PHRASE REPLACEMENT
ENGLISH BLOG-PHRASE REPLACEMENT PHRASE REPLACEMENT RULE
Before we start with the exercises on Phrase Replacement we need to know the rules.
Directions (1-5): A part of each sentence is in bold print. Decide if this bold part of the sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. If you feel you need to correct the bold part, choose from options (1) to (4) and replace that part and choose option (5) if the bold part; i.e ‘No change required’.
QUESTION 1 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
Except for Rita and I, everyone brought a present to the marriage reception.
(1)With the exception of Rita and I everyone brought (2)Except for Rita and I, everyone had brought (3)Except for Rita and me, everyone brought (4)Exception of Rita and me, everyone had brought (5)No change required
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QUESTION 2 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
Had I realized how close I was to fail, I would never have gone to the movie.
(1)If I would have realized (2)Had I realize how close (3)When I realized how close (4)If I realized close (5)No change required
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QUESTION 3 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
If she was to decide to go to university, I for one would recommend that she goes to Yale University.
(1)If she were to decide to go to university (2)Had she decided to go to university (3)In the event that she decides to go to university (4)Supposing she was, to decide to go to university (5)No change required
QUESTION 4 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
Being as he is a rationalist, he could not accept her assertion that supernatural beings have caused the disturbance.
(1)That he is a rationalist (2)Being a rationalist (3)Being that he is a rationalist (4)Rationalist that he is (5)No change required
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QUESTION 5 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
Although he is able to make political persons hated with this decision, the Chief Minister does not mind doing it for the purpose of the well being of public
(1)liable from (2)of a mind to (3)acknowledging his liability to (4)liable to (5)No change required
QUESTION 6 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
Because of Amit doing work well, the chief company manager wanted him to work as his helper.
(1)wanted to him (2)wants him to be (3)wanted him to (4)wanted of him (5)No change required
QUESTION 7 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
Extraordinarily intelligent people seldom tolerate any vagueness.
(1)tolerate hardly any vagueness (2)hardly tolerate vagueness (3)tolerate any clarity whatsoever (4)hardly tolerate any lacuna (5)No change required
PHRASE REPLACEMENT TRICKS
After the phrase replacement rules, we give here some of the phrase replacement tricks.
Directions (6-10): A part of each sentence is in bold print. Decide if this bold part of the sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. If you feel you need to correct the bold part, choose from options (1) to (4) and replace that part and choose option (5) if the bold part; i.e ‘No change required’.
QUESTION 6 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
Because of Amit doing work well, the chief company manager wanted him to work as his helper.
(1)wanted to him (2)wants him to be (3)wanted him to (4)wanted of him (5)No change required
QUESTION 7
Extraordinarily intelligent people seldom tolerate any vagueness.
(1)tolerate hardly any vagueness (2)hardly tolerate vagueness (3)tolerate any clarity whatsoever (4)hardly tolerate any lacuna (5)No change required
QUESTION 8
He tired and took rest for 3 hours
(1)Have labored for (2)Had labored for (3)Having to be labored at (4)Having labored for (5)No change required
QUESTION 9
(phase replacement questions for bank exams)
Hemant must have done rightly without respect and have pain because of that.
(1)rude and suffer (2)rudely and suffered (3)rude and suffered (4)rudely and have suffered (5)No change required
QUESTION 10 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women.
(1)has been extending (2)have been extending (3)is being extended (4)have been extended (5)No change required
PHRASE REPLACEMENT QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS
Directions (11-18): A part of each sentence is in bold print. Decide if this bold part of the sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. If you feel you need to correct the bold part, choose from options (1) to (4) and replace that part and choose option (5) if the bold part; i.e ‘No change required’.
QUESTION 11 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
Less intelligent students succeeded with hard work and perseverance.
(1)get succession (2)be a success (3)get success (4)be getting succeeded (5)No change required
QUESTION 12 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
There are some people who experienced life only if they are completely at the mercy of their feelings.
(1)experience life as if they are (2)experienced life as if they are (3)experiencing if only when they are (4)experience life when they were (5)No change required
PHRASE REPLACEMENT QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS
QUESTION 13
Leaders enable a group by imagining and create a future that will fulfill the group’s purpose.
(1)by imagining to create (2)to imagine and by creating (3)to imagine and create (4)to imagining creativity (5)No change required
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QUESTION 14 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
Some people naturally talk more than others.
(1)by natural talk (2)naturally talk (3)nature by talking (4)natural by talking (5)No change required
PHRASE REPLACEMENT QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS
QUESTION 15 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
He is a person of principle, and so he did not want to follow unlawful instructions.
(1)following the unlawful (2)to following unlawfully (3)to follow the unlawfully (4)not to follow unlawfully (5)No change required
PHRASE REPLACEMENT QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS
QUESTION 16 (The Royal Club extended financial technical help to poor and deserving women; and other questions)
one of the first selections we make in living is whether going after the record of past; moving of well-dressed self-interested attitude or attempt to stave all problems.
(1)while following (2)is whether or not to follow (3)is whether or not to follow (4)has been whether follow (5)No change required
ANSWERS
(1) 3
(2) 5
(3) 1
(4) 2
(5) 5
(6) 5
(7) 5
(8) 4
(9) 2
(10) 1
(11) 3
(12) 1
(13) 3
(14) 2
(15) 5
(16) 2
