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Book's First PageIMPROVEMENT OF SENTENCES 702. (1) Causative Verb (made) should be followed by V1 722. (3) hell-bent (Adj.) : recklessly determined (weep). Here, hell bent is the right usage. Hence, made us weep is the right usage. 723. (4) No Improvement 703. (3) be alarmed agrees with at (Prep.) 724. (1) Event shows past time. Hence, Simple Past i.e., Hence, at (Prep.) is the right usage. exploded (burst loudly and violently) is the right 704. (3) Here, that scares the world is the right usage. usage. 705. (1) Here, by studying is the right usage. 725. (4) No Improvement 706. (2) Here, detrimental is the right usage here. 726. (1) corpse (N.) : the dead body of a human being 707. (2) use of fortunately (Adv.) is incorrect. Here, for- carcass (N.) : the dead body of an animal tunate (Adj.) will be used. copse (N.) : a small area of trees/bushes growing Hence, we are fortunate to see is the right usage together 708. (3) Here, also Hindi is the right usage. Here, corpse is the right usage. 709. (2) Here, His desire for power is the right usage. 727. (2) No improvement 710. (2) opinion (about) used with a specific topic word for word (Id.) : in exactly the same words. opinion (of) used with a person 728. (4) No improvement opinion (on) used with a general topic grant : to admit that something is true. Hence, opinion about is the right usage. 729. (4) It is proper to use every facility ( all facilities) here. 711. (4) anything and everything are synonymous, Here, 730. (3) everyone of is followed by a Plural Noun. we have to use an antonym and nothing is the ant- Hence, these will replace this. onym of anything 731. (3) Here, public tank is the right usage. Hence, nothing is the right usage. 732. (2) have to is used for expressing certainty, necessi- 712. (3) Here, aspect is the right usage. ty and obligation. 713. (4) Here, contrast is evident. Hence, could not help Hence, have to is the right usage. but is the right usage. 733. (2) Here, this kind of book is the right usage. But is used to introduce a word or phrase that con- l What kind of house do you live in ? trasts with what was said before. l Exercises of this kind are popular. l His mother won’t be there, but his father might. 734. (2) Paralyse (Verb) : to prevent something from func- 714. (2) The sentence shows past time. Hence, Past Sim- tioning normally. ple i.e., bore down all is the right usage. Perturb (Verb) : to make somebody worried or anx- bear down : to move quickly towards somebody/some- ious; alarm. thing in a determined or threatening way. Here, were paralysed is the right usage. 715. (1) provoked (V.) : stimulate ; evoke ; call forth 735. (4) No improvement evoke (V.) : to bring a feeling, a memory or an image To show period of time for is used. into your mind 736. (4) No improvement stimulated (V.) : cause to do ; induce No sooner did he agree/ No sooner had he agreed Here, provoked is the right usage. is the right usage. 716. (2) Here, kept in confinement is the right usage. 737. (4) No improvement 717. (3) In Relative Clauses, which/who is used after a Do away with something : to stop doing or having Collective Noun such as family, committee, group, something ; to make something end ; abolish. etc. Hence, which (authority) allowed them to sit for 738. (3) Here, a Relative Pronoun will make sense. is the right usage. Hence, The woman who is waiting to see you looks 718. (3) No improvement rather angry is the right sentence. threshold (N.) : the floor/ground at the bottom of a 739. (3) The sentence shows present time. Hence, Present doorway, considered as the entrance to a building or Simple i.e., you witness is the right usage. room 740. (1) The use of for after was is superfluous. More over, doorway : an opening into a building or a room where objective case-me should be used the door is. Hence, Gauri was waiting for Hema and me is the l She stood in the doorway for a moment before going right usage. in. l He was waiting for them/me. 719. (3) cope (V.) is always followed by with (Prep.) 741. (2) Farther shows distance. Use of up is unnecessary. Hence, cope with is the right usage. Hence, The doctor made no further (in addition to) comments to justify his action is the right sentence. 720. (3) mock (V.) : make fun of 742. (1) It is Preposition related error. Hence, a clean pair 721. (3) adjourned (V.) : break from a meeting/ gathering; of heels is the right usage. close at the end of session (1) A clean pair of heels : to flee quickly and swiftly. l The court adjourned 743. (1) The structure of sentence should be : l we adjourned for lunch. postponed (V.) : to arrange for an event, etc. to take Not until + Subject + V2 + Object + did + Subject + V1 place at a later time/date Not until he received her letter did he fully realise is the right usage. Here, adjourned is the right usage. SEE–279