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Verbal Ability :: Sentence Improvement

Directions To Solve

In the questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicized and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicized part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.

  1. While we would like that all Indian Children to go to school, we need to ponder why they do not.

  2. A.

    that all the Indian children

    B.

    if all the children of India

    C.

    all Indian children

    D.

    No improvement

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  3. In India today many of our intellectuals still talk in terms of the French Revolution and the Rights of Man, not appreciating that much has happened since then.

  4. A.

    much has been happening

    B.

    much had happened

    C.

    much might happen

    D.

    No improvement

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  5. I shall be grateful to you if you are of help to me now.  
  6. A.

    help

    B.

    would help

    C.

    helped

    D.

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  7. The logic of Berlin wall already had been undermined but when the news came through that the wall itself had been opened I jumped into a car.

  8. A.

    had been undetermined already

    B.

    had already been undetermined

    C.

    had been already undetermined

    D.

    No improvement

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  9. Other countries have eradicated this disease ten years ago.

  10. A.

    eradicated

    B.

    had eradicated

    C.

    did eradicated

    D.

    No improvement

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  11. Young men and women should get habituated to reading and writing about current affairs.

  12. A.

    used

    B.

    prepared

    C.

    trained

    D.

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  13. The poor villagers have waited in the bitter cold for more than 4 hours now.

  14. A.

    have been waiting

    B.

    had waited

    C.

    has been waiting

    D.

    No improvement

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