Mark the option in the following,which contains a grammatically wrong sentence:
A :
Here, a broad, deep, circumvallatory trench, hewn from the solid rock, was defended by a wall of great strength erected upon its inner edges.
B :
I might well say now, indeed, that the latter end of job was better than the beginning.
C :
I really had not yet been able to make up my mind whether I like Uriah or detested him; and I was very doubtful about it still, as I stood looking him in the face on the street.
D :
The Prior had him own reasons, however, for persevring in the course of temperance which he had adopted.
Answer: C “As much as” would be the correct grammatical usage.
Q. No. 69:
Despite of(A) his modern management approach, company watchers don’t expect him to choose someone outside the bloodline to take(B) his place, no matter (C) how qualified that person may be(D).
Answer: A It should be “.... as well as in France”.
Q. No. 71:
This question consists of four groups of jumbled phrases, only ONE of which is grammatically correct. Identify the CORRECT option.
A :
matured, venture capital has undergone still another redefinition, returning / at least in part to its early roots in funding mature / now as the technology business has / businesses, in technology and in other segments as well
B :
energy and financial services / areas and has been a leading in information technology, media / the firm has invested across many industry / and communications, telecommunications, healthcare,
C :
in the area of new ventures that, I might one day return to help put / I left the Gaeltacht convinced that the way to / in place the very infrastructures needed to create a sustainable and thriving economy / save this island of Irish tradition is to work.
D :
the consequence of that - in part - is / companies with good people that are just farther along / that have gone public in the past that are still good, / that their are a lot of orphans out there among companies.
Answer: A In B “has been a leading” is flawed. In C, “infrastructures” and “substenable” are erroneous. In D “farther along” and “there are” are erroneous
Q. No. 72:
Identify the grammatically CORRECT option.
A :
Music – Classical Music, was one of her strong points.
B :
Besides art, she also loved Chamber music
C :
The romantic number, in spite of the rain, was still audible
Answer: A In B, it should be besides instead of beside. In C, the modifier ‘inspite of the rain’ should come at the start. In D, it should be ‘except for’.