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  • Question 1
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    Directions(Q1-Q10):  In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select no improvement. 

    Q. "She is (the best and wisest ) girl in the class." 

    Solution

    Here ‘wise ’is used in the superlative form as ‘wisest ’. With superlatives, the article ‘the ’ is used.

  • Question 2
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    "The people of Japan are (wiser than America )."

    Solution

    There is a comparison between people of Japan and people of America. Since the comparison is between plurals , “those of ” will be used  instead of “than of ” which is used with singular. 

  • Question 3
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    "I absolutely must (seen ) him, however painful it may be for me."

     

    Solution

     

     

    Must should be followed by a verb in simple present . Hence, the answer should be "must see " .

     

     

  • Question 4
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    "He (to be ) positively rude."

    Solution

    The sentence is in the past tense, indicated by the verb "to be."The correct form of "to be "in the past tense for "he "is "was."Additionally, the continuous form of the verb ("being ") is needed to describe an ongoing action in the past. Therefore, the correct phrase is "was being."The sentence should read, "He was being positively rude."

  • Question 5
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    Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
    "By rescuing the child from fire, the local resident (added another feather to his cap )." 

     

    Solution

     

     

    Adding a feather in one ’s cap means making a significant achievement . So option d is correct.

     

     

  • Question 6
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    "She glanced back to make sure she (wasn 't to be ) observed."

    Solution

    The sentence is inpast progressive passive form and hence being is used with the past participle.

  • Question 7
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    "He must not (to be left ) like this."

    Solution

    The modal verb “must ” is followed by thepast participle form of the verb. Therefore “to be left ”is replaced by “be left ”.

  • Question 8
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    "I 'm (having to ) too much fun."

     

    Solution

     

     

    “Having to ” implies that one has to do something. In the given sentence, “to ”is not needed. Hence, having to should be replaced byhaving . 

     

     

  • Question 9
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    "What would the cavalry (doing ) out here?" 

    Solution

    For an interrogative sentence with “would ”, the subject is followed bybe + present participle of the verb. Therefore “doing ”is replaced by“be doing ". 

  • Question 10
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    "(No sooner the advertisement regarding the launch of new smart phone appeared ) than there was a rush on the online website for prebooking the same."

    Solution

    When the sentence begins with a negative adverbial phrase , the order of the subject and the verb is interchanged and the verb is used in theauxiliary form . 

  • Question 11
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    Directions for the following four questions: In each of the following questions there are sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

    A. In 1849, a poor Bavarian imigrant named Levi Strauss

    B. landed in San Francisco, California,

    C. at the invitation of his brother-in-law David Stern

    D. owner of dry goods business.

    E. This dry goods business would later became known as Levi Strauss &Company.

    Solution

    Answer is Option A

    Statement A is incorrect because of the wrong spelling 'imigrant '. The correct spelling is 'immigrant '.
    Statement B is correct.
    Statement C is incorrect because of the absence of commas after brother-in-law and David Stern.
    Statement D is incorrect because of the absence of the article 'a 'before 'dry goods business '.

  • Question 12
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    Directions for the following four questions: In each of the following questions there are sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

    A. Charges and countercharges mean nothing

    B. to the few million who have lost their home.

    C. The nightmare is far from over, for the government

    D. is still unable to reach hundreds who are marooned.

    E. The death count have just begun.

    Solution

    Statements A,C and D are correct. Statement B should be 'who have lost their homes '.
    Statement E should be 'The death count has just begun '.

    So, the answer is option d).

  • Question 13
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    DIRECTIONS for the following three questions:

    In each question, there are five sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option.

    A. So once an economy is actually in recession,

    B. The authorities can, in principle, move the economy

    C. Out of slump - assuming hypothetically

    D. That they know how to - by a temporary stimuli.

    E. In the longer term, however, such policies have no affect on the overall behaviour of the economy.

    Solution

    The usage of the word "so "is inappropriate; additionally, the phrase should be "into  recession " =>A is wrong

    "Assuming hypothetically "is redundant; additionally, the phrase should be "out of  a  slump "=>Only one of the words can be used here.=>C is wrong.

    "a temporary stimulus "is the correct phrase =>D is wrong.

    The term "effect "should be used instead of "affect " =>E is wrong.

    Hence, only B is correct

  • Question 14
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    In each question, there are five sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage. Then, choose the most appropriate option.

    A. When I returned to home, I began to read

    B. everything I could get my hand on about Israel.

    C. That same year Israel ’s Jewish Agency sent

    D. a Shaliach a sort of recruiter to Minneapolis.

    E. I became one of his most active devotees.

    Solution

    Statements C and E are correct.
    There is no need of the word 'to 'between 'returned 'and 'home 'in sentence A.
    In statement B, the correct use of the phrase is 'hands on 'and not 'hand on '.
    In statement D, there should be a hyphen or comma after the word Shaliach ( a Shaliach - a sort of recruiter to Minneapolis.).

  • Question 15
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    Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s).

    A. When virtuoso teams begin their work, individuals are in and group consensus is out.

    B. As project progresses, however, the individual stars harness themselves to the product of the group.

    C. Sooner or later, the members break through their own egocentrism and become a plurality with single-minded focus on the goal.

    D. In short, they morph into a powerful team with a shared identity.

    Solution

    Statement B should be: "As the project progresses..."
    Statement C should be:"...a plurality with a single-minded focus..."
    Statements A and D are correct.
    Hence Option b) is correct.

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