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SSC - Sentence Improvement Test-3
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SSC - Sentence Improvement Test-3
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  • Question 1/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

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    This palace (has been belonging) to our family since generations.

    Solutions

    The verb "belong" is a non-continuous verb. Non-continuous verbs are such verbs that cannot be used in continuous forms. These verbs are rarely used in continuous forms.

    They are: Abstract verbs like Be, want, cost, need, care, contain, owe, exist etc. Possession verbs like Own, belong, possess etc. Emotion Verbs as Like, love, hate, dislike, fear, envy etc.

    This means that the bold part is incorrect and should be changed to "has belonged". The use of "since" here implies that the sentence should be of perfect tense and thus, simple past cannot be used. This means option C is incorrect.

     

  • Question 2/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

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    She was uneasy because she (never be) on a plane before.

    Solutions

    Never be makes the sentence grammatically incorrect. 

    The sentence means that the subject was uncomfortable because it was her first time on the plane. The sentence is in the past tense; hence it should be had never been. 

    Hence, had never been is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 3/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

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    Virat bats very well, (didn't he)?

    Solutions

    When question tag is used in a sentence, it follows inversion of verb rule. It means that the verb is kept before the subject. Also, if the sentence is affirmative, the question tag must be negative and vice versa.

    The sentence is of simple present and it is in affirmative case. So, the question tag would be in negative form. Since the subject "Virat" is singular, the verb would be singular. Thus, the correct form is given in option B.

     

  • Question 4/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

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    The reason why he (left the job) was that he wanted to continue with the studies.

    Solutions

    The statement is correct in itself since every verb is in the past tense, keeping in tune with the tone of the sentence. Thus, option D is correct 

     

  • Question 5/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

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    The employees are (hell-bent at getting) what is due to them.

    Solutions

    The correct idiom is "hell-bent on something" which means to be extremely determined to do something, without considering the risks or possible dangerous results. Preposition "on" is used in the idiom and it is followed by a noun which can be a gerund too. Like in the given sentence, "getting" is a gerund acting like a noun here. So, the correct form of the idiom is given in option A.

     

  • Question 6/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

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    The farmers work (at the fields).

    Solutions

    The bold part is incorrect as the use of preposition "at" for fields is incorrect. It should be ‘on the fields’. Preposition ‘on’ is appropriate in this context. On Used to express a surface of something. So correct sentence is ‘The farmers work on the fields’

     

  • Question 7/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

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    It is a place (far of here).

    Solutions

    The correct preposition to be used with the adverb "far" is "from" as it indicates place. Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

     

  • Question 8/10
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    Directions For Questions

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    The amount multiplies (over) a period of time.

    Solutions

    The use of preposition "over" is correct in the sentence. It is because we use over to refer to extended periods of time. See below example:
     

    Over a period of three centuries, very little changed in the pattern of life for the poorest people.

     

  • Question 9/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

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    By the time this fortnight is over, we may hardly even (remember to talk) about this issue.

    Solutions

    “By the time this fortnight is over” this shows that the event which is being talked about will become an event of the past. Thus, the sentence should be in the following structure: 
    Remember + having + past participle

    Therefore, option A is the correct answer.

     

  • Question 10/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

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    Many have (asked why did we) continue funding the losing war on cannabis when we can reap the benefits of this economy.

    Solutions

    The given sentence is an example of an assertive sentence. ‘Asked why did we’, is the structure of an interrogative sentence. The correct structure of an assertive sentence is 
    ‘Wh-word + Subject + auxiliary verb’.

    Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

     

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