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Direction(1-10): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and there is no correction required mark (e) i.e. ‘No correction required’ as the answer.

1. I thought she will have visited me by now, but she hasn’t.

2. While he was crossing the road, the thought had struck him that he had forgotten to carry the keys along.

3. Everything we have so far looked at gives inconclusive evidence about the change in the living conditions of the masses.

4. Have you encouraged him in his endeavor he would have succeeded.

5. No sooner we entered than he got up and left the room.

6. The receptionist asked me who do I want to meet in the office.

7. I am trying to convince him for the last two days to come and live with me till his father’s anger cools down.

8. Poaching and illegal wildlife trade is on the rise in India.

9. By working part-time and looking after her kids two days a week she managed to get the best of both worlds.

10. I am still too early in the process to get up on my soapbox and proclaim that intermittent fasting is the best thing since sliced bread when it comes to weight management.

 

 

 

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Direction(1-10):Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and there is no correction required mark (e) i.e. ‘No correction required’ as the answer.

1. Question
I thought she will have visited me by now, but she hasn’t.
Ans: 4
‘would have visited’ is the correct use in place of ‘will have visited’ as reporting verb ‘thought’ is in past tense. For past events, ‘would’ is used to indicate something that was in the future at that point in time, but is not necessarily in the future right now.
2. Question

While he was crossing the road, the thought had struck him that he had forgotten to carry the keys along.

Ans: 3
‘struck him’ is the correct use in place of ‘had struck him’ as past continuous tense is used for incident occurring in past while simple past tense is used for the incident happening in between the previous incident.
Ex. While I was locking up the door, Mohan arrived.
3. Question

Everything we have so far looked at gives inconclusive evidence about the change in the living conditions of the masses.

Ans: 5
No improvement is required here.
4. Question

Have you encouraged him in his endeavor he would have succeeded.

Ans: 2
‘Had you encouraged’ is the correct use as ‘had+ subject+ V3’ is used in conditional clause while ‘Subject+ would+ have+ V3’ is used in main clause.
5. Question

No sooner we entered than he got up and left the room.

Ans: 4
‘No sooner did we enter’ is the correct use as ‘No sooner + did+ subject+ V1’ or ‘No sooner + had+ subject+ V3’ is used.
6. Question

The receptionist asked me who do I want to meet in the office.

Ans: 1
‘whom I wanted’ is the correct choice as the reporting clause ‘The receptionist asked me’ is in past tense, hence reported clause should also be in past tense.
(Note: ‘who’ is in Nominative case which takes verb while ‘whom’ is in objective case which do not take verb for itself)
Ex. I don’t know who comes here.
I don’t know whom he has invited.
7. Question
I am trying to convince him for the last two days to come and live with me till his father’s anger cools down.
Ans: 3
‘I have tried’ is the correct choice as present perfect continuous or present perfect tense is used for an action that began in the past and is still continuing in the present.
8. Question
Poaching and illegal wildlife trade is on the rise in India.
Ans: 5
No improvement is required here.
9. Question
By working part-time and looking after her kids two days a week she managed to get the best of both worlds.
Ans: 3
“To get the best of both worlds” means a win-win situation. A situation in which one can get the advantages of two different or contrasting things at the same time. A situation where one can enjoy the benefit of two different opportunities. Hence, option (c) becomes the most viable answer choice.
10. Question

I am still too early in the process to get up on my soapbox and proclaim that intermittent fasting is the best thing since sliced bread when it comes to weight management.

Ans: 4
“Best thing since sliced bread” means something that is too fine; an excellent person or thing; a new invention that is likely to improve people’s lives significantly; something that is thought to be very good.
Hence, option (d) is the most suitable answer choice.

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