1221–1225) : In                               (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)          (2) yet
each of the following questions, a sen-                 Exam. 08.09.2016 (IInd sitting)         (3) then
tence/a part of the sentence is print-      1226. I bought four dozen of mangoes.               (4) No improvement
ed in bold. Four alternatives are given            (1) dozens of mango                   1234. No sooner did the teacher come
to the bold part which will improve the            (2) dozens of mangoes                        into the class when we stood up.
sentence. Choose the correct alterna-              (3) dozen mangoes                            (1) since
tive corresponding to it. In case no im-           (4) No improvement                           (2) then
provement is needed, choose the al-         1227. I have still to meet a person                 (3) than
ternative corresponding to “No im-                 who is perfectly satisfied with
provement”.                                                                                     (4) No improvement
                                                   his job.
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)                                                1235. He was so much a coward to
                                                   (1) would meet                               help his friend.
           Exam. 07.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting)
                                                   (2) am yet to meet                           (1) so much cowardly
1221. Anyone wishing to enroll in the
       programme should send in                    (3) might still meet
                                                                                                (2) too much of a coward
       there applications before the               (4) No improvement
                                                                                                (3) as coward
       end of this month.                   1228. Would you find one absent,
                                                                                                (4) No improvement
       (1) send in her application                 please don’t forget to leave a
                                                                                                Directions (1236–1240) : In
                                                   message behind.
       (2) send her application in                                                       each of the following questions, a
                                                   (1) As you find
       (3) send in their applications                                                    sentence/a part of the sentence is
                                                   (2) Should you find
       (4) No improvement                                                                printed in bold. Four alternatives are
                                                   (3) Unless you find                   given to the bold part which will
1222. Do you mind me leaving this
                                                   (4) No improvement                    improve the sentence. Choose the
       payment until next year?
                                            1229. Kim is too impatient with              correct alternative corresponding to it.
       (1) I             (2) my
                                                   tolerating any delay.                 In case no improvement is needed,
       (3) mine
                                                   (1) at tolerating                     choose the alternative corresponding
       (4) No improvement
                                                   (2) for tolerating                    to “No improvement”.
1223. As you grow older, you will find
                                                   (3) to tolerate                                           (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
       that these all difficulties may
                                                   (4) No improvement                               Exam. 09.09.2016 (IInd sitting)
       be overcome by patience.
                                            1230. I purposely did that with a view       1236. Any ablebodied man is eligible
       (1) these all difficulties may
                                                   to offend her.                               for the job.
           overcome with patience
                                                   (1) with a view of offending her             (1) Each ablebodied man is
       (2) all these difficulties may
                                                   (2) with a view that I offend her            (2) Any ablebodied men have
           overcome through patience
                                                   (3) with a view to offending her             been
       (3) all these difficulties may be
                                                   (4) No improvement                           (3) Any ablebodied men are
           overcome with patience
                                                   Directions (1231–1235) : In                  (4) No improvement
       (4) No improvement
                                            each of the following questions, a sen-      1237. She found a wooden broken
1224. Sita didn’t so far as blink when
                                            tence/a part of the sentence is print-              table in the room.
       she heard she had won the
       scholarship to Cambridge.            ed in bold. Four alternatives are given             (1) wooden and broken table
       (1) so much as                       to the bold part which will improve the             (2) broken wooden table
                                            sentence. Choose the correct alterna-               (3) broken and wooden table
       (2) as far as
                                            tive corresponding to it. In case no im-            (4) No improvement
       (3) as good as                       provement is needed, choose the al-
       (4) No improvement                                                                1238. The truck rumbled to a halt and
                                            ternative corresponding to “No im-                  a man got out and ran.
1225. When the architect won a prize        provement”.
       in a play writing competition his                                                        (1) shrieked at
                                                                 (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
       friends admired his universali-                                                          (2) screeched to
                                                        Exam. 08.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting)
       ty.                                                                                      (3) screamed at
                                            1231. You have come here with the
       (1) durability                              intention in insulting me.                   (4) No improvement
       (2) versatility                             (1) for insulting me                  1239. The Professor asked the intruder
       (3) respectability                                                                       who was he and why was he in
                                                   (2) of insulting me
       (4) No improvement                                                                       his lecture.
                                                   (3) on insulting me
       Directions (1226-1230) : In                                                              (1) who he was and why he was
                                                   (4) No improvement
each of the following questions, a                                                              (2) who he was and why was he
                                            1232. I did not give at the examination
sentence/a part of the sentence is                                                              (3) who he had been and why
                                                   as my circumstances are bad.
printed in bold. Four alternatives are                                                              he had been
                                                   (1) write         (2) sit
given to the bold part which will                                                               (4) No improvement
                                                   (3) appear
improve the sentence. Choose the                                                         1240. My uncl e go es to office on
                                                   (4) No improvement
correct alternative corresponding to it.                                                        bicycle or by foot.
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