Which of the phrases A, B, C and D given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in ‘’bold’’ in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark E as the answer.
Seeing that there was an ongoing sale in one of her favourite stores, Seeta made a beeline for it immediately after entering the Mall.
Sharon made it to work in the nicks of times, or else she would have missed the meeting.
Puneet raked his brains and tried to find an answer to a tricky question given in the paper but couldn’t find one.
Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of word for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The water transport project on the west coast is ….. to get a shot in the arm with a new plan in which the Road Development Corporation will build the infrastructure and…….. a private party to operate the service.
As the weekend finally rolled around, the city folk were only …… happy to settle down and laugh their cares…..
The flood of brilliant ideas has not only …… us, but has also encouraged us to ……… the last date for submission of entries.
…………..about prolonged power cuts in urban areas, the authorities have decided to ……….. over to more reliable and eco-friendly systems to run its pumps.
The high cutoff marks this year have college admission-seekers to either ….. for lesser known colleges or change their subject preferences.
