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English Questions – Sentence Correction (Phrase Replacement) Set 84

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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. If we get the work done tonight, it will free on the weekend to go away.
    1) freak up
    2) Free up
    3) Freshen up
    4) Freeze up
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: Free up – Make money or time available by not using it elsewhere.

  2. The magazine gives you tips on how to Frighten away your home cheaply.
    1) Front off
    2) Front for
    3) Frighten off
    4) Freshen up
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: Freshen up – Quickly improve the appearance of something.

  3. I spent the afternoon gadding of in the West End.
    1) gadding of
    2) gadding over
    3) gadding on
    4) Gadding about
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 4)
    Explanation: Gad about ( gadding about) – Visit a lot of different places for pleasure.

  4. Henry always geeks off at parties and bores all the people who don’t know much about computers.
    1) Gears of
    2) Geeks out
    3) Gears to
    4) Gears up
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: Geek out – Talk at length about computing.

  5. I’ve been looking for all their hidden files, but I can’t find them anywhere.
    1) looking with
    2) looking on
    3) looking at
    4) looking of
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation: Look for – Try to find.

  6. We screened of the area where we had the discussion from the rest of the meeting.
    1) Scrape through
    2) screened off
    3) Screened out
    4) Screw around
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 2)
    Explanation: Screen off – Separate a part of a room with something like a curtain, screen, etc.

  7. The boat keeled over in the storm and the crew drowned.
    1) keeled at
    2) keeled up
    3) keeled of
    4) keeled out
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation: Keel over – Turn upside down.

  8. A fight broke out in the pub and it was hard to pull the people involved Abide.
    1) pull apart
    2) pull of
    3) pull over
    4) pull in
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 1)
    Explanation: Pull apart – Stop people or animals fighting.

  9. Please make the cheque in to RGM Productions Ltd.
    1) make over
    2) make of
    3) make out
    4) make on
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 3)
    Explanation: Make out – Make a cheque payable to somebody.

  10. The government hit out at the media for their negativity.
    1) hitting out
    2) hits in
    3) hit out in
    4) hit of at
    5) No correction required.
    Answer – 5)
    Explanation: Hit out at – Respond angrily to criticism.