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  1. 1391AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required’ if the sentence is correct as given. We've made extraordinary (flowering as a) society in that regard.

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    Correct option: A — progress as a

    progress as a ‘Progress as a’ functions as a prepositional phrase modifying the noun ‘society’. It indicates that the society has made extraordinary progress or advancement in a certain regard. Hence, ‘progress as a’ is the most appropriate answer.

  2. 1392AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘no substitution required’. It is expected that this police power will only apply to air and (sea routes between the Great Britain and the Northern Ireland).

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    Correct option: C — sea routes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland

    sea routes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland Article ‘the’ must be removed as ‘Great Britain and northern ireland’ is being used as a proper noun to refer to the specific region, so the definite article is not required. Hence, ‘sea routes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ is the most appropriate answer.

  3. 1393AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    I like to hang my laundry outside in the suns to dry.

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    Correct option: D — sun to dry

    sun to dry The word ‘suns’ must be replaced with ‘sun’ as we don’t make plurals of the proper noun 'Sun'. Hence, ‘sun to dry’ is the most appropriate answer.

  4. 1394AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option 'no correction required if the sentence is correct as given. It was a (easement to be far away) from that malicious old labyrinth with its stares and gossip.

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    Correct option: B — relief to be away

    relief to be away. ‘Easement’ must be replaced with ‘relief’ as it conveys the sense of comfort and freedom from something undesirable. Hence, ‘relief to be away’ is the most appropriate answer.

  5. 1395AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option ‘no correction required’ if the sentence is correct as given. She (had a reputation) brilliance.

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    Correct option: C — has a reputation for

    Has a reputation for The phrase ‘had a reputation’ must be replaced with ‘has a reputation for’. According to subject-verb agreement, a singular verb should be used for a singular subject. We generally use the preposition ‘for’ to express reason. Hence, ‘has a reputation for’ is the most appropriate answer.

  6. 1396AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lived on.

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    Correct option: D — lives on

    The given sentence is in the simple present tense so the verb must be used in the simple present form(V1). Hence, ‘lives(V1) on’ is the most appropriate answer.

  7. 1397AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    She cuts her haired short in the summer.

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    Correct option: A — hair short

    We cannot write the past form of the uncountable noun ‘hair’. Hence, ‘haired’ must be replaced with ‘hair’ & ‘hair short’ becomes the most appropriate answer.

  8. 1398AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the \ Western world.

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    Correct option: A — No improvement

    No improvement. The given sentence is grammatically correct.

  9. 1399AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    This heap of rubbish has not been remove for 6 months.

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    Correct option: D — been removed for

    ‘Has + V3’ is the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence which is in the present perfect tense. Hence, ‘has been removed(V3) for 6 months’ is the most appropriate answer.

  10. 1400AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘no improvement required’.

    Africa has glaciers on the Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on the Mount Kenya.

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    Correct option: B — Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya

    We do not use the definite article ‘the’ before ‘Mount’ . Hence, ‘the’ will be removed from the given sentence & ‘Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and on Mount Kenya’ becomes the most appropriate answer.

English Language practice — common questions

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