Sentence Improvement — Practice Set-9 — Solved in Hindi & English)

1. The woman left her husband immediately after he lost his job and he took to drink alcohol excessively.
A) took for drink        B) started to drink
C) took to drinking        D) No improvement

2. Knowing that the area was prone to earthquakes, all the buildings were reinforced with additional concrete.
A) On being prone to earthquakes        B) Having been knowing that the area was prone to earthquakes
C) Since the area was known to be prone to earthquakes        D) No improvement

3. The equipment is adapted to cotton industries.
A) adapted from         B) adapted for
C) adapted of        D) No improvement

4. People ask me why I decide to start a new magazine.
A) will decide        B) am deciding
C) have decided        D) No improvement

5. I bought four dozen of mangoes.
A) dozens of mango        B) dozens of mangoes
C) dozen mangoes        D) No improvement

6. I will now deal with him in a manner different from the one I have adopted so far.
A) I have been adopting        B) I was adopting
C) I adopted        D) No improvement

7. I am hoping she will clear her entrance test.
A) hope she clears        B) am hoping she clears
C) am hopeful she will clear         D) No improvement

8. Young men and women should get habituated to reading and writing.
A) used        B) trained
C) adapted        D) No improvement

9. He was rich by sheer accident of birth.
A) chance        B) coincidence
C) incidence        D) No improvement

10. This is the least expensive of the two cars.
A) least expensive        B) the less expensive
C) the lesser expensive        D) No improvement

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