OBJECTIVE ENGLISH | SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

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1. Directions: which of the phrases (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (E) as the answer.

To win his favour, you have better shun bad habits.

a) should have better shun bad habits.

b) would better shun bad habits.

c) had better shun bad habits.

d) had better to shun bad habits.

e) No correction required.

2. If he came to me, I will help him.

a) I shall help him.

b) I help him.

c) I would help him.

d) I can help him.

e) No correction required.

3. Keep standing here as long as I finish the work.

a) unless I finish the work.

b) till I finish the work.

c) if I finish the work.

d) until I do not finish the work.

e) No correction required.

4. She wanted to go to Delhi so as that she might get a job.

a) so as to get a job.

b) in order that she may get a job.

c) so that she can get a job.

d) provided that she may get a job.

e) No correction required.

5. At this moment, All children in the house seem to be sleeping.

a) seemed to have slept.

b) seem to sleep.

c) are seeming to have slept.

d) are seemed to be sleeping.

e) No correction required.

6. On no account, you must open the box.

a) on no account, you should

b) for no reason, you should

c) on no account, have you to

d) for no reason, you can

e) No correction required.

7. Having been born from poor family, he was deprived of quality education.

a) having born from a poor family

b) being born in a poor family

c) born of a poor family

d) he being born of a poor family

e) No correction required.

8. Pull down the main switch after I have finished the work.

a) after I finish the work

b) after I shall finish the work.

c) before I have finished the work.

d) before I finish the work.

e) No correction required.

9. How happy we would have spent our holidays, if you had been with us.

a) how happily we were spent our holidays

b) how happy we were in our holidays

c) how happily we had spent our holidays

d) how happily we would have spent our holidays

e) No correction required.

10. I am unable to decide if to join the company.

a) if I join the company

b) whether to join the company

c) whether I to join the company

d) if I to join the company

e) No correction required.