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Phrasal Usage - 2

Description: Phrasal Usage - 2
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Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. Please accept our heartfelt congratulations on your son's grand success in the examination.

  1. our heartful

  2. our heartiest

  3. our hearty

  4. our heartily


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Congratulations are heartiest

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. Television achieves a myriad in different goals, ranging from entertainment to education.

  1. a myriad of

  2. a myriadly

  3. myriads of

  4. myriads in

  5. No correction required


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Myriad is a large number: 'a number of'

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. Nursing a plant with water, giving it manure, tending its leaves, watched the buds blossom is a delight.

  1. watching the buds and

  2. when watching the buds and

  3. with watching of the buds

  4. watching the buds

  5. No correction required


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nursing, giving, tending, watching

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. Time travel has been a speculation subject in science fiction.

  1. speculation of subject in

  2. speculator subject in

  3. subject of speculation in

  4. speculation in the subject of

  5. No correction required


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Speculating is expecting something to happen.  Here it is a matter of speculation.

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. There have been reports of UFO's all over the world and even reports of people abducting by strange beings.

  1. people's abducting by

  2. people abducting

  3. people being abducted by

  4. abducting people by


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Abducting by' should read 'being abducted by' in the passive voice.

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. I do not think of a completely interchangeable way of having friends and connect with people.

  1. to connect with

  2. for connecting with

  3. and to connect with

  4. and connecting with

  5. No correction required


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

having and connecting

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. Jerry met the accident before we got to his apartment.

  1. Jerry met the

  2. Jerry met an

  3. Jerry met

  4. Jerry met with the

  5. No correction required


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

One meets with an accident

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. Cinema creates dissatisfaction at one's present position and status in life.

  1. with one's

  2. in one's

  3. for one's

  4. on one's


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dissatisfaction is 'with' somebody or something

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. There's no point asking Rita to help as she's really busy.

  1. no point for

  2. no point at

  3. no point in

  4. no point with

  5. No correction required


Correct Option: C

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. The higher you go, it is cooler.

  1. it is much cooler

  2. the cooler

  3. the cooler it is

  4. it is the cooler


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The higher… the cooler

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. We demanded seeing the hotel manager to make our complaint.

  1. demanded for seeing

  2. demanded to see

  3. demanded

  4. demanded for

  5. No correction required


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Demanded to see' means made a demand to see

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. He could not make the foreign trip for want of a valid passport.

  1. because of wanted

  2. for wanted

  3. in want of

  4. because of want of

  5. No correction required


Correct Option: E

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. The objectionable statement of hers which has hurt all her friends

  1. hers has hurt

  2. she has hurted

  3. her that has hurt

  4. hers was hurting

  5. No correction required


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Which has hurt' will render the sentence incomplete

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. The speaker felt little uncomfortable when he noticed that all the eyes were cast on him.

  1. had felt little

  2. felt very little

  3. was feeling little

  4. felt a little

  5. No correction required


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'Little' would mean 'not'. Here the sense conveyed is 'a bit'

Directions: Which of the phrases, 1, 2, 3, and 4 given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence, to make this sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer. Show up the notice on the bulletin board

  1. Put up

  2. Paste up

  3. Give up

  4. Bring up

  5. No correction required


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Put up is to display

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