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Sentence Improvement Part-XVI

📆 November 6, 2024

Total Questions: 38

31. My new office is in a first floor of the new office complex. [SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (c) on the first floor
Solution:'In a first floor' should be replaced with 'on the first floor'.
  • With floors, we use the preposition 'on'.
  • Eg - 'On' + 'the first floor/second floor/third floor etc'.
  • But 'in' + 'the basement'.

32. Food and water are the two basic necessities that citizens should have accessing in. [SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (d) access to
Solution:'access to' should be used in place of 'accessing in'.
  • 'Access to' is a phrasal verb which means 'the right or opportunity to use something'.

33. Even if Uma is unable to make it, I can't most definitely come. [SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (d) shall most definitely
Solution:'Shall most definitely' should be used in place of 'can't most definitely'.
  • The phrase 'even if used to express something will happen, would happen or would have happened in any case or condition.
  • This conjunction emphasizes that a specific situation will continue no matter what happens.
  • The first sentence is negative and the presence of 'Even' provides us with a hint that the latter part will be positive.
  • Hence, option d is the correct answer.

34. Now that I having grow old, I often spend a lot of time thinking about my childhood. [SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (d) am growing older
Solution:'Having grow old' should be replaced with 'am growing older'.
  • Present Continuous is used to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment.
  • However, the given sentence is in the simple present tense, so the former part which is in 'continuous tense' should also be in the simple present form.

35. I think you can have a piece of this cake but not all of it. I have to save some for my mother. [SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (d) no improvement
Solution:No improvement.

36. In my lifetime, I have been greatly privileged to travel to some of the most wonderful places in the world. [SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (a) No improvement.
Solution:No improvement.

37. The vicious cycle of poverty refers to the situation where those who are poor will trapped in poverty. [SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (b) will remain trapped
Solution:'will remain trapped' should be used in place of 'will trapped".
  • The given situation refers to the future & we never use V, directly with 'will'.
  • Future Tense (Subject + shall/will + V1 + object / Subject + shall/will + not + V1 +object)

38. There was a time when it was fashionable to have a dainty dog, like as the poodles or any other tiny creature as a pet. [SSC CGL Tier II (13/09/2019)]

Correct Answer: (b) such as a poodle
Solution:'such as a poodle' should be used.
  • Such' is followed by 'as'.
  • 'A dainty dog' has been used.
  • So, a singular noun (poodle) will be used and not (poodles)
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