IMPROVEMENT OF SENTENCES
given to the bold part which will         1268. She thought that she would            1275. Learni ng is an ever goin g
improve the sentence. Choose the                 destroy it with her own hands               process.
correct alternative corresponding to it.         rather than allowing it to be               (1) ongoing
In case no improvement is needed,                misused.                                    (2) ever continuing
choose the alternative corresponding             (1) rather than allow                       (3) ever constant
to “No improvement”.                             (2) than rather allowing                    (4) No improvement
                   (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)         (3) than rather allow                1276. Improve the bracketed part of
       Exam. 11.09.2016 (IIIrd sitting)          (4) No improvement                          the sentence.
1261. They have had a real good time.     1269. Your long awaited reply came                 If I (have had) money, I would
       (1) have had a                            through yesterday.                          have bought this car.
       (2) have had really                       (1) came in                                 (1) had
       (3) have had a really                     (2) came up                                 (2) did have
       (4) No improvement                        (3) came out                                (3) had had
1262. Electricity has modernized the             (4) No improvement                          (4) No improvement
       march of modern events.            1270. There are so many claims on the                    (SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE)
       (1) revolutionised                        reader’s attention that it is no                Exam. 15.01.2017 (IInd Sitting)
       (2) developed                             wonder he is left with a little      1277. Improve the bracketed part of
       (3) created                               power of discernment.                       the sentence.
       (4) No improvement                        (1) the little                              This palace (has been belong-
1263. The sales boy told the consumer            (2) less                                    ing) to our family since genera-
       not to touch the products on              (3) little                                  tions.
       display.                                  (4) No improvement                          (1) has belonging
       (1) buyer                                 Directions (1271-1275) : In                 (2) has belonged
       (2) shopper                        each of the following questions, a                 (3) belonged
       (3) customer                       sentence/a part of the sentence is                 (4) No improvement
       (4) No improvement                 bold. Four alternatives ore given to the                 (SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE)
1264. Please make it a point to send      bold part which will improve the                       Exam. 15.01.2017 (IInd Sitting)
       the letter at my address.          sentence. Choose the correct
                                                                                      1278. Improve the bracketed part of
       (1) on                             alternative corresponding to it. In case
                                                                                             the sentence.
       (2) to                             no improvement is needed, choose the
                                                                                             Einstein was one (of the wisest
       (3) in                             alternative corresponding to “No
                                                                                             men) that ever lived.
       (4) No improvement                 improvement”.
                                                               (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)         (1) of the wisest man
1265. Sunil and I helped to sell tickets.
                                                      Exam. 27.10.2016 (IInd sitting)        (2) wise man
       (1) we
                                          1271. Honestly, we did not play well               (3) wisest man
       (2) us                                    in the final.                               (4) No improvement
       (3) me                                    (1) To speak honestly                             (SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE)
       (4) No improvement                        (2) To admit honestly                           Exam. 16.01.2017 (IInd Sitting)
       Directions (1266-1270) : In
                                                 (3) To be honest                     1279. Improve the bracketed part of
each of the following questions, a                                                           the sentence.
                                                 (4) No improvement
sentence/a part of the sentence is
                                          1272. I would like to familiarize with             Venezuel ans ( were b eing)
bold. Four alternatives are given to the
                                                 the latest teaching methods.                deprived of food and medicines
bold part which will improve the
                                                 (1) familiarize myself with                 for the past year.
sentence. Choose the correct
alternative corresponding to it. In case         (2) familiarize oneself with                (1) were
no improvement is needed, choose the             (3) familiarize yourself with               (2) are
alternative corresponding to “No                 (4) No improvement                          (3) have been
improvement”.                             1273. I shall either go home to India              (4) No improvement
                   (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)         or my family wil l come to                        (SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE)
         Exam. 27.10.2016 (Ist sitting)          England.                                        Exam. 16.01.2017 (IInd Sitting)
1266. The watch is correct by the                (1) either I shall go home                  Directions (1280-1301) : In
       minute.                                   (2) I shall go either home           each of the following questions, a sen-
       (1) to           (2) for                  (3) either I go home                 tence / a part of sentence is printed in
       (3) of                                    (4) No improvement                   bold. Below are given alternatives to
       (4) No improvement                 1274. He always exaggerates; so take        the bold part which may improve the
1267. He is a weak child, yet he                 what he says with a dash of          sentence. Choose the correct alterna-
       appears to be lazy.                       salt.                                tive. In case no improvement is re-
       (1) though                                (1) a pinch of salt                  quired, choose “No Improvement” op-
       (2) but                                   (2) lots of salt                     tion.
       (3) so                                    (3) a pint of salt                                      (SSC CGL Tier-II (CBE)
                                                                                                             Exam. 12.01.2017)
       (4) No improvement                        (4) No improvement
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