Sentence Improvement Part-XIII

31. From all her birthday alphabetical mat the most. presents, Vanya liked the most. [SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning)]

(a) Except
(b) Between
(c) No substitution required
(d) Amongst

Correct Answer: (a) Except

Solution:'Among/Amongst' is used for multiple things like multiple gifts which are mentioned in the given sentence. Hence, 'amongst' is the most appropriate answer.

32. Children need much of guidance in how to use the internet wisely and efficiently. [SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

(a) No substitution required
(b) most
(c) a lot
(d) many

Correct Answer: (c) a lot

Solution:We will replace 'much' with the phrase 'a lot of to grammatically correct the given sentence.

33. I am trying my best to give in junk food. [SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

(a) give out
(b) No substitution required
(c) give up
(d) give back

Correct Answer: (c) give up

Solution:'Give up' means to stop trying to do something. The given sentence states that the narrator is trying to stop the usage of junk food. Hence, 'give up' is the most appropriate answer.

34. You should live throughout your means. [SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

(a) No substitution required
(b) between
(c) within
(d) among

Correct Answer: (c) within

Solution:There is a very famous saying 'one should live within one's means'. Hence, 'within' is the most appropriate answer.

35. The workers has called up the strike. [SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Evening)]

(a) has called off
(b) No substitution required
(c) have called up
(d) have called off

Correct Answer: (d) have called off

Solution:According to the "Subject-Verb Agreement Rule", a singular subject always takes a singular verb and a plural subject always takes a plural verb. In the given sentence, 'Workers' is a plural subject that will take 'have' as a plural verb. Hence, 'have called off is the most appropriate answer.

36. The accused has been tortured before he was brought to the court. [SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Evening)]

(a) was being tortured
(b) has tortured
(c) had tortured
(d) had been tortured

Correct Answer: (d) had been tortured

Solution:The given sentence is in the past tense so the verb must be used in its past form(had) and not in the present form(has). Hence, 'had been tortured' is the most appropriate answer.

37. The game of cricket is governed by strict laws like other sports where there are merely rules. [SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Evening)]

(a) unlike
(b) such like
(c) No substitution required
(d) quite like

Correct Answer: (a) unlike

Solution:'Unlike' means in contrast to or different from. The given sentence states that Cricket is different from other sports because it is governed by strict rules. Hence, 'unlike' is the most appropriate answer.

38. The Sports Committee was asked to give an explanation for dropping the boy into the school team. [SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Morning)]

(a) from
(b) in
(c) No substitution required
(d) away

Correct Answer: (a) from

Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'into' must be replaced with 'from'. Hence, 'from' is the most appropriate answer.

39. There were many options to choose for and I decided to study International Policy . [SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

(a) choose from
(b) No substitution required
(c) choose by
(d) choose with

Correct Answer: (a) choose from

Solution:There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'for' must be replaced with 'from' because 'choose' generally takes the preposition 'from'. Hence, 'choose from' is the most appropriate answer.

40. The pilgrims were fined them one thousand rupees each for littering around the shrine. [SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Evening)]

(a) No substitution required
(b) have fined them
(c) was fined with
(d) were fined

Correct Answer: (d) were fined

Solution:There is an error of pronoun in the given sentence. The pronoun 'them' must be removed because there is no need of using a pronoun in the sentence.