Sentence Correction - Previous Year CAT/MBA Questions
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In each of the questions given below, four different ways of writing a sentence are indicated. Choose the best way of writing the sentence.
- The main problem with the notion of price discrimination is that it is not always a bad thing, but that it is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is charged what price.
- The main problem with the notion of price discrimination is not that it is always a bad thing, it is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is charged what price.
- The main problem with the notion of price discrimination is not that it is always a bad thing, but that it is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is charged what price.
- The main problem with the notion of price discrimination is not it is always a bad thing, but that it is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is charged what price.
- (a)
A
- (b)
B
- (c)
C
- (d)
D
Answer: Option C
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Text Explanation :
Sentence A is incorrect as ‘not’ should precede the first occurrence of ‘that’ (… not that it is a bad thing but …).
Sentence B requires another ‘that’ (… not that it is a bad thing but that it is …) for the sake of consistency or parallelism.
Sentence C is correct logically and grammatically.
Sentence D again has a missing pronoun ‘that’, this time it should follow ‘not’.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
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In each of the questions given below, four different ways of writing a sentence are indicated. Choose the best way of writing the sentence.
- A symbiotic relationship develops among the contractors, bureaucracy and the politicians, and by a large number of device, costs are artificially escalated and black money is generated by underhand deals.
- A symbiotic relationship develops among contractors, bureaucracy and politicians, and costs are artificially escalated with a large number of devices and black money is generated through underhand deals.
- A symbiotic relationship develops among contractors, bureaucracy and the politicians, and by a large number of devices costs are artificially escalated and black money is generated on underhand deals.
- A symbiotic relationship develops among the contractors, bureaucracy and politicians, and by large number of devices costs are artificially escalated and black money is generated by underhand deals.
- (a)
A
- (b)
B
- (c)
C
- (d)
D
Answer: Option B
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Text Explanation :
A large number of anything has to be more than one or has to be plural.
In sentence A, in place of ‘device’, it should be (a large number of) ‘devices’.
Article ‘the’ precedes only ‘politicians’ in sentence C. For consistency, it should precede either each one of them or none at all (as in sentence B).
In sentence D, article ‘a’ is required. It has to be precede ‘large number of’.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.
Workspace:
In each of the questions given below, four different ways of writing a sentence are indicated. Choose the best way of writing the sentence.
- The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create difference of prices at which goods are traded on the world market and their price within a local market.
- The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference of prices at which goods are traded with the world market and their prices in the local market.
- The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference between prices at which goods are traded on the world market and their prices within a local market.
- The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies that they create a difference across prices at which goods are traded with the world market and their prices within a local market.
- (a)
A
- (b)
B
- (c)
C
- (d)
D
Answer: Option C
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Text Explanation :
Sentences B and D can be eliminated as goods are traded on the world market and not with the world market.
In sentence A, article ‘a’ should precede ‘difference of prices’.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
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In each of the questions given below, four different ways of writing a sentence are indicated. Choose the best way of writing the sentence.
- Any action of government to reduce the systemic risk inherent in financial markets will also reduce the risks that private operators perceive and thereby encourage excessive hedging.
- Any action by government to reduce the systemic risk inherent in financial markets will also reduce the risks that private operators perceive and thereby encourage excessive gambling.
- Any action by government to reduce the systemic risk inherent due to financial markets will also reduce that risks that private operators perceive and thereby encourages excessive hedging.
- Any action of government to reduce the systemic risk inherent to financial markets will also reduce the risks that private operators perceive and thereby encourage excessive gambling.
- (a)
A
- (b)
B
- (c)
C
- (d)
D
Answer: Option B
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Text Explanation :
The action is by the government and not of the government. That helps us to rule out sentences A and D. Also, ‘hedging’ is not correct in sentence A. Hedge is ‘a means of protection or defense, especially against financial losses.
‘Gambling’ is more appropriate (reduce risk and encourage gambling) in the context of the sentence. Sentence C has a verbose segment –‘reduce that risk that private …’ It should be ‘reduce the/those risks…’ B is the most appropriate.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.
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Direction: A part of each sentence given below has been underlined. You have to select the option that best replaces the underlined part.
British Airspace has been focusing on building European links.
- (a)
concentrating on creating European links
- (b)
pursuing ways of building European connectivity
- (c)
stressing on building European links
- (d)
focusing on forging European links
Answer: Option D
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Text Explanation :
'To forge' implies to create a lasting relationship based on hard work. ‘forge ... links’ (smithy) makes better engineering sense than ‘build links’ or ‘create links’. ‘Links’ also goes with the purpose - Aeroplanes.
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The appetite of banks for funds was lost under the onslaught of the slowdown, corporates refused to borrow even as bank deposits flourished.
- (a)
bank deposits flourished
- (b)
bank deposits swelled
- (c)
bank deposits were enhanced
- (d)
bank deposits flummoxed
Answer: Option B
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Text Explanation :
Bank deposits 'swelled' implies that they increased to a great extent. The banking industry can flourish, not the deposits. Bank deposits cannot be ‘enhanced’ or ‘flummoxed’.
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The 8th-century revival of Byzantine learning is an inexplicable phenomenon, and its economic and military precursors have yet to be discovered.
- (a)
a phenomenon yet to be discovered
- (b)
a phenomenon incompletely explained
- (c)
an inexplicable phenomenon
- (d)
an unidentifiable phenomenon
Answer: Option C
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Text Explanation :
The original phrase is the best suited for the given sentence. The ‘revival’ has taken place, hence (a) is not true. (d) also cannot be true in light of the ‘revival’. (c) is a more precise choice than (b).
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The management can still hire freely but cannot scold freely.
- (a)
cannot scold at will
- (b)
cannot give umbrage
- (c)
cannot take decisions to scold
- (d)
cannot scold willfully
Answer: Option A
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Text Explanation :
'At will' fits here perfectly in contrast to 'freely'. ‘umbrage’ can be given without intention, so (b) is not right. (d) does not make sense. ‘scolding’ happens spontaneously most of the times, hence it is unlikely that it involves a decision-making process.
Workspace:
Many people mistake familiarity for a vulgar style, and suppose that to write without affectation is to write at random speed.
- (a)
is to write at random
- (b)
is to write randomly
- (c)
is to write fast
- (d)
is to do speed writing
Answer: Option A
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Text Explanation :
'To write at random' is more concise than 'to write at a random speed' and conveys the meaning perfectly. ‘writing without affectation’ in no sense means writing ‘fast’ or ‘with speed’. We choose (a) over (b) because of the parallel construction with ‘write without affectation’.
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