Sentence Improvement Part-XV

41. Hardly had he sit on the chair than it broke. [SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Morning)]

(a) no substitution
(b) sat on the chair when
(c) sat onto a chair then
(d) sit in the chair when

Correct Answer: (b) sat on the chair when

Solution:'when' should be used in place of 'than'. RULE: Hardly, Scarcely are followed by 'when', while 'No sooner is followed by 'than'.

42. When I was working in a software company, it was mandatory to register my legally as an authorized software developer [SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Afternoon)]

(a) register myself legally
(b) register me legal
(c) register mine legally
(d) no improvement

Correct Answer: (a) register myself legally

Solution:'Legally' will be used here. An adverb has to be used as it modifies the verb 'register.'So,

option (b) gets eliminated as it contains the word 'legal'. 'Mine' in option (c) is incorrect as possessive is not needed.

A reflexive pronoun will be used which is in option (a)So, the correct answer is option (a).

43. Amit has the good command on English as he was born and brought up in England. [SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Evening)]

(a) a good command over
(b) the best command in
(c) no improvement
(d) a better command of

Correct Answer: (a) a good command over

Solution:Use 'a good command over in place of 'the good command'. 'A good command' means 'sufficient command as needed'. 'The good command' is used for some specific purpose.

44. Scarcely had the passengers boarded the plane when the captain welcomed them. [SSC CGL 03/07/2020 (Morning)]

(a) that the captain welcomed them
(b) than the captain welcomes them
(c) when the captain had welcomed them
(d) No improvement

Correct Answer: (d) No improvement

Solution:No improvement.

45. The old lady nearly dead from fright. [SSC CGL 07/03/2020 (Afternoon)]

(a) dead out of fright
(b) died of fright
(c) died with frightening
(d) No improvement

Correct Answer: (b) died of fright

Solution:'died of fright' should be used in place of 'died from fright'. The preposition 'of' should be used with died. This is a phrasal verb. 'Died of' is used to give the reason for something.

46. He was greatly disappointed to be failed again. [SSC CGL 07/03 2020 (Afternoon)]

(a) No improvement
(b) to failed
(c) by being failed
(d) on failing

Correct Answer: (d) on failing

Solution:Use 'on failing' instead of 'to be failed'. 'To be failed' is incorrectly used. It must be replaced with the participle form 'on failing'. To fail means having a lack of success, shortcoming, weakness. Thus the correct sentence will be: He was greatly disappointed on failing again.

47. Our new office will become operational from a weeks time. [SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (Morning)]

(a) no improvement
(b) in a week's time
(c) by the week's time
(d) for a weeks time

Correct Answer: (b) in a week's time

Solution:Use 'in a week's time' in place of 'from a weeks time'. If you say that something will happen, for eg, in a week's time or in two years' time, you mean that it will happen a week from now or two years from now. Eg: Presidential elections are due to be held in ten days' time

48. Long after those five horses finish drinking water from the trough, an old horse appeared over the brow of the hill. [SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (Evening)]

(a) had finished
(b) have finished
(c) no improvement
(d) had been finishing

Correct Answer: (a) had finished

Solution:'Had finished' will replace 'finish'. The action occurred in the past.

RULE: If two actions take place in past, one after the other, the first action will be in 'Past perfect tense' and the second action will be in 'simple past tense' 1st action - past perfect tense 2nd action - simple past tense.

49. Rahul thinks that this is quite the cheap restaurant. [SSC CPO 09/12/2019 (Morning)]

(a) so a cheap
(b) so the cheap
(c) No substitution
(d) quite a cheap

Correct Answer: (d) quite a cheap

Solution:'Quite a cheap' must be used instead of 'quite the cheap'. 'Quite cheap' is a phrase which means that it is cheap to a great extent. Use of 'quite a': 'Quite a few' - an indefinite and somewhat large number, more than a few but fewer than a lot, a fair number of. 'Quite a bit' - you have a lot of something. It can be used to say something is in greater quantity.

50. Tomatoes sown around July in the southern states are harvested in October. [SSC CPO 09/12/2019 (Evening)]

(a) Tomatoes sow around July
(b) Tomatoes sowing around July
(c) Tomatoes sown under July
(d) No substitution required

Correct Answer: (d) No substitution required

Solution:The given sentence is grammatically correct.