Ashok Gupta and Rajat Jain Solutions for Chapter: Practice Set, Exercise 70: English Language

Some of the sentences have error and some have none . Find out which part of the sentence has error.

(A) Being/ (B) a rainy day/ (C)  I could not go out/ (D) No error.

In these questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase  given underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best express the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in underlined.

The success of his first novel completely turned his head.

(A) made him vain/(B) made him look back/(C) changed him completely/(D) made him think.

Choose the right word to fill in the blank in the given sentence.

The criminal together with the associates _____arrested.

(A) are/(B) was/ (C) were /(D) have.

Sentences are given  with blanks to be filled  in the appropriate word.  Choose the correct alternatives.

By the time I reach America it ______________ morning. (A)  is/ (B) would be/ (C) must be/(D) was.

Sentences are given  with blanks to be filled  in the appropriate word.  Choose the correct alternatives.

When he got married  he ______ a life insurance policy.

(A) took up/ (B) took out/ (C) took in/ (D) took over.

Improve the underlined part of each sentence, if needed.

In case if it rains,  I shall not visit you.

(A) If so/ (B) in case  / (C) if / (D) No improvement.

Improve the underlined part of each sentence, if needed.

God has bestowed man unusual gifts.

(A)  bestowed with man/ (B)  bestowed for man/ (C)  bestowed on man/ (D)  no improvement.

Improve the underlined part of each sentence, if needed.

Many workers were held  being held hostages.

(A)  held to be hostage/ (B) held as hostages/ (C)  held like hostage/ (D) No improvement