Wednesday 1 August 2012

Sentence Improvement


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1)      The more they earn, more they spend.
More they earn, more they spend
More they earn, the more they spend
The more they earn, the more they spend
No improvement

2)      It became clear that the strangers were heading into a serious disaster.
along
towards
for
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3) If you are living near a market place you should be ready to bear the disturbances caused by traffic.
[A].
to bear upon
[B].
to bear with
@
[C].
to bear away
[D].
No improvement

4)      I would have waited for you at the station if I knew that you would come.
had known
was knowing
have known
No improvement


The dissidents hold a great problem in every political party.
cause
give
pose
No improvement

The end of the examinations is (an) oppurtunity for celebrating.
chance
moment
occasion
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We were not the wiser for all this effort to explain the case to us.
none
neither
nevertheless
No improvement

My opinion for the film is that it will bag the national ward.
opinion to
opinion about
opinion on
No improvement

Practically every part of the banana tree is used by man.
each part
any part
most part
No improvement

No sooner he had returned home then his mother felt happy.
had he returned home when
he had returned home than
did he return home than
No improvement


You are warned against committing the same mistake again.
to commit
for committing
against to commit
No improvement

If you are not clear about the meaning of a word, it is wise to look to a dictionary.
look for
look at
look up
No improvement

Either he or I am going.
he or I are going
he is going or I am
I or he is going
No improvement

 
I hope you vividly remember the premier of the film when I, my wife and you were present in the hall.
my wife, I and you
you, I and my wife
my wife, you and I
No improvement

(It's characteristic of complex-compound sentence that in case of having this type of situation 'I' always comes at-last.)



Realising is the significance of technical education for developing country, the government laid aside a large sum on it during the last plan-period.
laid up
set aside
laid out
No improvement

To get one's name in the Rowland Ward's book of hunting records was the hot ambition of every serious hunter.
extreme
burning
high
No improvement


As she was suffering from high fever, she could not face the examination.
bear
suffer
take
No improvement


The demonstration passed off peacefully.
passed out
passed away
passed on
No improvement

Every time I go in a lift to my sixth floor apartment, I remember the calm and serenity of my ancestral home in the village.
move in a lift
ascend in a lift
take a lift
No improvement

If you cross the line you will be disqualified.
cross upon the line
cross on the line
cross out the line
No improvement

There is dearth of woman doctor in our state. We shall have to recruit some from the other states.
women doctor
woman doctors
women doctors
No improvement


With a thundering roar the huge rocket soared up from the launching pad.
flew up
went upwards
took off
No improvement

But in all these cases conversion from scale have well-formulated.
can be well-formulated
are well-formulated

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