Sentence Correction Set - 4 (New Pattern Questions)

Directions(1-5) :
In each of the following questions, five statements conveying the same idea are given. Select the one which expresses the idea in the most concise manner and mark its number as your answer. Please note that all of them may be grammatically correct and mean the same but you have to select the most concise way of expressing the idea.

1. 1) To prepare themselves, they need to know all the rules and then start modifying their IT systems/accounting software.
2) To prepare themself, they need to know all the rule and then start modifying their IT systems/accounting software.
3) they need to know all the rules and then start modifying its IT systems/accounting software, To prepare themselves.
4) To prepare themselves, they need to know all the rules and then start modifying its IT systems/accounting software.
5) To prepare themselves, they need to know all the rules and then start to modify its IT systems/accounting software.

Sol . 1)

To prepare themselves, they need to know all the rules and then start modifying their IT systems/accounting software.
The given sentence is more concise in terms of words and tense used.

2. 1) The pace in which new notes are introduced is too slow.

2) The pace at which new note is being introduced are too slow.
3) The pace at that new notes are being introduced is too slow.
4) The pace on which new notes are being introduced is too slow.
5) The pace at which new notes are being introduced is too slow.

Sol.  5)

The pace at which new notes are being introduced is too slow.

This sentence is grammatically correct and more concise.

3. 1) The Demonetisation has already dented agriculture and construction the two largest employers in the India.

2) Demonetisation has already dented agriculture and construction the two largest employers in India.
3) Demonetisation having already dented agriculture and construction the two largest employers in India.
4) Demonetisation has already dented agriculture and construction the two large employers in India.
5) Demonetisation have already dented agriculture and construction the two largest employers in India.

Sol. 2)

Demonetisation has already dented agriculture and construction the two largest employers in India.This sentence is grammatically correct and more concise.

4. 1) One of the constraining factor is the lack of sufficient spectrum available to mobile use.

2) One of the constraining factors is the lack for sufficient spectrum available to mobile use.
3) One of the constrain factors is the lack of sufficient spectrum available to mobile use.
4) One of the constraining factors is the lacking of sufficient spectrum available to mobile use.
5) One of the constraining factors is the lack of sufficient spectrum available to mobile use.

Sol.  5) 

One of the constraining factors is the lack of sufficient spectrum available to mobile use.This sentence is grammatically correct and more concise.

5. 1) the mobile phone will have the predominant mode of transitioning to the digital economy, In India.

2) In India, the mobile phone will be the predominanted mode of transitioning to the digital economy
3) In India, the mobile phone will be the predominant mode of transitioning to the digital economy
4) the mobile phones will be the predominant mode of transitioning of the digital economy, In India
5) In India, the mobile phones will have been the predominant mode of transitions to the digital economy

Sol. 3) 

In India, the mobile phone will be the predominant mode of transitioning to the digital economy.

6. They work on tiny margins and keep their money in cash because that’s the only way to meet daily expenses.

1)  that is the only way of
2)  that’s only way for
3)  that’s only the way in
4)  that’s the only way the
5) No correction required.

Sol. 5)

No correction required.
Given sentence is correct.

7. It’s silly to expect them to be hire accountants, keep records of every cup of tea or paratha sold and appoint auditors.

1) It is silly of expect them to hire
2) It’s silly to expect them to hire
3) It is silly for expect them to hire
4) It’s silly with expect them to hire
5) No correction required.

Sol. 2)

It’s silly to expect them to hire.

8. Over 85 per cent Indians still transact in cash and have no reason to the ashamed for doing so.

1) in cash and have no reason to be
2) in cash and had no reason to be
3) in cash and have no reasons to be
4) in cash and have no reason to being
5) No correction required.

Sol. 1)

in cash and have no reason to be.

9. The definition of black money keeps gaining elasticity just because we want to prove to ourselves that the black economy in India is as monstrous as we make it out to being in the our political rhetoric.

1) as we make it out of be on ours
2) as we make its out to be at our
3) as we make it out to be in our
4) as we made it out to be in ours
5) No correction required.

Sol. 3) 

as we make it out to be in our.

10. Stakeholders in school education believe that making Class X board exam optional has been leding to a fall in learning outcomes.

1) has led to a fall in the learning
2) has led to a fall on learning
3) has led for a fall in learning
4) has led to a fall in learning
5) No correction required.

Sol. 4) 

has led to a fall in learning

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