Diction and Idiomatic Phrasal Usage (D)
| Description: Diction & Idiomatic-phrasal usage (D) | |
| Number of Questions: 15 | |
| Created by: Ashok Pandey | |
| Tags: Diction & Idiomatic-phrasal usage (D) Idioms and Phrases |
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
For behalf of any of these causes she was ready from time to time to dash off an article at short notice or address an audience.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Instead of promoting a state of near-sleep, hibernation does not make an animal vulnerable to attack by predators because the brain is kept in a normal state of alertness.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
It is expensive getting the children fitted in with clothes for their new school.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Wendy's parents splashed in a lot on her wedding because they wanted to make it the most memorable day of their daughter's life.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
It really irritates me, when I don't know a word and my tutor, instead of telling me the meaning, pushes the dictionary towards me and says: Look in.
Nancy was supposed to break up with her boyfriend because he drank incessantly, was a chain smoker and a shoplifter but I do not know what happened that they are still together.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
He who fails to see any justification for money and time given up to the collection of postage stamps will scarcely deny that these lines of study can scarcely fail to be both fascinating and profitable.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
He came on the of chance for finding me at home.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
When I was in Munich for a day, my elder sister took me in for a movie, bought me a new dress and treated me with a wonderful lunch that was cooked by her and her daughter.
In reference to the current inimical attitude toward outsourcing, many Indian immigrants expressed anxiety that they might have to pay for the sins of others.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
The last but not the least, I would like to thank all the workers without whose co-operation, the rally wouldn’t be a success.
Both the industry leaders and the political commentators agree that the current atmosphere of mistrust is creating a chasm between USA and Pakistan and that both governments need to back down, it has been impossible to settle the contentious issues to mutual satisfaction.
Last year, in one of the most amazing victory of public sentiment in support for an anti-corruption bill, the government of India yielded to citizens demanding that it should bring the Prime Minister under the purview of the bill.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
The students are advised to act on their teacher's advice to learn phrasal usage to improve their language skills.
Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
The fire of knowledge kindled by science has already burnt many dogmas and beliefs, held sacred by the superstition of the past, which stood in the way of truth-seeking minds.