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English Questions – Sentence Correction (Phrase Replacement) Set 81

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Welcome to Online English Section with explanation inAffairsCloud.com. Here we are creating question sample in sentence correction, which is BASED ON IBPS PO/CLERK/LIC AAO/RRB & SSC CGL EXAM and other competitive exams.

  1. The police officer Whip up her radio and called for back-up.
    1) whipped out
    2) Whip out of
    3) Whisk away
    4) Wig out
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: Whip out – Remove quickly.

  2. She wheeled around when he told her to stop.
    1) Weird out
    2) wheeled round
    3) While away
    4) Weigh out
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: Wheel round – Turn quickly and face in the opposite direction.

  3. The lawn has been Wear down by people walking across it and it’s just bare soil now with hardly a blade of grass.
    1) Weigh in
    2) Weed out
    3) Wear off
    4) worn away
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: Wear away – Erode, remove gradually.

  4. The lecture was boring and my mind wandered of after ten minutes.
    1) Waltz through
    2) Wash down
    3) Want out
    4) wandered off
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: Wander off – Stop paying attention.

  5. They’re waiting of the results of the vote before taking a final decision.
    1) Wait upon
    2) wait up
    3) waiting in
    4) Wait out
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation: Wait on – Wait for a result before being able to make a decision.

  6. If the storm has finished, we could venture up.
    1) venture forth
    2) Vamp up
    3) Vacuum up
    4) usher in
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: Venture forth – Leave somewhere safe or comfortable.

  7. It looked as if we were going to fail, but it turned out well in the end.
    1) Turn against
    2) Turn down
    3) Turn into
    4) Turn over
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation: No correction required.
    Turn out – Produce an unexpected result.

  8. Andrea couldn’t Suck up to the enthusiasm to apply for the position.
    1) Swan around
    2) Summon up
    3) Suss out
    4) Swan about
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: Summon up – Get the energy or courage to do something.

  9. Despite the economic boom, few benefits have trickled down to the poor.
    1) trot out
    2) Trip up
    3) Trot off to
    4) Trade upon
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation: No correction required.
    Trickle down – Pass benefits from economic expansion through the economy to the less fortunate

  10. The Minister tried to tone up what she had said when the press started attacking her.
    1) tone of
    2) tone over
    3) Tone down
    4) tone out
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation: Tone down – Make something sound more moderate.





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