Correct Grammar Usage [IAS (Admin.) IAS Mains Compulsory-English]: Questions 336 - 341 of 370
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Question 336
Appeared in Year: 2019
Write in Short
Short Answer▾Rewrite the sentences after making necessary corrections. Do not make unnecessary changes in the original sentence. (1 × 10 = 10)
The woodcutter was falling the trees in the forest.
Question 337
Appeared in Year: 2019
Describe in Detail
Essay▾Rewrite each of the following sentences as directed, without changing the meaning: 1 × 10 = 10 Marks
She was frightened by the man՚s glaring eyes. (Turn into a complex sentence)
Explanation
When the man՚s eyes glared, she was frightened.
- A complex sentence is a sentence in which there will be an independent clause and a dependent clause, which often includes a conjunction.
- When a simple sentence is changed into a complex sentence, a noun or phrase should be expanded into a clause.
- Here, the phrase ‘the man՚s glaring eyes’ is expanded int…
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Question 338
Appeared in Year: 2019
Write in Short
Short Answer▾Use the correct form of verbs given in brackets. (1 × 5 = 5)
You might (ask) her name.
Question 339
Appeared in Year: 2019
Write in Short
Short Answer▾Rewrite the sentences after making necessary corrections. Do not make unnecessary changes in the original sentence. (1 × 10 = 10)
One of the answers was wrong.
Question 340
Appeared in Year: 2018
Write in Short
Short Answer▾Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:
He had ________ his speech before we arrived. (begin)
Question 341
Appeared in Year: 2018
Write in Short
Short Answer▾Write the following sentences after making necessary corrections. Do not make unnecessary changes in the original sentence.
Let him and I go together.