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IBPS - Grammar Knowledge Test - 4
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.

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    The actor was happy he got a part in a movie, since the part was a small one.

    Solutions

    The context of the passage makes it requires a conjuction that displays the meaning 'inspite of the fact'. Thus, although is the best suited replacemeent for 'since'.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.

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    Once in debt, neither the samurai nor the shogun himself found it easy to recover.

    Solutions

    The given sentence is correct and needs no improvement. 

     

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.

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    After the successful performance of the great actor was over, there was thunderstruckapplause.

    Solutions

    When we talk about applause and re willing to emphasize on the high degree of it, we use the adjective 'thunderous', which is a reference to the loud noise made due to the lightening and thunder in nature.

     

     

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.

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    Byzantine military achievements led to economic advances, which in turn led to cultural revival.

    Solutions

    The given sentence is grammatically and structurally correct and needs no improvement. 

     

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.

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    A small business has to struggle to have met operating expense when its profits decrease.

    Solutions

    The usage of "has to struggle" indicates a general phenomena which is true at the time of speaking and will be true even after it. Thus, the verb in the highlighted part should also be in the simple present tense. "Have met" indicates present perfect tense which indicates a past event that has present consequences, and is incorrect in the given context. Thus, option B is the correct answer.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.

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    VVS Laxman was coaxed out of his comfort zone and forced to play over front foot.

    Solutions

    The error is of the preposition and 'over' needs to be replaced with 'on'. 'Over' is used to show the position of one object on top of the other, which is not the case here. Playing on front foot is a vocational jargon used in cricket, it means to play shots while using the frontal foot  movement and not getting to the depth of the crease to play late shots.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.

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    If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, corporate firms can face potential crippling fixed expenses.

    Solutions

    The word 'potential' is describing 'crippling fixed expenses'. Since an adjective is already there with the fixed expenses, an adverbial form of the word 'potential' should be used which is 'potentially'. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.

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    There is no honour but in the Wonderland race, we may all run, all trying to win, none winning in the end.

    Solutions

    The sentence brings out something which we should or must do. Also, the event hasn't happened yet and is only being talked about. 
    Corresponding to this, only option B fits in. 

     

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.

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    Despite their best efforts, they could not convince the members on changing theirdecision.

    Solutions

    The error in the original statement is the erroneous use of preposition 'on'. We need to use the infinitive "to change" to indicate that the decision of the members couldn't be influenced. Thus, B is the correct answer.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence alternatives to the bold part are given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e., 'No correction required'.

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    Inhabitants of that locality can classify into only two groups, namely the poor and very poor.

    Solutions

    It should be 'can be classified into' instead of 'can classify into' in order to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. 'can be classified into' should be used to epmhasize the action which can be done. 

     

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