English: Phrase Replacement/ Sentence Improvement Set 68

Directions: Which of the phrases A, B, C, and D given below each statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given, mark E as the answer

1. We had five fingers in each hand.
   have five fingers for
   had five fingers on
   have five finger in
   have five fingers on
   No correction required
   Option D
   

    

2. He regretted that he had acted so rashly in the ‘Play’.
   because he had act
   that he had acts
   because he has acted
   that he had been acted
   No correction required
   Option E
   

    

3. He is working hard to success for the examination.
   For succeeding
   For success off
   To succeed in
   For success into
   No correction required
   Option C
   

    

4. The police are tried hard for tracking up the robbers.
   Trying hard to track down
   Tried hard to track in
   Trying hard to track up
   Tried hard for tracking down
   No correction required
   Option A
   

    

5. The company had decided for normal its relation with its clientele.
   Has decided to normal
   Has decided to normalise
   Have decided normalisation
   Has decided in normalising
   No correction required
   Option B
   

    

6. The crowd which has gather to protest against the decision slowly returned to their homes.
   Which had gathered
   Which have gather
   Gathering up
   Which gathers around
   No correction required
   Option A
   

    

7. The bridge in connection with the two cities will remain closed for security reasons.
   Connects between
   In connection to
   Being connected from
   Connecting
   No correction required
   Option D
   

    

8. Newspapers have great power because their enormous circulation.
   On account
   Because of
   As a result
   owing
   No correction required
   Option B
   

    

9. Besides criticism of some supervisors the Chairman still commands respect from the employees.
   Despite criticism from
   Without criticism of
   Except the criticism from
   Unless criticism of
   No correction required
   Option A
   

    

10. He will be handling the next project since he has vastly experience in this business.
    Vast experience
    Vastly experienced
    A vast experiencing
    The vast experience
    No correction required
    Option A