Seema had the “presence of mind” to get out of the way as the bus sped out of control past her. A. present of mind B. present mind C. presence in mind D. presence to mind E. No correction is required
The correct answer is Option E. The sentence is absolutely correct.
Finally, Subhas had “gather the courage” to speak against his father’s atrocities. A. gathering the courage B. gathers courage C. gathered the courage D. gather the couraged E. No correction is required
The correct answer is Option C
As the sentence is in the ‘Past Perfect Tense’, the past participle of the main verb, that is ‘gathered’ will be used.
The underlined part hence must be replaced with ‘gathered the courage’ to make it a grammatically correct sentence.
Her entry to the office party “was restrict” as an official enquiry had been constituted against her. A. was restricting B. is restricted C. was restricted D. is restricting E. No correction is required
The correct answer is Option C
As the sentence is in the simple past tense and in the passive voice, past participle of the verb, that is ‘restricted’ will be used.
The underlined part hence must be replaced with ‘was restricted’ to make it a grammatically correct sentence.
Rama was “at her wit’s end” trying to figure out what to buy for her friend’s birthday. A. at her witting end B. at her wit ends C. to her wit’s end D. so wit’s end E. No correction is required
The correct answer is Option E
The sentence is absolutely correct.
The idiom ‘be at wit’s end’ means to be very worried or upset because you have tried every possible way to solve a problem but cannot do it.
Ex. I’ve tried everything I can think of to make her eat and she flatly refuses. I’m really at my wits’ end.
Pritesh “while away his time” by playing games on the computer instead of studying. A. whiled away his time B. whiled against his time C. whiling away his time D. while awayed his time E. No correction is required
The correct answer is Option A
The idiom ‘to while away something’ means to spend time in a relaxed way.
Ex. Commuters while away the time they are stuck in traffic by listening to their favorite radio station.
In the currect sentence, the sentence must be either in simple present or in simple past.
In the simple present tense. the correct replacement will be – ‘whiles away’, as the subject is singular in number. And
In the simple past sentence, it will be – ‘whiled away’ which is given there as an option.
The underlined part hence must be replaced with ‘whiled away his time’ to make it a grammatically correct sentence.
