New Pattern English Quiz: Phrase Improvement

New Pattern English Set: Phrase Improvement

In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined/bold. Five different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the five.

QUESTION 1.
While Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrives in Srinagar on Saturday, security forces killed a militant in an ongoing operation in north Kashmir's Sopore area.
A)Because Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrives
B)As Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived
C)As Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrives
D)As Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had been arriving
E)None of the above.

QUESTION 2.
He also advised Patidars to follow the legal recourse and approach the authorities, as it’s a judicial and constitutional issue.
A)had advised Patidars to follow the legal recourse and approach
B)advised Patidars to have follow the legal recourse and approach
C)advised Patidars to have followed the legal recourse and approach
D)advised Patidars to follow legal recourses and approach
E)None of the above

QUESTION 3.
The protesters had say that drivers and conductors of the school buses often consumed alcohol from the shop.
A)protester had alleged that drivers and conductors of the school buses mostly
B)protesters had told that drivers and conductors of the school buses often
C)protesters alleged that drivers and conductors of the school buses mostly
D)protesters alleged that drivers and conductors of the school buses often
E)None of the above

QUESTION 4.
The Navy release said that the sailing encourages the use of environment friendly non-conventional renewable energy resources that had affects the life of women. 
A)renewable energy resources which affects the lives of women
B)renewable energy resources that affects the life of women
C)renewable energy resources which affected the lives of women
D)renewable energy resources which affects the life of women
E)None of the above

QUESTION 5.
Hundred of angry parents staged a protest outside the International School on Sunday.
A)Hundreds of angry parents staged a protests
B)Hundreds of angry parents staged a protest
C)Hundred of angry parents had staged a protest
D)Hundred of angry parents has staged a protest
E)None of the above

QUESTION 6.
India on Saturday suggested concerns regarding the ongoing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine province.
A)suggested concerned regarding the ongoing violence
B)suggested concern regarding the ongoing violence
C)expressed concern regarding the ongoing violence
D)expressed concerned regarding the ongoing violence
E)None of the above

QUESTION 7.
We held a meeting today in which the demand to derecognize the school came up.
A)on which the demand to derecognize the school
B)in where the demand to derecognize the school
C)in the demand to derecognize the school
D)of the demand to derecognize the school
E)None of the above

QUESTION 8.
The central government has expecting to provide broadband services to one lakh gram panchayats by end of this year.
A)has been expecting to provide broadband services to
B)is expecting to provide broadband services to
C)had expecting to provide broadband services to
D)has expected to provide broadband services to
E)None of the above

QUESTION 9.
His meeting with the people shall help resolve the problems in Kashmir and will be an achievement.
A)will help resolve the problems in Kashmir and will be
B)should help resolve the problems in Kashmir and shall be
C)would help resolve the problems in Kashmir and would be
D)might help resolve the problems in Kashmir and should be
E)None of the above

QUESTION 10.
It is always gender-neutral and we have realized then gender does not play a role in sailing.
A)while gender had not play a role in sailing.
B)that gender had not played a role in sailing.
C)when gender does not play a role in sailing.
D)that gender does not play a role in sailing.
E)None of the above

EXPLANATION

SOLUTION 1. C. The sentence should start with the word 'As'.

SOLUTION 2. E. The sentence is correct as it is. 

SOLUTION 3. D. The sentence should have the words 'alleged' and 'often'.

SOLUTION 4. D. 'which affects' is the correct word here. 

SOLUTION 5. B. 'Hundreds of angry parents' is the correct phrase.

SOLUTION 6. C. 'expressed concern' is the correct term here.

SOLUTION 7. E. The sentence is correct as it is.

SOLUTION 8. B. 'is expecting' is the correct option.

SOLUTION 9. A. 'will help resolve' is the correct option.

SOLUTION 10. D. 'that' is the correct conjunction here.