Sentence Correction - Previous Year CAT/MBA Questions
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Which of the following sentences are grammatically CORRECT?
1. Have you any clothes to dispose of?
2. I saw a pleasant dream last night.
3. I have done it many a times safely.
4. Students struggle to cope up with academic pressure.
5. You need not give negative feedback to your employees.
6. My friend is good at playing football.
- (a)
4, 5, 6
- (b)
1, 5, 6
- (c)
2, 3, 4
- (d)
3, 4, 5
- (e)
1, 2, 3
Answer: Option B
Text Explanation :
Sentences 1, 5 and 6 are grammatically correct. The correct statements for 2, 3 and 4 are:
2: I had a pleasant dream last night.
3: I have done it many a time safely.
4: Students struggle to cope with academic pressure.
Answer is option B.
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Which of the following sentences have INCORRECT usage of preposition?
1. The manager was sitting at the desk.
2. My work is superior to yours.
3. I prefer coffee than tea.
4. She was accused for stealing gold.
5. This is an exception to the rule.
6. They are leaving to England soon.
- (a)
1, 2, 3
- (b)
3, 4, 5
- (c)
3, 4, 6
- (d)
2, 3, 4
- (e)
1, 3, 6
Answer: Option C
Text Explanation :
Statements 3, 4 and 6 are incorrect. Correct statements are:
3: I prefer coffee to tea.
4: She was accused of stealing gold.
6: They are leaving for England soon.
Answer is option C.
Workspace:
Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the options given below.
- (a)
Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from they who had previously challenged his leadership.
- (b)
Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from them who had previously challenged his leadership.
- (c)
Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from he who had previously challenged his leadership.
- (d)
Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from those who had previously challenged his leadership.
- (e)
Surprisingly, given the recent labour problems in the factory, the factory manager has enjoyed considerable support from that who had previously challenged his leadership.
Answer: Option D
Text Explanation :
The manager received support from ‘people who had challenged him earlier’.
The pronoun required to replace this should be third person singular.
‘Those’ is the correct pronoun to be used here.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.
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