In questions relating
to one word substitution and phrase substitution, a sentence is given with a
part of it made bold. This part may or may not fountain some errors. Below the
sentences are given with four possible substitutions for this part.
The candidate is required to select the phrase
that best substitutes the bold part of the sentence, thereby making the
sentence. Grammatically correct, if you find no error in the bold of the
sentence, mark your answer as (5).
How to solve one word phrase
substitution question-
in most of the Bank PO,
Bank Clerk examinations the question paper of English, contains five or ten
question relating to phrase substitution in such question, a sentence is given
in which a part of the sentence is incorrect, such incorrect part is to be
replaced by the other phrase, out of the choices given so that the given
sentences become grammatically correct.
In such sentence, there is some grammatically
error like wrong use of verb in the phrase or some other kind of error, such
error to be detected and replaced with the correct option. Remember that there
is no shortcut of attempting these questions correctly. Rules of various grammatical
concepts, nations, including conditional sentences, phrased verb, idiomatic
expressions, prepositions, conjunctions and their proper usage will be at much
help in solving such questions correctly.
*Article source –
Arihant books
1. Although he was seen
with a drug-peddler, he is not necessarily himself a drug- peddler.
(i) It is not necessary
that he himself a drug- peddler
(ii) It is not
necessary to be drug- peddler himself
(iii) He was not necessary
to be a drug- peddler himself
(iv) He is not
necessarily a drug- peddler himself
(v) No Correction
required
2. Optimism coupled
with faith in and hopes of future is the key to progress.
(i) Faithfulness in and
hopes of
(ii) Faith with and
helping of
(iii) Faith in and
helping of
(iv) Faith and hope of
(v) No Correction
required
3. We have already
identified areas where landslides are possible and start evacuation of
residents to safer locations.
(i) Storting evacuation
(ii) Storted evacuation
(iii) have started
evacuate
(iv) starts evacuating
(v) No Correction
required
4. The law that now
stands abolished was a flawed and discriminatory peace of legistation.
(i) flaw and
discrimination of peace of
(ii) flawed and
discriminating peace for
(iii) flawing and
discriminating peace of
(iv) flawed and
discriminatory piece of
(v) No Correction
required