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Question 31. The shoes were very expensive; I couldn't afford to buying them.
  1.    buying
  2.    to buy
  3.    bought
  4.    No improvement
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> bought
Answer: (c) In the given sentence, the fourth form of the verb (buying) is replaced by the first form of the verb (buy)
Question 32. The people of Japan are wiser than America.
  1.    wiser than that of America.
  2.    wiser than those of America.
  3.    wiser to that of America.
  4.    No improvement
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> wiser than those of America.
Answer: (b)There is a comparison between people of Japan and people of America. Since the comparison is between plurals, “those of” instead of “than of” which is used with singular
Question 33. Some people feel that nurtured high aim is a sign of Immaturity.
  1.    nurturing with higher aims
  2.    nurturing for higher aims
  3.    nurture for high aim
  4.    nurturing high aims
  5.    No correction required
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> nurturing high aims
Answer: (d)
Question 34. When Rip Van Winkle awoke from his long sleep, he asked where I am.
  1.    he was
  2.    I was
  3.    am I
  4.    No improvement
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> am I
Answer: (c)The given sentence is an example of Indirect Speech. We know that in Indirect Speech, ‘I’ should be changed to ‘he’ and the Present Indefinite Tense should be changed to Past Indefinite Tense. Hence ‘am’ should be changed to ‘was’. Therefore, the bold part should be replaced with option (c), ie ‘he was’.
Question 35. Modern ideas of governance started back to the time when people began to question kings.
  1.    date back to
  2.    start back to
  3.    set back to
  4.    started when
  5.    No correction required,
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> date back to
Answer: (a)
Question 36. You should not boasting of your achievements.
  1.    boast for
  2.    boast at
  3.    boast of
  4.    No improvement
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> boast of
Answer: (c)
Question 37. You wont tell them what has happened, wouldn’t you ?
  1.    wont you
  2.    isn’t it
  3.    will you
  4.    No improvement
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> will you
Answer: (c)
Question 38. The Minister said that he Is proud of the people of his constituency.
  1.    it is he to be proud of
  2.    he had pride for
  3.    he was proud of
  4.    he should be proud of
  5.    No correction required
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> he was proud of
Answer: (c)
Question 39. The corruption charges were a huge blow to his reputation and his business suffered to a great extent.
  1.    his business suffers on
  2.    his business suffering to
  3.    his business suffered on
  4.    his business suffers to
  5.    No correction required
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> No correction required
Answer: (e)
Question 40. The government has announced several initiatives benefiting to factory workers.
  1.    which will benefit
  2.    beneficial
  3.    for benefiting to
  4.    benefited to
  5.    No correction required
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> beneficial
Answer: (b)Option (a) is correct. All other options are incorrect because of superfluous use of ‘to’.

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