Answer: C Option (C) is grammatically correct because it is referring to a specific time period in the past and so the past perfect tense has been used here in the form of “had to depend”.
Q. No. 80:
Four groups of jumbled phrases, of which only ONE is grammatically correct. Identify the CORRECT option.
A :
those command of the language are poor / other thing being equal / themselves effectively are sure to succeed / more rapidly than / people in any fields who can express
B :
for whatever effects they may create / in analyzing prose rhythms or sentence movement / length, and interrelations of rhythmical units / it is always necessary to take into account not only the number, / but also the pattern of stressed and unstressed words
C :
credence to our own recollections of events / accompanied by vivid compelling details / readily spring to mind and is / than other’s when our memories / we are likely to give more
D :
what time is left for living / than to see peoples working from morn till night / in cafes and small - talk / and then proceed to fritter away at card-tables / certainly is common nowdays.
Answer: B Do not use a comma with a restrictive element, that is, a word, phrase, or clause that restricts the meaning of the word or phrase it modifies. A restrictive element cannot be deleted without changing the sentence’s basic meaning.
Q. No. 82:
Identify the correct sentence?
A :
Such a process placing psychoanalysis in opposition to the possible enlargement of consciousness’s field of self-comprehension and of any possible disalienation of the subject, blocking the dialogue among Lacan and the emancipatory aspirations of the Frankfurt School.
B :
Such a process places psychoanalysis in opposition of the possible enlargement of consciousness’s field of self-comprehension and of any possible disalienation of the subject, blocked the dialogue between Lacan and the emancipatory aspirations of the Frankfurt School.
C :
Such a process places psychoanalysis in opposition to the possible enlargement of consciousness’s field of self-comprehension and of any possible disalienation of the subject, blocking the dialogue between Lacan and the emancipatory aspirations of the Frankfurt School.
D :
Such a process placed psychoanalysis in opposition to the possible enlargement of consciousness’s field of self-comprehension and of any possible disalienation of the subject, blocked the dialogue between Lacan and the emancipatory aspirations of the Frankfurt School.
Answer: C Option A is incorrect as all the main verbs are in ‘ing’ form and the sentence has the character of a clause- an incomplete sentence. ‘Blocking’ needs to be changed to ‘blocks’ and ‘among’ should be replaced with ‘between’ to make option A correct. In option B, it should be ‘opposition to’ instead of ‘opposition of’. Also ‘blocked’ should be changed to ‘blocking’ to conserve the semantics of the sentence. In option D , either of the verbs ‘placed’ or ‘blocked’ needs to be in the ‘ing’ form to make a correct sentence.
Q. No. 83:
Identify the correct sentence.
A :
Presently and in clear terms, The teacher who is teaching needs to be told , that he is being very aggressive.
B :
Presently, the teacher who is teaching needs to be told that he is being very aggressive in clear terms.
C :
The teacher, who is teaching presently needs to be told , in clear terms, that he is being very aggressive
D :
The teacher who is presently teaching needs to be told in clear terms that he is being very aggressive.
Answer: D Option A starts with a phrase which is clumsy to start the sentence. Also the phrase is modifying ‘told’ and not ‘the teacher’. In option B, ‘being aggressive in clear terms’ does not make sense. In option C , it is ambiguous and unclear whether ‘presently’ is modifying ‘teaching’ or ‘needs to be told’.
Q. No. 84:
Identify the incorrect sentence/ sentences 1). Each of the movies were great and the choice for the best one between all three was very difficult indeed. 2). Students who take their teachers’ advice often can improve their results. 3). As I saw through the papers I could hear its approaching. 4). A car hit a big tree and car was damaged beyond reparation. 5). Using the reports of comprehensive longitudinal studies of accident prevention, several states have passed laws that require children under the age of 18 to wear helmets when they ride roller coaster.
Answer: A In (1) Each is singular, verb should be was. Further, ‘the best one between all three’ should be changed to’ the best one among all three’. So (1) is incorrect. (2) has problem of squinting modifier. Position of ‘often’ makes it doubtful whether ‘often’ is used for taking advice or for improving results. So (2) is incorrect. (3) Uses gerund with a possessive case of pronoun. So (3) is correct. In (4) after ‘and ‘ car would take ‘the’ as it becomes a specific car. (5) uses modifier correctly.