SECTION – 3 (Part – 2)

 

Directions for questions 87 to 89: Each sentence has a part which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. Follow the requirement of the standard written English to choose your answer. Selection should make the sentence clear, exact and free of grammatical error. It should minimize awkwardness ambiguity and redundancy.

 

87.  Large and experienced firms are more efficient at acquiring smaller and distressed firms than are large and inexperienced firms, and converting them to profitable ventures.

A.   Large and experienced firms are more efficient at acquiring smaller and distressed firms than large and inexperienced firms

B.   Large and experienced firms are more efficient than large and inexperienced firms at acquiring smaller and distressed firms

C.   Large and experienced firms, acquire smaller distressed firms more efficiently than large and inexperienced firms

D.   Large and experienced firms, more efficient than large and inexperienced firms at acquiring smaller and distressed firms

 

Explanatory Note:

Choice A can be ruled out because the comparison between large and experienced firms and large and inexperienced firms is not brought out correctly. Choice C cannot be the correct option because there is no consistency of tense.  In choice D the modal verb ‘are’ is missing and hence it does not make sense. Option B makes the sentence grammatically correct.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Choice (B)

 

88.  The economic growth increased form 7 to 9 per cent in November 2010, supporting the expectation that industrial growth rate in December - October quarter more than doubled that of the 4 per cent growth rate in industrial growth for the previous quarter.

A.   that industrial growth in the October- December quarter, more than doubled that of

B.   of industrial growth in the October-December quarter that it more than doubled

C.   of industrial growth in the October-December quarter, that it would more than double that of

D.   that industrial growth in October-December quarter would more than double

 

       Explanatory Note:

       The expression ‘____ supporting the expectations should be followed by that. Hence options B and C can be eliminated. Option A can be ruled out because ‘_____ doubled that of ____’ is an incorrect expression.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Choice (D)

 

89.  As a result of surging financial greed, the international rating agencies upgraded the rating of the credit derivative instruments, and hence analysts recommended a strong buy, ignoring the advice of Warren Buffett who warned that these instruments would prove not only dangerous but ineffective in the long run.

A.   who warned that these instruments would prove to be both dangerous and

B.   warning that these instruments would prove not only dangerous and also

C.   warning that these instruments would prove itself to be both dangerous and

D.   who was warning that these instruments would prove not only dangerous but

 

       Explanatory Note:

In options B, C and D there is no consistency of tense. According to the structure of the sentence the verb should be in the past tense. Further ‘both-and’ is the correct conjunction which should be used here.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Choice (A)