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4.1 SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

t h r e e taxi
owners in Mumhai .
Out of every ten,
component of the (c)
ence Improvement is an important an auto
ten taxi owne
English section. It involves combining knowledge of the basic Mumbai, three
out of every ners
rules of grammar and aligning it with the elenents. (d) In owns
autos.

Example choice is -

Answer: The best

Three outofevery ten taxiowners in_Mumbai also own an also subject verb agreemenst
aute maintains clarity and
(a), as it
auto. The verb 'owns' in (c) & (d):
three owners 'own an
(a)Three out of every ten taxi owners in Mumbai also own
an auto disagreementwith the subject 'three taxi owners, and he
b) Autos are owned three out of every ten owners of taxis passive construction
'autos are owned' in (b) is unnecessar
in Mumbai Hence (a).

EXERCISE
In each of the following sentences, a
part of the sentence is (a) but two years experience
highlighted. Beneath each sentence, four different ways. of
(b) also two years experience
phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best
(c) but also two years experience
alternative from among the four.
(d) and also two years experience
1. Pinned beneath 450000 kilos of
tangled steel, it did not 5. The prices at chain stores are as responsible. if not more
look as though Bob Fitch would make it out alive.
(a) it did not look reasonable. as those at discount stores
as
though Bob Fitch would make it out (a) as reasonable, if not
alive
more reasonable, as those at
discount stores.
(b) the chances of Bob Fitch making it out alive did not
(b) as. reasonable, if not more as those, at discount
look probable
stores.
(c) Bob Fitch didn't look as though he'd make it
out alive (c)as reasonable, if not more
(d) Bob Fitch did not look as if making it out alive was reasonable, than those at
discount stores.
possible
(d) as
reasonable, if not more
2. Aware of the board's stores.
reasonable, than discount
antagonism. Alex had suggested
that his presentation be deferred until _next month's 6. More and more
health
meeting professionals these days advocate
walking as a superior form
(a) that his presentation be deferred until next of exercise because it
meeting
month's as
many calories as bu
jogging does jogging, works muscle groups
tna
injuriesare reducedand the chances of stress relai
(b) the deferment of his not,
presentation for next month's
meeting (a) and the chance
(c) that the deferment of his presentation of stress
should be (6) reducing the related injuries are uced
made until next month's meeting chance of stress reu
(d) that until next month's
C) and the
chance of stress related injuries
meeting, his presentation (a) and reduces related injury get
must be deferred the chance of
stress related
reduce
Even injury
3. Neither Nepal requires the Indian citizens though Tennessee
obtain popular than William's plays
have
passports to enter the country, or Bhutan does.
Shaw' s Shakespeare'
they are no less s and prova
(a) or Bhutan does (b) Bhutan doesn't either (a)
less inie
(c) neither Bhutan does d) not does Bhutan Shakespeare' important.
s and less
Big corporate employers often requlre that candidates (b)
are
influential
they
than Sn

applying in their company for jobs have not only a C) Shakespeare's and less influentiatial than Shaw's he is
degree in management but two yearsexperience Shakespeare'
are, they are
s are and less
(d) influential than Shaw's

Shakespeare and less

influential than Shaw he i
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The exceptions were lreland, where English colonization
s. 13. Spanning more than thirty years, Amitabh began_his
hadbeguninthe previouscentury.and Scotland, where careerwith anondescript film, and today he is the hero
iterary English was already influencing the speakers of a of a widely acclaimed movie such as Black.
tongue descended from the old Northumbrian dialect (a) Amitabh began his career with a nondescript film,
(a) where English colonization had begun in the (b) Amitabh's career began with a nondescript film,
previous century, and Scotland (c) Amitabh began his career with a nondescriptive filn,
(d) Amitabh's career was beginning with a nondescript
b) where English colonization had began in the
film
previous century, and Scotland
14. Analysts predict that the rate of increase in direct taxes
(c)where English colonization was began in the
will drop, while the decrease in indirect taxes will rise.
previous century, and Scotland
(a) the decrease in indirect taxes
d) where English colonization was begun in the
(b) those in indirect taxes
previous century, and Scotland
(c) that in indirect taxes
9. Family affection for his offspring, on the one hand of (d) that of decrease in indirect taáxes

courSe he was.and.on the other was deep filial piety, 15. The U.T.I. holds Rs. 200 crores in loans that are in such
and that cherishing fondness which springs from piety. trouble that theydo notexpect paymentswhendue
(a) on the one hand, of course, he was, and, on the other
(a) they do not expect payments when due
b) on the one hand, was of course, there and, on the 6) payments are not expected by them to be paid when
other due
it does not expect payments when it is due
i n the one way, was of course, there and, in the other (c)
(d) it does not expect payments to be made when they
i n the one way, of course, he has, and, in the other
are due
10. Unlike a typical suspense thriller which requires sick
16. Diabetes is much more common among Dravidian males
editing theediting ofa social tearierker canafford tobe than males of other races.
more lax (a) than (b) compared to
of social jerker can afford to be
(a) the editing a tear
(c) than among (d) in comparison with
more lax
17. According to a recent study, the number of women in
(b) editing of a
the social tear jerker requires more

laxity
businessschools has grownin every academic year since
be 1995.
(c) with the editing of a social tear jerker one can
(a) the number of women in business schools has grown
more lax (b) the number of women who are in business schools
afford to be more lax in its
(d) a social tear jerker can
have grown
editing () women have been growing in number in business
there is waste and schools
11. Even though Indian voters agree (d) a growing number of women have been in business
and that the government
corruption in the government
schools
on the whole is ineffectual,
it is difficult to find broad
efficient government. 18. For the advises in Indian jungles in the eighteenth
support for clean and
century, wooden shields were essential items of military
a) Even though Indian voters agree
the equipment, asaprotection of warriors against enemy
Indian voters to
b) Despite the agreement among
attacks.
fact (a) as a protection of (b) protecting
Indian voters that
There is a consensus among (c) as a method protecting (d) to protect
that
4) Much Indian voters may agree 19. In contrast to Goa which has long, clean and attractive
first
six-month inquiry, the
.
Seeing the results of the struck me when he
beaches, the beaches of Mumbai are crowded dirty
and
me is what shabby
ught that comes to
was appointed to enguire thecrime (a) the beaches of Mumbai are crowded, dirty and

a) enquire the crime shabby

b) investigate the crime (b) Mumbai's beaches are crowded, dirty and shabby
(c) those of Mumbai are crowded, dirty and shabby
communicate the obscurantism
nab the culprits
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beaches
(d) Mumbai has crowded, dirty and shabby
20. Never before had the students confronted su aig
test
questions.atonceasthey had in the lasthad test
in the last
(a) so many questions at once as they
last test
at once as many questions as they had in the
(o that confronted
them in
Cso many questions at once

the last test

confronted in the
a s many questions at once as they
last test
21.cep for a solo performance that the artiste herselt
staged the musical evening was a flop.
herself
Except for asolo performance that the artiste
staged.
(6) Excepting a solo performance that the artiste herself
staged,
(c) Besides a solo performance being staged by the
artiste herself
(d) Except for a solo performance with the artiste
herself staging it,
22. Participants at the programme, one who is deal. will
demonstrate the use of adaptive equipment for the
hearing impaired.
(a) one who is deaf, (b) one of whom is deaf
(cone ofwhich is deaf (d) one of them who is deaf,
23. It was Mom and me who were invited to the party, and
not our neighbours even though they were well-
connected.
(a) Mom and me, who were invited
(b) Mom and I who was invited
(c) Mom and me who had been invited
(d) Mom and I who had been invited
24. We were so successful for so long that we could never
see another point of view; and when the market shifted
we hadtocloseoutbusiness
(a) we had to close our business
(b) we alnmost went out of business
(c) we also shifted our business
(d) we almost went out of control
25. When he arrived at his garage, his tools wer already
therefor him to use
(a) his tools were already there tfor his to use
(b) his tools, was ready there for him to use
(c) his tools, was all ready there for him to use
(d) his tools were all ready there for him to use