SECTION – 2 (Part 2)

 

Directions for questions 44 - 48: Each of the questions presents a sentence, part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. Follow the requirements of standard written English to choose your answer, paying attention to grammar, word choice, and sentence construction. Select the answer that produces the most effective sentence; your answer should make the sentence clear, exact, and free of grammatical error. It should also minimize awkwardness, ambiguity, and redundancy.

 

44.  When I first became brand manager, we were spending most of our advertising budget to promote our products in the winter. It had worked in North America and Europe, where people caught colds mainly in that season. Our monthly volume data suggested however that stubbornly we were shipping a lot of VapoRub between July and September, the hot monsoon season.

A.   Our monthly volume data suggested however that stubbornly

B.   However, our monthly volume data stubbornly suggested that

C.   However, our volume data suggested stubbornly that monthly

D.   Stubbornly speaks our volume data on a monthly basis, however that

 

Explanatory Note:

The sentence is best as it is (choice A). While choice B also offers a grammatically correct sentence it would be illogical in suggesting that the data was stubborn.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Choice (A)

 

45.  The growth rate of companies in several sectors like food, personal care, automobiles, banking and retail in the developed world are flattening. These companies for maintaining their growth rates and margins are looking upon the emerging markets in Asia and Latin America.

A.   These companies for maintaining their growth rates and margins are looking upon the emerging markets in Asia and Latin America.

B.   To maintain their growth rates and margins these companies look at the emerging markets in Asia and Latin America

C.   The emerging markets of Asia and Latin America are looked at by these companies to maintain their growth rates and margins

D.   These companies are looking at the emerging markets in Asia and Latin America for maintaining their growth rates and margins.

 

       Explanatory Note:

The main idea is that the co is looking at emerging markets, and the subordinate idea (of purpose) is that this is for maintaining growth. This sequence is correctly presented in choice D.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Choice (D)

 

46.  People who do good work to the corporation wherever they are whatever they do will be assets to the valued corporation.

A.   good work to the corporation wherever they are whatever they do will be assets to the valued corporation

B.   good work – wherever they are, whatever they do-will be valued assets to the corporation

C.   whatever good they do to the corporation, wherever they are will be valued assets

D.   good to the corporation whatever work they do wherever they are will be valued assets

 

       Explanatory Note:

The idea id that people who do good work are valuable. 'Wherever they are and whatever that do' is an additional idea about the people. The idea is best presented in choice B.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Choice (B)

 

47.  From what landscapes or flowerbeds would future painters draw their inspiration? Would move poets to craft their symphonies, composers to contemplate the meaning of God, and philosophers write their sonnets.

A.   painters draw their inspiration? Would move poets to craft their symphonies, composers to contemplate the meaning of God, and philosophers write their sonnets.

B.   painters draw their inspiration? Would move poets to write their sonnets, composers to craft their symphonies and philosophers to contemplate the meaning of God

C.   philosophers draw their inspiration? Would move poets to write their sonnets, composers to craft their symphonies, and painters t contemplate the meaning of God

D.   philosophers to contemplate the meaning of God? Would move painters to draw their inspiration, composers to write their sonnets, and poets to craft their symphonies?

 

       Explanatory Note:

       The logical sequence of 'what inspires whom' is best presented in choice B.                                                                                                                                                               Choice (B)

 

48.  Car sales in the country rose at an annualized rate of 7.8% in June, helped by a spate of new models and falling borrowing costs bringing new buyers back.

A.   spate of new models and falling borrowing costs bringing new buyers back

B.   luring of new models and falling borrowing costs bringing new buyers back

C.   bringing of new models back, spate in borrowing costs, and falling new buyers

D.   brining back the borrowing costs, falling in new models, and spate in new models

 

       Explanatory Note:

       The idea is that it is the number of new models and the reduced costs of borrowings that have induced higher sales.

This is best presented in the sentence as it is (choice A).                                                                                                                                                                                              Choice (A)