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Sentence Correction Mixed Practice - V

Description: Sentence Correction Mixed Practice - V
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Sheshadri became Ravi Shankar’s student and protégé when he was eighteen and, for a few years in the 1970’s, came as close to being a carbon copy of the sitar virtuoso in performance as anyone has ever come.

  1. as anyone has ever come

  2. as anyone ever had been

  3. as anyone ever had done

  4. that anyone ever did

  5. that anyone ever came


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct usage of ‘as’ is ‘as ...... as’ which rules out options (4) and (5). Option (1) offers the best construct among the remaining options with ‘anyone’ followed by ‘has’ over ‘anyone’ followed by ‘ever’. Hence (3).

Surgeons, teachers, security guards, stores salesmen, and indeed anyone who stands on their feet for long hours can get varicose veins.

  1. anyone who stands

  2. anyone standing

  3. workers standing

  4. those for whom standing

  5. any people who stand


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The hint to the answer to this question lies in 'their' - a plural pronoun. Hence the correct option should have a plural noun as the antecedent which rules out options with 'anyone'. Out of the remaining options, only option (5) yields a grammatically correct structure. Hence (5).

By 1930s, seven of the Asian countries had granted women the right to vote, but only one in the Europe.

  1. only one in the Europe

  2. only one European country

  3. in the Europe there was only one country

  4. in the Europe only one country did

  5. only one in the Europe had


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The ‘had’ following ‘Asian countries’ requires a parallel construct with ‘had’. This is available only in option (5). Hence (5).

Jobs broke with the management at Apple in a bitter dispute over the control of the company.

  1. in a bitter dispute over

  2. over bitterly disputing

  3. after there was a bitter dispute over

  4. after having bitterly disputed about

  5. over a bitter dispute about


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct usage is ‘a dispute over’. Option (3) by using ‘after there was ....’ changes the very meaning by implying that the break-up happened after the dispute which is clearly not the sense implied. Hence (1).

Contrary to popular belief, saturated fat in dairy products might not be harmful for the human heart after all.

  1. Contrary to

  2. In contrast with

  3. Opposite of

  4. Unlike

  5. In spite of


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct usage of contrary is ‘contrary to’. Rest of the options do not give a sound grammatical structure. Hence (1).

Despite its attractive returns, investing in real estate can still pose risks, ranging from the potential for outright fraud in some cases to the lack of a regulatory framework to protect investors and a complete lack of transparency in others.

  1. to the shortage of regulations to protect investors and a serious lack of information about investments in others

  2. to the shortage of regulations to protect investors and in others a serious lack of information about investments

  3. and the shortage of regulations to protect investors and a serious lack of information about investments in others

  4. and the shortage of regulations to protect investors to a serious lack of information about investments in others

  5. to the shortage of regulations to protect investors in others and a serious lack of information about investments


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct usage is ‘ranging from .... to’, which eliminates options (3) and (4). Parallelism of the construct ‘in some cases .... in others’ makes option (1) the best choice. Hence (1).

By bringing better prices and a menu of customisable options, such as capacity of hard disk drive and variable RAM, the new computer company has not only captured customers from other computer companies but also forced them to offer similar prices.

  1. has not only captured customers from other computer companies but also forced them

  2. has not only captured customers from other computer companies, but it also forced them

  3. has not only captured customers from other computer companies but also forced these companies

  4. not only has captured customers from other computer companies but also these companies have been forced

  5. not only captured customers from other computer companies, but it also has forced them


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The correct usage is ‘not only .... but also’, hence options (2) and (5) are ruled out. Parallelism tells us that ‘captured’ should be paired with ‘forced’. The pronoun ‘them’ in option (1) is ambiguous as it does not make its antecedent clear. Furthermore, there is the use of comma before the word "but". A comma is absent in the orignial sentence and must be present. Hence (5).

Geniuses are marked not so much by their intelligence but instead by the fact that this intelligence reaches its full productive potential at the right moment.

  1. but instead

  2. rather than

  3. than

  4. as

  5. so much as


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct usage is ‘Not so much X...as Y...’. But ‘Not X but rather Y’ is also a grammatically correct construct. Hence (4).

Exigencies in politics do not always result from rancour; for parties, like individuals, can find themselves locked into untenable positions.

  1. do not always result from rancour; for parties, like individuals, can find

  2. do not always results from rancour; parties, just as individuals, finding

  3. do not always results from rancour; parties, such as individuals, can find

  4. aren’t always the results of rancour; parties in the same way that individuals can find

  5. aren’t resulting always from rancour; just like individuals who can find


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

‘Exigencies’ being a plural requires ‘result’ eliminating all other options except (1) and (5). Option (5) is grammatically incorrect. Hence (1).

Pierre and Marie, a husband-and-wife scientist team, worked thoroughly and diligently through the summer, but sipping their tea one morning, she noticed that he seemed distracted.

  1. sipping their tea one morning, she noticed that he seemed distracted

  2. sipping their tea one morning, he seemed to be distracted, she noticed

  3. as they sipped their tea one morning, she noticed that he seemed distracted

  4. as they were sipping their tea one morning, he seemed, she noticed, distracted

  5. he seemed distracted, she noticed, sipping their tea one morning


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

‘Their’ with ‘tea’ requires a plural antecedent available only in option (3). Hence (3).

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