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Direction: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Happy with the sales of the first quarter, it was decided by the boss to give her team a bonus.

  1. it was decided by the boss to give her team a bonus.

  2. the decision of her boss was to give her team a bonus.

  3. the boss decided to give her team a bonus.

  4. the team was given a bonus by her boss.

  5. a bonus was given to the team by the boss.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(C): This sentence has an error of the modifier. It is the boss who is happy and not the “decision”, “team” or the “bonus”. Thus, C is the best choice.

Direction: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Each year the board of directors meet to discuss their annual financial report.

  1. Each year the board of directors meet to discuss their annual financial report.

  2. Each year the board of directors meets to discuss their annual financial report.

  3. The board of directors meet each year to discuss their annual financial report.

  4. Each year the board of directors meets to discuss its annual financial report.

  5. Each year the board of directors meets to discuss the financial report.

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

(E): The original sentence has two errors.Board of directors, acting in unison, is a singular entity. Also, there is the problem of redundancy, due to the use of the words having same meaning; each year and annual. Choice (E) is the best sentence as it corrects both the errors.

Direction: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Everyone of the board members gave their consent to the proposed issue.

  1. Everyone of the board members gave their consent to the proposed issue.

  2. Everyone of the board members gave their consent to the issue.

  3. Everyone of the board members gave his/her consent to the proposed issue.

  4. Every board member gave their consent to the proposed issue.

  5. Everyone of the board member gave their consent to the proposed issues.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(C): The problem in this sentence is of subject and the pronoun agreement. Since an indefinite pronoun ‘Every one’ is the subject. So a singular pronoun ‘his/her’ should be used. Option (C) is the only one which represents this Subject – Pronoun agreement.

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

The leader of the ruling party responded promptly to the demands of his party members.

  1. responded promptly to the demands of his party members.

  2. respond promptly to the demands of his party members.

  3. gave promptly response to the demand of his party members.

  4. respond prompt to the demands of his party members.

  5. responded to the demands of his party members in a prompt manner.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(A): There is no grammatical problem in the sentence given. The use of the adverb 'promptly' in this choice is correct as it modifies the verb 'responded'.

Directions: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Option 1 repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select option 1; if not, select one of the other choices.

She talks rapidly, scuffles her feet and is nervous.

  1. She talks rapidly, scuffles her feet and is nervous.

  2. She talks rapid, scuffles her feet and becomes nervous.

  3. She talks rapidly, scuffles her feet and trembles with nerves.

  4. She talked rapidly, scuffles her feet and trembled with nervousness.

  5. Her feet scuffles, is nervous and she talks rapidly.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The problem in this sentence is of faulty parallelism. Avoid paralleling action verbs; “talks, scuffles” with linking verb; ‘is’. The option (3) links with another action verb ‘trembles’ and maintains same verb tense pattern.

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

The girl found the material for the article in 10 min, wrote it in 15 min and was posted by her in 20 min.

  1. was posted by her in 20 min.

  2. the article was posted by her in 20 min.

  3. took 20 min to post the article.

  4. posted it in 20 min.

  5. it took 20 min to post the article.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

(D): In the series, the first two verbs are in the active voice. So, the third should also be in the active voice. Avoid unnecessary shifts from an Active to a Passive Voice.

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.
Last year, land values in most parts of Punjab rose almost so fast, and in some parts even faster than what they did outside Punjab.

  1. so fast, and in some parts even faster than what they did

  2. so fast, and in some parts even faster than, those

  3. as fast, and in some parts even faster than, those

  4. as fast as, and in some parts even faster than, those

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

(4): The correct sentence must use the proper form of comparative conjunction, as fast as : enclose “and……even faster than” in commas; and preserve parallel structure. D does all of this and is the correct choice.

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices. A puppetry is an entertainment, traditionally aimed at children taking place at festivals.

  1. A puppetry is an entertainment traditionally aimed at children taking place at festivals.

  2. Traditionally aimed at children taking place at festivals puperty is an entertainment.

  3. Puppetries are entertainments, traditionally aimed at children taking place at festivals.

  4. Traditionally aimed at children, a puppetry is an entertainment taking place at festivals.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

(D): The correct option is (D). Options (A), (B) and (C) all put the phrase “taking place at festivals” next to children, which rather implies that the children take place at festivals. The phrasing done in option 'E' is very clumsy. Option (D) is the only one in which proper phrasing is done.

Directions: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

The photographer has filmed the guests dancing and eating in the party with a digital camera.

  1. has filmed the guests dancing and eating in the party with a digital camera

  2. in the party filmed the guests dancing and eating with digital camera

  3. with the digital camera filmed in the party, guests eating and dancing

  4. has filmed in the party the guests with a digital camera, dancing and eating

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

(E): The problem is of misplaced modifier. The choices (A), (B), (D) state that the guests were dancing and eating with the digital camera. Option (E) places the modifier correctly and states that the guests were filmed with the digital camera.

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Sam together with his friends and his teacher, are going to the beach.

  1. Sam, together with his friends and his teacher, are going to the beach.

  2. Together with his friends, Sam and his teacher, are going to the beach.

  3. Together with his teachers and friends, Sam are going to the beach.

  4. Going to the beach, together with his teacher and friends is Sam.

  5. Sam together with his friends and his teacher, is going to the beach.

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

(E): The problem lies in the Subject - Verb agreement. Even if the singular subject like 'Sam' in this case is separated by a comma from an accompanying phrase, it remains singular. Option (E) best fulfils this condition.

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

The question of whether to work in India than join a computer company in USA is particularly troublesome for the nation's Software Engineers, because their stability is often more fragile in USA than most Indian Companies.

  1. than

  2. than that in

  3. than is so of

  4. compared to

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(B): Choice (B) correctly uses the construction “more fragile…..than”. Without the phrase “those of”, it seems that the fragility is compared directly to the Indian companies which is an illogical comparison.

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

The difficulty with the augmented promotion system is that everyone believes they are as good or better than every other worker in the organization.

  1. believes they are as good or better than every other worker in the organization.

  2. believes he or she is as good or better than every other worker in the organization.

  3. believes he or she is as good as or better than every worker in the organization.

  4. believes he or she is as good as or better than every other worker in the organization.

  5. in the organization believes that they are as everyone good as or are better than every other worker in the organization.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

(D): The problem is of Pronoun and Verb agreement. Option B removes the necessary ‘as’ and (C) the necessary ‘other’. Whereas (A) and (E) options introduce the wrong pronoun ‘they’.

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Ingeniously embroidered in the traditional manner, the clothes designer displayed the dress in the display window.

  1. Ingeniously embroidered in the traditional manner, the clothes designer displayed the dress in the display window.

  2. The clothes designer, ingeniously embroidered in the traditional manner, displayed the dress in the display window.

  3. The clothes designer displayed the dress, ingeniously embroidered in the traditional manner, in the display window.

  4. The clothes designer ingeniously displayed the display window, embroidered in the traditional manner, with the dress.

  5. The clothes designer displayed the dress in the display window, ingeniously embroidered in the traditional manner.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(C): The error lies in the wrong phrasing done. Remember it's not the clothes designer or the display window, which is ingeniously embroidered, but it is the dress which is embroidered and displayed. Hence (C) represents the best phrasing.

Directions: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Only in an attempt to defeat them with completeness, the Indian cricket team has worked day and night to hone their skills.

  1. Only in an attempt to defeat them with completeness.

  2. In an attempt to defeat them completely.

  3. To defeat them completely in an attempt.

  4. Attempting on to defeat them with completeness.

  5. In the attempt defeating them with completeness.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Only (2) option makes use of the correct adverb, “completely” to describe the verb defeat. The use of the modifier “only” in the given statement is also awkward.

Directions: The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

I remember my mother stitching her own clothes and that she made wonderful cakes.

  1. and that she made wonderful cakes

  2. making wonderful cakes

  3. and her making wonderful cakes

  4. and that she used to make wonderful cakes

  5. and she made wonderful cakes

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(B): Similar elements in a sentence must be parallel to each other. Therefore, “stiching her…..” is parallel to “making wonderful cakes”. Hence B is the correct answer.

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.
In the new ground, many trees are planted along the boundary line, for providing excellent shade during summer, and to shelter during winter from the bitter winds.

  1. providing excellent shade during summer, and to shelter during winter from the bitter winds

  2. for providing shade and shelter during summer and winter from the bitter winds.

  3. to provide excellent shade during summer and to provide shelter during winter from the bitter winds.

  4. to provide excellent shade and for sheltering from bitter winds.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(3): The error lies in faulty parallelism. (C) option, by using the same infinitive form, on both the sides of conjunction “and” makes the sentence parallel.

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

ABC Company is credited as having pioneered welding methods as long as half a century ago.

  1. as having

  2. with having

  3. to have

  4. as the ones who

  5. for being the ones who

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(B): You always credit someone 'with' having done something. Hence, only B is the best answer and idiomatic.

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Like many Stage Actors, Ray Johnson, did not enter Hollywood till he was well into his middle age.

  1. Like

  2. As have

  3. Just as with

  4. Just like

  5. As did

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(A): A is concise and grammatically correct. We use 'like' for comparisons between persons. Like 'X', 'Y' too was ...

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Both John's mother as well as his brothers have decided to send him to his uncle's house in the village, to keep him away from the huzzle-buzzle of the city life.

  1. Both John's Mother as well as his brothers have decided to send him to his uncles house in the village.

  2. Both John's mother and brothers has decided to send him to his uncle's house in the village.

  3. John's mother as well as his brothers has decided to send him to his uncle's house in the village.

  4. At his uncle's house in the village, both John's mother as well as his brother's decided to send him

  5. Both John's mother and his brothers is deciding to send him to his uncle's house.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

(C): The problem lies in the Subject - Verb agreement and of repetition. 'Both' and 'as well as' cannot be used together in the same sentence. With 'both' the verb used is always plural but with 'as well as' the verb is used according to the first subject. (C) option best fulfils the above mentioned conditions.

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.

Gripping a tray of tea glasses, with one hand and having balanced a plate of snacks with another, fourteen year old Tom, paused in front of the second floor office in the multi–storied building.

  1. Gripping a tray of tea glasses, with one had and having balanced a plate of snacks with another,

  2. Having grip of a tray of tea glasses with one hand and having balanced a plate of snacks with another,

  3. gripping a tray of tea glasses and balancing a plate of snacks with another,

  4. Being gripped a tray of tea glasses with one hand and balancing a plate of snacks with the other,

  5. Gripping a tray of tea glasses with one hand and balancing a plate of snacks with the other,

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

(E): The correct option is (E). The problem lies in faulty parallelism. Since two actions are being described in the sentence, so both the actions should be in the same grammatical form. (E) option best maintains it by following the above rule.

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